Marriage First, Mate Second
Although our progress is slow, we make it to the hallway, and he motions for us continue to a closed door at the end of the corridor.
He quickly unlocks it, and leads us inside. It appears to be a control room. An entire group of shifters are watching monitors and listening in on video feeds. When the door is shut, they all begin talking at once.
“Shut up, all of you,” Ames tells them gruffly, “This man’s been shot. Give us some room, and hand me the first aid kit.”
My husband takes a seat in one of the chairs by the side of the room, and Ames works quickly to monitor his vital signs. When my love removes his shirt I am surprised by what it reveals.