Beacon 23: the Complete Novel
“She holds me against the deck, massive paws on my chest, and growls and growls. Clamping down on my arm with her mouth, she squeezes like she wants to bite me. But she just holds me there, making threatening noises in her throat.
I let her have it out and scratch her neck. Relenting, she lets go, mews at me, then licks my face through my open visor.
“I know, I know,” I tell her, stroking her head, trying to calm her down. “I’m sorry. Everything’s okay. I’m sorry.”
I exude these thou...ghts. Cricket lowers her weight against me, as if we’re going to lie just outside the airlock and take a nap.
“Up,” I say. “We gotta go. Can’t abandon our station. Everything’s okay here.”
Better than okay. But I can’t stay. After an hour of watching Claire work, sweating in my walk suit, feeling useless and awkward, I had to beg my leave. Despite every craving in every cell of my body, I had to beg my leave.MoreLess
I let her have it out and scratch her neck. Relenting, she lets go, mews at me, then licks my face through my open visor.
“I know, I know,” I tell her, stroking her head, trying to calm her down. “I’m sorry. Everything’s okay. I’m sorry.”
I exude these thou...ghts. Cricket lowers her weight against me, as if we’re going to lie just outside the airlock and take a nap.
“Up,” I say. “We gotta go. Can’t abandon our station. Everything’s okay here.”
Better than okay. But I can’t stay. After an hour of watching Claire work, sweating in my walk suit, feeling useless and awkward, I had to beg my leave. Despite every craving in every cell of my body, I had to beg my leave.MoreLess
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