Lincoln sat on his stool charging. The evening was somewhat uneventful for the Louds and he only received a few orders, mainly for chores. The family was concerned for Lori and, not wanting to upset her, kept relatively quiet. Now nighttime, he waited for someone to need him.

Tick tock…

Mistress Rita's order this afternoon was going to be difficult. What is love? His initial search online told him not to hurt a baby no more. He would never hurt mistress Lily, so was he already showing love?

Tick tock…

Maybe if he refined his search 'how to show your love to a woman?' these results seem better. He still didn't understand them. Flowers, chocolates, poems… to think love was stored in such strange locations. There was other things as well…

Tick tock…

He did not have much to go off of… he would have little time anyways, it was already 'tomorrow'. He would have to wait for Lori to wake up before he could give her love. He did not have money so the only thing he could do would be to find flowers in the forest… I guess he should do that now.

Lincoln unplugged himself from the wall and began walking to the door. Something stirred upstairs. One of the mistresses had awaken. He stood by to see if they needed him. The figure reached the stairs their heart rate high was erratic. Deducing the identity he allowed his eyes to light up the stairs.

Lucy saw the eyes in the darkness. It startled her at first but remembering the night before she quickly calmed down. She slowly descended the stairs, one hand rested on the railing gazing at the boy all the way down. One shoulder exposed to him she swayed towards him.

"What a dreary night to run into one another." Lucy spoke. The robot checked the forecast internally, he would dub partially cloudy as dreary from now on.

"Yes it is, what can I assist you with mistress Lucy." She smiled hearing him. The goth sauntered to the couch and beaconed him to sit next to her. The android followed and sat next to her.

"Call me, my duchess, when we are like this." Lucy told the boy.

"Of course my duchess." Suddenly Lucy turned away covering her smile and blush with one hand. Her other hand gave the one second gesture to Lincoln who waited patiently. She turned back to him. They sat silently in the dark living room. She transfixed on his glowing eyes.

"Is there anything you need my duchess?" Another fit of smiles later, she turned back to him.

"All I desire is your company." She began, "I-i like the new clothes…" he thanked her as she continued "but perhaps the next time we are together like this you could wear that tailcoat Leni is making you."

"I will heed your request my duchess." Lucy turned giggling like mad. Covering he grin with one hand and punching the couch with the other. She turned back.

"I'm glad you do. As a lady of the night it is unbecoming to have a servant dressed in anything else."

Lady of the night? That's a new term to the android. He begins to research internally. Professionals in love. Who would have thought that there was an expert on giving love so close by.

"My duchess." Lucy has another episode of happiness before turning back to an unphased android with glowing eyes. Oh god those glowing eyes. Pale skin. Snow white hair.

"How do I love?"

She stares for a solid minute at the android who simply stares back. With an explosion of blushing erupting on her pale skin she begins to stammer.

"W-what?"

"I need to give love to someone but I do not know how." He clasps her hand in his "How can I make the person in front of me know that they are loved."

Lucy's mind is going wild! She's breathing in and out fast. It's not exactly how she expected this to go. An immortal being struggling with mortal emotions? It's everything she could have dreamed of served on a silver platter. Note, write a thank you to Lisa later.

"E-erm...I-i mean there's poems, flowers, poems…" God she'd really like a poem.

"I know about those but what else can I do?" His lips are so close but he doesn't realize… Lucy's head is spinning.

"Err...I-i-iiiiii" Her stammering continues

"Please my duchess."

She goes for it! She pulls the android into a passionate kiss. Her eyes are closed but his eyes watch her the entire time. Lincoln is unsure what is happening before it is broken. Gasping for air she releases the boy. A trail of saliva glistens between their lips illuminated by his glowing eyes. They stare at each other unblinking.

"My duchess?"

Lucy bolts. Off the couch and up the stairs a trail of dark black smoke left in the darkness of the living room.

Lincoln sits idly for a second then adds things to his internal list.

Flowers

Poem

Sitting CPR

Exiting the house, Lincoln quickly does a wildlife scan for roses. He is in luck there is a large batch in a field not two miles away. Silently lifting off he proceeds to fly across the sky using his rockets.