The Space Spoon novel Chapter 68

C1313 heard Tejeda’s approaching heartbeat before he peeked over her shoulder at Jackeye.

“Are you awake, buddy?”

“I wasn’t sleeping.” Jackeye brushed his blonde curls backward to clear his face. “Tell me, how should I feel when my privacy is being invaded over and over again?”

“I would be pissed as hell.” Tejeda chuckled and pushed C1313 forward. “You can have payback by invading her privacy and knowing you aren’t the only one having that issue. Do you feel up to the task?”

“Maybe. Can you ask nicely?”

"Nice men ask nicely. You should have understood by now that I am not one of them." Tejeda frowned and tilted his head to the side, mimicking C1313. "Do you really need an official invitation and a red carpet to get into the head of a beautiful woman?"

The light gleaming over Jackeye’s golden eyeballs emphasized his death stare.

“Good.” Tejeda chuckled once more. “I take that as an agreement. Take care of her!”

E00's voice rang out throughout the room as Tejeda made his way to the exit. "Tejeda, we have company."

“Who?” he asked, without stopping.

“Fellow officers with the Interplanetary Police. They requested permission to come aboard and speak with you.”

"I'm filthy, exhausted, and bored. These guys seem like they're going to bring me more boredom. So, no, please. I'm going to take a lovely, warm bath and sip some Zondarian horra if I can get some. I haven't looked yet." The doors in front of him slid open. "Tell Shayla to greet them and find out what this is all about."

Jackeye rose from the bed and came next to C1313.

“Okay. If you really want this, let’s do it. Where is your entry port?”

“I don’t know.”

His eyes narrowed. “You have never connected yourself to a console for any upload or d******d?”

“Not from what I can recall.”

“Hmm… weird.” He stretched his hands toward her collarbones. His fingers stopped midair before reaching their destination. “May I?”

The contact was more intense than she had anticipated. His fingers rubbed against her skin, searching for a way to open her up. She had no idea her skin receptors in that location were so sensitive. While she had no saliva to swallow, she felt compelled to gulp. Maybe after all of this, she should do a complete system check.

"Here’s nothing. Can you show me your back? Some models have the means to open the body for manual override along the fake backbone."