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

“Guys, can you talk about this somewhere else?” He motioned to the still flushed form of his lover andtried his hardest to look as pitiful as possible. “We want to sleep. It’s been a rough few days.”


One by one, the guys’ eyes softened and Yakecen smiled at them with understanding plain in his expression. “Yeah, we will leave you to it.”


Maybe John tried too hard, or they saw just how honest his exhaustion was. It took a minute for the threeof them to move out of the Columbus, but solitude was soon theirs. Jason bumped gently against his arm, and John looked at him. Maybe it wasn’t John who was too honest, because Jason practically drooped where he floated.


With a quick kiss to Jason’s mouth, John guided Jason back into their new sleeping area with little tugs and nudges. Jason was the first one in, again, half asleep already. If Jason wasn’t tired before they came to bed, he sure looked it now.


Chapter 26