Ella's son laid across my chest. "Pooh cake, pooh cake, pooh cake" He mumbled softly. "Pooh c-"
He touched his forehead quickly and tried to rip one of his bandages off and started screaming. "Ow, daddy!"
"Don't say that, you make me sound abusive" I told him, and patted the bandaid down again.
"Leg bwoke" He said.
"I know. What color is your cast?"
"Yeh-whoa." He said. "WinPooh. WinPooh. WinPooh. Cake"
The boy loved his birthday cake.
He rubbed at his eyes furiously as if he were fighting off sleep.
"Go to sleep. You'll feel better"
"Wok daddy" He beat on my shoulders for me to get up.
I sat up and looked down at him. "You too injured to get rocked. I'ma just rub ya back. Is that cool?"
"Noooo"
"Hi buddies!" Raven skipped into the room.
Myra helped her climb up on to the bed.
She kissed me on the cheek before kissing the small child. "I got you Winnie. You yapped about him on your party day" Raven told him and placed the stuffed bear on his chest.
She really was my sister.
Rocky squealed with delight and shoved his fingers into his mouth.
"Thank her" I said.
Rocky pulled his fingers out his mouth and gave her a wet kiss on the cheek.
Raven brushed him off, giggling and swatting at her cheeks.
"You made his day better, Raven. Thanks, daughter"
Rocky slid off of me and inched up under me.
"I'm your protector of something?" I asked.
"I believe that's your role" My P. O. Officer asked me.
"I'ma come clean. As soon as I heard something about a little me, I skipped town"
"Where's his mother?" She asked.
"Mind ya business"
"My binnie" Rocky mocked me.
"He so small" Raven got in his face.
"Girl you just as little" I laughed and patted her on the head.
She swatted me away and slapped my arm. "Rakim, I aint little!"
"I said you were" I shrugged and saw Ella's son sleeping under me, thumb in mouth.
Raven's hair flipped behind her. "Boy-"
"Watch it" I cut her off.
She raised her eyebrow. "I said boy and I'ma say it again. Boy, I am not little. I'ma big girl"
"You are hell" I informed her.
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"I haven't had snow crab legs in for-ever" Khassidy snapped the shell and dipped the meat into butter and seasoning.
I laid in her bed with my arms around her waist while she sat up in bed. "Don't you be farting seafood"
"I'm good, Rakim. Shut up" She licked her thumb.
"Baby, give me a kiss"
"Not now" She cracked open another leg and pulled the meat out.
I ripped the meat from her hands and ate it myself. "Now"
