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seen them since they dropped me off last year."
I thought that was terrible, absolutely terrible.
"Did they adopt you?"
"No. I suppose I still have a mom, somewhere, if she didn't die. But I was seven, and I haven't heard a word."
What kind of mother puts her own daughter on a bus and never sees her again?
"Well," I said, "Now you have lots of mothers. You have Michaela and Lara and all the enforcers and me. Don't you?"
"I do?"
"Yes."
"So does that mean you'll buy me a camera?" She laughed. Then she grew still. "It's not the same though."
"No, I suppose not. But if you ever need someone older to talk to, or just for hugs, I'm only a human, and I'm not very strong. You have to be gentle with me. But I give really good hugs. For a human, anyway."
"Thanks, Zoe."
We lay quietly for a good five minutes before I asked, "What are you thinking about?"
"I'm trying to think of good games," she said. "If I think of any, will you help me work on them?"
"I would love to."
"The keep away game was the best, but tag was funny."
"Yeah."
"And you liked paintball, too, but you didn't think you did well. Even though you shot me." She laughed.
"What?"
"Walking slow so I'd give in on helping you. I'm glad you did. That was fun."
"You know, I thought so, too. Now Portia wants to build an entire house."
"Will she let me help?"
"I'm sure she will."
"You two are perfect together," she said. "I never knew girls and girls could be together."
"How do you feel about it?"
"I think it's cool, but I know some people think it's wrong."
"Yeah, some people think it's wrong. Those people worry too much about what other people do and should be more concerned about taking care of their own lives."
She didn't respond to that. Instead she asked, "Are Monique and Cassie dating now?"
"I gave Monique some advice, and I am going to give you the same advice. I told her she should start to ask people out, boys or girls, but she shouldn't become mated with anyone yet. She's too young, and it's too easy to make a poor match at this age. I told her she should ask different people for a while. So I think perhaps she is going to ask Cassie, but then next week she might ask Dawson or Connor or you."
"Me?"
"Sure. If you don't want to go on a date with her, you don't have to, but you should be nice about it. Just say, 'No, thank you. I just want to be friends'. Nothing more than that is necessary. She'll be fine with it."
"What if... she asks, but she asks me to do something I don't want to do?"
"Then you tell her you'd love to go out with her sometime, but ask her to pick something else. And if it happens a second time, then you have to suggest something, or she might think it's an excuse."
"How do you know if it's a date or just hanging out?"
"You know, everyone wonders that. When I ask, I use the word 'date'."
"You ask people."
"I asked Elisabeth."
"Oh. You asked Elisabeth? Really?"
"Yep." I thought about it. "If you're not sure, you ask. You can say, 'Is this a date or friends?' Sometimes people mean a date but aren't willing to say it cause they're afraid of rejection. So they'll make it sound like friends, but really, they want a kiss at the end of the night."
"That's stupid. They should say what they mean."
"Maybe wolves aren't like that, but humans are totally like that. I was really wishy-washy when I was younger. I had all sorts of ways to ask a woman out without ever admitting I wanted a date. And you're right, it's stupid, but I was afraid."
"Of what?"
"Feeling foolish if they didn't like me that way. And what if I think they're gay, but I'm totally wrong?"
"Oh, that could be embarrassing." She looked up at me and grinned. "Is it as embarrassing as yelling, 'Portia! Portia! Portiaaaaaaaa!' ?"
I laughed. "Okay, maybe not as embarrassing as that. But I thought wolves didn't think that was embarrassing."
"We don't, but I'm smart, and you're human, and humans find everything embarrassing. That's stupid, too. I haven't even seen
I thought that was terrible, absolutely terrible.
"Did they adopt you?"
"No. I suppose I still have a mom, somewhere, if she didn't die. But I was seven, and I haven't heard a word."
What kind of mother puts her own daughter on a bus and never sees her again?
"Well," I said, "Now you have lots of mothers. You have Michaela and Lara and all the enforcers and me. Don't you?"
"I do?"
"Yes."
"So does that mean you'll buy me a camera?" She laughed. Then she grew still. "It's not the same though."
"No, I suppose not. But if you ever need someone older to talk to, or just for hugs, I'm only a human, and I'm not very strong. You have to be gentle with me. But I give really good hugs. For a human, anyway."
"Thanks, Zoe."
We lay quietly for a good five minutes before I asked, "What are you thinking about?"
"I'm trying to think of good games," she said. "If I think of any, will you help me work on them?"
"I would love to."
"The keep away game was the best, but tag was funny."
"Yeah."
"And you liked paintball, too, but you didn't think you did well. Even though you shot me." She laughed.
"What?"
"Walking slow so I'd give in on helping you. I'm glad you did. That was fun."
"You know, I thought so, too. Now Portia wants to build an entire house."
"Will she let me help?"
"I'm sure she will."
"You two are perfect together," she said. "I never knew girls and girls could be together."
"How do you feel about it?"
"I think it's cool, but I know some people think it's wrong."
"Yeah, some people think it's wrong. Those people worry too much about what other people do and should be more concerned about taking care of their own lives."
She didn't respond to that. Instead she asked, "Are Monique and Cassie dating now?"
"I gave Monique some advice, and I am going to give you the same advice. I told her she should start to ask people out, boys or girls, but she shouldn't become mated with anyone yet. She's too young, and it's too easy to make a poor match at this age. I told her she should ask different people for a while. So I think perhaps she is going to ask Cassie, but then next week she might ask Dawson or Connor or you."
"Me?"
"Sure. If you don't want to go on a date with her, you don't have to, but you should be nice about it. Just say, 'No, thank you. I just want to be friends'. Nothing more than that is necessary. She'll be fine with it."
"What if... she asks, but she asks me to do something I don't want to do?"
"Then you tell her you'd love to go out with her sometime, but ask her to pick something else. And if it happens a second time, then you have to suggest something, or she might think it's an excuse."
"How do you know if it's a date or just hanging out?"
"You know, everyone wonders that. When I ask, I use the word 'date'."
"You ask people."
"I asked Elisabeth."
"Oh. You asked Elisabeth? Really?"
"Yep." I thought about it. "If you're not sure, you ask. You can say, 'Is this a date or friends?' Sometimes people mean a date but aren't willing to say it cause they're afraid of rejection. So they'll make it sound like friends, but really, they want a kiss at the end of the night."
"That's stupid. They should say what they mean."
"Maybe wolves aren't like that, but humans are totally like that. I was really wishy-washy when I was younger. I had all sorts of ways to ask a woman out without ever admitting I wanted a date. And you're right, it's stupid, but I was afraid."
"Of what?"
"Feeling foolish if they didn't like me that way. And what if I think they're gay, but I'm totally wrong?"
"Oh, that could be embarrassing." She looked up at me and grinned. "Is it as embarrassing as yelling, 'Portia! Portia! Portiaaaaaaaa!' ?"
I laughed. "Okay, maybe not as embarrassing as that. But I thought wolves didn't think that was embarrassing."
"We don't, but I'm smart, and you're human, and humans find everything embarrassing. That's stupid, too. I haven't even seen
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