Jump Space Page 2

  She had a huge grin on her face as she laid over the crate, happy in the after glow. She looked up at him, her eyes sparkling, the fear and worry that he would space her gone.

  He chuckled, as he backed away from her. His body and hair drenched in sweat.

  She purred as she watched him, but it was short lived. He grabbed her roughly and dragged her up to her feet.

  Surprise overtook her face as she looked at him bewildered, screaming as he dragged her towards the cargo bay door.

  “NOOO!” she fought against him, clawing his arm with her free hand, but he held him firm. Her feet not finding any purchase on the floor as she was dragged her out of the cargo bay and down the corridor.

  Her sated afterglow gone, she screamed for her life, as he punched a keypad on the wall, and a door opened. He tossed her in easily.

  She landed roughly on the floor, but launched herself at him. But the door slid shut just before she hit it. Because of sound proofing her hysterical screams were instantly cut off and he didn’t hear her hit the door.

  He punched at the keypad again, the intercom to the room coming on. “Relax, that’s not the airlock, it’s a bunk room.” He said over her sobs and cries.

  He locked the door so she couldn’t open it from the outside, and also locked everything but entertainment from the computer in the room. “There’s food, entertainment, a fresher with a toilet and shower in there.” He listened to her as she calmed down a little, obviously looking around the room and seeing he was telling her the truth.

  It wasn’t much, but she could key up food from a dispenser, control the temperature, have the entire contents of Chance’s library and entertainment files. She had a comfortable bed to sleep in and access to her own bathroom. Except for the fact she couldn’t wander the ship, the same perks a paying passenger or crew got. The same perks he got in fact.

  He could hear her sobbing still though. He turned off the intercom and walked back to the cargo bay. He picked up their clothes and his gun. He went back to the bridge and put her clothes and gun in the ship locker. Still naked he checked to make sure the ship was running itself smoothly.

  He then headed back to his cabin to take a shower. Passing her cabin he chuckled to himself.

  “At least I have something to do now for the next week.”