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Master Giacoently down at her “Do up your blouse We shall hurry to the library”
She scrambled to her feet, quickly buttoned her blouse, dusted off her skirt then tugged both blouse and skirt into their proper positions She glanced at her watch They weren’t late, yet But they weren’t going to be early either
Cutting down the side roads less likely to be congested, she hurried to the sweeping structure of tinted glass and steel that was the city’s library She tried telling Master Giaco he’d need to know in order to use the library terminals to access the Internet but he waswith the automatic door locks, auto to her
“I’ to help you Pay attention,” she snapped
He turned to look at her, one eyebrow raised “I a you, iven o inside and ask the librarian for assistance That is all I need to know”
“But you need to kno to swipe the library card and type in the password—”
“No You forget how ed in the years I have been away I had secretaries who did all ive me to find all the necessary keys and demonstrate a click and double-click”
“I suppose I could go in with you and show you”
“I delayed you once already There is no need to make you late when it is the librarian’s job to assist patrons”
She pulled into the parking lot, stopping in the loading area in front of the ine “Really, I don’t mind”
“I do” He brushed her cheek with his fingertips then unclasped his seat belt and opened his door “It is important for you to be needed, to be allowed to help others But your desire to help overwhelms your self-preservation As your Master, it is my job to prioritize for you when your emotions render you unable to think clearly You have a prior obligation I will be here when you return”
He got out of the car, closing the door on any possible protest then walked into the library without a backward glance She frowned, cranky and out of sorts Objectively she kneas doing the right thing Heron Sam to pick her up after her hair appoint for Toby’s toy Master Giacomo would be fine on his own for a few hours
Sam threw the car into drive and punched the accelerator, looping around the lot and back onto the road with total disregard for the lot’s striping Master Giacoht He didn’t really need her, not for this He could find out the details of what had happened to his family and friends after his death without her
But she wanted him to need her for more than just technical assistance Whatever he found would likely shock him, much as his first exposure to a modern news broadcast had She’d helped him cope with that and she wanted him to turn to her for help now
Stopped at a light, Sa wheel Stupid, stupid, stupid! She was falling for him