She kissed me passionately and smiled at me. I could fall in love again and again with that smile. After we sat for a bit, she got up and continued making breakfast. Soon after Alexander and his family made their way into the kitchen. They all sat around the table and began eating. Angelica made her way in and sat and conversed with us about school. She’d be leaving the next morning for Boston. I would drive her to the airport on my way to work, Tina had to be on set early to start shooting her new film.

We all decided to spend the day by the pool having fun and swimming, by the afternoon I had the grill warmed up and started cooking the meat. Joshua made his way out by mid-afternoon, his hair a mess and his eyes bloodshot.

"Momma B, I’m hungry."

"Joshua, why do you look like that," I ask, concerned he’s been up to no good.

"Like what ma?"

"Like you’ve been partying all night."

"Mom, come on, give me a little more credit than that," he says, a bit hurt, "I was at Ronnie’s house last night. We were working on his music video, then we went skating and shot some video."

"You know I hate you skating," Tina says, walking to us, and Josh hugs her, "it’s so dangerous. I’m always worried I will get that call that you’re injured."

"Oh momma Tee, don’t worry, I’ll be alright," he said and kisses her temple, "I hardly ever skate anymore anyway. I’m too busy, it’s just that his parents had put a ramp in their backyard and he wanted me to try it out, so I had to skate."

"Had to," I said and laugh, he shrugs and takes a seat on one of the lounge chairs.

After all the food is ready, we sit to eat and talk. Tina was describing her new project that she’s anxious to start tomorrow. After a while Summer pranced in with her cousins, Bex making a bee line for Angelica and Maddie and Thomas finding the food. With their faces full, they sat and listened to the conversation, chiming in when they could.

Alexander and his family were saying their goodbyes as they loaded into the airport shuttle. I always cried a bit when he left. It was always hard letting go of him. But he was a grown man, and old man as I like to joke. Tina and I say our goodbyes to the grandkids as they’re ready to sleep. They’d have a great nap up in the sky all the way to New York.