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drama or weird pillow talk. She felt uncomfortable and out of her depth. She sat up, pushing his arm away abruptly, and moved up and off the bed quickly.
Standing two feet from the bed looking down at him, she crossed her arms over her chest. In icy tones, she said, “This conversation is officially over. I am not up to emotional pillow talk. You’re male. You should be snoring by now. What’s wrong with you?”
He propped his head in his hand and gave a mock sigh. “I believe you are what is wrong with me, sheka .”
Kate said tartly, “Then get over it. This nonsense is ridiculous. Get some sleep because when I get back from my shower, we’re going to discuss this merging business. Believe me, you want to rest up.”
He laughed and watched her as she turned to stare at each wall of the room. There was truly no one like her on this world or any other. He waited patiently.
Kate looked from wall to wall but there was no doorway. It made no sense. How did the two of them get in? What kind of whacked out Harry Houdini world was this anyway? With an exasperated sigh, she demanded, “Tell me how to get out.”
He tried to keep a straight face, but it wasn’t easy. In a serious tone, he said, “It is the wall directly across from you. Press the button on the right side and the wall slides to form a doorway.”
She muttered an icy, “Thank you,” and stepped forward. Pressing the button, she watched as the wall slid open upon itself, making a hole like a doorway. With as much dignified grace as she could manage while naked and feeling like an idiot, she walked through it and down the hall.
Tair remained there grinning, wondering what she would think of a Shimerian shower. Her reactions and observations never failed to entertain him. With a muffled laugh he settled back and waited to find out.
Kate saw a button on the left wall of the hallway and pressed it. Once again, the wall opened. She peered in cautiously and discovered a fairly ordinary bathroom.
There was no mirror, but the toilet looked pretty much like any toilet on Earth. The lid was down. Now that truly was amazing. A man who not only remembered to flip the seat down but closed the lid as well.
Suddenly, the door slid closed behind her. She heard a small squeak at the same time. She didn’t bother to turn around. The door must have a sensor or a timer. Stepping further into the room, she spotted the shower stall in the far corner. She walked to it and saw a single lever. Now that was weird. Grimacing with distaste, she hoped it was not ice-cold water she’d be feeling.
She stuck her arm under it while pulling the lever downward. Blood gushed from the showerhead and poured over her hand like a warm waterfall. Horrified, Kate felt her knees go weak and her stomach clutch.
With a small moan, she stepped backward, only to feel something alive and wriggling under her foot. She screamed and jumped forward toward the stall. The blood continued to spew. Desperate to look somewhere, anywhere else, she glanced down and froze.
Right by her foot, she saw a creature that looked like a large rat with huge ears and a furry striped tail. It was hissing at her and baring long pointy teeth. Its eyes bulged and its back arched, poised to attack. Still screaming, she felt her vision gray. The last thing she saw was the creature fall over on its side with a thump.
Chapter 6
Tair heard her scream and sprang from the bed. Opening the wall, he ran through it and down the hallway with his heart in his throat. Had she fallen? Was she injured? He could no longer feel her. He opened the wall to the bathroom, crying out her name frantically, “Kate!”
He stopped abruptly in the doorway. Both Kate and his pet, Deva, were lying on the floor with the shower running. Rushing to Kate, he quickly squatted and touched her face. He asked urgently, “Kate, are you alright?”
When she opened her eyes, he scanned her thoughts and sank down on the floor in relief. With a
Standing two feet from the bed looking down at him, she crossed her arms over her chest. In icy tones, she said, “This conversation is officially over. I am not up to emotional pillow talk. You’re male. You should be snoring by now. What’s wrong with you?”
He propped his head in his hand and gave a mock sigh. “I believe you are what is wrong with me, sheka .”
Kate said tartly, “Then get over it. This nonsense is ridiculous. Get some sleep because when I get back from my shower, we’re going to discuss this merging business. Believe me, you want to rest up.”
He laughed and watched her as she turned to stare at each wall of the room. There was truly no one like her on this world or any other. He waited patiently.
Kate looked from wall to wall but there was no doorway. It made no sense. How did the two of them get in? What kind of whacked out Harry Houdini world was this anyway? With an exasperated sigh, she demanded, “Tell me how to get out.”
He tried to keep a straight face, but it wasn’t easy. In a serious tone, he said, “It is the wall directly across from you. Press the button on the right side and the wall slides to form a doorway.”
She muttered an icy, “Thank you,” and stepped forward. Pressing the button, she watched as the wall slid open upon itself, making a hole like a doorway. With as much dignified grace as she could manage while naked and feeling like an idiot, she walked through it and down the hall.
Tair remained there grinning, wondering what she would think of a Shimerian shower. Her reactions and observations never failed to entertain him. With a muffled laugh he settled back and waited to find out.
Kate saw a button on the left wall of the hallway and pressed it. Once again, the wall opened. She peered in cautiously and discovered a fairly ordinary bathroom.
There was no mirror, but the toilet looked pretty much like any toilet on Earth. The lid was down. Now that truly was amazing. A man who not only remembered to flip the seat down but closed the lid as well.
Suddenly, the door slid closed behind her. She heard a small squeak at the same time. She didn’t bother to turn around. The door must have a sensor or a timer. Stepping further into the room, she spotted the shower stall in the far corner. She walked to it and saw a single lever. Now that was weird. Grimacing with distaste, she hoped it was not ice-cold water she’d be feeling.
She stuck her arm under it while pulling the lever downward. Blood gushed from the showerhead and poured over her hand like a warm waterfall. Horrified, Kate felt her knees go weak and her stomach clutch.
With a small moan, she stepped backward, only to feel something alive and wriggling under her foot. She screamed and jumped forward toward the stall. The blood continued to spew. Desperate to look somewhere, anywhere else, she glanced down and froze.
Right by her foot, she saw a creature that looked like a large rat with huge ears and a furry striped tail. It was hissing at her and baring long pointy teeth. Its eyes bulged and its back arched, poised to attack. Still screaming, she felt her vision gray. The last thing she saw was the creature fall over on its side with a thump.
Chapter 6
Tair heard her scream and sprang from the bed. Opening the wall, he ran through it and down the hallway with his heart in his throat. Had she fallen? Was she injured? He could no longer feel her. He opened the wall to the bathroom, crying out her name frantically, “Kate!”
He stopped abruptly in the doorway. Both Kate and his pet, Deva, were lying on the floor with the shower running. Rushing to Kate, he quickly squatted and touched her face. He asked urgently, “Kate, are you alright?”
When she opened her eyes, he scanned her thoughts and sank down on the floor in relief. With a
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