--Building a New life --Tech x Reader Bad Batch

Chapter 18 --Clean up and ship out--

Your conversation with Tech had been both comforting and laughable. The topics you covered were mostly helpful and reassuring but you couldn't shake the awkwardness of being alone with him away from the ship.

When it was just you two in the Marauder any of his brothers could walk in or were already present on the opposite side of the room. You never thought of it as private or intimate. This interaction however, had felt different. You were embarrassed, shy, and awkward through most of it. But it only made you daydream about your morning and about getting to see Tech colored by the rays of sunrise. You were both out in the open, not doing anything wrong or perverted, but it had felt so intimate you couldn't shake your feelings. It was easy to enjoy it, and even easier to enjoy him.

You two had wrapped up your conversation and gone to join the others as they woke up. The other guys didn't say anything but Echo was giving Tech the most snarky look you had seen to date and Tech returned it with a harsh glare. So good at communicating their feelings they didn't even need to say anything. Hunter noticed their glances, and made a 'don't start, it's too early this' look at both of them. Wrecker was oblivious, and Omega noticed the looks but they only made her giggle.

Today was your second to last day and Hunter gave you a run down of the plan. "Both ships will need to be prepared for flight by tonight. The Marauder will need all of its connections rewired so we will not have as many fans today."

"The temperatures are cooler today, one fan should suffice" Tech stated.

"You shouldn't, SHOULD on anybody" Wrecker joked with a hearty laugh.

Hunter continued, even after Wrecker's comment made him smirk. "We will also need to clean up our campsite and make it look like we were never here. Also, since we are watching these mines we will need to have a crew go check them out before we depart."

Tech had grabbed his holopad at this point, and was looking over the different schematics of the ship, "The rewiring should be relatively straight forward but it could take a while to ensure the systems are back online. Not to mention any further testing for the adjustments I made to our core".

"Lets get it done first then" Hunter agreed "If you and Echo can keep from bickering".

"I have no qualms," Tech replied.

"I ain't bickering" Echo commented with a sly smile.

Hunter still suspected they might fight, but Omega chimes in "How about Y/N and I go check out the mines while you guys do the re-wiring?"

"Are you sure you don't want to apply your studies of ship electronics?" Tech asked, but Omega clearly had something else in mind.

"Well" she said slowly.

"I wouldn't mind going by the mines again," you added.

"I can also go" Wrecker chimed in "Make sure these two don't get up to any trouble".

"Then you three can go check the mines while we reconnect the ship" Hunter decided.

With that plan in place you all had a short breakfast and then separated into your two groups. Echo was going about unscrewing panels with his arm and Tech pulled out the tools they had used previously.

You, Omega and Wrecker set out on the miners path up to the mine shafts after bidding Hunter goodbye. You and Wrecker kept an even pace while Omega ran ahead of you.

"What I'd give to have energy like that again" Wrecker jested, as he watched Omega skip up the path in front of you.

"Me too" you chuckle.