Perpetual Wars - Special Relativity Series: Love and Loss by William Patrick

Author:William Patrick [Patrick, William]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: William Joseph Patrick
Published: 2024-05-17T00:00:00+00:00

9 Honeymoon on the Helios: 1979

For a change Michael awoke in Altaire’s arms. He loved the soft feel of her breasts pressed against his back, the warmth of her hands grasping his chest and the feel of her abdomen pushed close to his buttocks. He tried not to spoil the moment by moving, but he was too late. He had awakened abruptly, and he had disturbed his wife. He was still feeling emotionally weak and vulnerable this morning. He had shown Altaire a side of himself that he had always held in check. He had never really been given over to emotion in his life before last night. He had been unable to stop himself.

Altaire pulled herself close to him and kissed him on the back of the neck. It was kind of a wet kiss and it really woke him up. She whispered, “Good morning Michael. How are you feeling today?”

Michael smiled even though she couldn’t see it, “I am feeling very fine lying in your arms!”

He turned to face her and looked into her gorgeous deep blue eyes which looked back at his and searched his soul.

Michael professed, “I love you very much! Let me kiss your lips!”

And then he pulled Altaire close to him and gave her the most passionate kiss that he could.

He shared quietly, “Thank you for helping me!”

Altaire vowed, “I will always be there for you!”

“And I for you!” Then he paused and queried, “I wonder why Zeus picked yesterday to give me that video? I asked him for it some time ago! He promised, but then he never delivered. I have been wondering all night, why did he give it to me yesterday with our wedding presents?”

“Commander Zeus is a very measured man Michael. That is why he is our leader. He probably anticipated that you would watch that video as soon as you could. He likely knew how it might affect you. I am guessing that he calculated that with having a week off with me to support you, that you would work through whatever feelings it ignited. Then you could return to your duty ready to perform as normal.”

“Do you really think so? I know I asked about the fate of my Swift Boat crew many times from everyone. They always stonewalled me with comments like ‘We don’t know’, ‘I can’t say’, ‘I don’t have that information’. All along people knew that this video existed, and they may even have seen it! It wasn’t until Ares accidentally let it slip out at a meeting that he had seen me under fire that I came to realize it even existed!”

“How did you react to that slip?”

“I got very agitated and angry for a few moments, but then I recovered. However, I got the Commander to agree to let me see the video.”

“Then that explains his actions very well. He definitely thought this through.”

Michael looked at Altaire and pondered, “I am beginning to wonder who I can trust?”

She answered wisely, “It’s not who

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