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

He placed a quick kiss on Jason’s wrinkled nose. “Up and at ‘em, sleepy. We’ve got a problem.”


Jason’s eyes popped open like they were attached to a kitchen timer, those green, green eyes contracting as they adjusted to the light. He squinted up at John and grimaced. “Problem?”


Before they did anything, John had to find Jason some caffeine, if that tired slur in his words didn’t go away in the next minute or so. “Yeah. The RMS is twitching. Scared the hell out of me when Saito showed it to me.”


“What?” Jason hissed in a deep lungful of air and tore his way out of their bedding. John moved back and pulled out clean underclothes, as well as another jumpsuit. There wasn’t even a word of thanks when his lover ripped the items out of his hands. He felt a warm blossom of fondness for Jason, deep in his heart. Jason was single-minded in his work and it was a piece of Jason that he loved a whole lot.


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