(This isn't beta so if you love grammer I advise you not to read any further.)

2.Don’t do, say, or eat anything that you don’t want done, repeated, or thrown back at you.

“What happened next Momma?” Mally asked. The boy was about to jump out of his skin in anticipation.

Zoë smiled. “If you like me finish…”

“Did you pull out your gun? Did Goddaddy or Monty?” Mally was on his feet now.

“Sit down, Mally.” Amina pulled her brother down.

“Let Momma finish.” Gabe added in.

Zoë was amazed that her children were able to sit through a whole story without crying, fighting, spitting, or whining. “Ok so me and Monty tie up Brock and your Goddaddy started shaving.”

Amina’s eyes grew wider. “Shaved what?”

Zoë laughed. “Anywhere he had hair. Brock was one of the hairiest men I’ve ever knew. When your Goddaddy was finished, man didn’t have a lick of hair on his body.”

The kids laughed.

Mal popped his head in the doorway to the children’s bedroom. “Can I talk to you?”

“Sure. Just telling them about the Lanzhou Job.”

Mal laughed. “Did you tell ‘em bout the paint and the feathers?”

“They’re four sir.”

Amina perked up. “There was paint?”

“And feathers?” Mally added.

Mal nodded his head. “Yep, there was paint, feathers, and I do recall someone losing some clothing.” Mal turned and looked at Zoë and grinned.

Zoë looked back at Mal and smiled slightly. “What is it that you wanted to talk to me about sir?”

“Kaylee found the blueprints, wanna go over them with you for tomorrow.”

Gabe crossed his arms and pouted. “Whatta bout our story?”

“I’ll finish it later. Why don’t you find your Poppa and play a game with him?”

Mal and Zoë were going over the schematics of their next job. When Mally interrupted them.

“Momma how you tie a knot?” Mally held up his sister’s jump rope.

Zoë took the rope and began tying it. “Sir if we go in through the side doors I think….”

“Zoë what are you doing?” Mal interrupted.

She raised her eyebrow to question him. “That ain’t how you tie a knot.”

“I think I know how to