Girl Talk
Chapter 19
Josh had taken a few days of to get back on track with the company and to relax and was setting in his office when Mimi came in. “Josh I want to start doing something can we talk over dinner?”
[Josh] “I’m free for dinner so ok. Meet me in the officers lounge in four more hours. Do you like the name I chose for the ship? And speaking of names from now on I’m going to start called by your new name Mina.”
[Mimi] “Don’t you think that’s a little to obvious of a name change?”
[Josh] “Yes it’s close to your name but she was a real person at one time till she got reduce to ashes in a laboratory accident. She had no family. You have the outline.”
[Mina] “Yes but I thought it was all made up.”
[Josh] “No the best kind of cover story is to impersonate someone. They have a record and roots somewhere showing they are who they say they are not someone made up and you are now Mina. Don’t worry she has no family or close friends and has had facial reconstruction because of the accident. You were in a coma during it all so you’ll have to check the records to know were and your past is kind off blank since the coma. But they said you are in good health and you may remember something from your past someday. You see how it works.”
[Mina] “I’m sorry I never did anything like this before.”
[Josh] “Keep going over the questions and answers on the list you got because after you leave you’ll never see it again. From then on you’ll be making new memories for your new life. You have a bank account with a average amount of funds in it. Which is between 28 and 40,000 credits for someone your age and job qualities. I placed your’s at 39,875. Your have a new Disco that was placed in storage after your accident at the Shipyard. You’re here in our medical department hoping to recover your memory through a new treatment. You were in a coma and your brain did suffered severe trauma so you fit the part.”
[Mina] “Is there anything you didn’t think of?” [Josh] “I hope not do you still want to have dinner?”
[Mina] “Yes if you will.” [Josh] “I’ll see you later then. Wait up there’s one more thing if you want to fly again you need to take the test again after a brain injury. And the M5 is maxed out so you need to spend some time in the simulator or you won’t be flying that nice new ship of yours.”
Josh showed Mina where the flight simulators were as she sat down inside it and closed the door. Josh made his way back to the office and had just sat down as a message came in from Sherry. “I been missing you please come see me tomorrow I have a day off and want to spend it with you.”
Josh read the message and smiled saying. “Sarah I’m taking off tomorrow to spend the day with Sherry. I’ll take the Exaireo. How’s the Neptune’s construction going will it be ready in time?”
[Sarah] “Yes its going as planned. The Military has finished searching the area the runes are in when do you want to request for authorization to land on the planet?”
[Josh] “As soon as the Neptune is finished I want to be able to land and start the search.”
[Sarah] “I’ll file the application so that the approval should be in the same time the ship is completed.”
Josh had been working and lost track of time when Sarah replied. “Josh you have a dinner date Mina in 5 minutes.” [Josh] “Thanks Sarah where is Mina at now?”
[Sarah] “She is in one of the flight simulators at the moment.”
[Josh] “When will the session be over?” [Sarah] “The lesion will be over in fifteen minutes.”
[Josh] “How long has she been in the simulators.” [Sarah] “Since you showed her where they were.”
Josh went to the simulators to get Mina. “Hay Mina you want to take a break and eat dinner?”
[Mina] “I’m sorry Josh I got a little carried away and lost track of time.” [Josh] “That’s ok I do it all the time. I’ll be working on something and start filling drowsy and hungry and find out I had been working all day and it was time for bed.”
Josh and Mina had sat down and ordered as Mina replied. “Josh I really like the simulators I have just about increased my pilots class to a maxed out M5.”
[Josh] “I’ll make a deal with you if you increase your pilots rank to an maxed out M4. I’ll let you copilot on a capturing mission to get your own M4. You can buy all the ships in the world but the first time you capture a ship is like your first kiss it may not mean much but you’ll never forget it.”
[Mina] “You got a deal! How long do I have?”
[Josh] “At the rate you’re going a day but I’ll give you a week. Run the advanced fighter training after you reach an M4 class and don’t skip anything learn it all while you’re in the simulator. You can walk away from the simulator if something goes wrong. But in a real fight you win or die no reset button and start over it’s game over for real.”
[Mina] “I’ll take my time and do my best. I do like the ideal of owning a M4.”
[Josh] “A M4 is a nice ship but just consider it a step on your way up to a M3. Most M3 ships are considered to slow to be a threat to Pirates because very few live to warn the others. Sometimes a damaged M5 can outrun a M3 but it can’t outrun a missile. You’ll learn about tactics and how and when to retreat. I want you to survive if you get into a dogfight so take your time if it take you months just learn what to do.
I’m sorry Mina you can do whatever you want I fell like I’m pressuring you into something you may not want.”
[Mina] “No I want to learn all I can. I found out the hard way I needed better training and I won’t make that mistake again. I’ll holt you to that offer on the M4 Josh. What are you doing tomorrow I’d like you to show me some of your fighter skills.”
