shirt back on. She turned around to walk into the living room and hand the device back to Jade but was stopped by Shade when he grabbed her arm. Without a word, he took the device from her and handed it to Jade himself instead.
Phoebe took a deep breath. This was going to be a long night.
“Thank you,” Jade said to Shade as Phoebe entered the living room.
“What did that device do?” Phoebe asked.
“It scanned Shade. Now, I have to go through the results to see how he is evolving, but I doubt I will find anything wrong. Just by looking at him, I can tell he is all right.”
Apart from the possessive side, that was.
Jade smiled at Phoebe. “Don't look so worried. Everything will be fine. I will give you a break for the rest of the day, but tomorrow, I will come back.” She looked at Shade. “We will start your training then.”
He gave her a suspicious glare as he pressed Phoebe to him in a protective embrace. “What kind of training?”
“Socializing you. You can't keep on behaving like this if you wish to enter the outside world.”
Shade didn't say anything. He just kept glaring at Jade as she placed the device inside the box and then the box inside her bag. A minute later, she said goodbye and left together with the two cyborgs. Shade approached the door and locked it. Phoebe tensed when he turned around and looked at her with anger in his eyes.
“I belong to you,” he stated and approached her. “Is that somehow unclear to you?”
“No.”
“Then why did you want me to be touched by the doctor?”
“Because she was just doing her job. She wasn't trying to seduce you. She was only going to examine you to make sure you are all right. For me, that is okay. I can't help you if something turns out to be wrong. I can drive a car, but that doesn't mean I can repair it. I can take care of my health and body, but when I break a leg, I have to go to the doctor to fix it. Same thing goes for you. She is your doctor, your creator, and I trust her. I trust her enough to put your life in her hands. All I want is for you to be all right.” She placed her hand on his cheek. “I can love you. I can feed you and take care of you, but I can't fix you if something breaks. Do you understand?”
Shade remained silent for a while, just watching her. Phoebe hoped he understood what she was trying to tell him. She had tried to explain it as best as she could.
Without a warning, Shade grabbed his shirt and threw it off himself. A second later, he grabbed her hands and placed them on his bare chest, making her gasp with surprise. She felt the heat from his body against her palms and his muscles work under the smooth skin. She swallowed as warmth gathered between her legs.
“I belong to you and only you. No one else touches me.”
“No one will touch you the way I touch you, but you can't stop people from saying hello to you and shaking your hand.”
He wrinkled his forehead. “Shaking my hand?”
Phoebe remembered that he didn't even know the most basic social skills. He learned quickly about what everything in the room was, like the television, but when it came to spending time with other people, he knew nothing and didn't seem very willing to learn either. He just wanted to protect her instead.
“Yes,” she said. “When humans greet each other, they shake each other's hands and say 'hello'. Here, let me show you.” She grabbed his hand and shook it lightly. “Hello, Shade.” She smiled.
Shade's gaze narrowed.
“You are supposed to say 'Hello, Phoebe'.”
He remained still without saying anything.
Phoebe sighed. “There are many different ways to greet someone, but this is the way we, who live here, do it.”
“You allow other males and females to touch you like this?”
“Yes, and you can allow it too. I will not get angry at you for saying hello to someone.”
He went silent again. Phoebe took a deep breath. Thank God they had a month ... or more if needed.
Chapter 10
Phoebe stared
Phoebe took a deep breath. This was going to be a long night.
“Thank you,” Jade said to Shade as Phoebe entered the living room.
“What did that device do?” Phoebe asked.
“It scanned Shade. Now, I have to go through the results to see how he is evolving, but I doubt I will find anything wrong. Just by looking at him, I can tell he is all right.”
Apart from the possessive side, that was.
Jade smiled at Phoebe. “Don't look so worried. Everything will be fine. I will give you a break for the rest of the day, but tomorrow, I will come back.” She looked at Shade. “We will start your training then.”
He gave her a suspicious glare as he pressed Phoebe to him in a protective embrace. “What kind of training?”
“Socializing you. You can't keep on behaving like this if you wish to enter the outside world.”
Shade didn't say anything. He just kept glaring at Jade as she placed the device inside the box and then the box inside her bag. A minute later, she said goodbye and left together with the two cyborgs. Shade approached the door and locked it. Phoebe tensed when he turned around and looked at her with anger in his eyes.
“I belong to you,” he stated and approached her. “Is that somehow unclear to you?”
“No.”
“Then why did you want me to be touched by the doctor?”
“Because she was just doing her job. She wasn't trying to seduce you. She was only going to examine you to make sure you are all right. For me, that is okay. I can't help you if something turns out to be wrong. I can drive a car, but that doesn't mean I can repair it. I can take care of my health and body, but when I break a leg, I have to go to the doctor to fix it. Same thing goes for you. She is your doctor, your creator, and I trust her. I trust her enough to put your life in her hands. All I want is for you to be all right.” She placed her hand on his cheek. “I can love you. I can feed you and take care of you, but I can't fix you if something breaks. Do you understand?”
Shade remained silent for a while, just watching her. Phoebe hoped he understood what she was trying to tell him. She had tried to explain it as best as she could.
Without a warning, Shade grabbed his shirt and threw it off himself. A second later, he grabbed her hands and placed them on his bare chest, making her gasp with surprise. She felt the heat from his body against her palms and his muscles work under the smooth skin. She swallowed as warmth gathered between her legs.
“I belong to you and only you. No one else touches me.”
“No one will touch you the way I touch you, but you can't stop people from saying hello to you and shaking your hand.”
He wrinkled his forehead. “Shaking my hand?”
Phoebe remembered that he didn't even know the most basic social skills. He learned quickly about what everything in the room was, like the television, but when it came to spending time with other people, he knew nothing and didn't seem very willing to learn either. He just wanted to protect her instead.
“Yes,” she said. “When humans greet each other, they shake each other's hands and say 'hello'. Here, let me show you.” She grabbed his hand and shook it lightly. “Hello, Shade.” She smiled.
Shade's gaze narrowed.
“You are supposed to say 'Hello, Phoebe'.”
He remained still without saying anything.
Phoebe sighed. “There are many different ways to greet someone, but this is the way we, who live here, do it.”
“You allow other males and females to touch you like this?”
“Yes, and you can allow it too. I will not get angry at you for saying hello to someone.”
He went silent again. Phoebe took a deep breath. Thank God they had a month ... or more if needed.
Chapter 10
Phoebe stared
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