"Here's what I don't get," I said as I maneuvered the huge truck down the street to our lab and house.
"What's that, Asher?" Kiema asked me.
Damn was I glad I'd figured out what was bugging me about her.
"Captain Silent said I needed to save her' in the future. Was he talking about you, Ki-Ki, or some other chick who's going to be overwhelmed by my awesomeness?"
"What else did he say?"
"That my spirit was brave and light." I buffed my fingernails on my shirt.
Kiema shrugged beside me in the front passenger seat. "I don't know, Ash. I think I'm pretty brave and light on my own. Maybe he saw someone else who would need those qualities from you in the future."
I nodded, tapped my thumbs against the steering wheel. "True dat, Ki-Ki. You, baby doll, don't need any lighter or braver
