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“Nope!” Holden said “But I have to say, for soreat”

“And when the euphoria passes?”

“I’ll ed on her lock of hair

“I’ht now,” Nao across the table to take his hand in hers “But by the time the Roci is patched up, I’ll need my cabin back”

“I’ll move the rest ofhis fingers once before letting go “I love you, and we’re not okay yet But this is a good start”

And yes, Holden thought, it really was

Holden woke up in his old cabin on the Rocinante feeling better than he had in h the e shower in water he actually had to pay for now, heated by electricity the dock would be charging hi skinwater as he went

He e breakfast and drank five cups of coffee while catching up on the technical reports on the Roci’s repairs until he was sure he understood everything about what had been done Holden had switched to reading a column about the state of Mars-Earth relations by a political huh fro the s over to the station today? Or should we come meet you on the Roci?”

“Let’stoday and I want to keep an eye on things”

“See you in a few, then,” Amos said, and killed the connection

Holden tried to finish the hu to read the saalley for a while, then set the coffee-maker to brew a fresh pot for Aurgling happily to itself like a content infant when the deck hatch clanged open and Aalley

“Cap,” A into a chair with a thurabbed s and pulled two more cups of coffee, then set them on the table

“What’s the news?” he said

Arin and spun his terminal across the table to Holden When Holden looked at it, it was displaying the account information for Prax’s “save Mei” fund It had just over half a million UN dollars in it