A Surreptitious Rescue of Friends and Foes (Aeon 14: Perseus Gate Season 2 Book 3) by M. D. Cooper

Author:M. D. Cooper [Cooper, M. D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Wooden Pen Press
Published: 2018-10-17T16:00:00+00:00

REUNION

STELLAR DATE: 05.03.8948 (Adjusted Years)

LOCATION: West Warrens, Chittering Hawk Station

REGION: Virginis System, AST Space

“So ‘Skeez’ eh?” Jessica asked with a raised brow. “That’s quite the name.”

“It’s Atlantean,” the man said with a shrug. “What do they call you? Grape Popsicle?”

Jessica laughed at the glowering man. “No, Retyna Girl.”

Skeez’s scowl depend and then he nodded. “Got it…retinol. Clever. So why do you glow?”

“Alien microbes in my skin…well, in my everything. Apparently even my liver’s purple now—though I’ve not taken a peek at it.”

“And you?” Skeez glanced at Iris. “Why are you a chrome copy of Retyna Girl over there?”

Iris shrugged. “Wouldn’t you want to be a chrome copy of her if it were an option?”

Skeez appeared to give the thought some serious consideration as he looked Iris up and down. “You know…I bet I’d never pay for a drink again in my life.”

“You’re all class, Skeez.” Jessica sighed.

“Figured my name gave that away.”

“They’re on their way,” Iris said as she leant against the wall in the small office. “You know…last time I was in here, I was just a scared kid inside your head, Jess.”

“Jess?” Skeez asked. “Thought you were Retyna Girl.”

“I’m a woman of mystery,” Jessica replied as she looked around the room. “You’re right Iris. You and I were still getting to know one another back then.”

“So you’re an AI?” Skeez asked, his gaze having remained on Iris throughout the duration of the conversation. “I was having trouble telling if you were just modded to the hilt, or if that was a mobile frame.”

“All AI, all the way,” Iris replied, and then nodded at Jessica. “Still might be more human than she is though.”

“Yeah, I’ve noticed. So you two are from Sabrina?”

“Sure are,” Jessica replied. “I’m the captain, Iris is the XO.”

Skeez chuckled and grinned at Iris. “Must be some ship.”

Iris shook her head and crossed her arms. “Sorry loverboy, We’re not looking for any more crew.”

“Damn…well, didn’t hurt to ask.”

“Never know,” Jessica said with a wink as she leant back in the chair and placed her feet on the desk.”

Skeez glanced at her with a look of worry on his face. “I think Thompson may not like you doing that.”

Jessica shrugged. “Thompson owes me.”

The white-haired man didn’t respond to that statement, and instead walked to the wall across from Iris and leant against it, then resumed staring at her.

“I’m not a piece of meat, you know,” Iris said through thinned lips.

Skeez nodded enthusiastically. “Oh, I know. That’s the best part. You’re all machine. One hundred and eight-seven centimeters of gloriously sexy machine.”

Iris glanced at Jessica. “Can I kill him?”

“No.”

“Damn.”

“Murderous, too! Oh Iris, we were made for one another. Say you’ll give ol’ Skeez a shot.”

Iris touched her thigh and a pistol slid out. “OK.”

Jessica shook her head as Skeez bit his lip gazing at Iris with wide-eyed lust.

“I guess we know how you got that name,” Jessica said with a sigh.

Suddenly everything about Skeez changed. His expression shifted from one of unbridled passion to cold cunning while his shoulders rolled back and his spine straightened.

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