Chapter 7

"Hey baby what you cooking?" Bette said as she walked into the kitchen and kissed the back of my neck.

"Mm," I said stirring the pasta, "spaghetti."

Bette inhaled deeply, "mm smells great. Angie’s favorite, did she actually do something good?"

I laughed and smacked Bette’s thigh with the back of my hand, "she always does something good. Her new friend is coming over for dinner tonight."

"Oh her lab partner, uh Alicia right?" Bette said.

"Yeah her," I said.

"I’m glad she made a friend," Bette said.

"I wanna make her feel welcome," I said with a grin.

"With your cooking you can make anyone feel welcome," Bette said licking her lips.

"Be good, if you start snacking on the angel hairs I will smack you," I said.

Bette pouted, "just one string?"

"No!" I said laughing, "out woman leave me be in my kitchen!"

"Hey I cook too!" Bette said as I pushed her out.

"MOMMY!" Mattie screeched jumping on Bette so hard I actually heard the air pushing out of her lungs and the little squeak of pain from him crashing into her injured arm.

"Mattie careful with your mom she’s hurt," I said.

"Sorry momma," Mattie said sweetly.

Bette kissed his cheek and lifted him up with her good arm, "it’s okay dude, why don’t we go to the park so I won’t be tempted to snack on Momma T’s food."

I smacked Bette’s butt and she jumped with a squeak.

Mattie giggled and hugged Bette’s neck, "okay mommy."

"Later babe," Bette said.

"Bye babe, oh and leave the door unlocked Emily went out to get tomato sauce for me," I said.

"Ah so that’s where your car is. She’s great isn’t she?" Bette called back as she walked out.

"Yeah she really is," I said.

Emily arrived back a few minutes after Bette and Mattie left and she had several paper bags.

"Whoa, I said tomato sauce not the whole store!" I teased.

"Ha ha," Emily said sarcastically handing me the sauce, "I took advantage of the moment to do groceries for the house."

"In other words Wilson eats like a pig," I said.

Emily chuckled, "hell yeah, whenever he stays at the house instead of his dorm he eats like he has a black hole in his stomach."