“You chose us last night out of all the males at the party,” I stated.
She ran her hand over her hair, glanced at the ceiling as if it understood her better than we did. “Most of the guys there are mated. I don’t do married men. Or whatever they’re called in space.”
“That makes you honorable,” Sam stated.
She set her hands on her hips and glared at him. “Honor isn’t enough to spend your life with someone. Two someones.” She waved her hand in my direction.
Two “The attraction, the connection between us was instant,” I said.
She laughed. “You believe in love at first sight?”
I gave a slight shrug, looked her over and considered. “I do not doubt the bond between us.”
“I don’t even know you!” she shouted, tossing up her hands. She walked across the room, then spun around and came back o
