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I couldn't have you with me in space, and I'd like that a lot less. No, I'm done with space, as of now. But what was that 'except' business?" I COULDN'T HAVE YOU WITH ME IN SPACE AND I'D LIKE THAT A LOT LESS NO I'M DONE WITH SPACE AS OF NOW BUT WHAT WAS THAT EXCEPT BUSINESS
attacked you." "How do you know so much about me?" "I made it a point to. One of the juniors told me you're the only virgin officer in all space." "That was Eddie Thompson." "Uh-huh." She nodded brightly. "Well, is that bad?" "Anything else but. That is, he thought it was terrible--outrageous--a betrayal of the whole officer caste--but to me it makes everything just absolutely perfect." "Me, too. How soon can we get married?" "I'd say right now, except...." She caught her lower lip between her teeth and thought. "No, no 'except'. Right now, or as soon as you can. You can't, without resigning, can you? They'd fire you?" "Don't worry about that," he grinned. "My record is good enough, I think, to get a good ground job. Even if they fire me for not waiting until we ground, there's lots of jobs. I can support you, sweetheart." "Oh, I know you can. I wasn't thinking of _that_. You wouldn't _like_ a ground job." "What difference does that make?" he asked, in honest surprise. "A man grows up. BEEN AS PSYCHIC AS I AM YOU'D HAVE JUMPED CLEAR OUT INTO SUBSPACE WHEN A PERFECTLY STRANGE GIRL ATTACKED YOU HOW DO YOU KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT ME I MADE IT A POINT TO ONE OF THE JUNIORS TOLD ME YOU'RE THE ONLY VIRGIN OFFICER IN ALL SPACE THAT WAS EDDIE THOMPSON AHA SHE NODDED BRIGHTLY WELL IS THAT BAD ANYTHING ELSE BUT THAT IS HE THOUGHT IT WAS TERRIBLE OUTRAGEOUS A BETRAYAL OF THE WHOLE OFFICER CAST BUT TO ME IT MAKES EVERYTHING JUST ABSOLUTELY PERFECT ME TOO HOW SOON CAN WE GET MARRIED I'D SAY RIGHT NOW EXCEPT SHE CAUGHT HER LOWER LIP BETWEEN HER TEETH IN THOUGHT NO NO EXCEPT RIGHT NOW AS SOON AS YOU CAN YOU CAN'T WITHOUT RESIGNING CAN YOU THEY'D FIRE YOU DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT HE GRINNED MY RECORD IS GOOD ENOUGH I THINK TO GET A GOOD GROUND JOB EVEN IF THEY FIRE ME FOR NOT WAITING UNTIL WE GROUND THERE'S LOTS OF JOBS I CAN SUPPORT YOU SWEETHEART OH I KNOW YOU CAN I WASN'T THINKING OF THAT YOU WOULDN'T LIKE A GROUND JOB DIFFERENCE DOES THAT MAKE HE ASKED IN HONEST SURPRISE A MAN GROWS UP
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