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know that we’re taking most of the station with us, and all of my husbands will be there. It’s just that sudden change dredges up a lot of memories I’d rather forget.”
    Matt held her for a moment and then stood up and stepped back to see her face more clearly.
    “Hopefully one day you’ll share some of those memories.”
    “Why would you want to know?” she asked, sounding surprised that he would ask.
    “Because your memories are part of who you are. Even when we convince ourselves that they can’t hurt us anymore, something like this, the sudden change, comes along and throws a wrench in the works. If your husbands know what might trigger these sad memories, we can make certain that we’re there to help you through them.”
    She smiled at him, stood, and touched his face with obvious affection. “You’ve got a noble streak a mile wide, haven’t you? You knew in just a few moments that I was in trouble that day you met me. You’ll always know when I’m feeling scared. It’s just part of who you are, Matt Davidson.” She stepped into his embrace and wrapped her arms around him. “In some ways, I owe you so much. If you hadn’t gotten involved that first day, my life could be very different. And not in a good way.” She ran her hand over the frown mark on his forehead. “But I promise I will share some memories with you soon.”

Chapter Eight

    After three weeks of living in cramped conditions, Mikayla was practically ready to scream. She’d finally told the rest of her husbands about her fear of becoming pregnant again, and their reactions had ranged from guilt and remorse that they’d asked her to have their children to absolute horror and anger that she would feel the need to hide her feelings from them.
    Having had time to come to terms with her own emotions, she could see their reactions were born from their love and fear for her. Mikayla had spent most of the last few days trying to smooth over the upheaval and reassure her men that she wouldn’t keep that sort of information from them again.
    But still, a little space would be nice.
    She managed to make it all the way into the kitchen only to find Ty seemed to have had the same idea. “Need some alone time?” he asked with a smile.
    Mikayla nodded, feeling a little bit childish in her need to get away from men who did everything they did because they loved her.
    “I can go,” Ty said hesitantly. It was obvious that he’d started to prepare the evening meal, and Mikayla was more than happy for the help. Feeding herself and eight men had been a challenge. Feeding three extra women, all of whom seemed to think they were above domestic chores, took a lot of planning.
    “No, that’s okay,” Mikayla said as she stepped to the sink and began rinsing vegetables, “we can be alone together.”
    Ty smiled, and Mikayla caught the first real sign that her husband was beginning to feel the strain as well. The ship only held just under half of the living space the station had in total, so they’d all had to make compromises. Add that to the fact that the medical science station-ship mysteriously hadn’t started and they’d had no time to fix it before leaving the planet urgently, tempers were fraying at an alarming rate.
    “Everything okay?” Mikayla asked quietly.
    Ty looked at her for a moment and then blew out a big breath. “Fine,” he answered, sounding rather tired. “It’s been hard sharing a ship with those women. They don’t seem to have any inclination to make allowances at all. The three of them have been arguing with Ryan since we left the planet.” He turned and whispered conspiratorially, “I think Ryan is about ready to stun their asses. Next time they piss him off, you’re liable to hear three dull thuds as they hit the ground.”
    Mikayla giggled a little and then placed her hand over her mouth. “I think I’d cheer if he did,” she said, a little shocked at her own reaction.
    Ty smiled as well, nodding his