AMERICUS'S POV-
By the time we got to the park, I didn't have to force myself to be nice to Fang. I actually liked him. He was nice, even though he wore a lot of black. And the way he smiled at Mom and how she smiled back made me positive that I was going to have a step dad soon.
Mom wouldn't go one some of the rides(the ones she never goes on- she says rollercoasters have nothing on her), but Fang went on EVERY SINGLE ONE! He didn't look to sure about some, but he still went on. I think he would have stayed with Mom, but he just didn't want to make me go alone. I figured this one out when I saw him glare at the drop ride before we got on it. That one makes Mom sick, you know, because she can fly and it reminds her of falling, but Fang liked it. He didn't even mind going to the Indian show with me, which was cool, because the rest of the flock groans when I make them go. He must really want me to like him.
When Mom went to buy funnel cake Fang and I played the fair games. We played those water gun race things. He won the race. The prize was a stuffed bear with a Knott's Berry Farm shirt. He gave it to me and said, "I think you would like this more than me."
He wasn't too sure about the boysenberry punch or the funnel cake, but he dutifully tried them. Well, he's still living, so I guess he survived.
I think I might like this guy.
FANG'S POV-
I'm not sure exactly when Americus fell asleep, but Max turned around and said, "Aw. How cute!"
The little girl was curled in a ball on the backseat. She was clutching the stuffed animal I won her like Angel used to cling to Celeste. I wondered if she still had that thing. It occurred to me that I hadn't seen Total, but that would figure. He'd be really old by now if he were still alive. I doubted he was.
"Fang?" Max broke through my thoughts.
"Yeah?"
"Why don't you just stay at our house tonight? We can all go to Americus's favorite place for breakfast tomorrow, and I won't have to drive to get you."
I rolled my eyes. "You're scared to drive to my house?"
"You bet-cha. I'm terrified of that neighborhood."
I ruffled her hair. "You're so silly sometimes Maximum."