E C Tubb, page 16
“What will take five years?”
“Contacting the planets. “
“Who cares about the planets?” Susan clung to his arm. “You didn’t hear what I said. Genetics has given permission for free-choice marriages for anyone who has reached marriageable status. “ She looked slyly up at him. “I shall reach full status in a few months. “
“Good, “ he said. Then, as what she hinted at came home to him, he stopped, gripped her shoulders and turned her to face him.
“Susan!”
“I knew that you’d want to marry me, “ she said. “That’s why I’ve already filed application for lowering of my status age. We can be married next month. “
Her kiss stopped his protest and, as he responded to it, he gave up.
Between Quentin and Susan, his life was pretty well planned for him as it was.
The Space-Born (epub), E C Tubb
