Devil and shark and whale. I can't say the same thing for you." She turned to her daughter and hissed. "Do I really have to be the big brother?"
He didn't say anything, only sat in his chair, arms folded across his chest.
"You're going to stay with me tonight," she said, "and all you need to do is look at my mother, and you'll see that she's not just your mother, that she's mine."
"She's not mine," he said quietly.
"You never could," she said, "and you don't have to be like that anymore."
He closed his eyes and closed his mouth. He thought she looked pretty. And not that she would ever admit it, but the look in his eyes... she thought it was just because he was a wolf.
She reached up and tugged at his ears, and he squawked...
Devil and shark and whale. I can't say the same thing for you." She turned to her daughter and hissed. "Do I really have to be the big brother?"
He didn't say anything, only sat in his chair, arms folded across his chest.
"You're going to stay with me tonight," she said, "and all you need to do is look at my mother, and you'll see that she's not just your mother, that she's mine."
"She's not mine," he said quietly.
"You never could," she said, "and you don't have to be like that anymore."
He closed his eyes and closed his mouth. He thought she looked pretty. And not that she would ever admit it, but the look in his eyes... she thought it was just because he was a wolf.
She reached up and tugged at his ears, and he squawked...