Mekhi (The Broken Book 1) by Serena Simpson

Author:Serena Simpson [Simpson, Serena]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Publisher: Serena Simpson
Published: 2017-09-30T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Quinn half opened one eye hoping she was alone in the bed. The fact that she felt like the sun was touching her on a spring day told her differently.

“You’re still here.”

“Did you want me to leave?”

“No.” She turned her head to look at him. His face was soft, and his eyes were glowing. That look made her heart speed up. She got a little closer so she could lay her head on his chest. His arms wrapped around her, and she sighed. If only this could last.

“I’m glad you’re still here. That was amazing.”

“I thought so too.”

Her lips lifted against his chest hiding her smile.

“Do you still want me to design your backyard oasis?”

“Why do you do that?” His voice was sharp, but she knew he wasn’t upset with her.

“Do what?”

“Think I don’t value your skills or talent?”

Well, that was easy. She spent the last two years fighting for the right to be acknowledged as a professional. It still felt like an uphill battle.

“I’ve been working in a man’s only world so long it feels almost like second nature to fight for my right to be respected.

“The job belongs to you and your crew. When it’s done, we will get into the hot tub and watch the waterfall. I was thinking, can you put a screen outside? That way, we can have some of our movie nights in the back.”

“That’s a great plan. I don’t know why I didn’t think of it before. I know where it can go.” She slid out the bed forgetting she was naked. The plans were sitting on his desk in the den.

She padded across the floor only to realize that it was heated. Her toes curled up against it.

“When we fought there were times it was hotter than the sand in your desert and other times when it was colder than what the north pole is reported to be. We heated the floors, so we never have to experience those extreme conditions in our house.”

“The ones who created you abused you.”

“How do you abuse a thing? We were their weapons. What did it matter if we lived and breathed or felt pain? They planned to decommission us when there was no longer a need for weapons.”

They were standing in the living room. She changed directions and walked over to him wrapping her arms around him.

“I don’t know about the people who created you. It’s hard for me to believe there is another species out there capable of making someone as intelligent and caring as you are. It boggles my mind that they couldn’t see your worth or the worth of your brothers.”

“All they cared about was their people. There was one she saw more than a created being. She saw the worth in who we are.”

“Where is she?”

“Time caught up with her. We are a little less for her passing.”

Quinn pressed her head against him and held him tight. He picked her up and finished walking into the den.

“You know I think I need to put clothes on.

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