Johnny heard Mama talk over the telephone with her friend, Marion Cunningham, but he didn't hear every word of the conversation. He only heard about two or three sentences on what Mama was saying. After that, he left so she could have more privacy. He also didn't want to interrupt the latest conversation while she was talking. Johnny thought it was a good idea to take a walk or whatever.

"Hello, Marion. This is Bunny."

"Hi. Bunny. How are you?"

"Doing well, thank you. Is Johnny excited about coming out to Milwaukee for the weekend?"

"Of course he is. He says he's really looking forward to meeting Joanie."

"Glad to hear that, Bunny. You're flying, right?" Marion asked.

"Of course, Marion. Johnny and I did make hotel reservations for the weekend.

"You and Johnny aren't staying in any hotel, Bunny. You're staying with us. Go ahead and cancel your reservations," Marion told her.

"I don't want you to go through all of this trouble, Marion. Does Howard know?"

"Yes, Bunny. He didn't like the idea of your staying at our house, but I kept trying for him to change his mind."

"How did you do that?" asked Bunny.

"He still isn't sure about this whole weekend with you coming out for this weekend."

"Why does he think that way?" Bunny asked.

"You don't want to know, but I'll tell you anyway," Marion told her.

"Why do you say that for?"

Bunny waited for Marion to start the conversation.

"If you really want to know," Marion said.

"Of course I really want to know. Does it have to do when I first started dating Harold?" she asked.

"Yes, Bunny," Marion answered.

Harold Bravo was Johnny's father.

"Howard just never really liked him much at all. He was the class clown," Marion reminded her.

"How could I forget that, Marion? Is that why he didn't like Harold?"

"Yes and no."

"I'm still not understanding this talk, Marion."

"It's been a long time ago, but Howard wasn't so sure that by now you've forgotten all about that past."

"I have forgotten about it, Marion. I guess you and Howard didn't like that Harold was a smoker."

"Of course we didn't like that. Do you talk with him anymore?"

"No, Harold and I don't talk anymore. I'm a widow of the late Harold Bravo."

"Sorry to hear about that, Bunny."

"Not your fault. He just wasn't a good example for Johnny when he was a child. It had to do with his smoking. I didn't want Johnny to turn out that way like Harold."

"That's why Howard didn't like him because of the smoking."

"I understand, Marion. Johnny and I plan to come to Milwaukee on Thursday. I wanted to leave for Thursday so we could spend enough time."

"I like that. Even Howard isn't too crazy about you staying at our house, but he left me up to make the choice."

"If you really want me to cancel the reservations, I will do that right away."

"Thank you, Bunny. Joanie and Richie don't live with us, so you and Johnny can stay in their bedrooms for the weekend."

"All right. I'll tell Johnny about this, and now I understand where you're going with this conversation. But still, I just don't want you to go through of all this trouble by just having guests for the weekend."

"I know, Bunny. This way you can have more access to food and drinks when you need it."

"Why, thank you, Marion. Maybe one night we can go out to eat?"

"Maybe, but let's talk Howard into doing that. We mostly eat at home."

"Johnny and I are like that also. I better end this call. I need to start thinking about getting ready for dinner."

"It was nice hearing your voice again, Bunny. We will look forward to seeing you."

"Johnny and I will call you when we first arrive in Milwaukee."

"Good idea. I'll let Howard know what we agreed on."

"I will do the same with Johnny. He wouldn't care much one way or the other."

"I understand, Bunny. Howard can be fussy about this sort of thing every once in a while."

"Johnny isn't like that. He usually goes along with what I have planned, even if it means he doesn't agree."

"True. Give Johnny a hug from me."

"I will. Tell Howard there shouldn't be any trouble during our stay."

"I will, Bunny."

"Same to you."

End of conversation. It was now time to start thinking about making supper.