When contact is lost with Mission Control, Commander John Dennington isn’t overly concerned. Such hiccups in communication are common. The first inkling of the larger problem occurs when he sees the very shape of the world change before his eyes.<br><br>John must ease his crew into a new mission and keep the Station together by any means necessary. The crew jeopardizes their chances by fighting his orders, but Jason Weiss, his mission specialist and the light of his life, makes John’s situation more bearable.<br><br>The smallest malfunction to Station or crew would spell the end for six astronauts trapped high above a ruined Earth. It’s their mission to carry on. Random chance of the universe hasn’t operated in their favor so far, but John is determined to see them all safely home.

Expedition 63 Book 1: Dusk

Well, maybe John’s other interviews weren’t the same as his. He really fucking hoped not, or he’d remove some testicles. Starting with John’s.


His face must have told his lover what was on his mind, because he laughed in that wonderful low tenor and grappled his stiff body into an octopus hug. Zero gravity had its perks and the ability to hug someone with arms and legs at once was pretty cool. Jason didn’t let that deter him from his murderous frown.


“It wasn’t like that,” John promised through his chuckles. “No one holds a candle to you, you know that.”


The tenseness melted out of his muscles. It wasn’t true, what John said, as far as Jason was concerned,but John believed it wholeheartedly. He’d told and shown Jason just that sentiment many times over theyears. It was most evident the night before they went into quarantine for their mission.


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