Our Contest by Phillip Murrell

Author:Phillip Murrell [Murrell, Phillip]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781724192875
Published: 2018-11-05T05:00:00+00:00

Mitch and Smith hold hands as they stroll through the never-ending corridors of the Vengeful ISH. Smith is completely at peace and looks at the second man to fully own his heart. He’s also happy that the lingering guilt of Lou that would normally accompany a thought like that no longer pesters him.

Smith looks down at Mitch, and the smaller man looks back into his eyes.

“What?” Mitch asks.

“I love you,” Smith says.

“I love you, too, Bill.”

The two men kiss and continue to walk.

“What do you want to see today?” Smith asks.

“How about the spaceships?”

“Again?”

“I love them. They’re so sexy.”

“Spaceships it is then.”

The two lovers work their way toward the bay. Inside, they find it deserted and barely lit. Smith thinks the atmosphere is somewhat romantic with the orange glow from the reflected surfaces sporting the Malignant primary color.

Inside the bay are three ships. The two pristine trig fighters that Leebuch brought to “even” the odds of the upcoming battle and the aged Valhalla. Smith has grown an affection for the Templar transport and hopes Votary will give up the reins so he can fly it in battle. He highly doubts this wish will be fulfilled.

Mitch rubs his hands along the hull of the Valhalla after obviously noticing how much Smith admires it.

“You want to take her for a ride?” Mitch asks.

“Maybe after we win.”

“What if you don’t?” Mitch asks.

“Don’t think like that, baby.”

“We have to. I’m not one of the ignorant fools back home. I can see the never-ending line of ships outside of our single one. We can’t beat them.”

“We’ll figure out a way.”

Smith steps around Mitch and grabs him in a hug from behind. Mitch closes his eyes and rests his head on the Valhalla.

“Why don’t we just take one and fly away from here?” Mitch asks.

“Don’t ask me to abandon the team,” Smith sternly responds.

“I was just joking,” Mitch says.

Smith isn’t sure that’s the truth. He sees the fear in Mitch’s eyes. He knows his boyfriend experienced trauma as a hostage, and even his rescue left him with the occasional nightmare, frequently starring Abel.

“Where to next?” Smith asks, hoping to steer the conversation into an area not ripe for an argument.

“Do you ever think of just joining the Malignant to save yourself?” Mitch asks.

“Never,” Smith quickly answers. “Death isn’t new to me. It doesn’t scare me. Dishonor does. I’ll never dishonor my team nor my country.”

Smith looks out a window at the infinite blackness of space.

“Make that my planet,” Smith corrects.

“I wouldn’t think less of you if you did.”

“I know,” Smith says as he turns Mitch to face him. “But I would.”

The two men stand in silence as they hold each other. Smith feels the strong beat of Mitch’s heart. The pace is quick. Smith knows his boyfriend is trying to calm his panic.

“Why don’t we go get something to eat?” Smith suggests.

“Sounds like an excellent idea,” Mitch agrees.

The two men walk toward the door they entered through and are slightly surprised when it opens before reaching the activation point.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.