Daevor and Vhrain have been good friends since their arranged commitment, and are relatively content with their open marriage. If Daevor sometimes wishes for a lover, for romance, well, he makes do, and he's certainly happy to have Vhrain as a close friend.With their ship on its last legs and desperately in need of repair, they opt to go to Earth, where they can get a cheap mechanic by hiring a prisoner.They wind up with Leon, who agrees to be their mechanic to work off the last two years of his sentence. Daevor is immediately intrigued, but though Vhrain encourages him to approach Leon, Daevor refuses.Then Leon's old pirate crew comes to retrieve him...