"Emani, will you stop messing with your hair!" I took the brush out of her hand and began to sweep her hair back into a bun.
"Mommy I don't want my hair like this" she whined. "It makes me look like a baby girl." She pouted with her lips poked out.
"Mani, I don't have time to do your hair right now, I have to finish getting this party ready and I already don't feel good just let me catch a break please." I stood up and put the brush back in the hair supplies bucket with Emani following me.
"I just want it out one time."
"Well you must not want to play on the water slide then." I said fixing her outfit.
"I do, but I want my hair to be in a down ponytail like yours." She said sharply and pulled away from me.
I gripped her chin and shifted it around so that she was facing me.
"Not today Emani Dior Asghedom, I'm not in the mood do you understand?"
"Yes" she replied in a pitiful tone.
"Alright, now come outside so you can say hi to your guests." She slowly walked behind me like she had an attitude.
I felt bad because all I had to do was put her hair in a ponytail but I haven't been feeling well these past couple days and I knew I wasn't going to feel good enough to comb her hair out after she finished playing in that water.
I walked to the front of the house.
"Hey, you made it." I said to jade, just now noticing her standing in the doorway.
"We almost didn't. I thought I was gonna have to take Jada to the emergency room this morning." Jade replied.
"Why? What's the matter?" I asked looking down at Jada.
"Her asthma is acting up. I gave her a few treatments though and it calmed down."
"I love that bathing suit. Can I borrow it?" I asked jokingly jada smiled.
"Thank you but I don't think you could fit it."
"I think your daughter just called me fat on the low." I laughed.
"Where's Ahmad?" I asked referring to jades little brother.
"He's in Sacramento with his daddy now that school is out. My momma kid free, all I gotta do is get rid of this one. And I'll be kid free too." She said putting her hand on top of jada's head.
"Hey Jada, mommy can I go outside now." Emani asked tapping me in the small of my back.
"Yeah."
"Okay, come on Jada!" The pair took off running out the back door.
"Tell me that those two don't look like nip and Sam all over again." Jade stated as she sat down at the kitchen table.
"I don't know, jade. Jada looks just like you to me, but Sam definitely made his mark on Lil Sam." I said as I walked over to the deep freezer, grabbed a box of burgers and sat them down on the counter.
"You need me to help you with anything?" Jade asked.
"You want to peel some eggs for me?"
"Not really." Jade replied laughing. "I was hoping you would say no."
"Well peel them anyway." I joked and sat the bowl down on the table in front of her.
"I'm just playing with you, Lauren. I just hope these are for deviled eggs because I really had the taste for some."
