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people trying to get rid of me.”
    “I know. But you’ve survived them.”
    “So far I have.”
    “If you really want to know what’s happening, take a pic of the Fra Carnevale artwork.”
    Mason took out his smart phone. “The Birth? Then what?”
    “You sleep like a baby tonight.”
    “This is a joke, right?”
    “I am happy you see the positive aspect.”
    “You remind me of someone I was so fond of.”
    There was a delicate pause before Sofia said, “There’s a 3D app. I’ll catch up with you. You’re on leave tomorrow. I hacked into the system and made changes.”

Chapter 9: Laying low
    “What do we do now?” Ryan asked.
    “There’s an apartment where we’ll hide out for a while,” she paused for effect. “Your friend is not safe and will be with us. He knows what to do.”
    He smiled drily. Beckett would love the attention.
    Something else nagged him. They were not running away. They were going back to a place where they could be located. Could they defend themselves from a seemingly weak position?
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    She whipped up salad of green gm carrots and blue tomatoes with an assortment of other vegetables and dressings that made the salad look exotic.
    “I didn’t know you had meals.”
    “You were under the impression we were filled up with liquid nutrients. No more. I am an advanced version. We eat, we cry, we dream and have that little extra to deal with our issues.”
    He was beginning to feel horny.
    “You want to kiss me.”
    “I’ve sort of been overwhelmed with so much infor. I feel like an empty shell filled with implanted memories. I just feel so defenseless and here you are asking me the obvious.”
    “You’re feeling overwhelmed and you feel you can regain your dignity by doing it to me?”
    She was beginning to irritate him as she lacked subtlety. “The blunt thing I can say is that I feel horny and I just want to do it with you.”
    “I turned your life upside down in such a short time and I guess I should make up for it.”
    “I should have psyched myself that this was going to happen sooner or later.”
    “That doesn’t sound endearing,” she teased him.
    He didn’t know how long they lay there.
    Beckett walked in and sat on the bed, quietly observing them. Ryan woke up suddenly and did not appreciate this invasion of privacy.
    ”You both look so perfect. You obviously had an awesome time together.”
    “I arranged for him to come in,” Stella said feebly. “I gather you are very close.”
    “Don’t encourage him. He lives and breaths women.”
    “That’s not fair,” Beckett protested. “All I did was watch some clone ads. Here you are having the time of your life.”
    “You’ve something to say,” Stella said wearily.
    Beckett turned to her, “Do you think you might be able to get me someone who’s just like you? I’m sure you have a clone sister.”
    “We have to rescue her first and then ask if she’s amenable to your advances,” she said rather drily.
    “What’s next?” Ryan asked trying to change the subject.
    “Sofia is getting Mason to open a portal which will allow us to get into the inner lair.”
    “No kidding,” Beckett whistled.
    “Blumont was saying something about them BC people owning me?”
    “BC has sleeper clones everywhere attached to one fake foster home or another. We are loaning you guys to put things right.”
    “If we succeed, I guess we’ll own ourselves,” Beckett said trying to be witty.

Chapter 10: The Lair
    Throughout the night, Mason thought only of the task ahead. He thought also of what he would discuss with Sofia! He was curious to find out more about where he fitted in her plans.
    He sensed that the accident and all that was happening was part of some great design. Its purpose was the missing link that drove his curiosity.
    He tried sleeping but always awoke from fitful dreams.
    Sofia had been light-hearted and had done her best to put him at ease with her dry humor and calm demeanor.
    It reminded him of a