Surprise…

Penelope Whitaker & you, Gavin Shaw, were out on a date to a nice restaurant. It was one of those private businesses instead of a national franchise. They also served a wide range of types for food.

The auburn hair cascading in waves down the sides of Penelope’s head were pulled back into lines & tied back into a point tail. Only a row of bangs hung down to just above her maroon eyebrows & around-behind her ears. The allure of the intelligence behind her bright green eyes could spawn unique romantic daydreams for hours if you let yourself. Theresa had made you promise to avoid staring at Penny in silence.

Often while alone in the past you had let yourself daydream about life with Penny as your girlfriend. It was beyond sexual for you. The high school was small enough to where most of the class knew detailed information about each other. Then there was Facebook… So, you already knew her general likes & dislikes. Shy was a talented player of volleyball, basketball, & tennis. She went to a dojo to practice Falun Dafa & gymnastics with Faith. Penny also was good at playing a glass harmonica & a theremin.

Unfortunately, unbidden you found yourself promulgating about your special divinely given power. It just made the situation worse because Penny clearly thought you were insane. Looking around for a way to escape, she seemed to you.

Beginning to feel the situation unraveling, & not in your favor you attempted to explain. “No wait, seriously, I can prove it… here comes the waitress.”

“Grace…” Grace’s name was on a name tag. “… may I see your notepad for a second?”

Grace looks at you strangely but is unable to think of a neutral reason to reject the request. “Sure sir… have you both decided what to order?”

Ignoring Grace's question for the moment, you sign your name on the notepad then hand it back to the waitress.

The change was immediate, “Oh sir! I don’t know how I missed this but somehow, I grabbed your notepad, but I will go find another to finish my shift. I am so sorry, I never intended to steal this from you.” What sold the performance for Penelope appeared to be how adamant Grace believed the truth of what she said.

Crossing your name and writing Grace seemed to help Grace choose to be calmer. You push the notepad back to Grace. “No Grace, you need it to finish your shift. You can have it; I give it to you.”

Now visibly calm Grace takes your orders, with a warm genuine smile. “Thank you for your kindness... I will give it back to Penny to give to you later.” Penny spoke her order of food, in a detached voice as she seemed deep in thought.

Penny was visibly shaken to see a waitress she knew. You are unsure how or why, but those you tell your secret to seem to become immune to the secondary mind-altering effects.

“I’ve known Grace for nine years, she used to babysit me. We go to the same church! What did you do to her!?!” Penny exclaims but at a loss to explain what she just saw.

Penny seemed to have decided to stick around. She was also half-accusing you of some misdeed.

“I only did what you saw. I signed my name on her notepad, & immediately her & everyone else thinks I owned it.”

With a little more interest flaring in Penny’s eyes, as she said with a more subdued voice. “So, you just sign your name on something & then majikally it is forevermore owned by you?”

You sigh, and you could hardly blame Penny as you took you several days to fully believe this was real. Now, after making love with Theresa several times last night, it seemed a sure thing now. However previously, there had failed to be any universe where she would have never done that.

Abruptly Penny leaned across the table & pushed her hand out & in front of you. “Then sign your name on me. If this really works like you say it does, then that is the only way I will really know.”

You are shocked as you sat up straight & you could almost feel the blood leave your face as you pushed her hand back. “Oh no, I did that already as a prank on my sister. Regardless of what I write it with, the signature refuses to come off.”

“Well of course you own your sister, everyone knows that.” That one line shocked your entire perception of your new life.

Penny was well outside of your home where everything occurred. This makes you wonder if the changes encompass everyone's memory on the planet, the star cluster, the galaxy, or the omniverse. You wonder if this affected legal documents. You also wondered if it could add a short history to any object, or animal, to which you claim ownership.

You pointedly look at Penny until she realizes what she said compared to your previous statement. “Oooohhh…” She said as she realized what you meant. “That is awesome…”

That also shocked you, “You choose to see me owning & having sex with my sister as awesome?”

You completely miss your slip of the tongue until Penny smiles but smirks at you. “…Well, I didn’t know you are a sister fucker, but she is your property… So…?…

“I'm trying to be amenable Gavin, what red blooded American male turn down sex with someone that will always do what you order? I mean, presumably you would order her to be fine with it & greatly enjoy the act.”

You had yet to consider those specific orders but they do sound like fantastic ones to use to the perception of yours. You could even tell the same orders to yourself while looking in the mirror. Since you wrote your name where it would be covered on your left shoulder.

“Wait… Is that why you brought this up? Because of you already being currently sexually active, while being on a date with me? Because I have a general rule that I do not put out on the first or second date… Well, I have yet to find a guy worthy to put out for period but-

“The jury is still out on you, Gavin. The beginning of our date seemed to be going downhill, but you will have to forgive my disbelief for that.”

Penny thought for a moment before adding on, before you could respond. “Or are you asking for my permission to continue breeding your sister?”

“I’m not breeding Theresa! She takes birth control pills every month.”

Penny cocks her head to the side as if she were unsure of what she was thinking. “Why not? Your parents are well off since they have only invested the money they would have paid for your house. So, they would obviously help Theresa & you care for the kid while she finishes college…

“However, your frank honesty is very alluring to me Gavin. If you promise to avoid ever intentionally hurting me… also if you promise to forever abandon the very idea of claiming ownership of me or Faith…?…

“Besides, I have a Geo locator on me, and both Faith & my family know my plans tonight.” Rather than being offended by Penelope's insinuation, you are rather happy that she sees to her own safety. Yet while her precautions were good against abductions, murders, rapists, et cetera. They are for not against your particular divinely given ability. The plans that she told them would be altered, as shown when you wrote your name on Theresa.

It takes you a moment to do all those mental gymnastics to understand what Penny was saying. Strangely it felt like you have been best of friends for the longest time, despite having never talked to her before.

“That is why I am bringing up all of this now. Maintaining a romantic relationship with you is very alluring to me as well.”

You decide that Penny felt the same way & that was why she leaned over the table to grab & gently hold your hand. “There, I have my own secret to tell… the reason I am open to dating both Theresa & you, is because… generally because I realize I can't be terribly picky, even if that was what I wanted.

“Faith might be upset with me… You see specifically with you… she & I have been exploring a relationship this year.”

You are dumbstruck & very confused. “Your homosexual? But-”

Penny interrupts you with giggles of amusement, and her smaller nostrils flared slightly as she leans closer towards you. You could smell her heady unique scent & you exceedingly liked it. “I feel the strangest thing when I am with you. It is like I have known you my entire life.

“You are far from as unknown as you think you are Gavin. I am here because both Faith & I have been considering approaching you. You just beat me too it.

“So, I reciprocate your interest in me Gavin. It may surprise also you, but you do have your own admirers in High School. Faith was pushing me to be the one to talk with you first. Our interest in you was far more substantially than remembering to avoid being picky… I am sure a guy would dislike hearing their girlfriend say that.”

That confuses you even more at first but then it begins to dawn on you what Penny might be trying to hint. You hate it that seemingly a lot of women like to choose to use hints. There are straight forward ways to be polite & considerate such as the word please… Growing up with a bully, made relying relying on assumptions, just make you Gavin, look like an ass at the precisely wrong moment.

“You want to be my… our girlfriend?”

The food that was ordered arrived & you both are quiet as you eat what you both ordered. That was another thing Theresa drilled into you; to avoid speaking with any food in your mouth.