Star Cruiser Titan by C.G. Mosley

Author:C.G. Mosley [Mosley, C.G.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Severed Press
Published: 2018-04-23T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

“Stop blaming yourself,” Lauren said. She sat down beside Sabre and put an arm around him, squeezing slightly.

Sabre was seated on the bed in his cabin leaning forward with his face resting in the palms of his hands. He was glad Lauren was there, although he couldn’t figure out why. She’d clearly been angry with him the last time he’d spoken with her about her brother, Charlie.

“It is not your fault,” she added, as he continued to sit in silence.

“I know,” he finally answered. He then pulled his hands away from his face and sat up straight, looking over at her. Her blue eyes were bright and seemingly the brightest thing in the room. As usual her hair was pulled into a pony tail. She was a natural beauty—no makeup necessary.

“If you know, then why are you beating yourself up about this?” she asked.

Sabre sighed. “I mean…logically, I know it’s not my fault. But there is still a pang of guilt in my gut I can’t seem to shake…I keep running all the what if scenarios through my head.”

“You said yourself that the captain supported your decision…is that not enough?”

He smiled weakly. “No, it’s not,” he answered. “I’ve got another squad leader that absolutely believes it’s my fault, and who knows how many pilots that feel the same way.”

Lauren frowned and turned away from him but kept her arm still around his shoulders. “It’s not your fault, Christian,” she said sternly. “You did what you thought was right and it saved Howler’s life.”

Sabre smiled and looked down. “Thanks,” he said. “Thank you for being here.”

“As soon as I heard what happened, I knew I needed to come see you,” she said.

“Yeah, but last time I saw you, you were pissed at me,” Sabre replied.

“It doesn’t matter now,” Lauren said. “I think right now we’ve got bigger issues than you and Charlie not getting along. What can you tell me? Is there a plan to get back home?”

Sabre continued to stare at the floor. “They’re not telling me much…I’m sure I don’t know much more than you already do,” he said. “But I can tell you that right now, there is no plan. They’re working on that right now.”

Lauren raised her chin slightly and said, “Oh…okay.”

Sabre could see the disappointment and fear in her expression. He gently removed her arm from his shoulders and then put his own arm around her. “Don’t worry,” he whispered. “The captain will figure this out and we will all get home…you’ll see.”

She sighed and then fell over onto the bed. “I hope you’re right,” she said.

Sabre dropped beside her and gently caressed her face. “I’m always right,” he said.

Lauren rolled her eyes. “So, what do we do until this is all figured out?” she asked.

Sabre leaned close and kissed her on the lips. “I can think of a few things to pass the time,” he whispered.

Lauren kissed him back and pulled a blanket over the both of them.

***

Jado Baylor appeared both honored and scared all at once.

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