Chapter 16
“I’m home,” Br’er called as he came in the front door and dropped his bags.
Mickey came running out from the kitchen barking ferociously.
Br’er squatted down to pet Mickey, who flattened his ears and growled.
“Hello to you, too,” Br’er said. “If you don’t give me a better welcome than that, you won’t get the presents I got you.”
Mickey looked as if he were considering this. He stopped barking and allowed Br’er to pet him.
Br’er stood. Mazie walked into the room, drying her hands on a dish towel. “Someone say presents?” she asked, smiling at Br’er. She crossed the room and gave him a hug. “Welcome home. How did it go?”
“Fantastic!” Br’er replied enthusiastically. “Ray was wonderful. You wouldn’t have believed it. He was so relaxed and open.”
The two walked to the sofa and
