Anja's Star (Outer Settlement Agency)
“She didn’t have the strength to open her eyes, at least not yet, but could sense someone hovering nearby. She turned, expecting pain but experiencing nothing more than an overwhelming tiredness.
“Hey, you.”
She focused on the voice, letting dull ears, blurry eyes and a clouded mind focus on the same fixed point. “Retzi?”
He rubbed her left hand between his two massive ones, stopping only for a moment to lay grazing kisses across her fingertips. “I’d prefer it if you didn’t get shot again. It’s ...bad for team morale.”
“If you say so.” She mustered enough strength for a wink and was stunned by the effect it had on him. Some of the tightness left his face and the lines around his eyes softened.
“They say you’re fine. It took over half a cycle in the pod to reconstruct your guts.” He made a face and stuck out his tongue. She couldn’t help but laugh. “They said you can leave an hour after you wake. You shouldn’t feel anything, but they’ve left sedatives in case you do.”MoreLess
“Hey, you.”
She focused on the voice, letting dull ears, blurry eyes and a clouded mind focus on the same fixed point. “Retzi?”
He rubbed her left hand between his two massive ones, stopping only for a moment to lay grazing kisses across her fingertips. “I’d prefer it if you didn’t get shot again. It’s ...bad for team morale.”
“If you say so.” She mustered enough strength for a wink and was stunned by the effect it had on him. Some of the tightness left his face and the lines around his eyes softened.
“They say you’re fine. It took over half a cycle in the pod to reconstruct your guts.” He made a face and stuck out his tongue. She couldn’t help but laugh. “They said you can leave an hour after you wake. You shouldn’t feel anything, but they’ve left sedatives in case you do.”MoreLess
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