Oh, by the way… picture Corinne Bohrer in the role.

“Picture Imperfect”

By Joseph Manno

Molly Ainsworth considered every reason why she should either ignore Brett King’s suit… or, better yet, confront him and nip it in the bud.

We’d be the talk of the ship… and I just don’t need that.

He’s so young.

He’s so pushy.

He’s so weird.

She entered her quarters and threw herself on the bed, there to look at the view through her window—the now-unobstructed view.

She blinked.

His picture was gone. During her shift, maintenance must have removed it.

Molly gestured, as if herself finger-painting … and airbrushed a sad little face where her happy one had been.