Neither Aaron nor Candace said a word to each other, instead Jamal did all the talking while they both laughed occasionally whenever Jamal said something funny.
"You said something earlier. Did Tom really promise you a car if you leave Lucy alone?" Aaron asked, and Jamal grinned as he bobbed his head.
"He did."
"So what did you say? Did you promise to let her be?" Aaron asked, and Jamal shook his head.
"Lucy has a car too. So I can as well use her car, right?" Jamal asked making both Aaron and Candace to laugh out loud.
"You raised quite a smart young man," Aaron told Candace, and she smiled. An emotion he couldn't explain tugged on his heart as he watched her smile.
"I have no idea how he grew up to be so smart," Candace said, and Jamal grinned at them both.
"Miss Betty and aunt Andy says I'm a genius," Jamal said with a proud smile, and they both laughed.
