where were ya…looked all over…went to the bar…Wal-Mart…all the places you like to go…damned if I couldn’t find ya anywhere…it’s like ya just vanished…just clear out disappeared…you been practicin’ magic again…

silly…

well where were ya…called over at your mom’s…talked to her ’bout ten minutes…she wouldn’t let up…all this senseless chatter ’bout her and the old man goin’ to see Joel Osteen…said it changed her life…said profits…blessin’s from above should be comin’ any day now…

what’dya tell her…

congratulations…that’s what I told her…said she didn’t know where’s you were at…said if it was my business you’d have told me…

that’s momma…

well it is my business…got worried…gone for hours…come back here like it’s just part of nature…just the way things are…

maybe…

it’s not like I keep ya under lock and key…ain’t got that many rules…just worry ’boutcha…that’s all…

you really wanna know where I was at…you really wanna know…I don’t think you do…I really don’t think you do…you know what’s goin’ on ‘tween us…ain’t no sense carryin’ on like this…

spose so…

you pick up the kids at school…

they’re in the back playin’…playin’ house…that’s what kids do…they play house…

uh huh…I’ll get dinner ready…