Page 146 of The Bronze Garza
Owner: Lyra Henderson
Duration: Lifetime
“What is this?” I ask, unable to stop smiling.
“Ownership card.”
“Like my permission card?”
“Yeah.”
“So, as long as I have this, Iownyou?”
“Yup.”
“Does this also work like a permission card? Like, I can jump your bones whenever I want?”
He chuckles. “Pretty much, yeah.”
I grip it tightly in my fist. He’s never, ever getting it back. “Thank you. I love it.”And you.
He wraps his arm around me and pulls me close to him.
Resting my head on his shoulder, I say, “So, Dad’s putting the house up for sale.”
“I know.”
He knows everything, doesn’t he? The creep.
My creep.
“Can I come live with you?”
“That’s the plan.”
“Will you cook for me?”
“Everyday.”
“Can I sit on your countertop?”
“Nope.”
“But I have this ownership card thingy. It should give me all access pass for everything.”
“For sitting on my face, sure. Not my countertop.”
Something sexy unfurls in my belly at that. “Did you read my book?”
“Yes.”
“So? What do you think?”
“Didn’t make it past chapter five. It was horrible.”
I punch him. Hard. “Tell me how you really feel, why don’t you.”
He laughs. “You’d rather me lie to you? If this is what you wanna do, you gotta grow a tough skin.”
