Crush
Grace needs an update. She’s been in need of one for a while. Pogo usually did them for her, but he’s gone now. None of the kids ever learned to code, Reginald didn’t find it necessary. He decided to do without most technology for that matter. Thankfully, Diego scoured the internet for the best computer scientist in the area. He and Lada have been trying to get her to rest, but of course, she’s Grace. She did some cooking, and dusting, of course, but Lada’s been distracting her while Diego’s working. They’ve been quickly making their way through the movies Luther’s collected throughout the years in the academy. Most of them are Allison’s. Grace is proud of her ‘oldest’ for that.
Diego stayed home the day the computer scientist was supposed to come. He’s stalking her social media’s one last time before she was scheduled to come. He gets interrupted by the doorbell ringing. Grace immediately gets up, “I’ll get it, darling.” She smiles and gets the door.
She’s greeted by a short-ish woman with long, Auburn hair. She looks up at Grace, “Hi, earlier I spoke to Diego on the phone, does he live here?” Grace feels something she hasn’t felt before. It’s something in her upper abdomen. It’s something she can’t place. She’ll have to file that away for research. It takes 31.7 seconds for her to regain her composure. She smiles, “Yes, he does. Follow me.” She brings her to Diego.
He and the woman talk for a few minutes before he calls Grace back in. “Mom, this is Carlee. She’ll be giving you an update. Could you show her to your charging station?” Grace’s machinery is heating up. It’s rare that it gets his hot, she has to turn on her internal cooling system. “Of course,” she leads Carlee away.
Alright, you can relax here and charge, I’ll be quick.” Grace smiles and nods, “Of course.” She starts charging. She wakes up hours later, just after Carlee finishes. “How do you feel?” She asks. Grace gives her a smile, “I feel wonderful.” Carlee smiles, “Great.” she explains what she did.
Despite being a robot, she’s not well versed in computer science. She’s had her eyes on Carlee for the whole time she’s been here. This could be a good opportunity to learn more about her. Grace looks over at her, “Sometime could you explain how you did that to me over lunch?” Rylee seems caught off guard, “I-I, uh… Sure.” Grace smiles, “Tomorrow?” Carlee looks down and smiles slightly, “Why not.” It seems Carlee installed the new feeling she felt when she first got there. It’s called Romantic Love.