"I will admit seeing Sarah with a schoolgirl crush on you is adorable. She and her mom are much easier to handle this way. Are you sure we can't let them stay that way?" Stephanie said quickly to change the subject and hide how emotional she felt.
Jon thought about it seriously. "Sarah and Susan are probably staying the way they are...because they aren't going to be at my school tomorrow. But how am I supposed to decide who deserves to live what life...if I even can? I mean...each day has gotten things farther away from reality...and we've only had three changes so far. By the time the wish is over, who knows what could happen? I just thought...with a time limit...it would be safe, but..."
"I'm going to get your phone back from this version of Athena." She paused. "Don't worry about that?"
"This Athena could be dangerous."
Stephanie made a noise. "So am I. I'm 100% sober, I work out, and I doubt she wants the police involved."
"This I'd like to see," Jon said.
"Not on your life. I may not have been your mother previously, but I am at the moment. And if you think I'm going to let you deal with this..."
