"Where are you?"
He chuckled again, teasing her."Estimated time of arrival at Shankill Base is four hours!"
"Four hours!"She was shrieking again.How could she wait that long to set eyes on him!To hold him to her, to feel his arms about her."Oh, Lars love…"
"What did you call me, Sunny?"And his voice was tender with surprise.
She swallowed."I called you 'Lars love'," she said almost defiantly.
"D'you know," he said, and his laugh was tentative, "you've never called me 'love' before."
"I'll remember to call you that every other breath-Lars love.I've had a lot of time to remember things, while you've been-away."Her voice broke slightly, and she hastily cleared her throat."I remember all the love you've given me," she went on, determined to say what had become so imperative he know."I've remembered so much, Lars love, especially that I have always been in love with you, in spite of the way I treated you!"
"It's almost worth nearly dying to hear you say that, Killashandra Ree."He sounded stronger now, almost exultant!
"I'll remember that, love.I'll remember that, too.
The moment she disengaged the channel, Killashandra Ree left the office to meet Lars Dahl at Shankill Moon Base.Exit, triumphant, stage center.