SPACE JUNK : AN INTERGALACTIC ROMANTIC COMEDY. PART 5

Sarah felt better after talking to the captain. She found she was hungry and headed to the canteen when she got there, she noticed Coop and Al were sitting at a table in the corner.
She wondered if she were to avoid them with to get the hint to stay away. After all she made it quite clear there one night meant nothing but then again, did it? Here she was, eight weeks along and was quite possible Coop was the daddy? Maybe she should just confess about her predicament. No, she wasn’t ready yet. Sarah did however feel guilty about snapping at him earlier. Sarah summoned up some courage and approached the table.
She stood there looking at him. “Hi”
“what’s up? You find another way to humiliate me?” Coop refused to look at her.
Al took the opportunity to stand up. “I gotta go find the head. You two crazy kids play nice!” He said and left. Sarah said down in his place facing Coop.”
Coop stared at her “okay, so you want to apologize. Knock yourself out, I’m listening.”
“Yes, okay here goes.” She said clearing her throat. “When I saw you today it was a shock. I was rude and what I said was uncalled for.”
“Yeah, it was. It hurt me Sarah.” Coop stated matter-of-factly
“coop…”
“Let me finish okay! Coop stated holding his hand up
Sarah sighed and said “fine, go on.”
“I might just be a sanitary engineer to you. It’s not a lofty important job like yours but I do have symptoms. You embarrass me in front of a guy I have to work with every day. You minimizing our tryst if you will call it that guy was hurtful. I had fun with you that night even if it was unlikely would see each other again.”
“I did to and yes I was a…” Sarah tried to continue
“bitch?” Coop offered.
“Yes that’s the word I was looking for I was a bitch. I’d been out of sorts lately and I took it out on you. I’m sorry if I embarrassed you in front about. Are we good now?” She inquired hopefully
coop just shrugged “yeah, I guess so.
“Look if there is more you want to say, hit me with it!” Sarah said impatiently
“did you really use me that night?” Coop wanted to know
“it does seem that way doesn’t it? I was tested Todd. I had just found him with Dolly pontoons doing things he never done with me and I lost it. I wanted revenge and I’m sorry you got the brunt of it.” Sarah explained
“I’m not complaining about the revenge sex that was fabulous. You should be enraged more often!”
“Coop!”
Coop had the grace to look sheepish and apologized “sorry that was a bit much.”
Sarah decided to let it go “that’s okay. Look, I enjoyed to but like I said I didn’t think’s each other again let alone this soon.” She explained
“yes it was a shock to me to but still nice to see you. And we have dinner tonight? Were going to be here overnight it seems while they sweep the scout for evidence. They just want to make sure Alan I didn’t have anything to do with creating that dead body.” Realizing he had said too much, coop shut up.”
“I guess there’s no vermin when dinner. What about Al?”
“Al is a big boy. He can entertain himself.”
Al poked coop on the shoulder “Gee thanks coop. That’s okay I’ll be a good boy and find my own fun. I’m glad at least, to see no for flu between you guys. Did you to kiss and make up?” Al smirked.
Coop smiled “sufficiently.” He said and winked at Sarah. “Come on now. We have to check on her ship and give her room assignments. He turned to Sarah “is 6 PM okay?”
Sarah nodded “yeah, I’ll meet you here okay?”
“Sure, see you then.” Coop tipped his hat at Sarah and followed out at of the canteen.

