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

His lover floated in the black for a moment at the open hatch. When Jason finally pulled the door wide, it was slow and cautious, as though he expected it to be a figment of his imagination. It was the same way John felt, if he was honest. There was a surreal quality to the whole episode. It was the release of adrenaline and it left John lightheaded, limbs trembling like noodles through the rest of the tension of the moment.


Lungs on fire, John gasped when Jason pulled the airlock shut behind him and his eyes stung as Jason came to rest against the curved wall. John slapped his hand to the control panel and tried to manage the wait while the isolated room repressurized. Jason hadn’t twitched at all once the door was shut.


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