Chapter Ten – Falling Out
CARRIE SWUNG HER LEGS over the side of the top bunk and stretched pleasantly. She was sleeping well on the Council starship and had no worries about her dog, Rogue, or her cat, Toodles, missing her while she was away. When the Council sent her home via transgalactic gateway only a minute or two would have passed on Earth. Dave was already dressed and was combing his hair. The dirty clothes and other bits and bobs she had left on the floor had been mysteriously put away overnight.
“So, what are we doing today?” she asked.
Dave tutted. “Don’t tell me you still haven’t read the itinerary. We’ve been here four days.”
“I did read it. I’ve just forgotten,” Carrie lied. She’d intended to read the itinerary. She just hadn’t got around to it yet.
Checking his face for