[Josh] “I’m going to see a friend.” [Mina] “A friend. Would this friend be a female friend?”
As Mina laughed as Josh squirmed around a little at the question.
[Josh] “Yes it would thank you very much.” [Mina] “Did I touch a nerve?”
[Josh] “No I just?” [Mina] “Go ahead and spit it out and get it over with you’ll fill better later.”
[Josh] “Do you women take classes on stuff like this because most of you are to good at it.”
Mina laughed at the remark. “No we don’t need to after dating a few men you learn very fast how to through them of balance. Like this.” Mina reached over and kissed Josh and sat back down.
[Josh] “Why did you do that?” [Mina] “To prove a point and I wanted to.”
[Josh] “I’m confused what point?” [Mina] “Exactly my point. Do you like her?”
[Josh] “Yes of course I do.” [Mina] “Have you told her that?” [Josh] “Yes, now I think your getting a little personal Mina.”
[Mina] “Maybe so but if you been dating her for a while I bet she would like to hear how you fell about her. It’s a woman thing Josh.”
[Josh] “It’s complicated Mina.” [Mina] “Not to a woman Josh. You’re either in or out. It’s not knowing what you want or think that bothers us. I’m sorry if you fell like I’m meddling I just want you to survive.” As Mina placed her hand on Josh’s shoulder looking him in the face as they started laughing at the remark.
Mina returned to the simulator after dinner until she qualified for an M4 several hours later before stopping to sleep.
Josh left early the next morning to eat breakfast with Sherry. As he went into his quarters and knocked on her door. “Sherry are you going to sleep all day?” From inside the room a voice murdered. “Come her I want to see you.”
Sherry opened the door half asleep standing there with a robe on she hugged Josh and walked to the kitchen area got a cup of coffee and sat down beside Josh.
Sherry’s room mate came out and replied. “Sherry you never told me Josh was so handsome.”
Sherry smiled as she replied. “Yes he is!”
[Josh] “OK two on one is not fare I know how you women take advantage of a man when he’s outnumbered.”
[Sherry] “Come on back to my room while I get ready you poor out numbered thing.”
Sherry’s room mate replied. “Yes by all means take him back to your lair and finish him off.”
Josh got a cup of coffee before they left the kitchen.
[Sherry] “Do you mind I need to take a quick shower it helps me get started?”
[Josh] “You’re not started?”
[Sherry] “You’re a witty one now we’re alone. What do you want to do today Josh?”
[Josh] “I’m here to see you and do what ever you want.”
[Sherry] “Man you are a brave one. I’ll be back in a minute.”
Josh sat down on the couch. “Sarah keep my messages down to critical calls only today.”
[Sarah] “Understood Josh.”
[Sherry] “Josh you want to come in here while I finish getting ready?”
Josh went into here room as Sherry was about to but on her makeup.
[Josh] “Sherry you know I think you look just fine without anything on. Come and set with me a while and talk and let me hold you a while before something happens and one of us has to leave.”
Sherry stopped and jumped on the bed. “Her I am come on and hold me. At least I’m squeaky clean.”
Josh sat beside her on the bed and held her and kissed her. As he looked at her he caressed her arm with his hand as goose bumps rose up on her arms and her eyes dilated as she took a deep breath.
[Josh] “You alright Sherry? Are you cold do you want to cover up?”
[Sherry] “Just a little chill. Lay down here with me and hold me a while under the blanket.”
Josh laid down and covered Sherry up and held her close and kissed her. A few seconds later Sherry asked. “Josh what am I to you?” [Josh] “What do you mean?”
[Sherry] “Well what am I to you a girl to pass your time with or what?”
[Josh] “No you’re not just a girl to pass my time with. Your mean a lot more to me than that.”
[Sherry] “What do I mean to you then?” [Josh] “You’re the one I want to spend time with.”
[Sherry] “Does that mean that they are others out there you are seeing?”
[Josh] “No don’t twist my words around. That’s not what I meant.”
[Sherry] “Ok tell me this? When was the last time you had dinner alone with another woman?”
[Josh] “Last night. You been having me watched?”
[Sherry] “No I haven’t had anyone watching you!” Sherry sat up and smacked Josh on the arm as a tear ran down her face.
[Josh] “Please Sherry calm down you’re the only one I want to be with. There’s no one else.”
[Sherry] “Then who do you see last night?”
[Josh] “No one I just had dinner with.” [Sherry] “With what Josh?”
[Josh] “Come with me back to the TL and see for yourself I been busy with a new ship. And there’s no other woman Sherry you’re the only one I want to be with. I want to spent my time with you Sherry.”
Sherry got ready to leave while Josh waited on the sofa and finished his coffee thinking how did this day get so messed up so quickly. Sherry came out ready to leave as Josh replied. “Sherry I need you to understand you’re the only one I want to be with.”
[Sherry] “I fill the same way about you Josh.” As they held each other and kissed.
