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It was wrong to even have my mind go there. I would be taking advantage of him.

AL.X had only been aware of existence for a matter of days, maybe even hours, and here I was, drooling over him like he…

Like he was a Pleasurebot.

Fuck me, I was anasshole.

A voice in the back of my mind chimed in, reminding me that I liked AL.X’s personality. The way he asked questions about things around my workshop, the way he listened to my responses. He didn’t just hear me, he paid attention and replied thoughtfully.

And the whole time I couldn’t stop wondering what it would be like to be with him. I had never had any sexual interest in any of the Pleasurebots I had worked on, not even on other sapient droids I had done commissions for, but AL.X…

“So,” I cleared my throat. “I know Rohn will come through. He’s good like that. But are you going to be okay being in the union? Working with the tradies? I know this kind of work isn’t for everyone.”

AL.X sat—well, more like glided onto; the droid moved with the fluidity of a jungle cat—on one of my workbenches, propping an ankle on one knee and gripping his chin with a thoughtful look.

“I think so. It feels like coming full circle. I would be a part of the very mechanizations and dreams that brought me to life. Being a part of that process seems… fulfilling.”

“But do you dream of something else? I don’t want you to be trapped.”

“I dream of many things. Seeing the city. Meeting other androids and learning about their experiences. Having first hand olfactory sensation from flora.”

“You want to smell the flowers?”

“Humans had a saying, ‘smell the roses’.”

I chuckle. “Yes, you could smell actual roses, but the expression meant something like, to take your time. To experience life.”

He nodded. “I would like both. I want to process the scents of flowers and take time to experience life.” His voice grew soft. “I want to have touch, shared experiences. I want to get to know others, droid, human, and otherwise. I want connection.”

His violet gaze pinned me with so much intensity my breath caught. “And I would be close to people I have enjoyed, like Rohn.” His gaze grew heated. “Like you.”

I couldn’t help but admire the way the pink glow of the forge shone on his chest plates or how the tubing of his thighs flexed as he sat on the workbench.

But I would keep all of that to myself.

I cleared my throat. At this rate, AL.X’s biometrics scans were going to be checking me for illness if I didn’t stop the nervous habit. “There aren’t any roses on A4-23, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the native plants. There are plenty of Earth ones in the greenhouses too, but they’re mostly focused on edible ones.”

I ignored the spread of delicious goosebumps over my arms from his persistent gaze. I would not take advantage of an android who was already being fucked by the system, even if he was giving me “fuck me” eyes.

What if that was part of the programming the upper levelers had planned for him as a Pleasurebot? Yeah, that had to be it. It was just a side effect of his programming.

He had trusted me to help him. I didn’t want him to feel like he needed to please me out of some sense of duty or owed debt.

Gross. I felt disgusted even thinking about it. I would never put him in that position.

But that didn’t mean I didn’t think about us in other positions.

Get a hold of yourself, you horny bitch.

I tossed my hammer to the side. I bent the metal plating with my tongs until it took on the smooth shape of a cock head. The delicate curved lip where the head tapered into the phallus was full and smooth. I tossed it into the cooling chamber and set down my tongs, stretching tall to ease the pain in my shoulders after hammering away for so long.

With careful movements, I pulled the now fully solid and chilled cock piece from the device.

It was a pretty cock, if I did say so myself. Only the best for AL.X.

My apron smacked against my thighs as I spun and walked over to my worktable. AL.X’s warm presence moved behind me, leaning closer. I tried to control my breathing as he watched me work from over my shoulder.

He was so close. The quiet whir of his chest was so comforting. I just wanted to lean back, tuck my face against his neck, and rest.

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