"Don't tell me no." Beka Valentine was furious with her engineer. "How dare
you refuse to obey a direct order?"
"I'm sorry Boss," Harper had an edge to his voice that said he wasn't sorry at all. "I am not going to do it and that is final."
Beka was furious, for a long moment it looked as if she was going to hit the young engineer.
"Seamus Harper you are the most insubordinate, stubborn excuse for a human being that I have ever had the misfortune to employ."
Harper retorted. "I'm the best freakin engineer you have ever had the good fortune to employ. How many times have I patched up this heap of junk of yours?"
He looked at her indignantly. "You Beka Valentine are an ungrateful bitch, you shouldn't have asked me to do it in the first place."
He turned on his heel and stormed out of the Maru's engine room. Beka took a deep breath and followed him. She found him packing his bag. A task it wouldn't take him long to complete he had very few belongings.
She was still very angry with him, but his forlorn appearance seemed to hit a nerve.
"Seamus, I'm sorry, I should never have suggested it. Don't leave."
Harper looked at her, his eyes were suspiciously wet. "I'll stay but if you ever try to order me off the Maru because you are taking on a risky job I will leave and never come back."
She held out her hand and he took it in his. "Friends again Harper?"
He grinned his usual good humour restored. "Yes and if you play your cards right we could be more than just friends."
Beka snorted. "Don't push your luck kid."
"I'm sorry Boss," Harper had an edge to his voice that said he wasn't sorry at all. "I am not going to do it and that is final."
Beka was furious, for a long moment it looked as if she was going to hit the young engineer.
"Seamus Harper you are the most insubordinate, stubborn excuse for a human being that I have ever had the misfortune to employ."
Harper retorted. "I'm the best freakin engineer you have ever had the good fortune to employ. How many times have I patched up this heap of junk of yours?"
He looked at her indignantly. "You Beka Valentine are an ungrateful bitch, you shouldn't have asked me to do it in the first place."
He turned on his heel and stormed out of the Maru's engine room. Beka took a deep breath and followed him. She found him packing his bag. A task it wouldn't take him long to complete he had very few belongings.
She was still very angry with him, but his forlorn appearance seemed to hit a nerve.
"Seamus, I'm sorry, I should never have suggested it. Don't leave."
Harper looked at her, his eyes were suspiciously wet. "I'll stay but if you ever try to order me off the Maru because you are taking on a risky job I will leave and never come back."
She held out her hand and he took it in his. "Friends again Harper?"
He grinned his usual good humour restored. "Yes and if you play your cards right we could be more than just friends."
Beka snorted. "Don't push your luck kid."
