Paladin of Shadows 1 - Ghost by Ringo John

Author:Ringo, John
Language: eng
Format: epub

Paladin of Shadows 1 - Ghost

Chapter Five

When Courtney woke up, her first considered action was to brush her teeth and go to the bathroom. She figured she'd passed out about nine and it was after six. She tended to be an early riser and didn't usually sleep that much and she really needed to pee.

After that she slipped on her shorts and T-​shirt, sans bra and panties. She knew Mike had some around somewhere, but she could survive without either for a bit.

She brushed her hair but didn't bother with makeup, instead creeping out of her room and trying the door of the cabin Pam had planned on using. Which was empty, the bed unused. Pam's bag was on the floor, so she didn't have the wrong room.

She raised an eyebrow and looked at the door to the main cabin, then crept to it and tried the door handle. Unlocked. She slowly twisted it down and slid the door open soundlessly . . .

Mike had woken up when Courtney opened the door to the bathroom. It wasn't that he was a particularly light sleeper. He could sleep through a firefight if he wasn't on duty, but he had a very acute security switch, so when someone started moving around he had to ID it. And he was curious what Courtney would do, so he stayed awake. When she headed for his door, he pulled the sheet up to cover most of Pam and simply waited.

Courtney's expression was . . . crestfallen when she looked in the room. Mike wanted to laugh, but instead he shook his head and made a motion for silence and for her to wait. Then he carefully slid his arm out from under Pam's head, gently replacing it with a pillow, and carefully, grimacing, rolled to the side of the bed. He was totally naked, but he figured Courtney could either hide her eyes or get a good look.

Getting out of bed was, as always, a trial. But he finally managed to snag his shorts and get them on, then crept to the door and past Courtney, quietly closing it behind them.

“Are you okay?” Courtney asked as he limped down the companionway.

“I will be,” he said, straightening slowly until he was fully erect. “God, mornings are bad.”

“You're in worse shape than it looks,” Courtney said, following him into the lounge.

“Lots,” Mike said, slowly bending and stretching. “I didn't get medically discharged because of this,” he said, waving at the scars. “I got medically discharged because I've got major joint damage, well, all over.” He got out the makings of coffee, as well as an apple, taking a bite. “Apple?”

“So you and Pam . . . ?” Courtney asked, taking a bite of the apple and then finally getting a good look at his back. “Jesus! You're bleeding in places,” she muttered around the bite.

“Yes, me and Pam,” Mike said, walking over to take a bite as well. He crunched it up for a bit, then leaned down and kissed her.

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