A New Chapter

Chapter 1: The Girls

"Momma, Momma, wake up! It's Saturday, we gotta go shopping!" Jaylyn Jefferson-Johnson was determined to wake up her momma Joanne, but Joanne wasn't having any of it.

"Honeybear, make her go away…" she groaned to her wife and lover Maureen. For once in her life, the lawyer just wanted to sleep in!

"Pookie, you're always the one who's up and ready for life. Go on…she's your daughter," the diva replied. Joanne threw a pillow on Maureen's head and got up.

"Momma's coming Jaylyn, but first go wake up mommy! She's dying to see you!" Joanne laughed at the irony as she went to go pour herself a cup of coffee; she heard Jaylyn waking up the diva with screams of Mommy, Mommy!! Who would have ever thought it?

After pouring herself a fresh cup of Joe, Joanne went into the twins' room and looked around. She knew right away, that shopping needed to be the last thing on the minds of these little girls.

"Jaylyn, where is Jessica?" the lawyer asked her daughter. Jaylyn looked up from her newest task of watching Dora the Explorer.

"She's with Mommy using the potty I think. How come you wanna know Momma?"

"Because Momma thought that she asked you and your sister to clean this room before you went to sleep last night." The lawyer raised an eyebrow at her young daughter hoping to get the truth out of her. Jaylyn and Jessica were smart girls, she wondered why they hadn't followed her directions.

"Well, you see, Mommy told us we didn't have to do it 'cause us…ummm… just didn't have to do it." Jaylyn wanted so badly to be a lawyer, but sometimes her little arguments needed some work.

"Really? 'Mommy said' that you didn't have to clean? You better not be lyin' to me missy."

Just then Jessica and Maureen came out of the girls' bathroom together. "Hi Momma," Jessica said sleepily.

"Hey sweetie!!" Joanne said as she picked up the more tired twin.

"Momma, I went to the potty all by myself!"

"Good girl, I'm really—"

"It was soooo hard but I did it and I washed my hands too!"

"—proud of you, love." Joanne shook her head as she realized just how entertaining it would be to have to deal with two Maureen's now.

"Maureen did you tell the girls that they didn't have to clean their room?" The diva shook her head.

"No pookie, it was really messy!" Jaylyn and Jessica quickly and stealthily sneaked into the living room to watch TV once again.

"Well then it seems our little lawyer in training has some work to do on her lying, hmmm? Jaylyn Michaela Jefferson-Johnson, and Jessica Madison Jefferson Johnson!!"

"Yes ma'am?" the two replied in unison.

"Go clean that room, now" the girls knew not to make a fuss, when momma used her lawyer voice that was NOT a good thing.

The two girls ran quickly into their room to clean it; partially to avoid the frightening stares of their parents, and partially because Joanne 'encouraged' them with swift swats to their rears.

Just as the girls got into their rooms Maureen called Jaylyn back out. "Jaylyn, why did you tell momma that mommy said you didn't have to clean your room?"

The girls shifted back and fourth on both legs, "I dunno mommy, maybe its 'cause you're always just the first person on my mind."

"Aww thanks baby…"

With the way the two women let these girls get away with things, she could just tell today would be a long, long day.