“No, but sometimes a parent who had to relinquish a child finds a lawyer who is willing to try to sue. They always lose, as the treaty is clear. All adoptions are final, and the child must have been relinquished to the human system before being placed for adoption within the Fleet.”
“Thank goodness,” he gusted out. “It will be fine, then. A hassle maybe, if that is even what this is about. Could be something to do with a case.”
I nodded. He was right. It could be that something was being reported relating to an ongoing case or a new case needed to be opened.
The shuttle landed with a soft thump and Neal woke up, looking around wide eyed.
“We’re home,” I told him.
“Can I have Larry over to sleep tomorrow night?” he asked me.
“We’ll ask his mom if it’s okay for this weekend,” Mitch replied. “Tomorrow and the day after are school days.”
Neal smiled. “Yay! I can tell all my friends about our vacation!” he crowed as he unfastened his buckles.
“You sure can,” I replied.
“Back to normal life,” Mitch said, standing up with a small stretch.
Normal. I hoped he was right and that bad news wasn’t on the horizon.
CHAPTER49
MITCHELL
“Alright, dish,”Amy said, cornering me at the elevator the next morning.
“I’ll tell you at lunch,” I promised her. “I want to tell it only once, so Darla is joining us. We’re going to Rosa’s and yes, we have permission to take a two hour lunch today. Doc said he figured he wouldn’t get much work out of either of us until I’d gotten to share what happened.”
“At least let me see your ring!” she demanded, grabbing my hand.
“Oh my gosh, it’s to die for! Far too wide for my fingers but that width looks good on yours.”
“Yes, thank you, I have man sized hands,” I replied drily.
She giggled. “Does Jolar have one like it?”
“Yes, and I’ll share the story of how we got them during lunch.”
She pouted, looking so much like Neal in that moment I couldn’t help but laugh.
“Look at you! What are you, five?”
She stuck her tongue out. “I’m six if you must know.”
The door slid open and we hurried across the corridor.
“Okay, being serious now,” she said. “Big news, but they’ve expanded the nursing program and they’re going to accept applications from experienced nurses who wish to train in the Mylos medical field.”
“Really?” That was big news. “Is it because not a lot of students are applying?”
She nodded. “There’s a shortage of nurses everywhere so I think it’s a case of not enough to go around plus a lot of major teaching hospitals are offering heavily discounted tuition if you agree to work for them for five years afterwards.”
“Huh. That does sound like a pretty good deal.”
“Mmhmm.”
“Hello you two,” Doc greeted us. “”Mitchell, you look positively radiant.”
