XXXVIII.

Lieutenant Harper finally removes the last of her armour and places her snow-covered boots on the floor beside her with a thunk, wriggling her toes to try and get some feeling back into them. Cora lowers her feet to the metal floor of the accommodation pod, immediately noticing that her thick Andromeda Initiative issued socks that she'd luckily decided to wear too, do nothing to protect her from the cold. Her body continues to shiver involuntarily as she tries hard not to let her teeth chatter. She places her hands on her arms, rubbing them over the tight black material of her under armour that covers her from head to toe, trying desperately to warm herself. Voeld was proving to be an unforgiving planet, and the snowstorm that had left them unable to make it back to the Nomad or contact the Tempest for the last forty-eight hours was still battering the side of the temporary building they'd been offered by the Angoran that had found them out in the freezing conditions.

Cora glances at Scott who she notices has lowered himself to one of the metal slabs that she knows double up as their beds for the night, seeing that he is removing his armour too and looks just as cold as she's feeling. She watches him unhooking panels until he is down to his under armour just as she is and sees him huff and lower his head, she could tell he wasn't happy. Cora hears him dropping his armour to the floor and can tell he's feeling frustrated with himself. No one should have to live in minus fifty conditions, and she couldn't wait to get back to the Tempest she thinks to herself as she watches him remove his boots as she has and that his attention turns to her.

"I'm sorry about today.." Cora begins and notices her words make him nod lightly and then lift his hands to rub them against his face, wishing she could wrap her arms around him when she hears him sigh.

"It's not your fault. This is all one me." Scott sighs before lifting his eyes to her. "Are you alright?" He asks her making her nod and give him a reassuring smile, hoping it will ease his mind that she is.

Cora rubs her arms again which makes him smile lightly, she was freezing and needed a very hot shower and something warm inside her, but she'd survive and been through much worse. His concern for her well-being did make her smile though and she knew how frustrated he'd been to have led them to nothing and to have had to abandon the Nomad. Nothing that had happened had been his fault either, but she knew he would be blaming himself for putting them at risk.

"Just cold.." Cora replies and notices he nods in agreement. "How are you feeling?" She adds, not wanting to bring up how upset he'd been after the argument with his twin and how unsure he'd been feeling about his ability to be Pathfinder, but they hadn't had time to talk since they'd reached Voeld.

"I'm okay." Scott nods and returns the reassuring smile that she isn't completely sure is genuine, but she wouldn't push it and she hoped they'd have plenty of time to talk everything through when they were back in their room and away from the others. "Thanks for checking on me." He smiles at her and she feels him reach out and gently touch her fingers with his.

"That's what I'm here for." Cora returns his smile and lets her fingers brush against his and wraps them around his, trying to give him some comfort. "Your hands are freezing." She whispers and sees him chuckle quietly.

"So are yours." Scott replies when she feels him pull his away when he glances behind them and thinks he's heard that they are no longer alone. "Here, I've got a tee you can wear." She hears him continue and watches as he unzips his armour.

"You are cold, too.." Cora whispers as she sees his body shiver when he squeezes himself out of his waterproof layer and notices he's worn a t-shirt in the hopes to give him some more warmth.

"I've got to try and keep my girlfriend warm." He smiles at her making her sigh and nod lightly which seems to satisfy him because he slides the t-shirt off over his head and holds it out to her. "I've got shorts under here." He nods again towards the t-shirt.

"What would I do without you?" She smiles at him and lets her eyes meet his, she'd be walking around in just her underwear if it wasn't for him that's for sure.

"Never going to find out." Scott returns her smile but he can still see that he looks troubled, she had hated seeing him so hurt and she knew the setbacks on this planet were only going to make it worse.

Cora feels their fingers touch again and gives him a grateful smile before standing so that she can unzip her own mesh and roll it down her body before slipping his t-shirt over her head and tugging it down onto her body. It didn't do much but she wouldn't say no to anything to help warm her up, and besides, it smelled like Scott and she could close her eyes and imagine he was holding her. She takes hold of the bottom and removes it from her legs, glad she'd decided to wear an extra pair of leggings. The Initiative had spent a long time designing and creating the under armour that they wore, it was like a second skin and made to keep them at a constant temperature, protected from the elements, and enhanced their armour. But, even it had been struggling in these beyond freezing conditions.

