Take The Star Road (The Maxwell Saga) - Plot & Excerpts
The powered trunk base followed the signal from the tracking unit clipped to his belt, the stack of luggage on top of it rocking gently as it crossed the low ledge of the threshold. Steve closed the door behind him, hearing its automatic lock click. He turned to see the Bosun approaching, carrying an overnight bag, looking a little hungover. "Morning, Maxwell. Ready?" "Yes - I mean, aye aye, Bosun." The older man looked him over. Steve was now wearing black shoes, socks and uniform trousers, and a lightweight white polo-neck jumper beneath a double-breasted black jacket like the Bosun's, with a bright silver-steel name-tag on his right chest, but no badges of rank on the left sleeve. His face was freshly depilated, but his neck... The Bosun peered, then guffawed. "Ah-ha! I see someone gave you a spacer's farewell! You'll need to pull your collar a bit higher to hide that hickey." Steve blushed scarlet. "Er... thanks for the heads-up." He hurriedly adjusted the neck of his jumper. Still grinning, Cardle reassured him, "Don't worry, we've all been caught that way before.
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