ODDS OF LOVE SEASON TWELVE

Episode 126

" Them be cute babies if it weren't for them beady little eyes on them all ," Nettie Jean Benson said cheerily as she plopped herself down on the living room sofa and watched the three babies in the playpen sucking on each other's fingers. " Where they get them beady eyes from ? Our family ain't got nothing like that. And your Black man Jonah got normal eyes. "

LuLu stood in the living room glaring at both her sister who was now strumming an old country song on the guitar and their father who was sleeping noisily on Jonah's recliner chair before the tv that screamed out the theme song to Destiny Hospital. " Why are you here? "

Nettie Jean murmured," I's going on Rebel. He  doing a special Talented People show. I wants to be discovered by someone famous. Maybe Rebel will pick me up for his label. I can learn how to sing rock and roll music. I's an artist after all. Why you putting them babies off on that man like you is ? "

LuLu narrowed her eyes at her younger sister and put her hands on her increasingly growing hips. " What are you talking about? Those are Jonah's precious babies. " She quickly stuck one hand behind her back and crossed her fingers. " And why are you still trying to " make it big " ? Dolly  you ain't, gal. I thought you got married. "

Nettie Jean made a face. " Me and Zeke ain't right for each other. Ever since we come to Maryland, supposedly cause he had a good job gig here , it ain't been working out. It's them tacky as pig tracks people he hangs with now. And his family. They just dead common. " She began to play a rough version of the Adams Family theme song on her guitar. " And you know they ain't his. Cepting for the skin color they don't look nothing like him. He kinda cute. Theys funny looking. " She laughed harshly. " Nah. Theys ugly. And, you putting them in a beauty pageant. Don't waste your time, sis. But don't worry none. I ain't gonna be no trouble. Tonight I'm cooking dinner. I'm make something I know your man will like. Got the recipe off a Black girl I knew once in Memphis. Chitterlings, I think they call them. Oh , Pa said he was inviting someone named of Nance or Nancy or something over tonight to eat. I think we should bring Sol over too. He family too. No matter who you scare him into living with. "

LuLu stamped her bare foot on the floor and that seemed to set off the babies to screaming once more even as her father kept snoring gustily. " You will not! Jonah doesn't eat that stuff. He thinks it's nasty. I'm making boiled chicken and a green bean casserole. I'm on a diet you know. Gained a few pounds from the triplets. "

Nettie Jean laughed out loud. " I bet my chitterlings would taste better. "