Cora sees that his attention leaves her when Vetra, Liam, Peebee, and one of the local Angaran's join them and their few seconds alone is interrupted so she lowers her eyes to her feet. She wished she could do more for her love and she feels her stomach knot when she hears his unhappy sigh has returned.

"Did you have a shower we could use?" Cora hears the Pathfinder ask and notices he is speaking to the Angaran that had shown them where they'd be sheltering from the storm. "We're freezing.." He adds and she knows he is trying to communicate that it's because they are so cold rather than dirty.

"Yes." He replies and she sees him nod and fix his eyes on Scott. "It isn't much.." The Angaran adds which makes Cora smile lightly to herself, at this moment in time she didn't care if it was an Alliance Military standard shower, it was exactly what they needed. "Follow me.." He adds with a positive nod.

"A shower." Cora sighs with happiness as she climbs to her feet and notices that Scott does the same, wishing that she had her kit bag and some extra clothes with her, or at least another pair of socks to thaw her toes.

After losing sight of their transport and the following hours of traipsing through the storm their Pathfinder had finally given in and they'd retreated back to the Angoran settlement to attempt to get some rest and sleep, hoping for a chance the following morning to get back to their ship when the storm has passed. The loud howling of the wind, and the freezing conditions outside were making Cora think back to Habitat 7 and how bad and extreme the weather had been until Alec had activated the vault. Scott was convinced Voeld would be the same and that they just needed to activate the one here, but the storm had only gotten worse, taking out all of their comms and nav system. They'd searched for hours with no electronic guidance or support to no avail. They were going to need to return and try again.

Cora follows Scott and the Angaran, out of the accommodation pod and towards the settlement, noticing that there are many sets of eyes watching them closely as they are shown to another small metal pod that is haphazardly balanced deep in the snow. She crosses her arms over her chest and fixes her eyes straight ahead, suddenly feeling uncomfortable, when she is sure she hears whispering about her and Scott's strange appearance. She was sure they looked odd to them, even more so now out of their armour and shivering from the cold.

"Thank you." Scott nods when the door slides open and they are motioned inside the shower block. "Well.." He begins when he is sure they are out of earshot from the local that has taken them here. "This is interesting." Scott mumbles making her laugh quietly and step inside and move past him to get out of the cold.

"Interesting is right." Cora giggles quietly as she lets her eyes move around the metal unit that she can now see was probably a storage container that has been turned into somewhere to shower. "As long as there's hot water.." She mumbles as she watches Scott move towards one of the three showerheads and open showers that are suspended from the wall, mostly bare pipes and not much else. This definitely worse than the Alliance.

"We'll be lucky." Scott smiles lightly at her as he bangs the edge of his fist against the controls to the one nearest him, noticing that he chuckles and shakes his head when the pipes begin to groan but no water appears. "Come on, just a little bit of water.." He mumbles and moves to the next shower and does the same, the same groan and rattle as the first making him sigh.

"Third time lucky?" She smiles as she steps towards the last shower and carefully presses her fingertips against the control, hearing the pipes rattle violently before a strong warm jet of water finally rushes out of it. "It just needed my expert touch." Cora giggles as she lifts her hand into the current and lets the water cascade over her fingers.

"Is it hot?" He asks as she turns her attention to him and notices he is watching her, she shakes her head lightly. The water was warm at best, but right now it was the most wondering feeling and was quickly helping her thaw out.

"Why don't you join me and find out?" Cora smiles at him as she watches him begin peeling his under armour off of his body, down his legs and letting it fall to the floor at his feet until he's just in his shorts so she wriggles out of her clothes and piles them on top of his.

Cora notices that he returns her smile and that he looks like he's slowly starting to feel better, and wonders if a few moments alone would help him forget about everything that had gone wrong. Time together just the two of them was scarce, but it always made them feel better to be together. Cora closes her eyes as she steps beneath the water and tilts back her head, enjoying the warm water soaking her hair and body. She begins to wonder if they are alone enough to remove her underwear so she can get the full effect of the shower, letting out a quiet sigh when her body starts to warm. She hears Scott moving towards her and feels his body suddenly close to hers, making her open her eyes to look at him. Cora smiles at him when she feels his eyes on her that he lifts his hands to stroke through her wet hair.

