He didn’t know for sure, but he was willing to find out.
He had Bolt and the other Nyrians, creatures he’d known for such a short time, and yet . . . they mattered. Mattered to him in a way that was almost impossible to describe. As if the forms they’d taken from his mind had left an indelible imprint on his soul.
Essentially, they had become family. His family. And not just the Nyrians—no, the entire dream team was closer than those few he could claim by blood. These were the ones who mattered.
Finn and Cam were the brothers he’d never had. Kiera and Liz were like little sisters. And Mac? How did he describe his feelings for Mac Dugan? Not just a friend, not even a brother. More a mentor, a trusted male, someone Morgan actually admired.
There were very few men he’d ever admired in his life.
And oddly enough, Finn O’Toole was one of them, which was almost laughable when he thought of his first impression of the irascible Irishman. He’d pegged O’Toole as a jokester without a serious thought in his head, a guy more concerned with bagging his next woman and adding another notch to his proverbial bedpost than with anything of substance.
He’d been wrong about Finn O’Toole. At least he hoped so, since he’d be trusting him with his life. Today, he and Finn would learn how to dematerialize, or disassemble, as the Nyrians called it. Essentially, he’d be reducing himself to the molecular level and hitchhiking within the energy mass of an alien creature in order to travel from Earth to the Gar ship that was currently in orbit behind the moon.
Yeah. Sure . . . and it was a good thing he didn’t have a clue how this was going to happen or he’d probably be scared to death, but somehow, doing something that was so far beyond belief didn’t register well enough to actually terrify him. Yet.
Rodie let out a soft snore and snuggled against his side. He tightened his arm around her shoulders. She was every bit as far beyond belief as dematerializing. Rodie Bishop was someone else he’d underestimated.
He’d thought she was interesting and kind of cute.
He’d had no idea she would totally rock his world.
Of course, when he’d signed on to this project, he really had no idea what he was getting into. Definitely a good thing, being so ignorant, or he’d never have agreed.
And then, just think what he’d be missing.