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said as he looped over her shoulder and put an arm around her

from behind. ?I?m going to teach you how to transition into the

massive-state?turn up the gravity pulling on you. The best way to

get the hang of it is to do it while you?re landing.?

?Is that what you did when you landed on Hector the other day in

the tennis courts?? Helen guessed. ?And last night?? She was

thinking of how heavy he?d made his body when they were wrestling

in her bed. She pinched her lips together to keep herself from

smiling.

?Exactly,? he said against her ear, letting his lower lip brush

against her skin. ?It?s the third state of gravity for fliers, and it

could save your life in a fight.?

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With his arm around her waist and the two of them floating ten

feet above the ground, he taught her how to warp the way the

world pulled on her. Lucas guided her to reverse the impulse that

made her weightless and imagine her body becoming heavier. She

was able to pick up the basics right away and when Lucas told her

to touch down she thudded into the lawn with a jarring blow, kicking

up two great divots of grass with her heels. She was impressed

with herself and looked up at Lucas for approval, but apparently,

there was still a lot left for her to learn.

?You?ll get better at it,? he said encouragingly as he pounded into

the lawn next to her, skidding two deep trenches with his feet.

?You are such a show-off!? she said, grinning at him.

?Hey, I?ve got to impress you as much as I can, while I can. Soon

you?ll be flying circles around me,? he said. He took her hand and

pulled her tight up against his side as he led her toward the house.

?I doubt that,? Helen said, shaking her head. Lucas was so graceful

in the air. There was no way she?d ever fly the way he did.