"I can't remember the last time I touched you.." Scott whispers and she notices his smile when he caresses her cheeks with his thumbs. "Or kissed you." He adds making her return his smile when he leans to press a lingering kiss against her temple. "I've been hoping to get you alone.." Scott mumbles making her let out a frustrated huff when he hovers his lips over hers but doesn't kiss her. They'd spent a few days on this mission and hadn't been able to touch each other.

"We're alone now." Cora replies and notices her words make him grin and that he quickly backs her against the wall so they are both beneath the water and kisses her hard, making her wrap her arms around his neck and pulls him flush against her. "Four days, give or take.." She whispers between kisses, his touch making her whimper when she feels his hands finally come into contact with her bare skin for the first time in days.

"Four days too long." He whispers as he strokes his hands over her stomach. "I'm glad you agree.." Scott adds as she feels him slowly slide his palms up to her breasts, his hands cupping her through her bra which makes her arch into his touch. "You have too many layers." He chuckles when she feels his fingertips following the line of the material until he reaches the clasp in the centre of her back.

"So do you." Cora whispers and notices Scott grins at her as she removes her bra and drops it on the floor by their feet. "Keep going.." She giggles and then sighs when his hands cover her again, his thumbs brushing over her nipples.

"I should lose the shorts." Scott replies and she can hear the need in his voice when he presses his body against her, pinning her against the wall so she can't move. Cora bites back a moan when he nips at her throat.

"Yeah, are you ready for your debriefing?" She giggles before placing her hand on the back of his neck and dragging him up and into another kiss, hearing him groan when she places her hand on his chest and digs them into his skin.

"Your jokes are getting worse than me." Scott grins against her mouth before he deepens their kiss and slides his tongue between her lips, his hands gripping her and heating her skin wherever he touches her.

Cora giggles when Scott slides his hands between her body and the wall and down onto her behind so he can squeeze her gently, knowing he is trying to increase the friction between their wet bodies when he wraps her in his arms. She feels his mouth and tongue on hers, kissing her until she is sure her legs are going to buckle beneath her if it wasn't for his body holding her up. Cora forgets all about the shower when he presses his mouth against her neck making her moan quietly when he tucks his fingertips into her underwear and begins tugging them down. She hears him let out his own quiet groan into her neck when she lowers her hand to cover him with her palm, feeling how hard he is beneath her fingers.

"Scott.." Cora mumbles. "Someones coming.." She hisses when she is sure she can hear voices outside the pod, the crunching of snow beneath boots and that it sounds like they are getting closer. Cora feels Scott unwrap his arms from around her and quickly put some space between them.

"I hope you saved some water for us!" Peebee shouts from outside the pod, her voice loud and with a sing-song tone to it.

"Fuck.." Scott huffs making Cora laugh quietly when she glances at him and watches his eyes meet hers, noticing how dark they are and how flushed his face and chest are. "Why now?" He whispers again when she watches him scoop up her bra from the floor and shove it into his pocket before he turns his back on the door when they hear it opening and she is sure she sees him trying to cover the hard-on in his shorts.

"Come on in. There's lots of water.." Cora begins as she quickly pulls Scott's t-shirt over her head to cover herself and turns her attention to Peebee and Liam that are at the door. "It's not hot, though." She adds and tries to quickly pull her leggings up her wet legs, knowing the pair are looking at her and have no doubt seen how underdressed they are. "I'll see you later, Pathfinder Ryder." Cora mumbles and rushes past her teammates but takes a final look back at Scott who is hiding in the corner and pretending they weren't moments from fucking each other.

"Of course, El-Tee." Scott begins and she notices the light smile on his lips when his eyes meet hers.

—/—

Cora huffs quietly and pulls her blanket higher over her body, wondering if she'd ever get warm enough to fall asleep on this damn planet. The lukewarm shower she'd taken had helped, but it had been Scott's body and mouth that had really sent heat to all the right places and lit that fire within. But as always, they'd been interrupted and she'd had no choice but to escape and head back to the pod, feeling frustrated and disappointed that they were both left unsatisfied. She huffs again and closes her eyes, trying to summon the memory of warmth that his hands had given her and remember how it had felt when he touched her.

"Go to sleep.." Cora sighs quietly to herself when she settles back onto her bunk. Huffing when she doesn't immediately manage it, so she opens her eyes and tries to listen to the sounds of her love sleeping.

