Page 180 of Haze of Obedience
"Less than a half-hour. My brothers are meeting us, though. We need to ditch this van once we cross."
"Good. I'll get to know all your secrets only your family knows by the time we get to your father's house."
He grunts. "Not much to tell."
"I doubt that. After all, you were a hair pulling boy, so I'm sure there are a lot more stories you haven't told me."
"You're totally jealous of Stacy Snyder, aren't you?"
"Ha!"
He winks. "Put your seat down and get some rest. It's going to be a long day."
I adjust it and turn on my side, facing him. "I think we should play a new game today."
"What is this one called?"
"What If."
"Tell me the rules."
"I say something like, what if you had five seconds to take anything in this car with you. What would you pick?"
"Easy. You and my backpack."
"What if you had to choose?"
"Like that is even a choice. You. Next question."
"What if aliens invaded the planet and you could either join them and live or stay their enemy and die? What would you choose?"
He raises one eyebrow. "Do you believe in extraterrestrial life?"
"Don't you?"
He snorts. "No. Not at all."
"So, you believe we're the only life in the entire universe?"
"Yep."
I rub my stomach. "I'm going to have to teach our child about outer space then."
"Do you think these aliens are green with long antennas that stick up straight in the air?"
"No. I think they would be more like Thor."
He gapes. "Like Thor?"
"Yep."
"You're serious?"
"Hey, it only makes sense they would be hotter than us."
"Watch it now. Thor can't compete with me."
"Well, he does have a hammer."
