Page 3 of I Dated the Lost Song

“Because they won’t believe it is his if it just shows up in a month.”

Cadence sighed. “What happens if he wakes up and finds out you have poked his balls for nothing? He could make his own child with his own choice.”

Zera flexed her neck. “Two hundred and fifty thousand candidates have been examined, and none of them are on his frequency. We have checked everywhere.”

“And then I went for my physical, which included a genetic workup and an activation demonstration.”

Zera nodded. “Right. So, we are offering you a place to live for one year, beginning at confirmed conception. Everything you need will be brought to you or in the building.”

Cadence sighed. “Disrupting my life may not be ideal. I fight to keep control.”

Arcady looked at her.

“We know, and that is why we are asking you to do this. Your power and his are very similar, and a child would most likely be in a similar activation. Controlled sonics are not common.”

Cadence smiled. “Yeah. I know. There are so many things that go into a home for me; it isn’t funny. Sound-absorbing textiles, sound-absorbing walls. So much coffee.”

Arcady grinned. “My sister.”

Cadence smiled. “I would hug you, but it would hurt you, especially with your implants.”

“Oh.” Arcady looked disappointed.

“If you want to hug me, put on a cloak or a sheet or something so I am touching no skin. Don’t touch my skin either.”

“What happens if I do?”

“I am always humming slightly. That hum gets into everything and in between your implants and tissue. It would be agony, and the wave would run along your skin and hurt you until we were no longer in contact.”

Arcady swallowed. “As bad as that?”

“I can still it but only for a few minutes, so if a hug is necessary, we can stand up and do that now.”

Arcady smiled. “It actually is.”

Cadence got to her feet, inhaled, and stilled her constant vibration. Arcady came in for a hug, and there was sobbing that commenced. “You smell like home.”

“I smell like I dropped a taco on that blouse.” Cadence hugged her back and pressed her head to the top of Arcady’s.

Arcady laughed and giggled.

“Okay, let go now. I am losing my grip.”

Arcady whined and clung.

Zera got up and walked around her desk. “Ready when you are.”

Cadence nodded. “Okay, now.”

Arcady yelped, and Zera pulled her back. Arcady rubbed her arms and said, “You weren’t kidding.”

“I was not kidding.”

Zera said, “Right, this is what is being offered by his family.”

“Hold it so I can read it.”

“Oh right. Your tablet is on your desk.”

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