She takes a moment to look over and through the darkness, in the direction of the other bunks that she knows her friends and team are currently sleeping in. She fixes her ears on the sound of their deep breathing and light snores and knows that everyone but her must be sleeping soundly, meaning no one would notice her sneaking into his bed. They'd all been quick to take their tired bodies to their bunks after their first hot meal for days, and the uncomfortable beds had been a welcome sight.

Cora leans over the edge of her metal bunk and reaches her hand out in front of her, her fingers coming into contact with a warm body in the narrow bed beside hers. Touching the skin that she has touched more times than anything and immediately knows is Scott, makes her remembers that it's not only been a few days since they'd been able to touch until their shower but days since she'd fallen asleep in his arms.

"Scott.." Cora whispers as she tries to fix her eyes on him, trying to make out the shape of him in the nearly complete darkness. She lifts her hand and lowers it to where she thinks his head is, letting her fingertips stroke through the front of his hair. "Are you awake?" She adds and feels him stir.

"Cora?" Comes his sleepy reply when she wonders if he'll be upset that she's woken him up and knowing how much he loves his sleep. Cora feels him move beneath her palm. "What's wrong?" He mumbles quietly as his metal bed creaks and he finds her hand with his.

"I'm cold. I can't sleep and I just wanted.." She whispers and is sure she hears him chuckle quietly when she doesn't continue. In truth, she didn't exactly know what she wanted, but touching him was a good start. She'd missed him these last few days.

"Come here." Scott replies quietly as she feels him drawing her towards him, guiding her into his bunk. Cora climbs into the small space next to him and feels him wrapping his arms around her body. "We can warm each other up.." He whispers so she slides her arms around his middle and cuddles into his chest, immediately feeling comforted being so close to him and the warmth of his body.

"Any excuse to touch you." Cora smiles when she hears his happy sigh as she trails her hands over his bare back. "They are all asleep." She whispers, knowing she is answering a question he will be wondering about them being caught together by the rest of his team. "I think.." Cora giggles quietly and leans her forehead against his.

"Good." Scott replies quietly and she can hear the smile in his voice, feeling him stroking his fingers through her hair before cupping her cheek in his hand. Cora sighs and covers his hand with her own. "Maybe we can finish what we started?" He whispers making her smile to herself.

Instead of replying she leans closer to him, finding his lips with her own in the darkness until they are pressed against his. She wraps her arms tightly around him when she feels him kissing her in a way that makes her body ache for his touch. Cora closes her eyes when she feels his hands moving over her body, pulling her closer and trying to remove any space between them. Scott places his hands on her hips, feeling how warm they are even through the layer of his t-shirt that she wears that he'd given her to try and keep away the cold. Cora sighs into their kiss when she feels him guiding her lips apart so that his tongue can find hers, their kiss becoming more heated when he rolls her onto her back and covers her body with his.

"Scott.." Cora whimpers quietly into their kiss when she wraps her legs around his hips and draws him closer. "I want.." She mumbles and feels him remove his mouth from hers and thinks that she sees him glance towards the occupied bunks.

"I know what you want." Scott whispers and she recognises that his voice is filled with pure lust when his attention returns to her. Cora slides her hands onto his back when he covers her again, his mouth joining hers in a deep and passionate kiss that leaves her breathless. "Shh.." He whispers between kisses when she whimpers louder than she'd intended.

"Scott.." Cora huffs quietly before sighing when she feels Scott's hands between their bodies and that he quickly tugs the leggings that she wears down with his fingertips. "Please.." She whispers when he slips his hand between her legs and she feels him begin teasing her, making her gasp when he begins pressing his fingers into her. Cora lowers her own hands down his body and strokes her palm against the hot and hard part of him that is straining against his shorts, noticing it causes him to groan.

"Cora.." Scott mumbles when she places her hands on his waist, pushing the material down past his hips and freeing him. "You make me so hard." He groans quietly when she wraps her fist around him and begins sliding her hand up his length, feeling how turned on he is. Cora lets out another quiet moan when she feels him increase the movement of his fingers and curls them into her which makes her back arch and the biotics energy begin to spread inside her.

"There, Scott." Cora sighs when she lifts her hips to get him deeper, quickly glancing to the other beds and wonders if he's been too loud. She lets her eyes settle back on Scott again and notices he has closed his eyes and hears his breathing becoming more laboured when she jerks him faster. "I need you inside me." She whispers and watches him nod and hears him groan again.

