Wing Commander The Movie # Peter Telep by Wing Commander

Author:Wing Commander [Commander, Wing]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780061059858
Publisher: HarperEntertainment
Published: 1999-02-02T23:00:00+00:00

Maniac lived to eat, to fly, and to have sex. Nothing profound about it. The food aboard the Tiger Claw wasn't half bad, the fighters, though patched up even more than some of his father's ships, weren't half bad, and the women, well, that was where the Claw really excelled.

"Are you sure he's not coming back?" Forbes asked, laying naked and sweaty beside him.

"Even if he does," Maniac said, still catching his breath, "I changed the hatch code. Besides, Blair's a bright boy. He'll find a place to sleep and leave us alone."

"But will he talk?"

"Blair?"

"I guess you're right." She rolled over and began sucking on his earlobe. "Come on, fire it up one more time."

He placed a palm on his bare chest, feeling his heart pumping overtime. "I think the Big Maniac needs time to refuel."

Forbes tsked. "C'mon, baby. Don't I take care of you?"

"That is a big yes, ma'am."

"Well, don't you care about my needs?" She climbed on top of him and finger-combed his hair.

"I'm all about your needs."

"Really?"

"Yeah. And right now you need to shut up and go to sleep."

She looked wounded, rolled off of him, then draped an arm over her eyes.

"You make it all worthwhile," he said earnestly.

"Make what worthwhile?"

"Busting my ass at the academy. Coming out here to fight. Saying good-bye to everyone back home."

"Yeah, I remember the briefing," she began, then dropped her voice to quote some Confed noncom. "By the time you return, everyone you know will be dead and buried."

He frowned. "I don't care about any of that."

"You lie. What about your family?"

"What about yours? In fact, you haven't told me anything."

"You haven't asked."

"Touche. So what's your story, uh, what did you say your name was?"

She slammed him with her pillow. "Like you want to know."

"Really. I do. Tell me about your parents. You got any brothers or sisters?"

"I'm an only child. When I left for the academy, my parents stopped talking to me. It was like I was dying, and they couldn't take a long illness. So they cut me off from the start. I haven't spoken to them in six years."

"Sorry. I was better off not asking."

"No, it's all right. I've come to terms with it. I understand why they did what they did. I think they're cowards, but I understand. Some day I am going to die out there. I've had premonitions for years. So I don't blame them anymore. I'm their baby, and there's nothing more painful than losing a child. Sometimes I wonder how they're doing. I wonder if my mother's still yelling at him for drinking too much beer and if he's still yelling at her for complaining."

"I don't think that'll change." Maniac rubbed the corners of his eyes. "Man, this conversation has gone all weepy on us. But thank God there's good news."

Her brow lifted.

He cupped his mouth and leaned into his shoulder. "Roger, Whiskey Halo Three. Refueling complete. The Big Maniac is back in business." He grabbed her shoulder and zeroed in for the kiss.

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