No madam, MaDear, please call me Tina.

Come on Tina, let me show you around.  Thanks Lillie. 

This left MaDear and Bette along.  Well Bette, I have been speaking with your father and I gather he is not pleased with your current relationship with Tina or Miss Kennard as he would state.  This has been the first time since your coming out that he has taken the liberty to speak with me about this matter.  Why is that?  MaDear I have no ideal, he has never been as rude or with anyone as he has with Tina.  Child she is the one, you love her that is apparent to me.  She is only the second girlfriend you have brought here to meet me.  I don’t count Alice, because I could tell that the two of you would always be the best of friends.   I want you to heed my advice, you stop my son, your father from disrespecting the love of your life or it will hurt you down the line and will always be a problem between you and Tina. 

MaDear, I hoping that he will come around, I don’t want to disrespect my father, if he sees how much I love Tina, he will have to come around. 

Child listens to my words.

Later that day, Tina and MaDear were in the kitchen preparing dinner.   MaDear child you are quite handy in the kitchen, I am so happy because Lord knows my grandchild and name sake isn’t handy in the kitchen because Kit and Carol are.  I can’t say about Rebbecca’s other children.  I rarely see them.  Tina, I want you to listen to me.  Yes MaDear.  Porters are strong willed, my granddaughter loves you, but do not allow her or her father Melvin to run over you.  You stand your ground.  MaDear, I don’t want to cause friction between Melvin and Bette, it is okay.  Child it is never okay to be treated that way and you put a stop to it you hear.  Yes madam, if gets worse I will. 

Present Day

Babe, I was thinking about when I first met MaDear, smiling, Bette, states I remember too.  Babe if I had listen to her advice back then, I think we would have by passed some of those obstacles that we faced.  Tee I believe you are right, she was wise lady, I should have listen too.  Yes she was, I was so afraid of meeting her, I thought she would treat like your father or worse, I so wrong.  Both Tina and Bette are smiling and thinking back to that day.  They can hear MaDear in their mind, take heed to my words.