Page 46 of I Dated a Holiday Hero
“I was reading thoughts before I left the womb. I just am not interested in other beings. Just me and mine. I am very insular.”
“Cloud, do you think Keera will want to be involved in your child’s life?”
“Oh, yes, I just have a few things to do first.” She scrolled through her correspondence and grinned. “Excellent. I am going to Hyreno.” She smiled. “Well, I have to go pack. I travel in the morning. I will be back on Wednesday.”
“Are you going alone?”
“No, my assistant is coming with me. She has family there. She’ll get me out if I do something stupid.”
Zera blinked. “I didn’t authorize that.”
“We rent from you; we don’t work for you unless contracted. If you want to break our lease, you are welcome to try.” Cloud smirked. “Yahtana works for me.”
“She has a no-Hyreno dating policy.”
“Yeah, she stands out among her own people, and some of them don’t care for it.” Cloud smiled. “But she will keep me and mine safe. She’s also a delightful person to have around.”
Zera blinked. “I see. And I see she has suspended her account for a few days.”
“Aw. She moonlights? Nice.” Cloud laughed.
“You didn’t know?”
“Of course I knew. She ran it past me first. I hear about all her dates in the vaguest of terms. No confidentiality is ever broken.”
“She shouldn’t have told you.”
“She had to. We share a residence. She’s my roomie.” Cloud laughed.
“That isn’t in her file.”
“I believe you will find it is. I am her next of kin and emergency contact.”
Zera stared at her display. “How did I miss that?”
“You weren’t looking for it.”
“Does Keera know?”
“Nope. I am going to tell her next week.”
“Why?”
“Because the problem will be solved or it won’t. Either way, I need a few days.”
Zera sighed. “It was so much easier when we were in the capitol. Now, the escorts aren’t as desperate for sex, and they are more interested in finding a partner.”
“So? Expand again and make a matchmaking service. Three dates, no sex, and there you go. They can at least meet other actives they would have difficulty killing.”
“So, what’s between you in the dream master?”
“Nothing. My body called, he answered, and then I found out he had a fiancée.” She drummed her fingers on her belly. “So, that was that.”
Zera blinked. “Right. That was it?”
“Oh, his family fucking hates me, so I can’t set foot in the great library without risking me or the baby. And I will not risk my baby.”
“Right. Well, let me know if I can do anything.”
