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walked in slowly with the rest of the dishes, Xavier let go of my wrists. 
                  He turned to walk away and I tugged at his arm.  “Can I go with you?”
                  “I need you stay here.”
                  “Why?”
                  “It’s important.”
                  “I don’t want to stay here without you.”
                  “You’ll be with me,” a loud voice said from around the corner. “I hear you like the chickens.” The woman in the button-down shirt and the red heels with the fire engine red lipstick came from around the corner.  “We weren’t properly introduced earlier and I apologize for that.  Mintora Luther, but you can call me Mini.”
                  I looked over at Xavier and he was smiling at the woman. He had given her a kiss on her cheek before he touched my chin. As he walked away, I listened for his boots on the marble floor until I couldn’t hear them anymore.   
     
     
     
     
     

 
    Chapter 4
    Mr. and Mrs. Luther
     
                  “Well, Mrs. Luther, Jr, let’s go.”
                  I looked over at Clara. She nodded at me with a smile before leaving us alone. I chuckled on the inside at her little nickname for me. 
                  Mini traded her heels for a pair of black work boots.  I followed Mrs. Luther, Sr. out to the chicken coop.  We went into the steel shed, and Mini put on one of the big coats and then handed me one.  She started up the first batch of eggs while I watched her diligently. 
                  “The ones you have to watch out for are Xenophon, Xena, and Xyliar.  Xyliar is the closest to Xavier. She is the meanest.  She’s married to Omni and I’m not sure how he deals with her, but they make it work.  They have three children, and they live in Nevada.  Xena is my middle girl. She’s married to Baxter.  They have three children and one on the way. They live on a ranch in Arizona.  Xan Jr. is married to Dandrea and they have two children.   They live up the street from us.  My second son, Xanthus, is married to Kellie. They have four children.  They live in L.A. Xandra, my eldest daughter, she’s married to Roland, and they don’t have any children yet. They live across town from us."                
                  When she spoke of her Xandra, I could see that there was something in her eyes.  She was her favorite daughter.  And, I had a strong feeling Xavier was her favorite son. 
                  “Xylon and Xenohon are my problem boys.  Anytime trouble is nearby, it finds those two.  They still live at home and I have a strong feeling they will never leave.” She laughed at herself.
                  I smiled as I just listened and kept working, I felt better moving, so I didn’t have to do that awkward staring into her eyes.  I looked up at the big clock. It had only been an hour.  I wondered how long Xavier was going to be gone.  I thought about staying in his room until he came back. 
                  “Phoebe, if I asked you a couple of questions, would you be perfectly honest with me?”
                  “Yes, ma’am.”
                  “This stays in here, just between you and me.”
                  I swallowed and waited for her questions. 
                  “How did you guys really meet?”
              “What did he tell you?”
                  “A lie,” she said sternly.  “This will be our little secret and I won’t tell a soul,” she promised. 
                  I trusted Mini, so I decided to be perfectly honest with her.  I started at the very beginning and I didn’t leave anything out.  After we had cleaned and dried all of the eggs, we sat up on the steel tables.  She laughed at all the