Several hours later, Ash was in a foul mood. Kella was avoiding him as much as possible. She worked on the engines, made sure the shuttle in the cargo bay was secured, and even did the laundry, stripping their bed and washing all the covers before remaking it.
At the moment, she and Hutu were having a staring contest. Ash was sure they would be counting out paces in the corridor any minute. If that wasn’t enough, he thought he had broken through her wall, but she rebuilt it with re-enforced steel, keeping him at a distance again. Then, to top off the salt in the wound, Josh and Cassa were gazing at each other with lovey-dovey eyes.
Ash shot Josh an exasperated glare. “If you two keep staring at each other like that, I’m going to send both of you to a corner,” he finally snapped in irrita