Cora feels the weight of his body shift and begins pressing her into the bunk when his attention lowers to her hand that strokes him with before wrapping her legs around his and helping him push into her, making them both groan when he fills her. She feels him kiss her again, knowing he is trying to muffle their moans and sighs when he begins to slowly move his body and thrust into her. Cora wraps her arms around him to keep him tight against her, noticing that he places his arms on either side of her head and that when they break their kiss his eyes are searching for hers. She bites at the inside of her cheek and closes her eyes, trying to keep herself from alerting the rest of the team that are still hopefully sleeping a few feet away.

"My biotics.." Cora whimpers and slides her fingers into his hair when she feels him nuzzling his mouth into her neck, the increase in speed and the roll of his hips making the electric buzz begin to increase inside her, lighting up her body and making her whole body throb.

"We better hide that." Scott chuckles quietly and she notices he pauses his movements so she reaches to help him pull the blanket over their heads, the blue of her biotics were definitely going to give away what they were doing and what his body was doing to her.

"Get back here.." She whispers making him laugh as she draws him back to her by pressing the heels of her feet into the back of his thighs. Cora places her hand on the back of his head, gripping his hair and capturing his mouth in a deep kiss. "Mmm.." Cora moans quietly against his lips when he thrusts harder into her, causing the light to begin surrounding them both and bathing them in blue.

"Fuuuck.." She hears him groan when she lifts her hips to meet his movements, feeling his body tense when she grips him tightly. He presses his lips against her neck and feels his breath hot on her skin. "Your so warm." She hears him muffling a groan and knowing he is trying to keep as quiet as she is with her whimpers and moans when her biotics wrap around him and flows between them.

"I'm close.." Cora whimpers feeling the ache inside her desperate for release. She arches her body towards him and draws his mouth to hers, kissing him as they pant against each other. "Scott." She sobs quietly when she feels him continue to draw her closer to orgasm and she grinds against him until she is sure she sees stars in front of her eyes.

Cora lowers her hands to his thighs and digs her fingers into his muscles which only makes him thrust harder. She slides them up his back to wrap her arms tightly around his shoulders when he presses his mouth against her neck and his hard thrust sends her over the edge, the biotic energy flashing out of her as her body tightens and shakes beneath his. She tries to bite back her moan when she relaxes, hearing him let out a groan as his last final thrusts cause him to release inside her.

"Are you okay?" Cora giggles quietly when she feels Scott relax and his body heavy on hers, both of them breathing hard and trying to catch their breath. She slides her hands up his back and can feel how hot his skin is.

"Your amazing." Scott whispers as she watches him lowers the blanket from over their heads, glancing behind him to check that everyone is still sleeping soundly. "Do you think they heard us?" He whispers when his eyes meet hers.

"I am, it's true." She giggles quietly and smiles when he presses a soft kiss against her lips and wraps her arms around him so he can't move. "It was worth it." Cora giggles against his mouth and sighs when he deepens their kiss.

"It was definitely worth it." Scott sighs as she feels him loosen his hold on her and that he begins pulling his shorts up his hips. "I think we made a bit of a mess." He grins at her making her giggles quietly.

"Not in my bunk." Cora grins at him and gives him a soft kiss before she moves to sit up. "Night, Scott." She giggles quietly and before she feels his hands on her so she can't move.

"Can't you just stay with me?" He whispers making her sigh quietly and glance at him, lifting her hand to stroke through his hair. "It's cold, and Peebee is probably spooning with Liam." Scott adds and she notices him grin in the near dark.

"Then they'll see us." Cora laughs quietly and glances towards where she knows Peebee's bunk is, knowing it was cold enough for anyone to want to have a warm body next to them. "I guess I could.." She whispers and places her hands on his shoulders and pushes him until he rolls onto his back.

"What are you doing?" She hears him whispers and tries to bite back a giggle when he sighs as she straddles his waist and covers his body with hers. Cora feels him sliding his hands onto her hips.

"Keeping my Pathfinder warm." Cora whispers as she pulls the blanket over their heads and kisses him hard.

—/—

"Morning." Scott whispers sleepily beside her as she feels his arms wrapping tightly around her and cuddling her closer to his chest. Cora slowly opens her eyes and lets herself look around trying to figure out where she is. "I think they left us to sleep.." He adds and she hears him yawn and his eyes fix on hers and smile.

