Moon Dance(20)

 

"A good side effect."

 

I nodded. "Hey, if I have to give up raspberry cheesecakes, I might as well get something out of the deal."

 

"Like highly attuned hunches."

 

"That's one of them," I said.

 

"What else?" she asked.

 

"I thought we were changing the subject."

 

"C'mon, I've never known...someone like you."

 

"Don't you mean something?"

 

"No," she said. "That's not what I mean. You're a good mother, a good wife, and a good sister. You are much more than a thing. So tell me, what are the other side effects?"

 

"You saying all that just to butter me up?"

 

"Yes and no," she said, grinning. "So tell me. Now."

 

I laughed. "Okay, you win. I have enhanced strength and speed."

 

She nodded. "What else?"

 

"I seem to be disease and sickness free."

 

"What about shape-changing?"