Zeph mostly stayed out of sight at the LDNE HQ as he knew that only the newest recruits wouldn't recognize him. Not a single officer said a damn word about Candi walking up to a patrol cycle and staring it up. She was the CO's wife and the daughter of the XO, not to mention she could ride circles around any of them.
A mixture of nostalgia and sadness welled up in her as she did donuts in the motor pool waiting for Zeph and Hellina to arrive, up until pregnancy roared that any more testing of her balance and muscle memory would result in the loss of whatever remained in of breakfast in her stomach.
**Executive Suite Zero Zero One**
