Too Pretty

Leila

Kami walked into the kitchen, shaking her head and rolling her eyes. “Mama, I swear, you need to get laid.”

“Kami Gaston! Don’t you dare speak like that in my house!”

“You’re the one talking about having a man kiss all your bits and pieces,” she argued.

“But I speak like a lady, you talk like a trollop.”

I couldn’t help but laugh. “She has a point,” I interjected.

“Shut up. Kiss ass.”

“Kami!” Nancy scolded. “I swear I didn’t raise you to talk like a trucker.”

“Oh, Mom, please,” Kami groaned. “I’ve heard you and the ladies from your so-called book club. You guys are dirtier than a boys’ locker room.”

She frowned at her daughter. “First of all, young lady, you shouldn’t be eavesdropping. Second of all, we’re all old married women.”

“Mom, you don’t think I’m a virgin, do you?” Kami asked with feigned horror.

Nancy scowled. “I swear I don’t know where I went wrong with you. I blame your father, bless his soul. He ruined you. His background was troubled. I should have known better, b