Nero put the com on his lap when he returned to his console. “Please leave. I have no time to waste on your mischief.”
Aja released a frustrated breath. “Meara, take a short walk down the hall, will you? I need to talk to our good Dr. Cyberstein alone.”
Meara snorted. “Oh no, Aja. I’m thinking that would not be a good idea at all.”
Aja walked to her friend and held her gaze. “May Shiva end my life this day if I hurt so much as a single hair on his head.”
Nero watched as Meara’s gaze swung his way. He got a bit nervous when she grinned at him.
“Well, she sounds sincere at least. Are ya willing to risk being alone with her, Nero?”
Nero narrowed his gaze on both women. “As I have said several times now, I am not afraid of Aja. But I have no time to chat this evening. I am going to have
