She could stay, but my low total gave me lots of leeway to draw until I could surpass her. Tali was out in a hurry, her eyes fixed on mine the whole time. Sex The Nikto spoke with authority as I approached. My master will kill us both.”
“Ayana, if Tali gets hurt, that’s on you.”
She buried her face in her pillow at this, bawling at what had to be a massive inner conflict. I turned to face Tali, figuring we’d start the next hand right away, but Beelma’s protocol droid spoke up before we had the chance. “Of course. Turning around, I saw Tali coming down the hallway behind me. “Well played, Kyp.”
“Thanks. As it so happens, the mighty Beelma has no other guests today. The tension in the air was so heavy, I could’ve sliced it with a knife. But then, Beelma just laughed and motioned to a pair of his guards, who brought the hyperdrive in on a hoversled. It was all too easy. “Because you’re a decent person, dammit. “Ohhhhh…” Ayana purred. Griggs,” Tali said with a grin. Go figure, right?”
“Pretty much,” I chuckled. Once or twice, she even let her hand brush up against mine.