"Morning, Ryder." Cora replies and returns his smile, glancing around them to see that they are still on what must be the coldest planet she's ever been to, but that he's right the rest of the team are nowhere to be seen. When she lets her eyes settle on him again she feels him lift his hand to stroke her hair. "Busted." She giggles as she draws her into a kiss.

"Totally busted." He smiles into their kiss so she lifts her hand to his cheek. "I need a shower.." Scott whispers making her laugh and nod in agreement, preferably back on the Tempest where the water is hot and his room has a lock on the door.

"I need coffee.." She grins at him and reluctantly untangles herself from his arms, lowering her feet to the floor so that she can stand. "Do they have coffee here?" Cora adds and glances at Scott who is still gazing at her and she notices he shrugs lightly and moves to sit beside her.

"It's probably toxic to humans." Scott smiles as he yawns, she watches him stretch his arms above his head and can tell he is trying to work the ache out of his back from sleeping on the hard bed. "It sounds like the storm has passed." He adds nodding his head in the general direction of the outside world.

"Then we can finally leave." Cora smiles at him. "Is your back feeling sore?" She asks watching him nod so she places her hand on his lower back and rubs her knuckles gently into his muscles. "I'll give you a proper rub down when we get back." She whispers which makes Scott smile at her words.

"Promises, promises." Scott chuckles when she gives his back another press of her fingertips. "It's my fault for forgetting how uncomfortable it is having sex in a bunk." He adds and she laughs when he leans towards her and kisses her shoulder which she then feels him nuzzle his mouth against her skin.

"I didn't hear you complaining last night." She laughs and rubs her hand up to his shoulder blades and notices he lifts his head to look at her and he has the cheeky smile on his face. "There are some benefits of cold planets.." Cora adds and sees his smile widen.

"I'll remind you of your words next time." Scott whispers and shakes his head at her. "But, it was nice." He adds and she sees him lean closer and draw her into a kiss, his hand in her hair and his mouth becoming more demanding.

"Kallo to Pathfinder Ryder, do you read me?" Cora hears their pilots' voice coming in loud and clear over Scott's Omni and communicator. "This is the Tempest to Pathfinder shore team." He adds before going quiet and Cora feels him break their kiss.

"Am I glad to hear your voice, Kallo.." Scott speaks into his comms and Cora sees the look of relief on his face. "I lost the Nomad and the storm was interfering with our connections." He continues.

"We've recovered the Nomad, Scott." Kallo replies which makes Scott lift his hand to his brow and wipe it while mouthing 'phew' at her, which makes her giggle quietly. "We'll be reaching this landing zone to collect you in the next few minutes." Kallo continues as Cora watches her and Scott's Omni's ping with the location they've been sent.

"Received, Kallo." Scott says before closing the comms and climbing to his feet. "I really, really need a shower.." He mumbles when Cora watches him lower his chin and nose to sniff himself making her laugh. "Wheres my clothes?" She hears him mumble and glance around for the mesh all-in-one clothing.

"Scott.." Cora begins as she stands from the bed to his level, noticing he glances at her. "You do know none of this was your fault, don't you?" She asks seeing that he looks to be thinking about her words before nodding lightly. "You couldn't predict this." Cora adds motioning around them.

"You mean you didn't like the romantic trip I arranged for us?" Scott smiles lightly making her sigh when he reaches for her hand and squeezes it tightly. "I know it wasn't entirely my fault." He nods positively and she sees his eyes lower.

"We'll come back and try again.." She says and his eyes reach her face again. "If we learn from our mistakes it isn't a complete failure." Cora adds and sees him nod in agreement. "We just need to turn this all around and have things go our way again." Cora laughs quietly.

"Your so wise.." Scott smiles at her and lifts his hand to her cheek. "We'll do better next time." He nods and she leans against him. "I want to be the Pathfinder that doesn't keep messing up." Scott adds with another positive nod.

"Well, you did lose the Nomad.." Cora laughs. "That's was definitely all your fault." She smiles when he fixes his eyes on her and gives her a grateful smile that she's making a joke about it.

"Kallo said they found it." Scott laughs.

"I'll be sure to mention that in the report." Cora giggles when he wraps his arms around her shoulders and kisses the side of her head. "Let's get off of this planet." She sighs quietly. "When you come back to find the vault, can you leave me behind?" Cora smiles at him.

"What if I need you?" Scott smiles.

"Try not to." Cora replies and hears him chuckle.