Chapter 138

Is that what he wants?

I smile. “I’ve loved you for a long time,” I tell him.

A month ago, I never would’ve admitted such a thing. But now, his pride. Mine. What does it matter?

Life is about love.

And love is everything.

He grins. “That’s good.”

He doesn’t give me back the words. I’m not sure he can. Aaron has been broken down

in ways that make my traumas seem tame.

That’s another part of life, I’m learning. Accepting people as they are.

And I accept him.

If this is all he can be. It’ll be enough for me.

I drag myself away on shaky legs.

I’m sore in certain places, but even that is kind of a turn-on, because it’s the things we did that make me overly sensitive. And it’s these residual feelings that will remind me

of him in the long hours to come until I see him again.

“I’ll pick you up for dinner tonight.”

My heart quickens at the thought of another night in his arms. Another ‘date.’ I nod.

“Okay.”

“Eight o’clock. Don’t be late.”

I slide back into my dress and grab my purse. I don’t bother with shoes.

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I’ll do my walk of sha me and take the elevator down a few floors.

In the whole scheme of things, what does it matter?

dying is giving me all new perspectives

keep

Crying won’t change things.

I wish there

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The hours crawl by.

quick shower and change clothes. When

waiting outside for me.

my side to the elevator, out of

walks me all the way up to

room.

took the whole door-to-door service very

with some of my

your packmates,” he reminds me. “But okay. You can head up. I’ll hang out down here in the

be my shadow

did you get stuck with babysitting duty?” I

“I volunteered, Leah. It’s an

that didn’t make

favor, keep this on you at all times that I’m not around or when you’re not

It’s not big. It looks

like an

I

you. And it doesn’t

I hole

object. It’s red

to incapacitate. Someone comes at you, you slam that red

I nod and slide it into my back pocket.

FO

I’ll

Dennis. “This round of beta testing shows promise,” he says to me. “We’ve run several thousand simulations and the model of learning with the statistical results of the tests

explains to me, “A statistical error of up

I’m not sure any mistake is

is as

guess that is better

what happens now?” I

run several more tests and begin scaling up the software. We will need to

nods. “Our offense is only effective

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