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She raised her eyes to his again with a brittle smile. "Sins of our fathers,” he thought he heard her say, and a restless shadow stirred behind her with a whisper of protest.

When he was done, she was silent for a long moment.

It took a while, and there was a point when she dropped her eyes, propping her chin on one hand with a faint frown creasing her brow. But “Tell me,” was all she said, her low voice mild. He wondered for a moment if pushing her had been a mistake. The serenity slid from her face like a mask, and she studied him with a dangerous glitter in her eyes, tensing subtly. "Not the kind you're looking for,” he said with a challenging tilt of his head. "Most pilots are easier to come by than your brother." "That's nice,” she murmured with a wry twist of her mouth. It wasn't something he would live with easily. "I'd owe you,” he said through stiff lips. Why should we help? What's in this for us?" "That's not what I meant and you know it. Because he put himself in that situation for me.

That callous nonchalance and the clinical detachment in those bright eyes stung him, and he couldn't help the defensive aggression in his tone, as he answered, “Because he's my brother. She was leaning back in her chair with feet crossed on the corner of the desk, her lithe form a study in casual grace. "Why?” the woman asked as she stared across the desk at him, expression serene, but green eyes sharp with a cynical intelligence. Making copies of this work or distributing it to any unauthorized person by any means, including without limit email, floppy disk, file transfer, paper print out, or any other method constitutes a violation of International copyright law and subjects the violator to severe fines or imprisonment. It is licensed only for use by the original purchaser. New chapters posted regularly! See DeeDeck Design link below.First Published by DLSIJ Press, January 2005 Poetry and articles published through Triond, Associated Content, and Constant Content.įor a great free read, try Michelle's ongoing sci-fi romantic mystery novella, DeeDeck Design, posted on her site, Fertile Ground. Novels and short stories published through DLSIJ Press and Amazon Kindle. She loves all feedback and is always happy to hear from readers. Her titles include The Huntress, Angels and Ministers of Grace, Sunscapes Trilogy Book 1: Last Chance, and several short stories. More about Michelle can be found at her website, Fertile Ground, but the important facts are as follows: Michelle is a mother first, a dedicated chocoholic, a contented Michigander, and a delirious word lover.

Michelle O'Leary is a scifi romance author published through DLSIJ Press and Amazon Kindle.