Plans coming to fruition
09 Jun 2020Korzhakov
"There you go Korz, just like you asked" the man hands me the small item he has just completed. I hold it with my fingertips and admire his work. "It's perfect" I tell him as I hand it back. He put's it in a box and I pay him for the excellent work. I head back to the hangar and board my Python "Apollo" for the trip back to Ray Gateway. This all had to be done away from home to keep from being discovered, I am nervous, I have never done anything like this before. I plot my route back home, it's 7 jumps. for the first time in a long time, I am very nervous about being scanned or interdicted. I know that it's irrational, but it's how I feel.
I get home after my mining expedition and put the python in her hangar. I gather my pack and my cat Bella and we head down to our apartment. It's mid day and Jean is working from her office so the place is mine. I get out of my Remlok and get a shower and put on nice clothes. I head over to our local market and pick up some nice steaks and fresh veggies.
Back at the house, I start preparing dinner when the door buzzer rings causing my heart to jump. I see the delivery girl with the flowers I ordered and I can breath again. I finish sauteing the vegetables and the steak is almost done on the grill. I get the place settings and flowers on the table and am now ready to go.
5 minutes later, Jean walks through our door and I greet her with a big hug and a kiss. She welcomes me back and then looks at the table, and then into the kitchen, she eyes my suspiciously. I tell her to get settled in and take a seat. I pour a glass of her favorite single malt scotch and we sit down for dinner.
She fills me in on her work of the past few days and I tell her the results of my mining trip. With selling a few of my ships and all of the mining I have been doing. We have enough to purchase one of the new Brewer Corp fleet carriers that are being released to the public. So we are celebrating that accomplishment she believes. We start to discuss plans and preparations for the carrier.
We finish dinner and head for the couch to keep talking. she sits down and to her surprise I am now kneeling in front of her with the small box the man handed me this afternoon. I open it, wishing her a happy anniversary and asking her if she would be my wife.
She picks the ring up and marvels at it. I have had it made from low temp diamonds and void opals. The combination is stunning and she very excitedly says "Yes of course" and hugs me. Now my heart rate can resume it's normal pattern..