58. Realization
She wasn't sure when it had happened, but the sudden realization made her pause with her fork halfway to her mouth.
Had she really let her feelings grow so much for the lieutenant? Sure, they had done their fair share of battlefield flirting in the last few weeks, and she found herself seeking him out during the time between their travels. But… when?
She was completely oblivious to that her food was dribbling back onto her plate and that two passing crew members gave her worried looks as they passed the mess on their way to the sleeping pods.
She was his commanding officer damn it! She wasn't supposed to entertain this kind of thoughts of her subordinate, no matter how handsome, kind, supportive and downright sexy he was when his biotic powers started rippling around hi- She halted her thoughts again and fought down the sudden urge to slam her head down on the table as an act of sheer frustration. Fortunately some part of her brain still registered that she had a food tray in front of her. No matter what your reputation was in the military, being seen with your face covered in food could possibly undermine your authority in all sorts of ways.
She groaned in frustration and let her fork fall back on her tray with a clatter. Okay, she admitted it. She had fallen for staff lieutenant Kaidan Alenko.
And man, she had fallen hard.