"The warmth of other planets' suns will be that much more welcome, if I can share them with you."

If he could. If the ship didn't take her away again. If nothing terrible happened to her in a battle with the Ohm. If -

There were too many "ifs" to keep thinking of them all. Especially when she was here, and no danger reared its immediate head.

Perhaps there WOULD be worlds to share with her. There would most certainly be battles, and there would most certainly be danger.

Perhaps in between, there would be moments like these.

"And I have always wanted to watch the sun rise with you."

He touched her shoulder, inviting her to lean against him as the horizon filled with the hot golden glow of an impending sunrise.