C3 3

Miranda, Personal Quarters, Xalia City, Five Weeks Later

“Okay, girlfriend, I brought the wine.”

Natalie held up a bottle of pale liquid and walked past me into my quarters. I’d sent her a comms message and she had appeared—thankfully not empty-handed—in less than an hour. With a newborn, a toddler and a very attentive mate, I was impressed she’d torn herself away so quickly