Sugar

It's getting late and the crowd at KAMA is thinning out.  Tabitha and her new "friend" are still chatting at their table.  Lavelle and Newsome are still talking and...

Newsome:  Ha, ha, ha!  Girl you are hilarious!  You've got me on the jokes.  I don't want to cross you, you know how to rag on a fool!

Lavelle:  Hey, I wasn't brought up in a easy part of Cravencrest!  We used to have raggin' contest!  Full of yo' mama jokes and all that!  Either you were jokin' or fightin'!

Newsome:  An around the way girl huh?

Lavelle:  Something like that.  Well, it's been nice hanging with you Newsome.  I think I need to signal my girl and head out.

Newsome:  Curfew already?

Lavelle:  No Mr. Smartass!  We are actually having a girl's weekend.  So, we're headed back to our suite at the "W".

Newsome gets up from his seat and walks behind Lavelle.  He picks up her jacket from the back of her chair.  He holds it out for her to put on.  Lavelle sits there for a moment feeling flattered and surprised.

Lavelle:  Thank you Newsome.  Good luck with everything.

Newsome:  No, thank you Lavelle.  You're a class act.

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Tasha is sitting in the waiting room at her mother's doctor's office waiting for her mom to come out of her appointment.  She is checking her FB page on her cell phone and reading all of her wall posts.

Tasha thinks:  I really wish Wesley would stop sending me these messages!  He made his choice!

Rose:  I swear if that phone is more attached to your hand than your fingers are!  Have mercy lord!

Tasha:  Hey mama.  How did it go?

Rose:  Well, I've got diabetes and my pressure is low.

Tasha:  See mama!  That's why I told you that going to those old country doctors wasn't a good idea!  It took us coming up here for them to properly diagnose you.

Rose:  Hush child.  I been known I had sugar.  I didn't know about my pressure though.  And anyway, Dr. Brooks is a good doctor.  They did the MRIs and everything.

Tasha:  First of all mama, they probably did those MRIs to get the extra insurance money. Second of all, what do you mean you knew you had sugar?  Why didn't you tell Arronette, Lavinia me or Corrine?

Rose:  'Cause y'all worry too much and Jesus said by his stripes I am healed!  I'm not trying to sit around and have y'all watching what I eat and what I do!  Now, the doctor done gave me these prescriptions and told me to come back in a week.  So, calm down and let's go get some food.

Tasha:  Oh, mama!  You're a trip!  But, I love you.

Rose:  Love you too baby.  Now, c'mon.

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Lavelle and Tabitha are sitting in their hotel suite eating fruit and drinking wine.

Tabitha:  His name is Hunter.

Lavelle:  Hunter?  Girl, he looked light skinned but, is he White?

Tabitha:  Yes he was!  Girl I'm gonna be getting my swirl on!  Haaaaaay!

They high five.

Lavelle:  Well you definitely looked like you enjoyed yourself.

Tabitha:  So did you!

Lavelle:  You know what?  I can't lie, I did!  His name is Newsome and he is eloquent and centered and divorced.

Lavelle's phone rings.

Kendrick:  Hey when you comin' home?

Lavelle:  Monday.

Kendrick:  Monday!  My mama just dropped off the twins and I thought you were coming home.  What are we going to eat Velle?

Lavelle:  Go out or order take out.  I need a break Kendrick.  I told you I was leaving for the weekend, you didn't listen.  They're your children too...do what you can and I'll see you Monday.

Kendrick:  Whatever, just be back Monday morning because I've got a board meeting at 10:30am and I need to prepare.

Lavelle:  I'll be there when I get there.

Lavelle hangs up the phone and there is a knock at the door.  Tabitha answers the door and there is a book of jokes with a note on top of it sitting on a platter.

Tabitha reads the note out loud:  "Guess I should have told you that I manage this hotel.  Anyway, have a joke or two on me.  Goodnight, Newsome"

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