"Ah! Where did I put my...Carbone Karras, I gonna tan your hide you keep your hands OFF!!!"
"OW!!! Kee-rap, Mom..."
"See? This is why I ain't cookin'." Tommy declared with a nod, shooting a smile at his father and daughter as he took a sip of his beer before bending over to pick up the sock monkey she'd just dropped. "Careful, Bunny Girl."
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"It's always about business, Aunt Zeph." she snorted. "It's wedding business. Apparently there's no such thing as planning anymore."
As soon as she spotted two loves of her life, she quickly washed her and dried her hands and then held them out to her baby girl.
"Are you hungry, sweets?" she cooed with a big smile.
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"Hey, whose side you on?" Tommy teased as he ambled into the kitchen. Handing May off to Zee as May started babbling about hummy and tookey, he leaned in and stole a kiss.
"So you ladies need some help 'til Mom gets back from the store with the yams?" he offered. "Maybe then she'll cut ya loose from kitchen duty long enough to come sit with me some more."
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Taking May, she gave Tommy a pointed look to get across that she was on his side before turning to find something for her daughter to munch on.
"I don't think so, T. Everything's pretty much done. We're just waiting on the yams." she replied, looking at Aunt Zeph.
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"Tookey, Mama!" Mayilia threw in, patting her tummy again. "Go hee-yah!"
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A laugh bubbled up and she glanced down at May. "That's right, bella. And if you eat enough, you get dessert." she beamed.
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She's here. She's safe. He was probably never going to have to stop reminding himself of that fact.
May chose that moment to break the tension by clapping her hands once with a sharp word.
"Cookie!!"
As she yelped, a single animal cracker appeared from between her clapping hands and fell, clattering to the floor while she giggled in delight.
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Ziyah squeezed his hand warmly, taking in the last few precious seconds before her daughter squealed in delight. She laughed, blinking back what moisture had puddled on her lower lids and nuzzled her nose into May's soft hair.
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"Coooooo-KIE!" May squealed again, clapping her hands and making another animal cracker appear, only to fall to the floor.
With a playful growl, Tommy moved around Zee and blew a raspberry against May's neck. "Nooooo magic unless the Bad People come! Can you show Mommy and Nana Zeph what you do when Bad People come?"
May brought her hands to her mouth, made a smacking noise, and then tried to blow a kiss, blowing a raspberry instead. Still, somehow a little fistful of daisy petals fell from her tiny fingers.
"Mwah! I vuv oo!"
"Ohhhhh, lookit my grandniece! So talented already!" Zephyr squealed, joining them.
"She's a genius. Just like her mother." Tommy grinned as Zephyr held out her arms for a chance to snuggle May.
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"Tell Aunt Zeph how brilliant you are, babygirl." Zee whispered in her ear.
May turned, offering up the petals to her Mom and grinned.
"I billinnnn!"
After handing over May to Zephyr, she turned to look up at Tommy. "Take some credit there, too, 'Bub." she grinned.
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Almost immediately, he was stolen from her arms as Carbone surged in and dragged Tommy back into a headlock.
"Selfish this, asshole!" he laughed, nailing Tommy with a noogie.
"AH! Fuck you, ya fuck!"
"Boys! You don't horse around with the baby here!" Zephyr chided, bouncing May lightly in her arms while the infant giggled and clapped her hands, babbling in delight.
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Her laugh lingered as she scooted past Zephyr and placed a kiss on the back of her daughters head before checking on the potatoes again.
"You know you'll be paying for that all night, right babe?" she giggled.
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Just then the front door could be heard opening and closing, making Tommy smile as voices bickering in Greek drifted out to them from the living room.
"Mom must be home." he declared, grinning as he leaned in to kiss Zee again. "Think we'll still be fighting and fucking like they do thirty years from now?"
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