Chapter 7
The next couple of days fell into a familiar pattern. Working together to refine the final plans for the new-look Wanderer, finding and mining suitable asteroids for raw materials, prioritising the work, discussing issues or new ideas that only came to light as they progressed.
Jess held onto his secrets for almost two days. Each time the others tried to pin him down he managed to divert the conversation or needed to deal with an urgent query from the ship. As they sat finishing a meal he knew they would press him again, and was keen to hold onto his secrets a little longer. Truth be told, he was enjoying stringing them along.
“So, Jess,” Elizabeth said. “Are you finally ready to let us in on the secret?”
Jess shrugged and grinned. Mentally he prepared himself for their
