Malcolm inhaled as he heard the shot fire and he tried not to jump. When he heard a body fall lifelessly to the floor, he exhaled and cracked an eye open to make sure that it wasn't his body.
"Mr. Reed!" Crant said as he gave the pistol back to a flunky at his side. "Your loyalty shall be rewarded."
"Sir?" Malcolm asked, still kneeling on the ground. Crant motioned for Malcolm to be picked up off the ground and brought forward.
"I had long suspected someone was stealing from me, either you or Mr. Tran. Since we've now dealt with this issue, your on going loyalty shall be rewarded. Mr. Olm will take you to your new quarters and in a few hours he will show you your new workshop." Malcolm blinked at Crant for a moment or two before finding his voice again.
"Thank you sir," he said. "I don't know what else to say." Crant smiled.
"If there is anything you'd like, let me know."
"Actually, sir, there is. Well, not something, someone."
"Would this someone be a woman?" Crant asked as he leaned forward in his chair.
"Yes," Malcolm said as he stepped forward, to keep the conversation as private as he could.
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**The 4400 - 1
**Andromeda - 3
**Dead Like Me - 1
**ER - 2
**Enterprise - 9
**Gilmore Girls - 8
**Harry Potter - 17
**Voyager - 3
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