SPACE JUNK: AN INTERSTELLAR ROMANTIC COMEDY PART 4

chapter 4
back at the captain’s quarters, and Sarah knocked again. From inside she heard him say “come in.”
Once inside, she spoke up “hello again Capt. I need to speak to you about an important matter.”
“Oh really, do tell.” The captain sat relaxed behind his desk. “Have a seat Lieut. French what’s on your mind?”
“They’re been some new developments with my health sir.”
“Oh, wow, how serious?”
“About nine months worth sir.” She smiled slightly
“oh, what? Are you? Wow, congrats,. I think?”
“I’m still not sure how I feel about it sir. I just confirmed it with the Dr.”
“okay then. Well, what can I do for you?” The Capt. asked, concerned.
“I need to know that my job is not in jeopardy sir.” Sarah stated
“why would it be? We can’t send you out on a spacewalk but surely there are duties that won’t affect the pregnancy. Don’t worry about it Lieut. French, your job is safe. If you experience any problems please let me know and we can put you on modified duty.”
Sarah smiled genuinely “thanks sir. You don’t know how relieved I am. I was really considering terminating it if it would affect my job.” She said, relieved
“no need to worry about it. The New World needs new babies. Your child would be a welcome addition to any space station. His time to be congratulated as well Sarah?”
Sarah just shook her head “no Sir. I doubt it and we are no longer together. It’s a long story and telling it again would just upset me. I need to keep my wits about me for the next nine months and the next 18 years, who knows. I can’t have regrets clouding my life.”
“Totally understandable Sarah but I’m sorry to hear about you and Todd. He is a fine man.” The captain stated
at that, Sarah merely snorted but recovered “me to serve the breakup was a shock.”
“Sarah, I see your distressed. If you need to talk, I’m here okay. Your dad was a close friend as well as my commander. I promised myself that I would look out for you while you’re stationed on the ship. I intend to keep that promise. I might be your commander but consider me a friend too, okay?”
“Okay here’s the thing. While we are on leave on alpha station, I kind of sort of caught him in a lie in that he said he couldn’t get away that weekend. But I ran into him with a stripper and her face was in his crotch. I basically told him that they deserved each other and walked away. Later on I told him it was over. I don’t need a liar and a cheater in my life.”
“Holy shit Sarah! No wonder Europe said throwing a fine person like you over for a stripper. Forget what I said about his qualifications as a human being. That guy is a horse’s ass!” The captain said vehemently.
“Yes sir. I think so too Sir. That’s all. I just wanted you to know what my status was. And if I need to come to you I will. I trust you sir.”
“As good Sarah and just remember when you’re crying on my shoulder you can call me Dave.”
Sarah smiled, then turned and left the captain’s office.

SPACE JUNK : AN INTERSTELLAR ROMANTIC COMEDY PART 3

Capt. David Argyle as he and a lot of weird shipment his temper in the INC but the story that the two sanitary engineers were spinning was a bit out there.
“Where exactly was your scow located when you discovered the body?” The Capt. asked.
“I checked the coordinates sir it was approximately 7.1358 km from space station Cormorant.” Coop explained
“that’s weird. We just left their two days ago I’m sure I would’ve noticed something like that.” Capt. Argyle sighed.
Al spoke up “that just means the body was jettisoned since then.”
“Obviously, yes. We’ll know more after the doctor examines the body. Why don’t you to avail yourself of the canteen and chill for a bit?”
Coop looked at his com watch “can we just go? We still have our rounds to do them are falling behind by hanging out here. No offense captain but I’m pretty creeped out by the whole event.”
“I’m afraid you just can’t leave right yet but I will call the sanitation division for you and explain that you’ve had a traumatic incident and you can take the time to write your reports.” The captain offered.
Al and Coop looked at each other and Coop spoke up “well, I could eat!”
Al just looked at him “after that? My stomach is still turning!”
“Is called stress eating dude!” Coop replied shaking his head. Captain spoke up again “I’ll get someone to escort you.”
Just as Coop was about to speak up and protest there was a knock at the door.
“Enter” the captain replied
Sarah stepped in it was face-to-face with her one night stand.
“Sarah?” Coop said thinking he was hallucinating.
“Coop, what are you doing here?”
“There was a problem with something we found on our route and we had to report it. Your ship was the closest one.” He explained
“like what?” Sara was curious.
Capt. spoke up “sorry, Lieut. French that information is classified.”
“That’s fine sir. If you’re busy, I can come back.”
The captain shook his head. “No Lieut. it’s fine. These two young men were just going to find the right the computer skirt them to the canteen and then we can talk okay?
Sarah nodded “yes sir. I’ll be back soon come on guys all show you the way to the canteen.”
Coop spoke up “thanks Sarah
“please address me as Lieut. French as I am on duty.”
Coop mock saluted “yes ma’am!”
Sarah merely shot him a look as if to say she was not impressed.
Merely shrugged “sorry Lieut. You weren’t so uptight at Al for station eight weeks ago.” He sniped.
Sarah turned on her heel and faced him “that. Never. Happened. Just forget about it!”
“So you think it was a mistake? Thanks so what Lieut.!” Coop sneered but he was quite hurt by her rejection.
“Sorry coop. You’re right, I used you. I was jilted and I needed a release I’m really sorry you got caught up in that.”
“No problem Lieut. Consider it forgotten. We can find our own way. We wouldn’t want to keep a rocket scientist from important work!” He quipped sarcastically.
“That’s not gonna happen I can’t let you roam the ship on your own. Follow me and don’t say a damn thing!”
Coop saluted again “yes ma’am!”
Sarah just ignore that comment and kept walking until they were at the canteen. She just turned to them and said “enjoy.”

