Who she'd fallen in love with afterwards? What a twisted series of events. Thinking back on how events led to this moment, Shelly saw where she'd made mistakes, and where she'd made good choices, but other circumstances conspired to turn her intentions to shit.
She glanced at Sonia as they walked from the room. The android still held that cold expression in her gaze as she met the glance. No matter what else had happened, befriending Sonia had not been a mistake. But keeping her at arm's length had been. Shelly was done running from her fears and concerns. It was time to take her life back under her control.
"Sonia, I—" Shelly started to say, but the other woman cut her short.
"Don't." Sonia's voice was firm and final. "I've seen that look a hundred times before. It's too late."
