Funny thing was, despite the undeniably snug fit of two men in a bed intended for one, Jude didn’t leave. Not that night, nor next. This suited Cal, and not only because it was convenient to fool around when they woke up. They had already been spending their days together, as survey life gave them no other option, so sharing their nights made the relationship real. The s*x was a lot of fun, too. Even still, there was work to be done. Once the snow stopped falling and the wind died down, it was back to collecting samples, a task made much more difficult by snow which nearly reached his waist. “I’m starting to see how snow can be a real pain in the ass,” he said. Only ten meters from the ship and he was getting tired already. “We need taller drones, so we could outfit them with plows.” H

