tight quarters, for up to three months, and if this didn’t work out, it could be the longest three months of his life.
Before he knew what he was doing, he heard the words escape his mouth. “Okay, see you at two.” Then he added, “But Dax… we need to take this very slowly.”
Dax whispered, “See you at two. Base out.”
“Bridge out.”
Chapter 5
B RAD and Mac crawled into their bunk, but were not really sleepy. Mac started asking questions about the “incident,” which is what they’d dubbed it, and Brad recounted the entire story to him.
“Mac, I wish you could have been there to see the look on Jack’s face when Dax kissed him,” Brad said. “My God, it was priceless.”
Mac smiled. “I always miss the good stuff.”
“They both said some pretty horrible things to one another, and Jack was just winding up to cold-cock Dax in the jaw, when Dax reached his hand behind Jack’s neck, pulled him in, and planted a big, wet kiss right on Jack’s lips.”
“It appears that our Dax has some real balls,” Mac said.
“I’ll say. But wait, it gets better,” Brad continued. “Dona slammed her fist on the table and told them to get a grip. That broke the kiss and startled all of us. She told them to get over their high-school man crushes and get on with this expedition.”
“She sounds like she has a pair as well,” Mac chuckled. “Maybe it runs in the family.”
“It appears that she can be tough when she needs to be,” Brad said. “Anyway, then Jack denied being gay and waited for Dax to do the same, and when the proclamation never came and Jack realized what that meant, you should have seen the look on his face. Worth every ounce of gold we might find.”
“What did Jack do then?” Mac asked.
“He said the expedition wasn’t working for him, and he was done. Then he bolted, with me on his heels, and that’s when we ended up on the bridge.”
“Wow, old Jackie boy with a guy. Are we going to have fun with this or what?” Mac said through a mischievous smile.
“You’ve got to take it easy on Jack for a while,” Brad said. “Let them sort this out for themselves, and once they do, then we can give him hell.”
“Okay, okay, I hear ya,” Mac said. “But he didn’t give us time to sort through our feelings, and I almost lost you over it.”
“You never even came close to losing me,” Brad said. “Jack was just a bump in the road, and thanks to him we found out that our bond was truly unbreakable.”
Mac gently kissed Brad on the lips. “We have another three hours before we have to be on deck, so what do you think about reinforcing our bond?”
“I thought you’d never ask, flyboy,” Brad said as he pulled the covers up over their heads.
I T WAS 1:55 in the morning when Brad and Mac stepped onto the bridge, unnoticed by Jack.
“Shift’s over,” Mac said.
Deep in thought, Jack was startled back into reality. “Wow, is it two a.m. already?”
“Almost,” Brad said.
“Go get some rest, Jack,” Mac said.
“I’m not sure about that,” Jack replied. “Dax is coming by my cabin to talk.”
“Talk, huh?” Brad said with a sly smile.
“Yes, talk,” Jack repeated. “I told him that whatever this thing is, it needs to go really slowly.”
“Well, what are you doing talking to us? Get down to your cabin, and slip into something more comfortable,” Mac joked.
“Very funny, Mac. Are you guys ever gonna let me live this down?” Jack asked.
“Probably not, but we’ll take it easy on you for awhile, just until you get used to the idea.”
“Thanks a lot,” he replied.
“Now get down to your cabin and cross over to the Dark Side ,” Brad said as he winked at Mac. Jack looked at Brad with both fear and amusement, and simply shook his head as he stepped off the bridge.
Jack was still smiling about the Dark Side comment as he made his way from the bridge down to the master cabin. When he rounded the stairs, he stopped dead in
Before he knew what he was doing, he heard the words escape his mouth. “Okay, see you at two.” Then he added, “But Dax… we need to take this very slowly.”
Dax whispered, “See you at two. Base out.”
“Bridge out.”
Chapter 5
B RAD and Mac crawled into their bunk, but were not really sleepy. Mac started asking questions about the “incident,” which is what they’d dubbed it, and Brad recounted the entire story to him.
“Mac, I wish you could have been there to see the look on Jack’s face when Dax kissed him,” Brad said. “My God, it was priceless.”
Mac smiled. “I always miss the good stuff.”
“They both said some pretty horrible things to one another, and Jack was just winding up to cold-cock Dax in the jaw, when Dax reached his hand behind Jack’s neck, pulled him in, and planted a big, wet kiss right on Jack’s lips.”
“It appears that our Dax has some real balls,” Mac said.
“I’ll say. But wait, it gets better,” Brad continued. “Dona slammed her fist on the table and told them to get a grip. That broke the kiss and startled all of us. She told them to get over their high-school man crushes and get on with this expedition.”
“She sounds like she has a pair as well,” Mac chuckled. “Maybe it runs in the family.”
“It appears that she can be tough when she needs to be,” Brad said. “Anyway, then Jack denied being gay and waited for Dax to do the same, and when the proclamation never came and Jack realized what that meant, you should have seen the look on his face. Worth every ounce of gold we might find.”
“What did Jack do then?” Mac asked.
“He said the expedition wasn’t working for him, and he was done. Then he bolted, with me on his heels, and that’s when we ended up on the bridge.”
“Wow, old Jackie boy with a guy. Are we going to have fun with this or what?” Mac said through a mischievous smile.
“You’ve got to take it easy on Jack for a while,” Brad said. “Let them sort this out for themselves, and once they do, then we can give him hell.”
“Okay, okay, I hear ya,” Mac said. “But he didn’t give us time to sort through our feelings, and I almost lost you over it.”
“You never even came close to losing me,” Brad said. “Jack was just a bump in the road, and thanks to him we found out that our bond was truly unbreakable.”
Mac gently kissed Brad on the lips. “We have another three hours before we have to be on deck, so what do you think about reinforcing our bond?”
“I thought you’d never ask, flyboy,” Brad said as he pulled the covers up over their heads.
I T WAS 1:55 in the morning when Brad and Mac stepped onto the bridge, unnoticed by Jack.
“Shift’s over,” Mac said.
Deep in thought, Jack was startled back into reality. “Wow, is it two a.m. already?”
“Almost,” Brad said.
“Go get some rest, Jack,” Mac said.
“I’m not sure about that,” Jack replied. “Dax is coming by my cabin to talk.”
“Talk, huh?” Brad said with a sly smile.
“Yes, talk,” Jack repeated. “I told him that whatever this thing is, it needs to go really slowly.”
“Well, what are you doing talking to us? Get down to your cabin, and slip into something more comfortable,” Mac joked.
“Very funny, Mac. Are you guys ever gonna let me live this down?” Jack asked.
“Probably not, but we’ll take it easy on you for awhile, just until you get used to the idea.”
“Thanks a lot,” he replied.
“Now get down to your cabin and cross over to the Dark Side ,” Brad said as he winked at Mac. Jack looked at Brad with both fear and amusement, and simply shook his head as he stepped off the bridge.
Jack was still smiling about the Dark Side comment as he made his way from the bridge down to the master cabin. When he rounded the stairs, he stopped dead in
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