Chasing the Stars by Malorie Blackman

Author:Malorie Blackman [Blackman, Malorie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781448157129
Google: w011AgAAQBAJ
Amazon: B00I0C46O6
Goodreads: 17614693
Publisher: RHCP Digital
Published: 2016-04-20T23:00:00+00:00

45

The following morning, I woke before Nathan. He was facing me, fast asleep and he looked so peaceful. I smiled to myself, still not quite used to waking up beside him. I raised my head to check the time on the panel above our heads and saw I had a message from Doctor Liana. Carefully, I tried to climb over Nathan ninja-style so I wouldn’t wake him up but my ninja skills had deserted me. I was only halfway over him when his hands shot out to pull me down on top of him.

‘Sorry, Nate,’ I laughed. ‘The plan was to get out of the bed without disturbing you.’

Nathan turned his head to check the time. ‘Why’re you getting up so early?’ he asked sleepily. ‘We have another hour before our shift starts.’

‘Doctor Liana has sent me a message.’

‘How about you read it later.’ Nathan closed his eyes, weaving his fingers into my hair to pull me closer for a kiss.

I used the opportunity to roll off him completely and sprang to my feet. ‘How about I read it now in case it’s important?’

‘Dafuq! Can’t the doctor and everyone else on this damned ship give you a moment’s peace every once in a while?’ Nathan grumbled.

And he didn’t stop there! Whilst he cursed up a blue streak, I read the doc’s message. She wanted to meet with me in the mess hall before my shift started. Once I read it, I turned to Nathan who was still cursing.

‘D’you kiss your wife with that sewer mouth?’ I teased.

‘Every chance I get. In fact I was trying to when she hopped out of bed to read the doctor’s damned message,’ said Nathan.

‘You’re too old to sulk, Nate,’ I told him.

‘Come back to bed then.’

‘No can do. I’m going to meet the doctor,’ I replied.

‘I want you,’ said Nathan, indicating a certain part of his anatomy.

‘I see that, but both of you will have to wait till later,’ I told him. And I headed for the bathroom.

Once showered and dressed I headed off to meet Doctor Liana. In the mess hall, it took a few moments to find her. She was seated by herself at a table furthest away from the exit. She had a spoon loaded with food in one hand and was reading something off a tablet in her other hand, her focus totally absorbed by what she was reading. Her food fell off her spoon and she didn’t even notice. I walked over to her.

‘Nihao, Doc. You wanted to see me?’ I sat down into the chair opposite.

‘Ah, Captain. Yes, I did want to see you.’

‘Doc, please call me Vee,’ I pleaded.

‘Why does my calling you “Captain” make you so uncomfortable?’ asked Doctor Liana with interest.

My face began to burn. I glanced around but there was no one near us. ‘I guess . . . I guess I still sometimes feel like a little kid wearing her mum’s shoes which are far too big for her,’ I confessed to the doctor – something I’d never admit to anyone else, not even Nathan.

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