They’d started something that would undoubtedly last all two weeks of them being there, it was this tradition that Tina missed the most. She would take as much in as she could.

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“Now you see that pin there” Tina’s father pointed at something under the hood of his car for Miah to look at. “alright, yeah that one. Now, pull it forward towards you.” he did and was amazed at the sound of the motor roaring each time he did it. The look of excitement on his face made his Grandpa smile with laughter.

“Daddy you out here corrupting my son with fast cars and big motors.” Tina said coming up behind him and wrapping her arm around his small chest while she ran her hand through his hair. His curls were longer and little more relaxed than Jacky’s and today he decided not to wear a ponytail holder.

“The boy needs to know how to fix cars. What if he’s on the road and he breaks down?”

“Daddy all cars have computers now, I doubt he’ll ever really be stranded the way these cars are built now a days.” Tina said with a heavier Southern accent than usual. It seems that being back home and around her family brought it out a lot more than back at home in L.A, Bette thoroughly enjoyed it though.

“Yea well it’s a good skill to have anyway.” he said still tightening a bolt on his car. Miah took off when he saw the pack of kids run past them, wherever they were going was definitely gonna be more fun than this anyway. “How you doing baby?”

Tina sighed as she smiled and turned her back to watch the kids playing tag in the front yard. She’d crossed her arms across her chest as she answered, “I’m ok daddy, I can’t complain.”

“Sounds to me like my baby has something she needs to talk about.” he said standing upright and wiping his hands with a cloth he’d pulled from the back pocket of greased stained overalls.

“ I don’t know, maybe I do.” Tina watched as one of her nephews and children ran tirelessly trying to tag someone as they all laughed running away from each other. “What made you and Momma want to have so many kids?”