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Authors: L. G. Castillo
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got over that fast.”
“Whacking Kai with your uli uli rattle was not a solution.”
“Worked for me.”
Jeremy chuckled at Leilani’s defiant tone.
Leilani lifted her head and looked in his direction. He gave her a wink. Her cheeks flushed a bright pink. She busied herself wrapping the napkins around a set of utensils and mumbling under her breath as she chewed her gum. “Stupid tourist with his stupid hot body.”
“Listen, Leilani. You know your brother will have a tough time fitting in. You need to watch him. We take care of family.”
“I know. I know.”
The chair squeaked as Sammy climbed up and sat his knees on the chair. He leaned over the table. He curled his little finger, gesturing for Jeremy to get closer. Taking a swig of his soda, Jeremy moved forward, tilting his head so Sammy could whisper in his ear.
“Dad says Leilani’s going through the change.”
Jeremy spewed out his soda. Coughing and laughing at the same time, he sputtered, “She’s a little young to be going through the change.”
“No she’s not. She’s old,” Sammy said, taking a sip of his soda. “She had her birthday and everything already. She’s like this old.” He flashed all ten of his fingers twice.
Jeremy watched Leilani as she chewed on her gum. She blew out a big pink bubble and sucked it in fast with a snap. There was no way Leilani was twenty.
“How old is she?”
“I told you already . . . fifteen. Can’t you count?” He flashed his fingers again. “See? Fifteen.”
He chuckled. “Oh, right, fifteen.”
“Shh, here she comes.”
Sammy scrambled back to his seat just as Leilani placed a plate full of food in front of him.
“I can bring you something else if you want,” she said when Jeremy reached for a taco.
Sammy grabbed a taco and bit into it. His eyes rolled back as if it were the best thing he’d ever tasted. “What for? This is soooo good.”
“If my new friend Sammy boy here likes it, I’ll give it a try,” Jeremy said.
She shrugged. “Your taste buds, dude.”
Grabbing a chair, she twirled it around, placing the back of it against the table. She straddled it and sat down, her lips curled into a smirk as she watched him.
He looked at the taco curiously. It didn’t look unusual, and it smelled really good. His mouth watered, and his stomach rumbled, demanding to be fed. Shrugging, he took a bite. Something soft and squishy mixed with pineapples filled his mouth. It was not what he was expecting. He forced himself to chew.
Leilani’s lips twitched.
Sammy licked his fingers with relish before taking another bite of his taco.
Jeremy’s eyes darted from Sammy to Leilani and the napkin on his table.
Spit or swallow? Spit or swallow?
Sammy looked at him with a big smile on his face.
“It’s good, right?”
Aw, man . Why did Sammy have to look at him like he was his best friend? Slowly, Jeremy rolled his tongue, pushing the food toward the back of his throat and swallowed.
“Yeah, buddy,” he gasped. “Great.”
Leilani burst out laughing. “Told ya.”
“Did not. He liked it,” Sammy said.
“Yeah, whatever.”
“Everyone likes my tacos,” he said.
“Everyone who comes in here is a local,” she pointed out.
“Oh right, Jeremy’s from LA.”
“I’m not . . . yeah, I’m from LA.” He took another swig of his soda, swishing the sweet flavor in his mouth. He couldn’t tell them he was from Heaven, so there was no use correcting them.
“I think you’ll find this a bit more appetizing.” Lani placed a plate with a burger and fries in front of him and handed a glass of soda to Leilani.
“Thanks.” He looked at her appreciatively.
“Leilani, stop laughing,” she said, ruffling her hair.
“Who, me? I’m not laughing.” Her eyes twinkled devilishly from above the glass as she sipped her drink.
“Mom, can I have a Sammywich now? I’m finished.” Jeremy gazed in awe at Sammy’s empty plate. The kid had literally inhaled his
“Whacking Kai with your uli uli rattle was not a solution.”
“Worked for me.”
Jeremy chuckled at Leilani’s defiant tone.
Leilani lifted her head and looked in his direction. He gave her a wink. Her cheeks flushed a bright pink. She busied herself wrapping the napkins around a set of utensils and mumbling under her breath as she chewed her gum. “Stupid tourist with his stupid hot body.”
“Listen, Leilani. You know your brother will have a tough time fitting in. You need to watch him. We take care of family.”
“I know. I know.”
The chair squeaked as Sammy climbed up and sat his knees on the chair. He leaned over the table. He curled his little finger, gesturing for Jeremy to get closer. Taking a swig of his soda, Jeremy moved forward, tilting his head so Sammy could whisper in his ear.
“Dad says Leilani’s going through the change.”
Jeremy spewed out his soda. Coughing and laughing at the same time, he sputtered, “She’s a little young to be going through the change.”
“No she’s not. She’s old,” Sammy said, taking a sip of his soda. “She had her birthday and everything already. She’s like this old.” He flashed all ten of his fingers twice.
Jeremy watched Leilani as she chewed on her gum. She blew out a big pink bubble and sucked it in fast with a snap. There was no way Leilani was twenty.
“How old is she?”
“I told you already . . . fifteen. Can’t you count?” He flashed his fingers again. “See? Fifteen.”
He chuckled. “Oh, right, fifteen.”
“Shh, here she comes.”
Sammy scrambled back to his seat just as Leilani placed a plate full of food in front of him.
“I can bring you something else if you want,” she said when Jeremy reached for a taco.
Sammy grabbed a taco and bit into it. His eyes rolled back as if it were the best thing he’d ever tasted. “What for? This is soooo good.”
“If my new friend Sammy boy here likes it, I’ll give it a try,” Jeremy said.
She shrugged. “Your taste buds, dude.”
Grabbing a chair, she twirled it around, placing the back of it against the table. She straddled it and sat down, her lips curled into a smirk as she watched him.
He looked at the taco curiously. It didn’t look unusual, and it smelled really good. His mouth watered, and his stomach rumbled, demanding to be fed. Shrugging, he took a bite. Something soft and squishy mixed with pineapples filled his mouth. It was not what he was expecting. He forced himself to chew.
Leilani’s lips twitched.
Sammy licked his fingers with relish before taking another bite of his taco.
Jeremy’s eyes darted from Sammy to Leilani and the napkin on his table.
Spit or swallow? Spit or swallow?
Sammy looked at him with a big smile on his face.
“It’s good, right?”
Aw, man . Why did Sammy have to look at him like he was his best friend? Slowly, Jeremy rolled his tongue, pushing the food toward the back of his throat and swallowed.
“Yeah, buddy,” he gasped. “Great.”
Leilani burst out laughing. “Told ya.”
“Did not. He liked it,” Sammy said.
“Yeah, whatever.”
“Everyone likes my tacos,” he said.
“Everyone who comes in here is a local,” she pointed out.
“Oh right, Jeremy’s from LA.”
“I’m not . . . yeah, I’m from LA.” He took another swig of his soda, swishing the sweet flavor in his mouth. He couldn’t tell them he was from Heaven, so there was no use correcting them.
“I think you’ll find this a bit more appetizing.” Lani placed a plate with a burger and fries in front of him and handed a glass of soda to Leilani.
“Thanks.” He looked at her appreciatively.
“Leilani, stop laughing,” she said, ruffling her hair.
“Who, me? I’m not laughing.” Her eyes twinkled devilishly from above the glass as she sipped her drink.
“Mom, can I have a Sammywich now? I’m finished.” Jeremy gazed in awe at Sammy’s empty plate. The kid had literally inhaled his
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