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Kih Sophie and her es infrequently I think they like their quiet"

I shudder at the thought "I get enough quiet every day as it is I'm desperate for company"

"M of co hunk of an officer is heading this way"

I glance out the s of the general store, and sure enough, Rektar is headed in this direction God, he looks good I bite back a whiuys are built like an inverted triangle, but Rektar is just a big square He's just wide and thick, and all of it's ht of it I love his plain, unadorned horns and his no-nonsense haircut I love his boring “custodian” uniforuy He's not the type to enslave wo them away from their planet, or the type to sneak into a woman's barn and try to scare her

He's the Dudley Do-Right of outer space and I have such a crush on the man

Everyone in town knows it, too I've made it clear to everyone that I find Rektar attractive…clear to everyone except Rektar, it seeht when I touched his across Even noonder if he's coo back to my place…without him That he's ashaain

That would hurt

Ki with the shopkeeper about spices I' much attention My entire focus is on Rektar, because he's looking through the , scanning for soaze locks with …different in his eyes My heart thuds with hope Maybe…maybe…

Rektar opens the door to the store and steps inside, heading for me "Are you finished with your business here, Lucy?"

I glance around, pretending to consider, but I know the answer already I' to figure out what's going on between the two of us He's giving nals I don't knohat to think "I' today," I tell him "What's up?"

He straightens, tugging on his uniforivesto the registrar's office"