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“Am I catching you at a bad time?” Douglas asked.
Nisha turned back to the front and shook her head. “Somewhat. I’m just trying to rush back to Point Breeze.”
Douglas chuckled and the sound grated Kien’s nerves. “I won’t keep you. I just wanted you to know that I made reservations for tonight. But I forgot to find out if I was picking you up from home or if you wanted to meet me at the restaurant since it’s our first date?”
First date.
Those words made his vision cloudy. Kien’s brain seemed to vibrate in his skull. There was also a ringing in his right ear.
“What’s that noise?” Douglas asked. “Sounds like a dog growling.”
Nisha glanced back and forth between Kien and the road. “Let me call you back a little later, Douglas.”
She disconnected the line before he could answer.
“What was that all about?” she demanded.
Kien faced her. “You cannot go on a date with Douglas.”
Both of her eyebrows shot upward. “I. Can’t. Go. On. A. Date?”
“No.”
She rolled her eyes and refocused on the road. “Says who?”
“Me.”
She snorted. “You don’t make those kinds of decisions for me. I’m going to get you back in time to save Solgre and then my part in all of this will be over.”
He tore his eyes away from her. “You’re right.”
She gave him a short nod. “Damn, skippy. We aren’t together and we’re never going to be together. I can date and see whoever I want.”
He gave her a nod back. “You’re right.”
She bristled and shifted in her seat. “Of course, I’m right.”
“You can go out with Douglas tonight and we’ll have our date tomorrow night.”
Nisha did a double take. “Wh-what? Wh-who? What are you talking about? I’m not going out with you.”
“Why not?”
She sputtered again, one hand flailing in the air. “Why not?! Why the hell would I? Especially after the way you’ve treated me. How you’ve talked to me and knowing every minute of our interaction could still be logged to hand over to your nosy ass scientists!”
“I haven’t logged anything about us.”
She frowned at him. “But you said—”
“I know what I said,” he interrupted her. “I told you those things to urine you off.”
Her face twisted. “Urine me off? What the heck?”
“Isn’t that a saying of yours?”
She turned back to the road, quiet in thought. Then, her eyes brightened. “Piss! You mean you were trying to piss me off?” He nodded. “Why would you want to do that?”
“Because if I didn’t create friction between us, I wouldn’t want to leave Earth without you by my side.”
