Meeting with the Family

You park your car at the restaurant where you are meeting your family. It's not a super fancy place, just your typical family chain restaurant, but per your request it did have an alcoholic drink menu. You might not actually have one now, especially if you do end up deciding to go out to bar with friends later, but it wouldn't be a good 21st birthday dinner if you didn't at least have the option of having a beer with your meal now would it?

The moment you walk through the front doors, you are greeted by a squeal and surprise hug that's all too familiar to you, "Hey bro! It's great to see you again!"

"Dana! Good to see you too," you say to your little sister. The 18 year old Dana has always been the most energetic member of the family, and the smallest. Her gymnastics career throughout high school meant that she also maintained a lithe build, giving her the appearance of a golden haired sprite. You always found her cute, even as she got older, and you have no idea why a girl like her was still single.

"Whoa Dana, settle down," your older sister Caitlin said with a chuckle, "You'll have plenty of time to catch up over dinner."

Like you, Caitlin had moved out after graduating college, and had her own apartment in a different part of town than yours. You remember being sad for a long time once she left, partially because you had a bit of a crush on her growing up. And who could blame you, when she had such a fine body? She was tall and leggy, with sizable D-cup breasts (at least) and a booty that had just the right amount of bounce and sway when she moved. Which happened to be a lot, since like Dana Caitlin was an athletic woman, having taken up a career as a trainer at the local gym. If Dana had the physique of a fairy, Caitlin looked like she was an amazon straight from Themyscira.

"Oh come on, John loves my hugs!" Dana says with a grin as she lets go of you.

"It's true," you say with a wry grin of your own, "She does give the best hugs in the family."

"I guess you have a point there," Caitlin admits with a smile.

"John!" your mother says, approaching to give you a hug of your own, "I haven't seen you in forever! How have you been?"

"I've been doing fine, Mom," you say, returning the hug. Your mother Erin was attractive for a woman in her late 40s, especially one who gave birth to three kids. Having raised you and your sisters on her own after your dad left, she was a stabilizing presence throughout your life, if a bit overprotective. While you took after said deadbeat father, the girls of your family clearly took after her, and she looks a lot like you imagine Caitlin will in about 15 years or so: a bit more plush, a hint of wrinkles around her eyes, but still a beautiful blonde mother you'd like to... well, you know.

Actually, you don't quite know why you happen to perv on your family so much. You blame having to go through puberty as the only boy in a house with three attractive women.

Oh, and all that porn you consumed feeding those fantasies over the years. That probably didn't help either.

"Just fine?" your mom asks, snapping you out of your reminiscence, "It's your birthday, sweetie! It should be better than fine."

"Oh, I thought you meant in general," you say quickly, "Yeah, today's been great."

The hostess calls your mother's name, and the four of you follow her to your table. Once you're all seated and given your menus, your mom resumes the conversation with, "So...? Tell me, how's today been great so far?"

You think for a moment about what you could tell her that's 'family-friendly', then decide on, "Well, I took ownership of my whole apartment complex today. So I guess I'm a landlord now."

All three of your family member's eyes go wide at this revelation.

"Whoa, that's actually pretty cool," Caitlin tells you.

"Cool? That's amazing!" Dana chirps, "Congratulations John! Does it pay well?"

"Dana, that's a rude question to ask," your mom scolds lightly, before turning to you and saying, "Though, since she brought it up..."

"I don't know yet," you answer, chuckling at their reactions, "I haven't gotten my first paycheck yet. I'll let you know next month if you're still curious."

"Only if you feel comfortable with it, dear," your mom tells you, "I just want to make sure you're not going to run into any money troubles down the road."

"Oh don't worry, I'll be fine," you say, "Even if this doesn't pan out, I've got some other ideas to make cash."

"Yeah Mom, lay off of him. John knows what he's doing," Caitlin says in your defense, before adding a teasing, "Probably."

"I definitely do," you affirm confidently, which is enough to get your mom to drop the issue for now. And that confidence was genuine: sure you may not have a concrete plan at the moment, but quite frankly with the power to claim anything you want for yourself you don't need one. There are endless possibilities for making money, or getting rid of the need for it entirely. Assuming this wasn't a one day thing that will go away tomorrow, that is. But somehow, you're certain that you'll have this power for a long time to come.

Speaking of which, you still haven't entirely figured out the specifics of this new gift. The way your family reacted to the news of you now owning your apartment complex was intriguing, since unlike earlier with Holly and Ashley they didn't seem to instinctively know that you possessed it, judging from their shocked reactions. Then again, they didn't doubt your claim for a moment either, so clearly it still worked on them. Maybe it's a matter of range, or only affecting people on a need-to-know basis. It's hard for you to tell since despite your powers over people's perception you still aren't a mind reader. The only way to find out for sure would be to engage in some more testing of your abilities...