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And got Mike out of there before Christian could reply.<br> | And got Mike out of there before Christian could reply.<br> | ||
It’s an unavoidable fact of shipboard life that secrets are hard to keep. With a crew and a ship this small, it’s not just hard, it’s damned near impossible. Therefore I didn’t even try to change course after we left the lounge but went straight to my quarters. I got us inside, closed my door on the hoots drifting in from the others and locked it with a touch more force than necessary. Christian meant well, but dammit, playing with pencils and paint wasn’t going to cut it with Mike.<br> | It’s an unavoidable fact of shipboard life that secrets are hard to keep. With a crew and a ship this small, it’s not just hard, it’s damned near impossible. Therefore I didn’t even try to change course after we left the lounge but went straight to my quarters. I got us inside, closed my door on the hoots drifting in from the others and locked it with a touch more force than necessary. Christian meant well, but dammit, playing with pencils and paint wasn’t going to cut it with Mike.<br> | ||
− | “Thank you,” Mike exhaled, running a hand through his hair, frustration in every line of him. “If you hadn’t stepped in when you did, I would have gutted | + | “Thank you,” Mike exhaled, running a hand through his hair, frustration in every line of him. “If you hadn’t stepped in when you did, I think I would have either gutted myself with that charcoal pencil, or gutted Christian with it.”<br> |
− | “You’re welcome.” I turned around and leaned against my door. “Had you, I’d have held him down.”<br> | + | “You’re welcome.” I turned around and leaned against my door. “Had you chosen Christian, I’d have held him down.”<br> |
“No, you wouldn’t.”<br> | “No, you wouldn’t.”<br> | ||
“Don’t think I wasn't tempted.”<br> | “Don’t think I wasn't tempted.”<br> |