Chapter Nineteen
Tina looked up from where she was reading. She was tired after the last few days of working out again. She had never enjoyed exercise and avoided it like the plague when she could, but she reluctantly admitted it was fun doing some of the moves Trey had taught her.
She smiled at Viper when he walked into their living quarters. He looked… different, for some reason. She watched as he bent to unhook the straps on his boots. It was a nightly ritual. He would take off his boots, grab some clothes, go in and take a shower, dress, and come back out where he would make a pallet on the floor near the door and lay down. She would turn off the light, and they would talk quietly for a little while before falling into a deep sleep, exhausted from a long day of exploring the warship
