”Pulling a stool up to the island, I sat across from her, sipped my coffee and asked, “What’s up?”Giving me her motherly look, she said, “Yo... seem very taken by Brian. Are you in love?”I was completely blind-sided by her question. Never before had she asked me anything about my feelings for boyfriends.I felt myself blush as I looked down into my coffee cup before responding, “Yes, I am.”Mom smiled, reached out and took my hand and said, “I can understand why. He’s not only charming he’s. . a sex genie, like in Aladdin?” I asked“Yes, a sex genie if you like master.”“So I get like three wishes, is that how it works?” she giggled“No master, those are just stories, I will serve you for as long as I am yours but there are limits to my power.”“Limits, like what?” I asked intriguedTo my surprise she did not answer right away but instead stepped out of the box and began to grow, once on the desk she quickly shot up to over two feet in height and then hopped onto the floor, her sudden. ’ ‘Almost like the time she stuffed rocks into the box to fool you.’ Ryan laughed. He looked at Brylyn. ‘Mom caught Steve peeking in all the presents, so she put rocks in the boxes. He thought Santa was mad at him for doing it.’ ‘Of all the times you forget things, why couldn’t that be one of them?’ Steve cringed. Ryan shrugged and yawned. Brylyn was surprised he had stayed awake for a while. Usually he couldn’t stay lucid for anything more than a half hour. ‘Well anyway, I should get going. Then forcing herself to calm down, she said, “Yea, he’s kind of cute. But I don’t know if I could ever go through with it. It’s always been just a fantasy. I’m not sure if I could really do it.” “Well, don’t worry, baby,” I said. “If you feel like it’s not the right guy, then that’s ok. I’m ok with whatever you’re comfortable with.” Once again her eyes grew huge and she tried to suppress a grin. “Ok, I hear you. Then we’ll see.” She closed the bathroom door behind her and I heard the tub.