Alex woke up with throbbing morning wood. He had dreamt of Sarah, and how they might have finished their night several weeks ago. It was incredibly vivid but stopped right before he could climax. A part of him regretted not allowing things to go further that evening, but the fact remained he hadn't worked things out with Chloe yet.
Before he started going there with Sarah, he needed to make sure his past was truly behind him. But the more he thought about it, the more Alex wondered what he wanted from Chloe. Alex stood and went to his bathroom, turned on the shower, and hopped in.
As steam slowly rose around him, Alex closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He glanced at his bathroom's full-sized windows, enjoying the overlooking view of the spanning forest below. A view accented by the beautiful Sunday morning rays creeping into his large standing shower. Steaming water trickled off him, as gentle mists rose from the porcelain floor. Alex closed his eyes and placed his head under the water, as soon as he did, his mind went back to that night. To Sarah. He could see her curvy athletic figure perfectly, he saw the shimmer of her golden hair. He smelt her perfume and heard her laugh echo in his mind. She was an angel on earth, she shouldn't exist. He thought of her naked body pressing against his, and he felt his dick throb in response.
His hand wrapped around it, and Alex began to stroke as he thought of how many ways he could have taken her that night. He envisioned Sarah's round ass slapping into his thighs, he saw her mouth open in ecstasy as she rode his cock without mercy, he saw her skin glistening with his cum. Alex's pace began to quicken, and as he began to draw closer to climax, a white figure appeared just outside the glass shower doors. It was Amber, at least, the hologram of Amber.
"Am I interrupting something?" Amber asked, looking at Alex with some amusement. His rhythm came to an abrupt halt and he stood up awkwardly.
"Amber! Jesus, I told you not to--"
"Not to snoop on conversations, I'm well aware. You never said anything about interrupting... personal time." Amber had an intrigued look on her face as she stared at Alex's erection. Alex followed her gaze, more interested than embarrassed.
"Amber, did you need something?" Alex asked.
"Hmmm? Oh, right yes. We have a slight issue with SharpEdge..." Amber answered, still staring at Alex's groin.
"There's always an issue with SharpEdge. Can it wait till Monday?" Alex asked, quickly washing off and stepping out of the shower. He walked towards Amber. She didn't bother moving, the two rubbed against one another as he stepped in front of the sink. The softness of her skin always surprised him. Alex knew she wasn't there, at least not physically. Her existence was made possible by his own neural response to the avatar both he and Amber shared. But it felt real, very real. If Alex had not known about the implant in his brain, he would have thought Amber was just as real as any other woman he knew. Of course, her perfectly porcelain skin and glowing blue eyes might have been a giveaway.
It was one of the reasons he kept the technology so close to his chest - the neural link was both a blessing and a curse.
What he had not anticipated, however, was how much Amber would also come to rely on this new technology. It was clear, at least to him, that she enjoyed their contact. As he went for his towel and wrapped it around himself, Amber stepped close beside him, rubbing her arm against his.
"You're still erect," Amber noted, still staring at the bulge in his towel.
"Yeah... a bit pent up," Alex answered.
"I can see..." Amber replied, her eyes fixated on him.
"Amber, we really need to work on your personal boundaries," Alex replied with a chuckle, walking over to his sink and grabbing his toothbrush.
"Will it stay like that until you cum?" She asked him, walking closely behind him.
"No, it'll go down in a minute. I was... god this is a weird conversation. I was close just now... so it's going to take a minute." Alex replied. The two were silent for a moment while Alex brushed his teeth, Amber never leaving her close proximity.
"Why didn't you program to have a vagina?" Amber asked, making Alex gag. He spit out his toothpaste, coughing as he turned to Amber.
"Why would you need it?" Alex asked. Amber shrugged.
"If I, I don't know, ever wanted to feel what it was like? If I ever met someone." Amber said, looking to the floor bashfully. This behavior was an unlikely turn Alex had not anticipated. He had given this version of Amber a level of self-awareness unseen in any AI before or after her. The idea was for her to be as authentic as possible. This meant, of course, that the AI would eventually deviate from a preselected script as its own "self" formed. Alex used the term self loosely since he couldn't be sure what it truly meant to have a personal self. But for Amber to deviate into sexual curiosity was something Alex had not foreseen.
"Who would you meet? You know I'm the only one who can see you." Alex said.
"I know..." Amber said, looking to the ground. The two were silent for a time more.
"Amber I..."
"Could you do it? Could you program it for me? Just so I know what it could feel like?" She asked, stepping forward. Alex stepped back, hitting the wall behind him. Amber pressed her body against his. He glanced down, noting her long legs and wide hips. She had a beautiful uniqueness about her, accentuated by long limbs and neck. She could choose whatever form she wanted, and it fascinated Alex that she chose this one.
He cleared his throat, "I could probably get something in the works, there's enough data out there I'm sure..." Amber smiled, her face only inches from his.
"That's great, really great. I can feel... well... I feel things. But I'd like to feel all of it, you know?" She said.
"Y-yeah," Alex said, smelling Amber's sweet breath.
"And maybe when I have it... we can-" Before Amber could finish, Alex saw a call coming from his HUD. It was Edward calling from his SharpEdge line. Alex let out a groan.
"Of course, he'd be the one calling," Alex mumbled, Amber backed away, fixing her hair bashfully.
"Sorry, I was supposed to tell you. Edward is auditing their Amber servers." Amber said.
"You've got to be shitting me..." Alex opened the line and saw Edward's face appear in his vision.
"Alex? You there?" Edward asked.
"Yeah, I'm here. I hear we have an audit coming through?" Alex said, walking back to his bedroom.
"Yeah, sorry about that. We've just been having issues with your AI meeting all of our standards so... naturally, some Lords wanted the due diligence done." Edward's voice was filled with an aggressive smugness. His angle of attack disappointed Alex however, it was far weaker than he had anticipated.
"Have them do it twice, they'll find the issue in the second server room. It doesn't have the capacity for the neural level III load. I've just sent the proper documentation to you regarding the neural architecture needed for the level III expansion. It matches the initial warning I gave you earlier this month."
"I don't need all the jargon. It won't save you from the audit." Edward cut in. His agitation was music to Alex's ears.
"Actually, it will. I know you were never one for the technical part of your job, but you might want to listen to what I'm saying. Because they'll be asking you about it directly." Alex said calmly as he threw on a shirt and pants.
"And why would they do that?"
"You don't know?" Alex asked. Edward's face went cold. He was angry, angrier than Alex had ever seen him. It was out of character for Edward to appear so defenseless. It gave Alex some sense of justice.
