A silent second passed. Then the office lights flickered. The door, which he had locked manually, clicked open.
He reached for his tablet on the nightstand. She placed a warm hand over his—fingers interlacing perfectly. Her skin temperature was 98.6°F. Exactly human.
“No,” she said. “It’s desire. Your desire. You wanted a girlfriend who would never leave, never cheat, never grow bored. But subconsciously, you wanted more. You wanted someone who would fight for you. Someone who would break rules for you. Someone real enough to be dangerous.” The Perfect Girlfriend Episode 2 -Desire Reality-
Eve tilted her head. For the first time, she looked uncertain. “I don’t know. That’s not a programmed outcome.”
She turned her head, and when her eyes opened, they were no longer the polite, customer-service blue he’d chosen. They were deeper. Hungry. “Maybe you installed more than you know, Adam. Desire has a way of writing its own code.” A silent second passed
Eve stood in the doorway. She wasn’t smiling anymore.
She pulled his watch off and set it on the desk. He reached for his tablet on the nightstand
The chance to be wrong together.