Chapter 32

“Sorry.”

“Maybe it’s time I climbed that tower,” Colin said, releasing Martin.

“Be careful,” Martin told him again.

“Always.” Colin kissed Martin’s cheek.

“You two are great,” Bruce said a minute or so later.

“He’s my…everything.” Martin sniffed. “This place,” Martin waved a hand around, “is pretty barren, right?”

“Well, sort of. It’s not as bad as in the outback.”

“But if the ute was to break down or something and you were on your own, you’d survive, right?”

“Guess so, if I had regular access to water. But we always carry plenty of that on the station’s vehicles.”