Roboteer (52 page)
Authors: Alex Lamb
‘What?’ she said, pouting. ‘Do I kiss funny or something?’
Will shook his head. ‘It’s the music. This piece. I used it as inspiration for a program I wrote – the one that decrypted Ulanu’s security. The one that got us into all that trouble in the first place.’
‘This is what you were dancing to that day?’ Rachel looked delighted.
‘In a manner of speaking.’
Her eyes lit up. ‘Then dance with me now.’
Will raised his hands. ‘I don’t know how.’
‘You did it with robots, didn’t you? How different can this be?’ She took his hand and dragged him upright. ‘Come on, Mr Ambassador. No excuses.’
Will laughed and let her pull him down to the dance floor. They stepped out together, and, clumsily at first, began to dance under a canopy of lights like little stars.
Copyright © Alex Lamb 2015
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