SPACE JUNK: AN INTERSTELLAR ROMANTIC COMEDY PART 2

“slow down Coop! Where’s the fire?” His partner Al inquired.
“Hmm, what?” Cooper replied, startled.
“Dude! You were speeding!”
“Oh, sorry. My mind was somewhere else.”
“Obviously. Like where? Oh, wait were you thinking of that brown haired blue-eyed dish are gorgeous…?”
“Yeah, I guess I was but that was a he didn’t quitted situation you know a one off? I probably never going to see Sarah again.”
“Oh, so she has a name?” Al chuckled
“Yep and I found out later on she is indeed a rocket scientist!” Coop sighed.
“Deadly combo man beauty and brains. What are you gonna do?”
“What can I do. Look at me I’m barely 22 when I drive a garbage scow for a living. The only reason I got with her the other night was well we were both drunk and what we both did didn’t really seem to make a difference at the time.”
“Don’t be so negative to. Maybe you drive a garbage stout for now, but in no time you’ll get accepted to the inter-Galactic Navy.” Al responded “at this rate I’ll be too old to drive.” Declared dejected
yeah have a little patience man.” Al stated. “Whoa! What’s that?” Al then yelled shocked at what he saw out the front window..
Coop was looking at the same thing “no clue. Let me get closer and I’ll get the camera on and run a scan.” The scouts were equipped with cameras and were able to scan garbage for radioactivity. Anything potentially quote hot” will be left for special pickup crew.
On the display screen, who saw what appeared to be an empty space to. It tested clean for radioactivity. “Let’s haul this thing in. “Soon what appeared to be a large set of tongs engulfed the spacesuit and brought it closer. On closer examination the suit dipped on inside you was able to clearly see her face in the window of the helmet.
“Shit is that…?” Al uttered
“a body… Either that or we’re are hallucinating. We have to get a closer look if I can call someone for help “Coop stated
“the Romulus is in this quadrant. “Al mentioned.
A look of surprise when across Coop’s face “the Romulus?” He asked
“why, is that a problem? Al asked back.
“That just happens to be the ship that Sarah serves on.”
“Well, isn’t that fortuitous. We can dig his body and see your girl.” “After a one night stand I think she’s hardly my girl! Garbage or no garbage this body is giving me the willies.” Coop shivered.
Al nodded in agreement and hailed the Romulus.\
“Mayday sanitary engineering scow 380 6B. We have a problem. Over!”
A voice on the other end responded “what’s the problem? Over”
“we seem to have discovered a corpse loading in outer space. Over”
“you’re not shitting me are you? Over”
“no, I’m dead serious and I do mean dead! Over”
“fine. I have to consult the ship’s captain. Please hold. Over”
“okay but please hurry. Over”

& Winger knocked on the captain’s door. “Sir, we have a distress call from a garbage scow.”

“What seems to be the problem Ensign?”

“They say that they found her body floating in space.” Was Winger’s response

“what?” Capt. Argyle asked incredulously

“I thought the same thing and that they were kidding by the pilot says it’s legitimate.”

“Fine, tell them to bring it in and alert sick bay.” “Yes sir!” She saluted and left

shortly, Winger returned to the com station “are you there? Over”

yes scratch that “yes! Over”

“the captain says to bring it in and I am arranging for the doctor to meet you at the landing bay. Over”

“oh thank God Mark this thing is seriously creeping me out!”

 “I can only imagine! Out” Winger responded

hoop and Al practically went at warp speed to get to the Romulus and nearly overshot it. “Come on now. Let’s get rid of this body and get the hell out of here!”

“Yes, let’s.” Al responded

Dr. Stevens and a team of medics met them. Once the body was unloaded Dr. Stevens turned to the two men “I’ve been instructed to tell you that Capt. wishes to see you about this matter.”

“Shit, do we have to? Coop asked exasperated and ready to leave at any second.

“Imperative!” Dr. Stevens responded. “Failing to do so would result in a court-martial.” “Hey wait. Were not even Navy!” Al shot out.

“Regardless he insists on your presence and don’t shoot me I’m just the messenger.” Dr. Stevens stated

“damn okay. Where is the captain?” Coop inquired

“these nice guards will accompany you to the captain’s quarters. Don’t worry guys. He just wants particulars of this unfortunate find.” The doctor explained

coop and Al both shrugged and followed the two officers to the captain’s quarters “take me to your leader.” Coop joked

Al shot him a dirty look.

“Hey, I always wanted to say that.” Coop shot back

“not funny coop!” Al huffed

“buzz kill!”