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Shea turns. “What’s up?”

The truth lodges in my throat and I swallow it back.

“Um... nothing.”

Shea raises an eyebrow then returns to the movie.

Korey Fields is in my phone. He is in MY phone. He’s texting me. What do I say? Should I play it cool? No, I’ll never pull it off. So maybe... the truth.

Watching Aladdin with the Littles.

Which one? Remake or the original?

Original.

Of course. You’re a classic type of girl.

“Who are you texting?” Shea asks.

“Um, Mackenzie. Mind your business and watch the movie.”

Ever seen it?

Of course. It’s one of my Disney favorites.

It’s like he said the magic word.

Well, that’s actually what we’re doing. Every Friday, we watch one Disney movie, introducing the babies to the classics.

Dope! What’s on the list so far?

Snow White

Sleeping Beauty

Cinderella

Alice in Wonderland

Peter Pan

The Jungle Book

The Little Mermaid

Aladdin

Beauty and the Beast

The Lion King

The Princess and the Frog

What about Pocahontas?

No way am I exposing them to that colonizer version of what actually happened!

LMAO! Damn Ma! What about Mary Poppins?