I was ready to tell her yes until she revealed she was not done talking yet.
"I know some people that can grant you a pass to enter the Inner Colonies. All you have to do is hand over that cousin of mine to us. That should be a good deal, right?"
I didn't even need time to consider, "Not happening."
It seems like my answer was unexpected as she looked taken aback.
"You… Are rejecting my offer?"
"What does it sound like? Of course I'm rejecting your offer. I'm not handing her over for any reason at all."
"Why? What value does she even give you?"
"Aside from the fact that she's a very capable doctor? I think that's already a really big value that she has as a crew member, don't you think?"
She scoffed, "Who cares about that? You can just get another doctor with the same skills. It's not like she's the best doctor you can ever get."
"Well, she's my lover too."
