American Honey

Seeing Hannah was always a nice breath of fresh air, given they were both new mothers and often tended to trade tips back and forth with one another. Camille immediately started reaching for Tommy and babbling at him as if he would understand her. “Maybe she and Tommy can start a ‘lil key stealin’ ring together. What position would ya take on it? The protective mama who helps your child commit the crimes or the mama who makes your child turn themselves in?” Obviously joking, she lightly rubbed Camille’s back and watched the two of the shouting at each other in their little playful manner.

“Oh I love that idea, I mean just picture these tiny little robbers. How could anyone be angry about that.” Hannah said looking between the two children with a small smile. “You know the good christian in me says I make him turn himself in but the Mama in me says ya got to support your kids and so I just got to run with that feeling. What about you?”

“What makes you think I’m jokin’?” Brooke teased, a hint of playfulness in her tone. “I think you’ve made a commitment to the little league football team. There are, what? 11? I’m sure you could manage a few more,” she joked. Of course, she’d completely support Hannah leading a ‘Cheaper by the Dozen’ lifestyle, only if it’s what she wanted. “That’s more than 2 years now, isn’t it?” That fact alone made Brooke shake her head. “Yeah, dating’s a lot different, plus I don’t have to worry about a curfew or sneaking around.” Definitely a lot different than when they were 16. Back then, she was pretty sure it’d been a lot of double dates with Kiran, Hannah, and Tanner. Oh how the times had changed.

“I got to figure out how to juggle the five I’m about to have. Trying to figure out how I could have been in my right mind and think I could manage 11 children and a marriage.” I mean Hannah would take the kids that god would give her at this point, she knew if it was meant to happen it would and her first three were pretty properly spaced out so maybe it would be a thing.”It is, little dude is two now so I mean... ya really riding this one out.” Hannah said with a chuckle. “You’re gonna make a great mom some day,” Hannah said softly a small smile. “Awh but the sneaking around was so much fun,” Hannah joked. “I.... the whole dating scene right now seems really overwhelming.” There had been a moment there where Hannah had been staring down the barrel of that but things had turned around. “What’s the worst date ya think you’ve been on?” She asked curiously, she needed to live vicariously through Brooke.