"Don't know about you," Trina whispered, "but I'm glad she didn't wait two more seconds. I was almost gonna come. Hard, too."Laura nodded. She was gaz...ng deeply into Trina's eyes."Why you lookin' at me like that?" Trina asked, pulling on her robe."I love you too." You makin' me blush. I'll be right back."She came back within five minutes, but they were both too nervous to resume."How long will it take her to get back to sleep?" Laura asked.Trina smiled broadly and kissed her. "We'll check in a. It reminded him of home.They were followed by a swarm of landing craft holding troops destined for other drop zones, along with larger cargo landers carrying segments of prefab bases and defensive structures that would be serving as their home for the weeks or months to follow.Before long the dropship began to shake and rattle, buffeted by the planet’s atmosphere, orange flames licking outside the portholes and glowing through the window in the pilot’s door. Excitement swelled in Walker’s. " Bax was quiet for a minute. "Well, you're still talking to her, right? I mean, you didn’t break up, did you?" "I don't know; I don't think so. I don't want to, but I'm just not sure what's going on. I know, you're going to tell me to talk to her, but the problem is we've been talking and just don’t seem to get anywhere." Bax chuckled. "You kids. Always with the drama." "Gee, thanks, O Aged and Wise One." "Don't be a dick. Look, come to dinner, okay? I'll call Ryan and ask her. We all want to. „Du kannst hier nicht rein.“ Schalte es mir beinahe schon reflexartig entgegen. Doch als nun Ex-Student wusste ich, wie man dem Typen beikommen konnte.„Inge hat gesagt ich soll dich runter schicken, irgendwas wegen ‘nem klemmenden Aktenschrank.“ Lukas zuckte die Schultern und grinsend lief Bernd an mir vorbei. Ich schüttelte den Kopf, dumm wie Brot der Kerl. Ohne Umschweife betrat ich Veras großzügiges Büro, sie hatte noch nie so etwas wie Geschmack besessen, allerdings saß sie nicht am.