Aubade: Chapter 12
It's All in the Family
Aubade has action, mystery, futuristic tech and yes, romance too! All you need, right? Here you can read more about how it all began.
What’s it all about?
You’re a woman who’s woken up out of stasis and you find yourself onboard the spaceship Aubade escaping Earth. Forever. Last thing you remember is going to bed. On Earth.
She felt as if she was in the middle.
All this talk of chivalry was mixed with a certain modern way of talking and it confused her. No wonder Evelydia was confused as well. Stapleton seemed proper when needed but he was no saint. And now he knew she had a past that merged with the Old. Just before she rolled over to her side and hugged the pillow she remembered a smile. Jack's smile. She felt a pang of guilt.
On her way to the mess hall she heard that the storm had died and that Stapleton and Fleur were already in the port getting ready for departure. Sara felt the urge to go there but knew that she couldn't be that foolish. Instead she went to sickbay to visit Jack, as promised. He was up walking around!
"Where have you been, I'm dying to take a walk!" His face was a beaming of happiness.
"What? Why such a long face? You thought you could get away with me being stuck in bed another few days, oh no! I'm ready to take a walk!"
Sara finally broke into a smile. How could she feel down in such happy company?
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