forward to it too, but he didn't show Jade that.
“How will you get home?” Jade asked. “Do you want me to order a cab?”
Phoebe shook her head. “That is not necessary. Wind and Faye will pick us up.”
Jade nodded. “That is a good idea. When will they be here?”
Phoebe looked at the watch that hung on the wall. “They should be by the reception area within twenty minutes.”
“Great.” She wrote something down again before she looked up. “It has been an interesting month, and I look forward to hearing how things turn out for you two within a few months.” She smiled again.
“Thank you,” Phoebe said and Shade nodded.
Jade left the room and Phoebe turned to Shade. Happiness shone within her whole being. She felt like a child about to go out on an adventure. She looked forward to her life with Shade, no matter what it would bring.
“Are you ready?” she asked.
His facial expression softened and he caressed her cheek. There was so much love in his beautiful and shining eyes.
“Oh, yes,” he answered.
Chapter 16
The doors to the elevator opened. Shade felt the nervousness rise as he took his first step out of it. He found himself at the reception area of MedAct together with Jade and Phoebe, and just a few feet beyond it was the entrance to the building. That entrance would also take him, for the first time, to the outside world. He knew he still had a lot to learn, but doctor Jade Silva believed him to be ready enough to handle the outside world. His possessiveness was finally under control and he understood how humans interacted. The basics were there. The rest, he would learn by just living and spending time with Phoebe and her friends and family.
He looked to his right and saw Phoebe stand by his side. She gave him a comforting smile and grabbed his hand. They were finally able to start living a life without someone constantly watching over them. Although, he would have to come back to MedAct from time to time for checkups in the following two years. He understood why and it wasn't something he would argue about. As long as Phoebe was by his side, he was happy.
“This is it,” Jade said as they approached the reception.
He had watched the reception many times from the bridge that was just above their heads. He had watched the humans while Phoebe had explained things to him. He had asked questions and he had learned, but standing here was a completely different experience. Everything felt bigger and he found himself among humans he didn't know. They walked by him, heading in different directions. Some headed for the elevators, others for the entrance. Some entered the building, some went for the escalators. Some even looked him in the eyes before they went on with their business.
Shade turned his head and looked in the direction of the reception. A man and a woman dressed in identical black suits with white bands around the sleeves near the wrists stood behind the desk. The woman stood by a computer and the man browsed through the digital pages of a newspaper.
They approached the reception desk, making the man and the woman look up. The woman smiled at him, but he didn't smile back. His instincts told him to grab Phoebe and keep her close, but he resisted. His teachings told him that neither the man nor the woman were dangerous. They were only doing their job, and right now, that job was to sign him and Phoebe out.
“Hello, Doctor Silva,” the woman said.
Shade found the woman plain-looking with her dark hair put up in a ball on the top of her head. She wore a gentle makeup and a professional smile along with well-polished nails. Other males would probably find her attractive, but for him, there was only one woman. His Phoebe.
“Hello, Erin.” Jade turned her head to the man. “Nice to meet you, Alberto.”
The man answered with a smile and a nod. “What can we help you with today, Doctor Silva?”
The man was tall with a fit body. He had black hair and darker skin. His
“How will you get home?” Jade asked. “Do you want me to order a cab?”
Phoebe shook her head. “That is not necessary. Wind and Faye will pick us up.”
Jade nodded. “That is a good idea. When will they be here?”
Phoebe looked at the watch that hung on the wall. “They should be by the reception area within twenty minutes.”
“Great.” She wrote something down again before she looked up. “It has been an interesting month, and I look forward to hearing how things turn out for you two within a few months.” She smiled again.
“Thank you,” Phoebe said and Shade nodded.
Jade left the room and Phoebe turned to Shade. Happiness shone within her whole being. She felt like a child about to go out on an adventure. She looked forward to her life with Shade, no matter what it would bring.
“Are you ready?” she asked.
His facial expression softened and he caressed her cheek. There was so much love in his beautiful and shining eyes.
“Oh, yes,” he answered.
Chapter 16
The doors to the elevator opened. Shade felt the nervousness rise as he took his first step out of it. He found himself at the reception area of MedAct together with Jade and Phoebe, and just a few feet beyond it was the entrance to the building. That entrance would also take him, for the first time, to the outside world. He knew he still had a lot to learn, but doctor Jade Silva believed him to be ready enough to handle the outside world. His possessiveness was finally under control and he understood how humans interacted. The basics were there. The rest, he would learn by just living and spending time with Phoebe and her friends and family.
He looked to his right and saw Phoebe stand by his side. She gave him a comforting smile and grabbed his hand. They were finally able to start living a life without someone constantly watching over them. Although, he would have to come back to MedAct from time to time for checkups in the following two years. He understood why and it wasn't something he would argue about. As long as Phoebe was by his side, he was happy.
“This is it,” Jade said as they approached the reception.
He had watched the reception many times from the bridge that was just above their heads. He had watched the humans while Phoebe had explained things to him. He had asked questions and he had learned, but standing here was a completely different experience. Everything felt bigger and he found himself among humans he didn't know. They walked by him, heading in different directions. Some headed for the elevators, others for the entrance. Some entered the building, some went for the escalators. Some even looked him in the eyes before they went on with their business.
Shade turned his head and looked in the direction of the reception. A man and a woman dressed in identical black suits with white bands around the sleeves near the wrists stood behind the desk. The woman stood by a computer and the man browsed through the digital pages of a newspaper.
They approached the reception desk, making the man and the woman look up. The woman smiled at him, but he didn't smile back. His instincts told him to grab Phoebe and keep her close, but he resisted. His teachings told him that neither the man nor the woman were dangerous. They were only doing their job, and right now, that job was to sign him and Phoebe out.
“Hello, Doctor Silva,” the woman said.
Shade found the woman plain-looking with her dark hair put up in a ball on the top of her head. She wore a gentle makeup and a professional smile along with well-polished nails. Other males would probably find her attractive, but for him, there was only one woman. His Phoebe.
“Hello, Erin.” Jade turned her head to the man. “Nice to meet you, Alberto.”
The man answered with a smile and a nod. “What can we help you with today, Doctor Silva?”
The man was tall with a fit body. He had black hair and darker skin. His
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