Roxy and Aphrodite had settled in on the sofa to prepare for their day. They each had a bowl of popcorn and a drink to snack on while they watched their first movie. As they searched for the right one, Chris jogged through the living room and out the front door without saying a word to the women.
“Do you need to worry about that?” Aphrodite asked Roxy, who had paid no attention to her son as he rushed through the room.
“I doubt it. I don’t smell smoke, no one is screaming, and I don’t see any blood. When it comes to raising kids, that is pretty much the standard,” Roxy grinned as Chris came hurrying back into the house carrying two large cases.
Roxy shouted, “Hold it right there!”
Chris skidded to a stop and turned to face his mother, “Yeah, Mom?”
“What are you doing?” Roxy asked whil
