Chapter 16
The next morning
Teagan woke up disappointed that LemAN wasn’t there. She knew he had come back to his quarters late last night and held her in his arms. She never felt safer than when she was in LemAN’s arms.
She worried that he was exhausting himself. When was the last time he had eaten anything? Well, she was determined to make sure he took care of himself.
Getting up with a purpose, she quickly showered and dressed in the clothes she wore yesterday. She planned to stop at her quarters to get fresh clothing. She wanted to talk to LemAN about whether she should move in with him or not. It seemed silly for her to have separate quarters when she would spend her nights with him.
Teagan faced things head-on. She was in love with LemAN and wanted to be with him, not two levels away or even one door down. She wanted to make love to him every night and sleep in his arms. She wanted to wake each morning and share the Morning Meal with him.
She opened the door to the quarters to find Lt. ComEY waiting for her. “Good morning.”
“Good morning, Teagan. Did you want to head for Morning Meal?”
“Not yet. I want to go by my quarters and get my things. I plan to move in with LemAN.”
“I’m sure he will be happy about that.” ComEY sounded a little envious.
Teagan put a hand on his shoulder. “You’ll find the right woman one day, ComEY.”
“Do you think so?”
“I know so. You’re handsome, funny, and kind. Any woman would be lucky to have you.”
“Well, it’s probably going to be a while. I have to serve another month before I’m able to take a leave. Maybe by then we’ll be back on Katiera. You haven’t spent much time there, have you?”
“No, just a few weeks, really. I’m looking forward to going back and having LemAN show me around.”
“The Goddess has blessed him with you.”
She felt heat rise to her cheeks. “Thanks. I won’t take long. I only have a few bags.”
“Pack everything and I’ll send a few of our warriors to collect them and drop them off at the commander’s quarters.”
“Thank you.” She quickly packed her few belongings. It was a sad state that everything she owned and brought with her fit in two large suitcases. She was done in thirty minutes. “That’s everything.”
“Good. Let’s get you to the meal room. I think I heard your stomach make hungry sounds at least four times already.”
She laughed. “Here’s a tip for you: if you want to win a girl over, don’t talk about her growling stomach.”
He chuckled. “I’ll try to remember that.” They entered the meal room. “Do you know what you would like to eat? I can get it for you.”
“Actually, I want to get it to go.” She got two platters with lids and began to fill them both up.
“You must be really hungry.”
She rolled her eyes at him. “One of these is for LemAN. I don’t think he’s been eating.”
“I’ll carry that one for you.”
“Thanks. Let me grab some drinks.”
They left the meal room and headed to LemAN’s ready room. ComEY had requested LemAN’s location from the computer and it relayed that that was where he was.
The door was open so she entered and paused at the threshold. He was talking to one of his warriors. He caught sight of her and motioned for her to come all the way in. LemAN got up and came around the table to take her in his arms.
“Good morning, beautiful. I’m sorry I had to leave before you woke up.”
