“Looks like Amber won’t be the only baby running around here.”
Millie frowned and started towards the kitchen. “I’m not like you.”
“You’re no better than me Honey and you’re little Henry only wants one thing, to get the panties.”
Millie turned back to her. “Henry is not your concern.”
“Don’t fool yourself, Henry is a man and there’s nothing special about him,” Maggie yelled.
“Why don’t you focus on taking care of Amber?” Millie snapped.
The door opened and their mother entered frowning at the pair. “What is going on in here? I could hear you as soon as I hit the stairs.”
“Honey’s making babies in your house!” Maggie accused.
Her mother turned to her in surprise.
“I had a guest over to visit,” Millie explained. “Nobody was making babies.”
“You were in your bedroom with the door closed for a long time,” Maggie accused.
Their mother frowned. “Honey?”
Millie fumed. “Nothing happened.” She turned to her sister. “I told you, I’m not like you!”
Her mother watched as Millie ran off to her room. “Get that baby and put her to bed,” she ordered Maggie who reluctantly got up from her place on the couch. After watching her daughter pick up the baby and walk towards her bedroom, Millie’s mother went to see her youngest daughter.
Knocking softly on the door, she entered finding Millie on the bed. Gina Gaines took a seat on the edge of her daughter’s bed and rubbed a hand down her back.
“Honey?” she called. “Baby what’s going on? Who is this man?”
Millie turned and faced her mother. “His name is Henry Patterson and he works at the Ford Motor Company.”
Gina saw the glow on her daughter’s face. “How did you meet him?”
“He came to my games,” Millie explained. “And we spent time together at a house party.”
“Does he treat you nice?”
Millie smiled. “Henry is a gentleman.”
“He says he wants to court me,” she finished.
Gina looked surprised. “Really? How old is he?”
“He’s twenty but he’s very mature,” Millie told her. “He has a job, his own apartment and a car.”
“He sounds very mature.”
Millie flushed. “I can’t believe he likes me. He says I’m really pretty.”
Gina touched her daughter’s face. “You’re beautiful Honey. Your Daddy told you every day.”
Millie smiled sadly. “I miss him so much.”
“He’d be so proud of you,” Gina whispered. “I’m sorry I’ve missed your games.”
“I know you have to work Momma. It’s okay.”
“I know how much they mean to you and I’ve proud of you too,” Gina hugged her daughter.
“Thank you Momma,” Millie returned her embrace. “I’m sorry for arguing with Maggie. She makes me so mad.” Millie pulled back and looked at her.
“It’s not easy being a mother Millie. You’ll see when you have a daughter of your own.” Gina shook her head. “Sometimes you can do everything you can for them, but they choose their own way.”
“Well, I’m not going to be a burden on you Momma for much longer. I have one more year of school and then I can get licensed. I’m hoping to get hired at Detroit Memorial or one of the other hospitals.”
Gina smiled. “I know you will do whatever you set your mind to, Honey. I just hope you don’t let this young man sidetrack you.”
Millie covered her face with her hands. “Henry gives me butterflies and makes me smile at him all the time.”
“I can’t wait to meet this Henry.”
Removing her hands, Millie looked at her mother. “He’s so handsome Momma. He’s tall with deep, dark brown eyes and he has a southern accent that makes me just want to listen to him talk all day.”
“He’s smart and kind,” Millie added.
Gina smiled. “And Honey is in love.”
“Momma!” Millie protested. “I haven’t known Henry that long.”
“It didn’t take me that long to recognize that
Millie frowned and started towards the kitchen. “I’m not like you.”
“You’re no better than me Honey and you’re little Henry only wants one thing, to get the panties.”
Millie turned back to her. “Henry is not your concern.”
“Don’t fool yourself, Henry is a man and there’s nothing special about him,” Maggie yelled.
“Why don’t you focus on taking care of Amber?” Millie snapped.
The door opened and their mother entered frowning at the pair. “What is going on in here? I could hear you as soon as I hit the stairs.”
“Honey’s making babies in your house!” Maggie accused.
Her mother turned to her in surprise.
“I had a guest over to visit,” Millie explained. “Nobody was making babies.”
“You were in your bedroom with the door closed for a long time,” Maggie accused.
Their mother frowned. “Honey?”
Millie fumed. “Nothing happened.” She turned to her sister. “I told you, I’m not like you!”
Her mother watched as Millie ran off to her room. “Get that baby and put her to bed,” she ordered Maggie who reluctantly got up from her place on the couch. After watching her daughter pick up the baby and walk towards her bedroom, Millie’s mother went to see her youngest daughter.
Knocking softly on the door, she entered finding Millie on the bed. Gina Gaines took a seat on the edge of her daughter’s bed and rubbed a hand down her back.
“Honey?” she called. “Baby what’s going on? Who is this man?”
Millie turned and faced her mother. “His name is Henry Patterson and he works at the Ford Motor Company.”
Gina saw the glow on her daughter’s face. “How did you meet him?”
“He came to my games,” Millie explained. “And we spent time together at a house party.”
“Does he treat you nice?”
Millie smiled. “Henry is a gentleman.”
“He says he wants to court me,” she finished.
Gina looked surprised. “Really? How old is he?”
“He’s twenty but he’s very mature,” Millie told her. “He has a job, his own apartment and a car.”
“He sounds very mature.”
Millie flushed. “I can’t believe he likes me. He says I’m really pretty.”
Gina touched her daughter’s face. “You’re beautiful Honey. Your Daddy told you every day.”
Millie smiled sadly. “I miss him so much.”
“He’d be so proud of you,” Gina whispered. “I’m sorry I’ve missed your games.”
“I know you have to work Momma. It’s okay.”
“I know how much they mean to you and I’ve proud of you too,” Gina hugged her daughter.
“Thank you Momma,” Millie returned her embrace. “I’m sorry for arguing with Maggie. She makes me so mad.” Millie pulled back and looked at her.
“It’s not easy being a mother Millie. You’ll see when you have a daughter of your own.” Gina shook her head. “Sometimes you can do everything you can for them, but they choose their own way.”
“Well, I’m not going to be a burden on you Momma for much longer. I have one more year of school and then I can get licensed. I’m hoping to get hired at Detroit Memorial or one of the other hospitals.”
Gina smiled. “I know you will do whatever you set your mind to, Honey. I just hope you don’t let this young man sidetrack you.”
Millie covered her face with her hands. “Henry gives me butterflies and makes me smile at him all the time.”
“I can’t wait to meet this Henry.”
Removing her hands, Millie looked at her mother. “He’s so handsome Momma. He’s tall with deep, dark brown eyes and he has a southern accent that makes me just want to listen to him talk all day.”
“He’s smart and kind,” Millie added.
Gina smiled. “And Honey is in love.”
“Momma!” Millie protested. “I haven’t known Henry that long.”
“It didn’t take me that long to recognize that
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