Chapter Seven
January 12, 2229, Neo Southern California Metroplex, Police Enforcement Zone 122 Station
Jia and Erik stepped off the elevator and into the hallway leading to the bullpen.
“Have fun with your trees on your day off?” Jia asked.
Erik chuckled. “You act like you don’t have an indoor garden. Where’s all this smugness coming from?”
“I do,” Jia admitted, “but they aren’t all in…miniature. I did have a nice date with Corbin the other day.”
There was no good reason to admit that she’d called Corbin for a spontaneous date just to prove to herself that she was into him and not Erik. She’d challenged herself to not mention Erik once during the entire date.
There was no reason to admit she’d failed that challenge, but at least she’d kept it to one incident.
“Date, huh?” Erik smil
