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colder.
    He hailed a passing waitress and scanned his
card on her quickpay, grabbed Leelah’s wrist, and pulled her toward
the door.
    Back in the V-1 speeding toward home, Leelah
tried to engage Ja-hun again, but he remained steadfastly
silent.
    “Come on. You can’t act like that didn’t
happen, or pretend I threw myself at you. You were kissing me, too,
and you liked it,” she exulted.
    “It was a mistake and won’t happen
again.”
    That was all he’d say no matter how much she
wheedled or teased. She felt like a wave beating against a seawall.
It might erode a little, but the structure had been built to
withstand the battering sea. Finally, even Leelah grew tired of
hearing herself talk and fell silent.
    At home, she jumped out of the car and headed
for her room, very aware of Ja-hun right behind her. Was he
noticing her ass? She swayed it from side to side in case he
was.
    As she showered, she fantasized about Ja-hun
attacking an intruder and saving her. A protection fantasy was
cliché yet sexy all the same. Soaping her body, she imagined
falling into his arms after he’d fought off the villain. Her hand
slipped between her legs for a few moments of play, but she
declined to climax again by her own hand. If she couldn’t have a
real fuck, she didn’t want to come at all.
    Her father was going to be home for a late
dinner, back from the summit meeting on Anu. Leelah dressed up for
the meal, even though she was still full from her late lunch. She’d
as soon eat pizza in her underwear, sitting cross-legged in front
of the vid, but her dad preferred a little old-school formality. It
was a small thing she could do for him. Besides, she looked killer
in her green and gold Tsymensi dress and wanted Ja-hun to see her
in it.
    But her bodyguard showed no reaction when she
swished past him on her way down to the dining room. He followed
her like the faithful attendant he was. He made her think of a
silent but deadly Doberman with his sleekness and all his hard
angles.
    “Hi, Daddy.” She crossed the room to hug and
kiss her father. “Missed you. How are things in the Free Worlds?
Everybody managing not to kill each other?”
    “Currently.” He smiled and held her chair as
she sat.
    It was apparent no one had told him about her
escape. Although her father may have actually supported her reasons
for attending the party, he wouldn’t have been happy about her
giving the slip to his entire security staff. As much as Leelah had
wanted to be rid of Ja-hun when he first arrived, she now wanted to
keep him around. She was glad he hadn’t felt the need to report the
incident.
    She chatted with her father about how things
had gone at the summit and other political news. The Insurgent
Alliance was demanding better working conditions for the poor on
planets like Bat and OldEarth, and there was the upcoming penal
reform bill that would affect D’jeering and other prison planets.
An increasingly large segment of Anu’s population wanted to
separate from the Free Worlds to resume self-government. That
situation required some tricky maneuvering as her father tried to
keep one of the most powerful and wealthy of the Worlds content,
yet not cave to their every demand.
    “Enough political talk. I’m tired of working
out solutions to impossible problems. Tell me what you’ve been up
to.”
    “Imprisoned at home mostly, as you know. But
last week when I still had a life, I went to a Kingset concert with
Trianne. They were great. I mean, the music alone is fantastic, but
combined with the vid screen show and the acting, it was
amazing.”
    “Good. I’m glad you enjoyed it, although
their music doesn’t much appeal to me.”
    “Oh, please, you still like OldEarth music
from the last century. That rock beat is about as challenging as a
child’s puzzle.”
    They finished their meal and moved to the
living room where they sat and debated Leelah’s right to her
freedom for a while. As usual, neither of them would budge on