Delphi Challenge (Delphi in Space Book 9) by Bob Blanton

Author:Bob Blanton [Blanton, Bob]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-01-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Daddy’s Little Girl

“Sam, have you talked to Catie lately?” Marc asked.

“No, not since the board meeting, why?” Samantha asked.

“Nothing serious, but she wanted to work on a design mod for the jetliners, and she hasn’t done much on it yet. It’s so unlike her, I’m worried she might be sick or something.”

“Liz is in Delphi City now, ask her to check in on Catie.”

“Call Liz,” Marc ordered his Comm.

“Hey, what time is it in Delphi City,” Samantha scolded.

“It is 2300 hours,” ADI said.

“Hey Marc. What’s up?” Liz asked.

“I was wondering if you knew how Catie is doing?”

“I think she’s fine, why do you ask?”

“She hasn’t accomplished much on the design mod for the jetliner. I wondered if there was a problem or if she’s just busy.”

“She didn’t look busy when we met,” Liz said. “At least no busier than you would expect at the Academy.”

“No problems?”

“Not that she mentioned, but I’ll check on her tomorrow and let you know,” Liz said.

“Thanks.”

“And sorry to call so late,” Samantha added, pushing Marc’s shoulder.

“It wasn’t a problem. I was just doing some reading before bed.”

◆ ◆ ◆

“Hi, Yvette,” Liz said as she knocked on the door to Yvette’s and Catie’s dorm room. “Is Alex around?” Liz knew very well that Alex wasn’t around. She was in her space fleet ops class.

“No, you just missed her. She’s in class now.”

“How are you guys doing? Do you have anything special planned for the break, are you going to anyplace exotic?”

“No, we just got back from a rotation on Delphi Station. We got certified for microgravity and got some control room experience.”

“Oh, that’s right, you guys used my cabin. How many cadets were in the class?”

“Thirty-two,” Yvette said, sounding pleased with herself. “The rest of them were crowded into four rooms. It was so nice to be able to use your cabin.”

“I’m happy I could help. What’s going on with Alex? She seemed preoccupied last time I talked with her.”

“Oh, probably that guy she’s dating. They’ve been out twice and she thinks he’s très rêveur.”

“Oh, been there, thought that,” Liz said.

“Just been there? You should have them following you around like puppies.”

“Dreamy guys?”

“Yes.”

“Problem is, you have to wake up some time and they’re not so dreamy then,” Liz said. “Tell Alex I said hi.”

◆ ◆ ◆

“Liz, did you learn anything?” Marc asked as he and Liz connected again.

Liz laughed, “Oh, yes. I learned that your life is going to be hell for the next few years.”

“Why?” Marc asked, completely puzzled.

“Catie has decided she likes men.”

“So?”

“One man in particular,” Liz said.

“She can’t be dating that much,” Marc said.

“Oh, she’s only been out with him twice,” Liz said.

“So, I’m confused,” Marc said. He looked at Samantha who had just started to listen in on the conversation.

“Well, how much did your productivity go down after you started dating Sam?” Liz asked.

“Why would it go down?”

Samantha glared at Marc. “It better have gone down.”

“Well, I had a little less time since we spent time together doing things besides work,” Marc said.

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