Another photo for the collection

It probably wasn’t the smartest idea to get a new photo from Grace in order for Emma to give up your phone but you couldn’t help but want to see her reaction when it happened in real-time. Between going to both the church and your walk at the park, enough time had passed for the 3-hour cooldown to have reset.

“You know I could get another photo if you just passed the phone back?” you bargained with Emma, hoping the offer was tantalising enough for her to give in.

Unlike you had thought, she didn’t immediately give it back and instead, a sly grin appeared on her face. She closed the messaging app on your phone and clicked the KDK icon as she tried to get a photo from grace herself. You were about to jokily complain about her being unfair when you realised the app wasn’t loading. Emma repeatedly tried to open the app but all her attempts were met with nothing appearing on the screen.

With a pout, she reluctantly handed the phone back to you and only when you clicked on the app did it finally launch and display the KDK main menu. You were glad to find out that there was some sort of protection or security software involved but it immediately led to more questions than answers. You tried passing the phone back to Emma and while you were both in contact with it, nothing seemed to occur but as soon as you let go, the KDK app closed and left Emma at the home screen.

With that tested, you had some idea of how the protection worked. You would have to try it with someone who wasn’t a subject to see if it worked the same but you were **** to do that given the risk involved. The phone was now back safely in your hands and although Emma was no longer pouting after the additional testing, you still felt it best to keep her in a good mood.

Activating ‘Let me take a selfie’

Emma brightened up instantly and was on the edge of her seat as she waited for Grace’s message to come through. The ping went off only about 30 seconds later and although Emma put her hand out to grab your phone, she stopped herself at the last second. You could see the inner turmoil on her face which was amusing for you to watch but you quickly put her out of her misery.

You grabbed the phone yourself and opened up your messages to see what was waiting for you, with an anxious Emma peeled to your side as she looked over.

Grace: Hey Max, just checking how the two of you are doing? I would have checked in with Emma but I didn’t want her to think I’m being a doting parent :)

The text seemed innocent enough but the picture underneath was far from it. You recognised the background as the ground floor bathroom at Emma’s house as Grace was standing in front of the mirror holding her phone. She had changed out of her workout clothes since you had last seen her and you couldn’t help but notice that the top two buttons of her blouse were suspiciously undone, giving you a great look at her cleavage. You gave a quick look to Emma who had her eyes still glued to the photo when another message came through from Grace.

Grace: Your Mom is round at the moment so I’ll try and put in a good word for you :p

Mom did mention that she was gonna ‘pop by’ and see Grace so the news that she was there didn’t come with much of a surprise but knowing that Grace had snuck away to send you a picture while your mother was there gave you a thrill you hadn't expected. You repositioned the phone so that you could reply which left Emma looking sad now that she couldn’t see the photo.

“I’ll promise to send them to you later when I get the chance” you responded, seeing her face light up before you started to reply to Grace.

Max: As long as you don’t say anything too far-fetched then go right ahead :)

Emma seems to be having a good time as far as I can tell so fingers crossed.

You showed Emma your response and got a quick smirk from her before another ping was heard from your phone.

Grace: I’m sure Emma would tell you if she wasn’t considering how long you’ve known each other. Anyway I’ll stop messaging and let you go get back to my daughter

With a final quick reply back you let Emma see the latest messages before putting your phone away. Without any distractions or further talks about the KDK, you felt like you could finally have a proper date. You still felt a bit nervous but your fears quickly went away as you carried on talking. There weren't any first date questions you had in mind as you pretty much knew everything about each other. You had been practically attached at the hip when you were younger with everything that had been happening lately, you felt closer to her than you ever had before.

The topics of conversation changed as you drank your coffees and ate the food you had ordered. It went from recent events with you divulging what you had heard your father talk about last night, to recent school events and career goals you had in mind after you both finished college. Emma had always said her first choice would be to become a teacher but it seemed that she had been thinking more on the matter since you had last discussed this.

“With the whole ‘intelligence upgrade’ from the KDK, I’m not sure if I should aim for anything else. I’d always imagined doing classes at a high school or a community college but being something like a lecturer or a professor sounds pretty fun” she explained, putting herself deep in thought as she thought about her newly acquired options.

You yourself hadn’t really considered the bigger ramifications of what the KDK could do for your life other than getting into the pants of any of the women that grabbed your attention. You’d never imagined yourself stuck in a 9 to 5 office job but you weren’t exactly the sporty type either so you had just kind of put your career decisions on the back burner. You had always been good with the computer and science style classes and that's what drew your attention the most out of everything you were taking.

With college quickly getting closer and it being less than a few months away, you felt like you needed to make a choice, especially now that some of your limitations had now been lifted thanks to your mysterious new phone app.

You carried on pondering alongside Emma but she seemed to break out of her thoughts before you.

“What do you think?” she asked, starting up the conversation again.

“About your career or my own?” you replied with a grin.

“Both to be honest. You’ve never really said what you wanted to be so I’m a bit curious” she said, waiting for your answer.

“I could imagine you in front of a lecture hall giving a talk to a room full of people. You’d also be a better teacher if you saved some of the best uni students for me” you joked.

“That would be perfect!” Emma excitedly replied, apparently taking your comment more literally than you had thought. You could see the gears turning in her head as she happily imagined a bunch of different scenarios, leaving you once again with your own thought. You spent the time thinking up career paths that you had in mind and although it wasn’t something you had set in stone, one stuck out more than the rest.