Chapter 6
Bobby leaned back in his chair and crossed his feet at the ankles and clasped his hands together across his stomach. He smiled and said, “So we gotta plan for Dani to get her own building soon huh. I heard that she is better at numbers than you are.”
“Yeah all numbers but her blood sugar numbers.”
Bobby laughed so hard he sat up in the chair and bent over his knees. Dani opened her eyes. Turned her head to see Bobby laughing and smiled. She looked around and saw her mother standing by the sink and extended her arms out in the air.
Fallon smiled and climbed in the bed with her baby girl and held her tight. “I love you so much girl.” Fallon decided not to do what she normally did which was to remind Danisha of all she had to lose by not doing right.
Instead she said, “Dani, Bobby and I are going to set you up soon with your own office. Does that scare you?”
“Only thing I’m scared of is being broke. I’m here for that dollar dollar bill ya’ll.” Bobby and Fallon laughed at their favorite 13-year-old. They believed her too. She had such an amazing way with people. She made people trust her somehow with ease.
Fallon never worried how her daughter would make money, her only concern was her health. She prayed that one day it would click for her daughter that it wouldn’t matter how many skills and abilities she had if she wasn’t here to utilize them.
Danisha made straight A’s. She prepared the tax returns for the entire school staff. She often got pulled out of class to consult with teachers and principals from other schools.
Danisha said, “Oh and I haven’t missed a bath since our last visit mama.”
“That’s good baby.”
“Yeah, one of the nurses thought I was sleep and fried me in here talking to one of the other nurses.”
Fallon sat up in the bed filled with anger. She talked about her daughter, but she won’t having no strangers doing it, “What she say?”
“I’ll need permission to speak freely if you want the accurate account.”
Fallon felt herself getting more upset and said, “Go ahead.”
“She said something something something and this little nasty bitch in here got all this designer shit and got shit in her panties. This designer stuff must be fake as hell.”
Fallon turned her head to hide her laughter. Bobby had tears trying to jump out of his eyes as she tried to keep his mouth closed.
“Ya’ll can laugh, that jank was funny.” Fallon and Bobby exploded. Danisha laughed too.
Fallon said through laughter, “Why didn’t you tell me, you know I would have handled that.”
“Nah ma, it was for me to handle.”
“Okay baby, I’m happy you are taking regular baths now.”
Danisha nodded her head and said, “Sometimes I take two.”
Fallon held up her hand and got a high five from Danisha, “That’s what I’m talking about girl!”
Fallon slid out of the bed and went to her phone to check her emails. “Oh, I forgot to tell ya’ll that this dude blew my phone up all day today. I finally answered the phone frustrated and then he had the nerve to tell me that he might call me back later when I had a better attitude.”
Bobby raised his eyebrows and said, “Wow. He blew you up and when you answered he didn’t talk to you?”
“Right, how crazy is that?”
“Whoever that was is different. He must got money or something.
Bobby looked down as he shook his head and all of a sudden he looked up from the floor and said, “His name wasn’t Scott was it?