He managed to touch her at every turn, which creeped her out and pissed her off in equal measure. Dani had wanted to come along, but since she hadn’t officially arrived at the spaceport, they had no way to explain her presence. In hindsight, they should have added the names of all the EPs to Rucon’s ship’s roster just in case. Rucon would pick her up as soon as she was done here. The hall was wide with offices and interrogation rooms on either side. A standard configuration for any police station. Benches dotted the walls. People sat waiting, either for their turn or for someone, somewhere to finish. A strong odor of antiseptic spoke of frequent cleanings. Ria’s stomach twisted in a knot, and she felt surreal, as though she were in a dream. Their dream. That’s appropriate. She wondered for the millionth time what the frack she was doing here. Sou stopped at a door near the end of the corridor. “Wait.”
