"That's okay; she'll be a good girl." Mercedes assured her, "You'll see to that, and if nothing else Roger will probably try to see if he can find a chastity belt online."

Michelle laughed, then said, "Tonya, thank you so much for that last check, it really came in handy, bought all her school clothes."

"My pleasure." She paused, before asking, "So Roger's still not working."

"Well he has the church, but..."

"The church as he calls it, is a half dozen people listening to him ramble in your living room," Mercedes pointed out, "He needs to get a job Michelle, you need to push him."

"He believes he's doing...