Remy had been wandering the ship without any particular destination in mind. He had been doing a lot of that recently, at least since Ayla had left. Most of his free had been spent with her. Now that she was gone, the unwanted alone time seemed to grow exponentially more each day.

Eventually, he found himself at the door of Ayla’s office, or rather the office of the new counselor. Was it something i his subconscious that had brought him to this place? Was it a desire to see the door slide open and see Ayla standing there with a seductive smile, nowing specifically reason for showing up? Or was it simply the fact he needed to speak to someone about how much he missed her?

Whatever the reason may be, he was here, and had yet to meet Lt. Rainsford. No time like the present, he thought.

With just a slight hesitation, the Captain rang the chime. . . .

Boudreaux (CO)