#Chapter128Here comes crazy!MaggieI awoke the next day and groaned. My face hurt. Nash was sleeping next to me with his hair flopped on his forehead. I would drool right now if I didn’t need to use my mouth for breathing.I crawled over him while trying not to wake him. Well, until I looked in th
“Let me get this straight. You boys, who I spent many hours in labor with, can’t bother to pick up the phone and call me? Then I get a call, telling me that my grandbabies are up to no good.”“But Ma!” They spoke.“Don’t Ma me. Nathaniel!”Nate’s eyes widened.“Come here! You two and the devil spawn
#Chapter129Grammy Gray and all her gloryMaggieAfter meeting Grammy Gray, I learned two facts about this woman. First, she’s freaking crazy but hilarious. Second, I’m still trying to get over the fact that Nash’s full name is Nashville. How the heck did Nate and Pat choose his name?I felt better
“What the hell? Are you crazy?”“No, I’m a mother and Grammy Gray. Now don’t swear and call your mother.”“Screw you, lady!”“Screw me? Oh, I don’t think so.” She swung the bat again and took out his headlight. “One more word out of you, and I’ll beat you with this bat. Now go away.”He backed away
#Chapter130You’re kidding meMaggieI thought the shopping expedition was crazy. But, nothing had beaten that when we spent the day at the beach.“Did anyone see Ma?” Nate asked.“You-hoo! Check out what I can do!” “Are you freaking kidding me?” “Is that Ma water skiing?” Jonas asked.“How did sh
I stared at her.“I understand my boys and their faults, but I also love them and want them to be happy. You girls make them happy. But you also cause them grief. See, what I’m saying?”“Yes. Does our chat mean that we’re good?”“Oh, don’t get too ahead of yourself yet. We still have much work to do
#Chapter131Live, laugh, loveMaggieWith Nash informing me of his plans for us, Grammy Gray wanted to celebrate Gray’s style. How might you ask? We’re going parasailing, but I don't enjoy heights. The woman was trying to kill me. So why in the hell would I want someone to pull me up into the air wh
“But our mom is a skilled swimmer,” Nash said.“She is now. She wasn’t when she was younger. When she was four, she almost drowned in our pool. Cayson pulled her out. When she was eight, she almost drowned again at the local pool, and Cayson pulled her out again.”“Why, Cayson?” I asked her.“Becaus