When I climbed off of Leticia for the third time since I woke up, she was
asleep even before I could get settled back on my side of the bed. I must
have worn her out.
"Dom? Uncle Dom?" a voice stage-whispered. I realized that Paul was standing in my doorway and probably saw me exit Letty's body. Startled, I rushed to pull the covers over me and gave the two-year-old my sweetest smile.
"Hey there, big guy. How did you get up here?"
"Mommy."
As soon as he said that, Mia poked her head into the room and smiled. "Hey."
"Morning, Mi," I said. "What's for dinner?"
Mia laughed. "Ravioli. Is Letty okay?"
I nodded. "Yeah, I wore her out after she woke up, that's all."
Mia made a face and took Paul by the hand. "Come on, little man. Let's go get a bath and have dinner." Mia led Paul out of my doorway and silently closed it after them. I sighed and turned toward Letty. She was sound asleep again, this time under the covers. I didn't have the heart to wake her so I got up as quickly as I could and scooted into the bathroom.
Later on that evening, at dinner, Leon excused himself early.
"Why, dawg?" Vince protested.
"I just wanna go to sleep."
"What about goin' over to Chang's?" I asked Leon.
"Naah, not tonight, Dom." Just then, the phone rang. Leon's eyes lit up and practically broke his neck to get to the phone before anyone else answered it. He ran the ringing cordless into his bedroom and a moment later, we all heard the door slam. Mia raised her eyebrows.
"I think Leon is seeing somebody." We all nodded in agreement, Letty's smile growing wider.
"Hell, yeah. He never acts that way about phone calls." Letty grinned.
"Hell, if y'all ain't goin' overda Chang's, then I'm gonna go out to the garage and fiddle around." With that, Vince got up from the table and headed out the door.
"Take Paul with you!" Mia called after him. Vince stopped and turned around. He picked up his son and the two of them headed happily out the door.
"Dom? Uncle Dom?" a voice stage-whispered. I realized that Paul was standing in my doorway and probably saw me exit Letty's body. Startled, I rushed to pull the covers over me and gave the two-year-old my sweetest smile.
"Hey there, big guy. How did you get up here?"
"Mommy."
As soon as he said that, Mia poked her head into the room and smiled. "Hey."
"Morning, Mi," I said. "What's for dinner?"
Mia laughed. "Ravioli. Is Letty okay?"
I nodded. "Yeah, I wore her out after she woke up, that's all."
Mia made a face and took Paul by the hand. "Come on, little man. Let's go get a bath and have dinner." Mia led Paul out of my doorway and silently closed it after them. I sighed and turned toward Letty. She was sound asleep again, this time under the covers. I didn't have the heart to wake her so I got up as quickly as I could and scooted into the bathroom.
Later on that evening, at dinner, Leon excused himself early.
"Why, dawg?" Vince protested.
"I just wanna go to sleep."
"What about goin' over to Chang's?" I asked Leon.
"Naah, not tonight, Dom." Just then, the phone rang. Leon's eyes lit up and practically broke his neck to get to the phone before anyone else answered it. He ran the ringing cordless into his bedroom and a moment later, we all heard the door slam. Mia raised her eyebrows.
"I think Leon is seeing somebody." We all nodded in agreement, Letty's smile growing wider.
"Hell, yeah. He never acts that way about phone calls." Letty grinned.
"Hell, if y'all ain't goin' overda Chang's, then I'm gonna go out to the garage and fiddle around." With that, Vince got up from the table and headed out the door.
"Take Paul with you!" Mia called after him. Vince stopped and turned around. He picked up his son and the two of them headed happily out the door.