“I guess I’m invisible.” Tina stopped herself right at the back door and turned around to see her mother standing in the kitchen with her hands on her hips waiting for Tina to reply.

“Hi Momma.” Tina sheepishly said as she made her way back towards her.

“Hi momma? Is that all I get, I saw my Grandbabies before I saw you and I pushed you out.” she said giving Tina her raised eyebrow that she knew not to question.

“I was about to…”

“I don’t wanna hear no excuses child.” she said as Tina once again did feel like a child. Bette was around the corner hiding behind the wall snickering as she knew how it felt to be on the other side of that conversation. She decided to rescue her wife and she walked around the corner to the kitchen and started in on her excuse.

“Momma that’s my fault I’ve been having this pain in my back and I just really needed Tina to help me put away all the clothes and stuff. Then Gabe and Miah just got to us before we could get down stairs to you.”

“Mmm hmm,” She said with pursed lips and her hands resting on her hips. “Whatever child y’all better get over here and give me a hug.” She said truly not believing Bette’s story.

“Momma we’re soaked…”

“I don’t care, you better come over here and give me some suga.” she said with her arms still raised. They obliged and wrapped their arms around her and let her get her fill of the embrace. She slowly rubbed both their backs and enjoyed holding both of her “babies” , something she hadn’t done in a long time. “Alright now, don’t touch my hair.” she said pushing them away with a smile.

“Momma can we…” Tina tried to finish but she couldn’t find the words and she was down to pointing at the door trying to get her point across.

“G’on now.” she said with a snap of her head towards the door. With that Bette and Tina took off out the door like teenagers in search of her brothers to get their revenge. In the end before dinner with the help of Adriel and Josiah they were able to tie both Nehemiah and Gabriel up to lawn chairs while they were doused in flour and eggs and allowed all of the kids to spray them with the firemen’s trigger lawn hose.