Court-Martial (Horatio Logan Chronicles Book 2) by Chris Hechtl

Author:Chris Hechtl [Hechtl, Chris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Self
Published: 2017-06-06T06:00:00+00:00

Chief Bailey was wise enough not to utter a peep as he and Galiet walked to the port. He'd had a devil of a time getting the time off. He'd almost missed the docking; they'd had a wiring problem come up. He had the entire day off, in fact, the next seven shifts, but he really should …. A poke to his ribs made him gasp and turn accusing eyes to Galiet. “Pay attention.”

“I am!” he said aggrieved, rubbing his sore side. She had wicked fingers. He realized with a pang that he was going to be in for more of that soon.

“You are now. These people are all from Nuevo, right? Well, which Nuevo?” she demanded. “There are several planets there. One we barely trade with”

“Oh um …” He grimaced and then shrugged as he looked around them. There were a lot of army green around them. Some of the soldiers looked a bit put out. He wasn't certain why.

“It's okay,” Galiet said softly. “If you don't know, you don't know.”

“Sorry,” he murmured, kissing the top of her head. “My omnipotent thing shorted out ages ago.”

“Not your fault. We're getting there, slowly.”

“Yeah, I see that. One day at a time. Anything from Bek?” he asked.

She looked up at him in disbelief before she realized he had probably buried himself in work. He certainly hadn't showered like she'd told him to. He'd managed to get back to the suite and throw on a relatively clean coverall before they'd rushed back out. “Nary a peep or a ship. That worries me.”

“Me too,” he murmured as they got to the rope line.

“Damn that thing is cool,” he murmured as he watched the ship make her final fine adjustments as she docked with the station. She settled into the cradle arms without so much as jostling the station's buffers. Just seeing it loom ever closer like a giant thing about to hit put a thrill of terror in him he knew.

From the look of a few people around them, he wasn't the only one to feel that instinctive flight instinct kick in.

“Docking secure,” Echo said over the intercom.

“Mooring lines attaching now. It will be a few minutes before the transit tubes are secured and pressurized folks, so stay frosty,” the supervisor said, undercutting the A.I.

“Right,” the chief muttered as his wife practically danced in anticipation. He looked down at her and smiled as she looked up at him, brown eyes glittering with excitement. He wrapped his good arm around her and rubbed her shoulder as she tucked herself into his arms.

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