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I Don 't Like Her

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It was Penny who had invited him over to Franchette’s. He thought the request came from her mother. He never considered it might have come from Michael. Shortly after he arrived, Michael asked Storm to join him in Franchette’s front office. Once they were both in the room, Michael closed the door behind him. Storm had braced himself for the onslaught sure to be coming his way. Dragging Michael’s only child through a protest in Sydney without his consent was bad, but much worse, was sharing a hotel room with her. At the very least, he expected to be berated for his arrest. He was wrong. “Penny tells me you have an extraordinary ability to memorize long sequences of numbers.” Storm was relieved the inquiry was taking a different direction, but he also felt awkward. “She promised she wouldn 't talk about that.” “Why?” “I don 't like her talking about it.” Michael chuckled and shook his head. “Why would you want to hide such a talent? It isn’t like you have been asked to put it to any great use so far.” “How would you know?” Storm growled. “I 'm sure Penny would have found out. She would have mentioned as much to me when she told me about your gift. Look, Storm. Penny couldn’t keep a secret if her life depended on it. There are things I have wanted to tell her, but I never have. I 've been waiting for her to be with people like yourself. People who can teach her how to keep a secret.” Michael saw the disappointment in Storm’s face. “You know, scientists like me would give

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