Stella after her fun time in sick bay walked the halls toward the lift that would take her to the captains’ office. She thought about that poor girl Kate that she had met in sick bay. It was as obvious as the nose on your face that she had it bad for that Dr. Hunter. But he just treated Kate as if she were a piece of office furniture! It was a shame. That Miss Kate was cute too. She was a soft-spoken girl with a big heart and a good mind. She had to wonder at why Hunter didn’t like her. Kate would be a fine catch for anyone.

Stella then lapsed from thought into whistling a little tune until the lift stopped. She then stepped off of the lift and walked to the captain’s door where she ran a hand back through her hair and pressed the buzzer on the door. She had a bad case of the hebee - jeebees . This was her first assignment to a ship and this fellow was her first captain. What was it that Hunter fellow had said? Oh yeah don’t call him honey.

Stella Gagnon