The Interplanetary Guild of Human Affairs sends out dozens of delegations to planets all around the galaxy. Four of the Guild’s employees -- Star, Nate, Fara, and Josh -- grew close on one such delegation, and over the course of five years on assignment, developed a comfortable, happy relationship.<br><br>Then the assignment ends, the group returns to the new human homeworld, Reyhan, where they receive new orders. For the first time in years, they are going to be separated. Between the far-flung locations and length of assignments, there is no way to know when they’ll be together again.<br><br>But Star is not one to simply take what the world throws at them. As a respected bodyguard and security officer, Star’s existence revolves around protecting precious things. Nothing in the galaxy is more precious than their partners’ happiness. With countless variables to consider and dozens of ways it could all fall apart, will it be possible for the group to stay together?

Home

“Sweetheart, I need your wrist,” I whispered, and he leaned back, wiping at his face with one hand while offering me the other. I fixed it around his wrist the same as I had Fara’s, and then took his face in my hands to wipe his tears away. He was smiling and biting his lip, and I felt so full of emotion I could have burst.


He draped himself over me again in another hug and I cuddled him until Nate tapped him on the shoulder.


“Sorry,” Josh said, chuckling and bashfully returning to the sofa. “I’m just happy.”


“Come here,” Fara said, and pulled Josh into her arms. “You can cry on me until Star and Nate are done.”


Josh moved into her embrace easily, and I moved over to kneel in front of Nathaniel.


“Oh, Nate,” I sighed, and rested my cheek on his knee. “I have so many things to say to you that I still haven’t figured out where to start.”


Chapter 14