Chapter 49

A gentleman would look away when a lady disrobed. This was his wife. He could ogle all he wanted, especially since his kid had chosen to perch on a rock and stare off into the distance.

No one to censure his behavior. To stop the lust.

At least no one could spot his arousal under the water. No one to see his lack of control caused simply by his wife stripping down to simple form-fitting black shorts and a bandeau across her chest.

Before she joined him, she handed Karo her pistol. The child, now armed with a pair, nodded solemnly a few times before returning to watch the water. Older than her years. It made him sad; he'd missed so much. No more. He'd be there now for the rest of her life.

A life that would get boring awfully fast if they couldn't escape this planet.