attention for a moment, adding, “went to him…considering his size…it would almost make sense.” He slumped down on the closest chair. “Wow. Just like…wow.”
There was a long silence while everyone stared at Charmin.
He preened.
Dani couldn’t believe it. “Those must be some enhancements,” she murmured, then turned her attention to Milo. “There are a couple of other problems with your logic.” He raised an eyebrow. She shook her head, overwhelmed at the casualness of his actions. “First off, what if you did choose the perfect partner for him and destroyed her in the process?”
He blinked.
She snorted. Such a thought hadn’t even occurred to him. “Did you even think about failure?”
He laughed. “No. Nothing is a failure in life. There are just times where I’ve learned something didn’t work. And if this didn’t work, no one would know. You’d have just been vaporized or something.”
“And what if only half of me made it?” She felt sick inside. “What if I was lying from the belly up in a gory pool of blood on your floor?” she said in an ominous voice.
His skin took on a greenish tinge. Then his lips twitched. “Nah. It was either all of you or none of you.”
“And how could you know I wasn’t some kind of serial killer you were bringing for your brother?”
He grinned. “We have all kinds of DNA markers for that sort of thing. Serial killer material you’re not. You actually pick spiders up and put them outside so they don’t die.”
She frowned, a little weirded out that he knew that about her. “But I won’t touch them with my hands.”
He laughed at that. “See, that’s perfect. Caring, but careful.”
“And a personality profile?” she asked. “There’s no way you could have done one of those on me. Not when I lived hundreds of years ago.”
“We have advanced profile markers for many traits today. Sure, it was a gamble, but you had the same general look that he loved, you fit the other parameters I needed, so it was a good gamble.” He straightened. “And you’re here all in one piece, so it’s time to move on.”
Move on? What did that mean? She tilted her head. “Move on?”
“Time to adjust. Time to adapt. Time to deal.” Milo levelled a look her way. “This is your life now.”
And he walked out.
Levi moved closer. “Time to go back into the pod. Tomorrow could be stressful.”
“More than my life already is?”
“Unfortunately,” his face turned grim. “Yes.”
Chapter 11
B ack in the pod, Dani and Charmin slept, woke, and slept some more. When Levi walked in the next morning, she felt much better. Until he said her specialist was here. He dropped a stack of clothes on the bed and walked out.
Like what the hell was a specialist? And why was he hers?
She frowned at his retreating back but struggled upright, gasping at the lingering aches and pains. “I’ll be there in a minute,” she called out as she stumbled to the bathroom. Once out, she dressed in the unusual but cool clothing. That they fit like a glove was a little disconcerting. How had he known her size? Still, they looked good on her. She smoothed her fingers over the silky black material of the cropped top, loving the exotic feel. The half skirt along the back of the shorts was like nothing she’d ever seen before. Then neither were the interesting gem-like diamonds decorating the top.
She made her way down the hallway, doing a quick twirl to watch the back flare out. Nice. She grinned. Not only that, she was grateful that although hungry, she didn’t feel like she was going to die anytime soon.
She walked into the kitchen. As she caught sight of the stranger, her breath caught at the back of her throat. Two hundred years into the future made no difference. There was a specific look to those that walked the shady side of life. Not saying anything, he motioned at her to sit down. She glanced over at Levi uncertainly. Immediately, he stepped closer and motioned
There was a long silence while everyone stared at Charmin.
He preened.
Dani couldn’t believe it. “Those must be some enhancements,” she murmured, then turned her attention to Milo. “There are a couple of other problems with your logic.” He raised an eyebrow. She shook her head, overwhelmed at the casualness of his actions. “First off, what if you did choose the perfect partner for him and destroyed her in the process?”
He blinked.
She snorted. Such a thought hadn’t even occurred to him. “Did you even think about failure?”
He laughed. “No. Nothing is a failure in life. There are just times where I’ve learned something didn’t work. And if this didn’t work, no one would know. You’d have just been vaporized or something.”
“And what if only half of me made it?” She felt sick inside. “What if I was lying from the belly up in a gory pool of blood on your floor?” she said in an ominous voice.
His skin took on a greenish tinge. Then his lips twitched. “Nah. It was either all of you or none of you.”
“And how could you know I wasn’t some kind of serial killer you were bringing for your brother?”
He grinned. “We have all kinds of DNA markers for that sort of thing. Serial killer material you’re not. You actually pick spiders up and put them outside so they don’t die.”
She frowned, a little weirded out that he knew that about her. “But I won’t touch them with my hands.”
He laughed at that. “See, that’s perfect. Caring, but careful.”
“And a personality profile?” she asked. “There’s no way you could have done one of those on me. Not when I lived hundreds of years ago.”
“We have advanced profile markers for many traits today. Sure, it was a gamble, but you had the same general look that he loved, you fit the other parameters I needed, so it was a good gamble.” He straightened. “And you’re here all in one piece, so it’s time to move on.”
Move on? What did that mean? She tilted her head. “Move on?”
“Time to adjust. Time to adapt. Time to deal.” Milo levelled a look her way. “This is your life now.”
And he walked out.
Levi moved closer. “Time to go back into the pod. Tomorrow could be stressful.”
“More than my life already is?”
“Unfortunately,” his face turned grim. “Yes.”
Chapter 11
B ack in the pod, Dani and Charmin slept, woke, and slept some more. When Levi walked in the next morning, she felt much better. Until he said her specialist was here. He dropped a stack of clothes on the bed and walked out.
Like what the hell was a specialist? And why was he hers?
She frowned at his retreating back but struggled upright, gasping at the lingering aches and pains. “I’ll be there in a minute,” she called out as she stumbled to the bathroom. Once out, she dressed in the unusual but cool clothing. That they fit like a glove was a little disconcerting. How had he known her size? Still, they looked good on her. She smoothed her fingers over the silky black material of the cropped top, loving the exotic feel. The half skirt along the back of the shorts was like nothing she’d ever seen before. Then neither were the interesting gem-like diamonds decorating the top.
She made her way down the hallway, doing a quick twirl to watch the back flare out. Nice. She grinned. Not only that, she was grateful that although hungry, she didn’t feel like she was going to die anytime soon.
She walked into the kitchen. As she caught sight of the stranger, her breath caught at the back of her throat. Two hundred years into the future made no difference. There was a specific look to those that walked the shady side of life. Not saying anything, he motioned at her to sit down. She glanced over at Levi uncertainly. Immediately, he stepped closer and motioned
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