should have been doing. My internal clock reminded me that I should have had the cleaning charts to Miss Matilda by now. I didnât know what Quinnâs schedule was, but he must have been running behind as well. He bolted from the kitchen using his mechanics to carry him far faster than he usually moved when he was attempting to appear more human. âCoral, what were you doing with Master Quinn?â Miss Matilda had her brows furrowed and her arms folded across her chest. I had been slacking off on my duties. She was angry. I was an exemplary worker, but I tended to get in trouble when I spoke. There had been no speaking with Quinn. I much preferred getting into trouble with my mouth this way. âI believe we were kissing, Miss Matilda.â I righted myself and did a quick systems check. All up and running normally. âYou told me when we began working together that you were not a pleasure model.â She walked up to me and looked up. Miss Matilda was short, even for a human. âI am not so old that I donât notice when a man is experiencing pleasure, and Master Quinn was definitely pleased with what you were doing.â I smiled because I knew he had been pleased. His genitals were quite large when he left. A simple explanation to Miss Matilda should suffice in this instance. âI enjoy spending time with Quinn. Paisley says we should get together again.â âAgain?â Normally I would just spit out that I had had an orgasm in Quinnâs bedroom and it was very pleasurable and I wanted another one. Something about the way Miss Matilda was watching my response stopped me from doing so. She really didnât seem like she wanted me to experience pleasure. The look on her face was one I saw often before she returned a piece of mechanics to the shop for repair. I catalogued her expression again, and realized no, this was more of the expression she used when she returned a piece of mechanics and purchased a new one. I did not want to be returned to the lab. I hadnât been back to the creation lab since I had my skin transplant. I did not want to go back there. So instead of talking about my orgasm, I discussed something else. âPaisley thinks I should spend some time out of the palace and learn how to assimilate better with the human world.â âAre you having trouble when you go alone to the repair shops?â Miss Matilda looked worried. She might be angry at me for messing up my schedule, but it was good to see that she was also protective of me. Of course, I was pretty much priceless, and Miss Matilda did hate to see money being wasted or lost. âNo maâam. It is more of an issue interacting with visitors to the palace. I simply want to do my best work.â Which was true. I wasnât deceiving her. I did want to do my best. I wanted to do my best to have sex with Quinn. Miss Matilda was quiet as I finished up drying the dishes and cleaning out the sink. She didnât move as I put away the rest of the dishes and wiped down the counters. âPaisley told me she wants to take you into the city again tonight. I donât know if itâs such a great idea. The only places open late at night are human-only establishments. Youâre pretending to be human, arenât you?â This was not a good development. If Miss Matilda told me to stay home I would have to. Miss Matilda had the power to keep me where she wanted. I had to give the right answer here, or my routine would go back to the way it was before soft pants and orgasms. Iâ¦felt sad. I didnât use the human terms very often, but as my vision units began to blur with what I was shocked to discover were tears, I had no other word to describe it. Miss Matilda gasped. âCoral. Are youâ¦crying?â âI believe so, Miss Matilda. It is not a pleasant experience.â Miss Matilda said something about doing some research, and that is was perfectly fine for