Another Crashed Car

[Nick Ryder]

"He's so like me at that age, could be coloring and then 'bam' out cold." Nick chuckled as he looked at him. "The thought of losing him or you... yeah I'd give up everything to prevent that." he sighed. "I should have done this as soon as we were rescued. Taken Gale, packed a bag and just left. Not let anyone consider me a threat, just a retired old politician with a gorgeous wife."

[Alice Ryder]

“You just keep on flattering me Nicholas. I’m storing it up for when you’re sleeping on a cave floor.” Alice said smiling at him.

[Nick Ryder]

"Alice, my dear... remember, you're sleeping on the cave floor with me. I'm sure you brought sleeping bags and mats or cots. If not, we're swiping some." Nick said with a wink of his eye. "Unless you were planning on using me as your body pillow."

[Alice Ryder]

“Kinsey said it was stock. What that means in Kinsey I’m not sure. We may be lucky to have a blanket.” Alice said with a shrug. “Then again we may have four poster beds. With her one can never be to sure.”

[Nick Ryder]

"Well we'll figure it out when we get there. I'm sure there'll be a way to replenish supplies without letting on that we're there. Remember love, I was a spy and I've lived in secret often enough. Granted not with a small child and I didn't have quite the notoriety that I have now, but there are ways to be invisible. Keep our signature as hidden as possible, but Xenex is probably the safest place we can be. According to Jack's note, this was part of the deal Kinsey made with Dominus, that Xenex and Terra Alpha are left alone."

[Alice Ryder]

“Indeed and it’s also the other reason we’re going there.” Alice told him. “It’s the only place we’ll be safe. Dominus won’t touch Xenex he’s to afraid of Kinsey and no one will expect us to be here. They’ll think we’re hiding somewhere on Terra Alpha.”

[Nick Ryder]

"Yeah, that would be the logical thought, there's plenty of places we could have hid on Terra Alpha, but they'll expend more effort there." Nick replied and looked at the stars. "Or Byron. I went past your old quarters, they had to completely gut it. So much heat damage, they blamed it on the weapons system testing we did years ago. If only they knew. I remember when you kept your clothes in the kitchen."

[Liara]

Alice laughed, “It was far safer for the socks. I had terrible dreams back then.”

[Nick Ryder]

"Still do sometimes, luckily we own a clothing company and our socks don't burn." Nick said with a smile. "If it wasn't for the Federation falling around our ears when we met, I would have married you the day after you and I first slept together. I SHOULD have, but there was so much going on then. Hard to believe it's been more than five years."

[Alice Ryder]

“I would have told you no.” Alice said smiling at him. “Always do seem to forget I made you ask twice.”