The Last Time Traveler by Aaron J. Ethridge

Author:Aaron J. Ethridge
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, azw3
Tags: Sci-Fi
Published: 2015-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9: Tea for Two

“So...” Morgan said, stepping onto the bridge and lowering himself into a seat. “Have you seen Rob lately?”

“No,” Cleo sighed. “Not for three days, six hours, and twelve minutes.”

“Yeah,” the young man replied. “I haven't seen him for like four days. What's he working on?”

“Saving the universe,” she asserted. “That's what he's always working on...”

“Yeah...” Morgan replied.

“Can I help you with something?” she asked.

“Cleo, what do you think I’d look good in?”

“Another room?” she suggested.

“You know,” he said nodding, “it hurts when you say things like that.”

“I’m just teasing,” she giggled.

“Yeah… Anyways, I’ve come to accept the fact that you’re Rob’s bird.”

“I’m not anyone’s bird, Morgan.”

“Right…” he replied slowly. “Either way, that doesn’t mean we can’t be friends.”

“Oh, trust me, Morgan, that’s all we’ll ever be.”

“I know!” he exclaimed. “That’s what I’m saying! So… Help me Cleo!”

“How?” she asked.

“I don’t know how to dress myself,” he explained.

“I noticed that…”

“So help me!”

“How?” she asked again.

“Come dress me.”

“That is well beyond the realm of friendship, Morgan.”

“No…” he explained. “I mean: come pick out my clothes.”

“That I can do…” she replied. “Provided you stand outside the room while I do it.”

“That’s not very friendly…” he pointed-out.

“You know I’m teasing,” she replied, giggling again.

“Do I?”

“Well you should by now.”

“Alright,” he replied. “I’ll keep it in mind. And you keep in mind that I know we’ll never be anything more than friends. And honestly all I want from you Cleo, is friendship. I mean, sure, I’ll always cherish the countless fantasies you filled my imagination with. They took me to places…

“Morgan!” she interrupted. “That’s not very friendly! That’s very stalkerish and creepy!”

“Oh, sorry…” he replied. “I meant it as a compliment... Either way, my point is that I’m past that. I'm really wanting to make something happen with Azure. I mean, I actually have a chance with her.”

“I think you may be overestimating your abilities,” she observed.

“Okay!” he replied. “In that case I’ll just have to settle for stalking you for the rest of my life.”

“Let’s go get you some clothes!”

“Awesome!”

The two of them rose and quickly made their way to Morgan's room. Leaving the door as open as she could possibly make it, Cleo began laying out clothes on the young man's bed. Mainly she stuck to different shirts. It was pretty obvious the he was a jeans type of guy and she really didn't want him pulling off his pants at any stage of this whole affair. As a result one shirt after another went on and then off the young man's still-very-pale back.

“Do you actually think any of these look good on me?” he asked.

“Some do…” she admitted. “I mean Morgan, it’s not that you're bad looking…”

“Really?”

“Really,” she replied. “It’s just that you’re… well... bad in every other aspect that might allow you to someday attract a mate.”

“But I’m good looking?” he asked.

“No. You’re just not bad looking.”

“Oh…”

“Look Morgan,” she said. “I’m not the only woman in the universe. I’m sure somewhere there’s a woman that would think you look great.

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