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− | “And you’ve got a wench with your name on her.” I | + | “And you’ve got a wench with your name on her.” I rose and quickly kissed him back. “Name. Lips. Hands. It’s all good. If you’ll have her.”<br><br> |
As to the rest of it, even I wondered why I hadn’t collapsed yet. The adrenaline had worn off and standing up hurt. I put my arm around Joshua and tried to make it seem I merely wanted to hug him all the way to medbay but in actuality, I needed the support. By the time we’d crossed the crew lounge, I was gritting my teeth from the effort to keep moving and by the time Joshua got me back where I belonged, I was blowing hard. Joshua was in little better shape and I knew if he’d been able to, he’d have swept me up like the romantic leads in his favorite vids and carried me the rest of the way. One painkiller injection later, the agony receded somewhat, making me lightheaded … to say nothing of giddy. I watched him dispose of the sharps and said, my tongue going thick as the opiate took hold.<br><br> | As to the rest of it, even I wondered why I hadn’t collapsed yet. The adrenaline had worn off and standing up hurt. I put my arm around Joshua and tried to make it seem I merely wanted to hug him all the way to medbay but in actuality, I needed the support. By the time we’d crossed the crew lounge, I was gritting my teeth from the effort to keep moving and by the time Joshua got me back where I belonged, I was blowing hard. Joshua was in little better shape and I knew if he’d been able to, he’d have swept me up like the romantic leads in his favorite vids and carried me the rest of the way. One painkiller injection later, the agony receded somewhat, making me lightheaded … to say nothing of giddy. I watched him dispose of the sharps and said, my tongue going thick as the opiate took hold.<br><br> |