Sitting underneath the register in a supply closet, she allowed the cool air to rush onto her overly heated skin. Unable to take the heat any longer, she jabbed the plunger into her steadily thickening skin. She stared at the plunger as it pushed the bluish-green liquid into her veins.Sliding down the wall, she turned off the light in the closet and waited. First, she would rest and then she would try for the doctor once again. *** The quiet of the evening surrounded Keegan as he sat inside his quarters enjoying a drink. A standard day on a carrier was divided into two shifts, the first twelve hours being day and the second twelve hours night. Though most of his day was spent working furiously, the downtime at night more than made up for it. Except he couldn’t think of anything but his argument with his wife. How could she not trust him? Where was their relationship heading? What did she mean by him being where he was again when he had given up everything for her? How could she not understand he had to prove himself to Command and to her?He rubbed his temples.
