“Happy 23rd birthday, Sana!” The boys shouted in unison, then laughed. Sana giggled at her brothers. “Papa has a surprise for me!”“We know. ...e know what it is, too.” sunny stuck his tongue out at her, just like when he was a little boy. She giggled again. She was excited and anxious about her surprise. She couldn’t wait. Papa noticed how she wiggled in her chair. He watched her twisting back and forth as she ate her dinner. “Sit still, child. Your surprise is coming right after we eat.”After. I had to break eye contact and lower my eyebrows too.I clenched my right fist, and I hit my left palm. "You didn't even ask me if I had kids, Joan." Oh, I'm sorry, do you have kids?" Yes, one, and call me crazy, but I'm not surprised that you don't have any." What the fuck does that mean?" she laughed. "That I'm not fit to have a kid, or what?" Nothing," I groaned before a pause. 'Hell, I'm looking at this hussy, but I'm just picturing Alli. She might be quite a few years younger than me, but. “Jar, what am I going to do?”“About what, Ange?” I knew she was talking about Roger but I wanted to buy time.“Roger.”“Why don’t you talk to me about him and your feelings and see if that helps any?”“I like him. He’s been unfailingly polite and kind to me. He says he learned how to treat women from you. I don’t know enough about him. If he were an American guy, I would be willing to look at romance. He’s not. I don’t know how guys over here think.”I smiled. “I don’t think he’s sure how he thinks. Now Move!”The young man slowly yielded and I carefully stepped by him. “Sorry to disturb you Mama, I was just out for a…”“You was out wanting to get another taste of Mama’s chocolate milk is what you was after boy! No white boy can resist the witch’s brew that I makes inside these here tits o’ mine!” Looking past me to where Marcus was closing the door, she added. Marcus, why don’t you go makes yourself a samich? Me and sugar here is gonna have a chat in the other room there. Yous can.