Chapter 8
A hitch in John’s breath made Jason’s heart clench. It was no secret his John was paranoid about safety up here, and this was going to send his commander overboard. Nothing for it now. The degradation of airlock mechanisms was a common occurrence, but usually the folks down in Mission Control had computers way faster than the Station boasted and could run the proper checks in minutes with all that computing power.
John’s orders blasted down the line, into Jason’s ear. His lover was assembling the whole crew, pulling Eli and Yakecen from who knew what. He hoped it wasn’t critical work. If the situation were less intense, Jason would’ve found the whole thing funny as f**k.
Now, though, he was helpless. The tether on his suit kept him in sync with the Station’s fast orbit. It was
