The game had ended and once they had most of the work done, at least for a while, she, Dylan and Courtney had moved into the living room to sit and talk for a while. They hadn"t been sitting long when Charlie stumbled into the room.
"Mama?"
"Right here, baby."
Lynda watched her oldest niece ventured into the room, racing past everyone in her bid to get to her mother as quickly as she could. Once seated in Courtney"s lap, the little girl looked around the room with wide eyes. Taking in everything and all the faces.
"Aunt Lynda!"
"Hey sweetie, how are you?"
"Hungie."
"I"m hungry too. I"m pretty sure your mom will have dinner ready soon. You want to come see me and meet my friend?"
Charlie watched her a moment, lip stuck out as if she wasn"t happy about it. She stuck her thumb
