He'd spent the last two hours trying to figure out where the Magellan had come from and what to do with the battered ship. The crazed lieutenant had been placed in a medically induced coma and quarantined until further notice. Teeth on edge, Pike had flown through the necessary forms and filed the required reports. He could barely concentrate, his thoughts focused squarely on Laleh. He'd had to start and restart some of his reports for all the mistakes. The familiar sensation of her lips pressed to his, of her arms holding him close, had nearly brought tears to his eyes. Even now a lump rose in his throat. He swallowed hard as he hustled around a corner. Embracing his emotions wasn't of Pike's strong suits. But the relief he'd felt at Laleh's eager agreement to wait for him was overwhelming. In that moment, he'd finally understood just how much he'd almost lost. There was no other woman in the universe like Laleh. And she was his. Pike burst into the entry hall of their new quarters. Cock aching and pulsing in his pants, he strode down the short hall into the living room.
