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date once, though he’d made her late for work more than a few times.
    She waved at him from the window, but didn’t go out immediately, sparing a few moments for a quick gel cleansing. Anja checked herself one last time in the mirror, before running out to his cruiser.
    The bottom of her jumpsuit barely touched the seat before he leaned over to deliver those kisses she had come to love. “Long week. I’ve missed you.”
    “You too,” she said, settling in for the marathon ride back into the city. “So what do you have planned this time? A drive to the party district or maybe something more offworld?”
    “Well you’re right on that last bit. We’re definitely heading up, not out. I had a friend of a friend check into some old files for me.”
    “What kind of files?”
    “Hard to explain. Check my omnitablet.” He reached down and handed it over, eyes never leaving the road.
    “Coordinates?”
    “Yeah, see, Meash guys never erase any data, no matter how unimportant it may be at the time. Every worker, every instrument, including large telescopes used on school trips.”
    She couldn’t stifle her gasp.
    “I’m not saying it was easy, and you’ll spend a lot of time in bed repaying me for my efforts, but we found all the data files pulled that day, including the blip when some strange kid knocked it off course.”
    “Stop the cruiser,” she said voice wobbling, chest aching and weak with tears.
    “Can’t.”
    “Oh Retzi, I-“
    “See, if I stop, you’ll want to hug me and I’ll be forced to return said embrace. That might lead to me asking you to marry me and you might say no. So I can’t. Not sure I can handle it,” he added lamely. “Should I...uh, stop the car?”
    “Yeah, Retzi. I really do think you should.”
    And so, he did.

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Quinn's Quasar
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    Half clone, half human, Quinn’s life has been anything but easy. People like her credentials just fine, by whenever news of her heritage surfaces, she’s sent back to the temp agency and shuttled off to
another planet.
    Her handsome new boss promises a different outcome this time, but his family’s name carries a long history of clone mistreatment. Learning to trust him may be the hardest thing she’s ever done, but with a new round of attacks against her, it may also be the only way to stay alive.

Also by Lyn Brittan
    Outer Settlement Agency
    Solia's Moon
    Anja's Star
    Quinn's Quasar