[Sherry] “Lets eat after we dock on the TL. We need to spend more time together Josh and we or at least I won’t fill so distant from you. I hate behaving like a moping little girl. I do care a lot for you Josh to much for my own good.”
Josh thought on the way back as they talked and cuddled on the trip to the TL. What if she says I love you?
Do I say it back and really mean it? Love is a word taken so lightly by most people. O man what a time to be thinking about this the Greek Bible was translated using three words meaning love. The first was a lustful type like I love your look baby. The second was a give and take kind of love like I do for you and you do for me. The third was the God kind of love Jesus showed and a mothers love no mater what you do they still love you.
Josh wrestled in his mind did he care this much about Sherry? Josh decided that he did at least care a great deal so he did love her in a way so if she said it he would at least tell her he did too. After settling the dilemma about loving Sherry or not Josh felt a lot easer as he held her in his arms.
Sherry looked up and smiled and it seamed to make all the cares in the universe just fade away as Josh looked in her eyes.
Josh thought I better snap out of it as he seamed to drift of into a trance as they talked and kissing and held each other close looking into each others eyes as if looking into there soul. The time seamed to just slip away being caught up in the moment until Sarah replied.
“We are docked on the TL Commander.”
[Josh] “That was a quick trip.” [Sherry] “Yes it was. Show me your new ship then lets take the long flight back to the Fortress.”
Josh and Sherry went to the observation to look at the new ship, Josh explained the ships design and various functions it could be used for as the two were looking at the Neptune Mina walked up.
[Mina] “Hi Josh I’m just about ready for that M4.”
[Josh] “Hello Mina this is Sherry Rogers can I help you with something?”
Sherry looked at Josh and replied. “The dinner?” Josh looked Sherry in the face as he said. “Yes” Then looked at Mina. “I’ll be glade to talk to you tomorrow Mina about the M4. I’m busy right now.”
[Mina] “I’m sorry please forgive me. I’ll contact you tomorrow Josh.”
Mina left the deck as Sherry asked. “Tell me about her Josh I noticed she just walked up and spoke. A employee or crewman would have never done that.”
Josh gave Sherry the cover story about Mina as he explained how she came about being there.
Josh wanted to tell the whole truth about Mimi to Sherry but the fact was that life was gone and she was Mina now and to keep her new life safe and confident Josh would never talk about it to anyone.
[Sherry] “I want to talk to her Josh do you have a problem with that?”
[Josh] “No but remember she lost everything in that accident and her spirits are low anything could push her over the edge.”
[Sherry] “I just want to talk Josh nothing else you know Woman to Woman. Will you trust me I trust you I just want to talk that’s all. And if you would go ahead and order something for us to eat I’m getting hungry I meet you in the Officers lounge in a few minutes. And Josh don’t listen in.”
Sherry left to meet up with Mina as Josh not knowing quite what to do went on to the Officers lounge and ordered some food waiting on the other shoe to drop.
Sherry found Mina about to return to the simulators. “Mina can we talk?” [Mina] “I guess so what about.”
[Sherry] “I want to talk about Josh.” [Mina] “What about him? I thought you was his girlfriend or something?” [Sherry] “Well yes we are seeing one another.”
[Mina] “Is this the He’s my man and leave him alone speech? Let me save you a little time and get right to the point. Josh is closest thing to a perfect man I have ever seen he’s tuff as steal with a heart of gold and if I thought I could steel him away from you I would. He doesn’t care about me or anyone else you got him hooked real good. You’re the one don’t blow it because I bet there’s a lot of women out there waiting and hoping you’ll screw it up so they can move in for the kill. Is that about it?”
[Sherry] “I don’t know whether to thank you or slap you after that. I love Josh and I am not going to blow it. If he’ll let me I plan on making him happy the rest of his life!”
[Mina] “That’s good. I’m happy for you I really mean that. If you two get married tomorrow I wish you both all the best. He’s your man and he let me know in real quick.”
[Sherry] “I thought you had a bad head injury and lost a lot of your memory? You seam to have a good mind-set about you.”
[Mina] “I did but it doesn’t take a mastermind to see you were upset with me. I realy wasn’t trying to do or start anything I was excited because of my progress in my flight status. I’m sorry I interrupted you and Josh.”
[Sherry] “Why is that so important to you?”
[Mina] “I was a good pilot before the accident but lost a lot of my memories and flight status because of the memory loss. It’s all new to me but seems to be something I was good at and right now that’s important to me.”
[Sherry] ‘I’m sorry for your dilemma but you seem to be coping well I would have never known. I’ll leave you alone now and let you get back to your training thanks for talking to me.”
Sherry returned to Josh and smiled as she sat down and started eating.
[Josh] “Anything I should know about?” [Sherry] “No everything is fine we just talked. She seems to be a smart woman it’s a shame about her accident.”
[Josh] “Yes it is but she doing really well don’t you think?” Sherry looked and smiled saying. “Yes she is.”
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