I Never Applied for This Job (Family Law Book 8) by Mackey Chandler

Author:Mackey Chandler [Chandler, Mackey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2025-04-20T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

“Aristotle, I know you wanted a break and some planet time after your long voyage. I do appreciate you agreeing to being a guide for the Big Bucket,” Lee said. “I just wonder, would you be open to being commander of a twin ship to the Silk Road? You’d be doing a variety of mining and supply runs from the mid-beyond back to Providence and Derfhome? If you haven’t got your fill of planet time, I’ll find somebody else.”

“No, you are my savior,” Aristotle said heartfelt.

“Well, I don’t think anyone has ever told me that. What am I saving you from?”

“The Mothers. They hadn’t been bothering me and then I gave them some money. It must not have been enough for them to want me off making more. Maybe they thought it a one-shot deal since I didn’t go back out. Instead, it reminded them I exist, and they have been inviting me to visit home and reconnect. You know what that means don’t you?”

“They saw you are a competent sort, and I bet they have a job in mind for you.”

“Yes, and they aren’t trying to entice me by telling me what it is, so it must be a real stinker,” Aristotle concluded.

“Then if you want command of this new ship, we’ll make sure it just makes brief calls at Derfhome and any lengthy lay-overs are at Providence,” Lee promised.

“Bless you that’s perfect,” Aristotle said. “Where are you having it built?”

“That’s at Providence too. We now have three stations in orbit, two of which are owned by Snoopy Associates. They have a pretty good start on a ship yard. One of the things you would be doing is bringing them materials and dragging ships for them as their business ramps up. They only have run-to-jump vessels.”

“How about if I go there ahead of the ship’s completion and act as your on-site liaison with the builders? I’m ready to be elsewhere right now.”

“Eddie Persico is a pretty reliable guy to work with, but his financial guy, Sid, leaves me feeling uncomfortable. I don’t want you standing in Eddie’s back pockets irritating him, but you can observe the build, keep an eye on Sid, and ask for small changes you’d like. You are going to be flying her. If you want a mauve and yellow cabin or a coffee alcove off the bridge, just let him know. That will let you keep an eye on the whole operation and get you off the Mothers’ radar right now. You need to find an apartment and learn your way around Providence City too. You won’t always be on shipboard.”

“What does it pay?”

“You saw what we hauled back on the Big Bucket. What do you think is fair?”

“I saw what you didn’t bring back too,” Aristotle said. “I knew those brown dwarfs have some rich metal deposits but there weren’t any hard numbers in our released log. I figure Heather is aware, because her crew didn’t show any surprise at all.

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