SCOTT

I opened up four bottles of Corona, put them in cold cubbies and added slices of lime to each. I also poured an orange soda into a plastic cup with a couple ice cubes and two glasses of ice water. I handed Shasta the orange soda and one of the beers. I handed Bernice two of the other beers and put the rest of it on a tray to carry out. We went out onto the porch and Lucia was sitting on the ground rolling the ball back and forth with Cedric. He looked up when we came out.

"Look momma. I'm playing catch."

"I see that. Very nice."...