Give Me a Reason

[Reeves]

Sierra Starport; Coronado System; Independent Worlds

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True to his word, he wrapped up what he was needed for an hour from their last chat in space and had made the trip back. Mary had told him she'd be waiting, and that if he died there was no chance of forgiveness. A strange thing to say under the circumstances, but it was clearly indicative of something. To put her word to the test, he sent her a message that he was on the way and close by. This gave her about an hour to do whatever she wanted with, and if the last time they met was any indicator, she might decide to use that time to get ready. Or so he assumed.

Once he'd pulled in to dock and gone through all the formalities with the tower, he really couldn't help but wonder if his introverted and reserved date would be here. She danced along all kinds of uncertainty, and strangely enough it seemed like only a small part of that doubt was connected to him. It made her hard to read, and he wasn't used to that. But then again, that was probably also the reason that made him come here.

With the ship locked down in the place reserved for it upon approach, he stepped out and took a moment to rid himself of the helmet and the impact it had on his hair.

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