Slip Point (2011)
“She had to keep herself from clutching convulsively at the controls, letting her hands drift over them one last time in farewell. There were more important things now. The precious compass would be stowed aboard the Swallow, which Jayce would fly over to the barricade ship. The Adannaya would be left to drift crewless.
Jayce stood behind her in respectful silence.
She turned to him. “Before we do this…” He looked at her questioningly.
Shayalin didn’t know how to go about this. She leaned in and... kissed him, but he was too surprised to respond properly. She couldn’t let things end there, not when there was a chance she might never emerge from the barricade ship’s brig. Taking hold of his wrist, she gently pulled him down the hall to her cabin.
“Shayalin,” he said, his voice rough. Suddenly terrified he would tell her no, she turned and placed her fingertips on his lips, quieting him. He didn’t say anything more, but he watched her intently.MoreLess
Jayce stood behind her in respectful silence.
She turned to him. “Before we do this…” He looked at her questioningly.
Shayalin didn’t know how to go about this. She leaned in and... kissed him, but he was too surprised to respond properly. She couldn’t let things end there, not when there was a chance she might never emerge from the barricade ship’s brig. Taking hold of his wrist, she gently pulled him down the hall to her cabin.
“Shayalin,” he said, his voice rough. Suddenly terrified he would tell her no, she turned and placed her fingertips on his lips, quieting him. He didn’t say anything more, but he watched her intently.MoreLess
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