"Mom please don"t do that!" I blurted out. She turned back shocked at my tone. "Don"t take this the wrong way. There is nothing going on but Sophia wants to sleep near me."
I used the near me word hoping to soften the blow. Mike the quiet and analyzing one stood silent. A slight grin the only response to my explanation. Rhonda was the firecracker. I knew the fuse was lit now.
"**! That will just not happen! Sophia is your aunt!" Mom started ranting. "There is no way..."
"Rhonda! I am sleeping with Jay or we are leaving now!" Sophia said loudly and clearly.
This from the woman that would not say shit if she had a mouth full of it. The room fell eerily silent. The three of us in complete shock. Sophia clamped down on my hand I could feel her need to run. I gripped and pulled her closer letting her know she needed to stand firm.
"Sophia. He is my..." Mike gripped Rhonda"s shoulder and stopped her mid-sentence.