"So, what do you think about that ?" he asked cautiously, wanting to get her opinion on the whole Daniel thing. Bekka shrugged and chewed. "Whatever," she said, her new word for "You’re welcome," "Hello," "Goodbye," and "I’m only eight." "I really just don’t want all his stuff there. His car already blocks our car in the driveway." "Bummer," Ira said, his new word for "I must remain as neutral as possible" and "Your mother’s a whore." "I don’t want a stepfather," Bekka said. "Maybe he could (…)