Chapter 56

• "Okay."
• We loaded ourselves into Sam and drove back to the apartment. I was a nervous wreck when I let him in and asked him to come on in. It felt like asking the devil to come into my house. Tucker tried questioning Gravity about her stuffed animals and seeing dolls. I got a scolding look from him when she started introducing Mr. Mushroom to him. He tried sitting them down sternly, every fiber of his body ready to jump at the first sign that he was crossing a boundary.
• Tucker was on the carpet next to Gravity, sorting out a puzzle with her, when he pushed his head up to look at me. "Where's your boyfriend?"