Sonia took a sip of her drink, pulled a face, then forced a larger sip down. Drake found himself smiling at that.
“Damn it, Captain,” she said. “I thought the station had given us their good stuff!”
“They did, but this isn’t it. I’m saving that.”
“Next station we stop at I’m getting something from a liquor store. A decent one. I’m fed up with drinking things which are supposed to be lubricating machinery!”
“In that case maybe I will think about giving you that raise.”
“Raise? You should pay me danger money! Forget about fighting hellships and pirates, drinking this stuff is far worse for my health.”
Drake just smiled, then grimaced after taking a sip of his own drink. Sitting in his cabin like this with Sonia almost felt like things were as they had been, if he made sure he c
