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“We can take a cab there,” my brother said, “Save him the hassle of flying here, landing, and taking off again. Plus that leaves the hospital’s landing pad free in case they have an emergency to deal with.”

Mom had managed to get the side bedrail down for Dad, and he swung his legs over the side.

“Yes, you go take care of that. And go let Pop know I’m fine and to pack some of his and all of Sookie’s things and ride over in a cab. Or is he not Mylos too?”

“He counts,” Kai reassured him.

“I’ll call him,” Eric said. “And arrange for a pet friendly Uber to pick him up in half an hour.”

“Where will we stay while we’re there?”

“His nanite treatment will take a very short time, less than a day probably,” Piloris replied. “But, I think maybe we’d all feel better if you stayed aboard for a few days. You can start making wedding plans and think about where you’d like to live.”

“If it’s no trouble,” Mom said, looking relieved at the thought of us all being close by.

“It’s not. I’ll just contact the quartermaster and have him assign you guest lodging. It’ll be ready for you as soon as you arrive.”

“Be like going to a fancy hotel in outer space,” Eric promised her.

I knew then just how worried she’d been when she replied. “I guess it would be a nice taste of what it would be like to live there. It wouldn’t get cold and bother Pop’s bursitis and we’d be able to see the grandchildren all we wanted. Easier for you to make it to our place for Sunday dinners, too.”

Kai smiled broadly. “I think we’d all love that.”

Warmth filled me like a comforting hug and I realized I was already starting to fall full on in love with this man. He was thoughtful of others and devoted to family, not to mention as gung ho about children’s educational programming as I was. The stars had truly brought me the other half of my heart and soul.