.. I figured you were going away with her for the whole weekend, and you get so... so..." Horny?" I supplied.She smiled weakly. "I thought this way yo... wouldn't have to lie or anything. You wouldn't have to cheat."I reached forward, grabbed her, and pulled her into a hug. She struggled, but not too hard. I looked down into her eyes--damn, I could lose myself in there--and smiled. "That is one of the sweetest things anyone has ever said to me." I closed the distance between our faces and kissed. She mothers everybody, and Jenn and Laci were just two more strays to take care of.After the meal, Dad and I were watching the obligatory football game while the females cleared the mess. Dad looked at me. "They're not gonna watch the game?"Laci stuck her head up. She was hauling a load from the table. "Mister D, don't get caught up in stereotypes."Dad turned bright red. My antennae went to full alert. Laci bounced over and kissed Dad on the cheek. "We'll come sit with you in a minute." And she. Ohhh... my ribs were broken and I was getting all cold... and it #$^&#ing HURT... GAH!"She looked to the spirit. A hint of sympathy? A raised eyebrow? ... nothing?! Seriously?!?"The human killed you." she said in summary.Wow, thought the cat, so inconsiderate..."I'm thankful I didn't last the night. Losing my body meant the pain was gone with it. ...but that big dumb #$^%!" You want to haunt it and get revenge." Adomm summarized again, "By screaming your guts out to it and achieving absolutely. As long as she didn't bitch about it, having someone pick up after him wouldn't be a bad deal. Tania sounded like she'd been largely unappreciated -- but aside from weird shit like whether the AI was male or female, she seemed fairly easy to get along with. He slid into his skinsuit, wondering how long she would be able to put up with him -- and vice-versa.If he could have read Tania's mind, he would have been surprised! Don hadn't been terribly attentive, and it had been SOOO clear who was.
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