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

A quick wash off in the Station’s water shower made him feel a little more human. Jason would give his firstborn to have John join him, but the shower area was too small to accommodate them both. It remindedJason of an old cloth kid’s tunnel. He smiled when he made it to their room, because John waited for himin their nest of a sleeping bag.


In fact, as soon as Jason was in sight, John grinned, affection plain in the lines around his smiling lips and crinkled eyes. There was a leer too. As much as he just wanted to curl up in John’s arms and rest, that expression called to him. It had been longer than he wanted since he and John had last enjoyed each other, not since the Cupola, they were so busy. Survival took a lot of work.


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