T.J. nodded and hugged his mother around her neck. Scrappy hugged her son with one arm and kissed him on the side of the head. She then focused her attention back on Kesha who had broken down crying. She pulled the little girl into her bosom, hugging her and her brother. She kissed them both on top of the heads. Once she broke their embrace, she looked them in their eyes.
“Now, y’all look,” Scrappy started up again. “I’ma do what I gotta do in here and then we gon’ leave. It won’t take me long. And once I’m finish, we can order pizza. How about that?” she awaited her childrens’ answers.
“Ma, can I get pepperoni and sausage on mine?” T.J. asked her, excitedly.
“Yes, baby boy. And how ‘bout some ice cream to go with it?”
“Long as it’s chocolate chip, count me in.” he smiled.
“You got it
