America 1982

Originally, Melonie was going to let Tommy Hawk accompany her to the bank in the morning. Anyway, Tommy Hawk doesn't need to go to school every day. Walking to the bank with her can just be used as a physical exercise.

Tommy Hawke did not refuse the invitation. Although he felt that reading in the bedroom was a better choice, Melonie was still a little uneasy about the future. Strictly speaking, she had to wait until Hugh Spade was born in three months. Only after he was found guilty by the judge at the trial could he be hired by Sinclair Elementary School to replace Hugh Spade.

Although in Tommy's opinion, this anxiety is completely unnecessary, because he has already taught Melonie and wrote a thank-you letter to the principal of Sinclair Elementary School. In the letter, he told Melonie's own situation and experience, and then thanked her. Sinclair Elementary School cooperated with the police in expelling her nightmare Hugh Spade, and finally said that she was considering writing a letter of praise to the Claire Elementary School Parent Committee to praise Sinclair Elementary School for its great help in this matter.

As long as the principal is not an idiot, he should understand and not let the person involved, Melonie, bring this matter to the ears of the parent committee of his school. The demand in the letter is obvious, and it is enough to meet that demand, otherwise the parent committee will know the school where his children study. The teacher actually sells pills, so the principal is waiting to be complained.

The simplest thing for the principal to do is to give Melonie the job that belongs to Hugh Spade, transfer her to him, and let her give up the idea of ​​thanking him in front of the Parents Committee.

Just as Melonie was preparing breakfast, there was a knock on the door. Tommy Hawke, holding a toothbrush in his mouth, walked out of the bathroom and opened the apartment door. His brother Tony stood outside the door and smiled at him: "Good morning."

"Don't you have to work today?" Tommy Hawke stepped aside and took the toothbrush out of his mouth and asked.

"Wipe those white stains off your mouth before you talk to me, faggot~" Tony teased his younger brother, then sat down at the dining table and greeted Melonie who was baking bread in the kitchen. She said hello and started enjoying Tommy Hawke's breakfast. Seeing Tony pick up the cup of coffee that belonged to Tommy, Melonie stopped her and said:

"Tony, this cup is yours."

As he spoke, he quickly poured another cup from the coffee pot, brought it to Tony, and placed Tommy Hawk's cup of coffee back in its place.

Tony looked at Melonie doubtfully, then looked at Tommy Hawke who went back to the bathroom to continue brushing his teeth, and said, "What's the problem? It's just a cup of coffee. When he was a child, he not only drank my juice and coffee, but also secretly drank Wearing my own Mickey underwear.”

"If you insist, you can try it." At this time, Tommy Hawke wiped the water stains on his face, walked out of the bathroom, and smiled at Tony.

Tony picked up Tommy's coffee cup and put it in his mouth. As soon as he got in, he stood up and rushed into the bathroom and spit out the coffee into the toilet. Then he grinned and said, "Aunt Melonie, you forgot this cup of espresso." Add sugar?”

"Tommy firmly believes that bitterness can lift his spirit." Melonie said with a smile after seeing the consequences of Tony's disbelief and persistence in trying.

Tony sat back at the dining table, took a sip of the coffee Melonie poured for him, and then said after neutralizing the bitterness in his mouth: "Tommy, I can personally sponsor you seventy-five cents, you go find someone The doctor asked him to use that umbrella-like thing to check your intestines. I suspect your intestines are about to become the same as a cat that can excrete coffee beans. Maybe Marvel will draw you into it after knowing your mutation. Comics, becoming a member of the X-Men, your job is to go to the bathroom every day to help Professor X prepare coffee beans, and help him concentrate with the taste that was so bitter that it made me swear.

"That's a good idea, Tony. You can help me think of a cool nickname for me after I become an X-Men." Tommy smiled and sat next to Tony, picked up his cup of coffee and took a sip.

Tony immediately said: "I thought of it, CatAss!"

"Hahahaha~~" Tommy also laughed loudly like Tony, but the laughter suddenly stopped at the highest point. Tommy's eyes suddenly turned dark when he looked at Tony, and his voice returned to calmness: "Dad, what are you talking about?" What happened to this guy again?"

Tony also suppressed his smile, but his expression was not solemn. He just drank coffee and said, "Today is Bethea's visit day. Dad wants us to accompany him to visit Bethea."

"Didn't Dad always go to visit Bethea alone before? Lest the two of us divide up his pitiful visiting time? You and I have proposed to accompany him many times before, but he vetoed it. What's the reason for today? Tommy asked with some confusion when he heard that he was just visiting Bethea.

Although Bethea was taken to a foster home, family members from her birth family were able to visit once a week, usually for about two to four hours, depending on the foster parents' schedule.

Tommy Hawke feels that weekly visits are the most cruel punishment for the poor by the Child Protection Bureau. Even though he cannot take his child back, he still has to see her every week, and he can witness the child's growth every time. Growth, but unable to participate in it.

Tony picked up the bread and took a bite: "Maybe Dad finally remembered that besides his daughter, he also has two sons. By the way, Dad asked you to wear that grass green coat with "Diaper Clan" printed on it, Bethea said But she likes seeing you in that coat."

"I will never wear that jacket. I'm eighteen years old and I'm wearing a cartoon character's jacket? And it says "Diaper People" on it? I'll be considered gay by everyone, and I'm a cute size zero sissy. , if the sunflowers would bloom on the day you enter prison!" Tommy Hawke heard Tony's words and immediately refused decisively.

Melonie came over with baked bread at this time: "I didn't hear anything."

"I'm afraid I can't go to the bank with you." Tommy Hawk said to Melonie.

Melonie nodded, some disappointment quickly flashed in her eyes, but then she said seriously to Tommy: "Of course it's no problem, I will take care of it, my family always comes first, Tommy, say hello to Bethea for me. "

…

On Interstate 95, a Ford Raptor pickup truck with an American bald eagle emblazoned on its body was speeding along the highway.

Dad Colin Hawke, who had rarely changed into clean casual clothes, was leaning on the back seat of the car and sleeping soundly with his mouth wide open. In order to be able to visit his daughter without losing money because of taking leave, he decided to spend today's visit The work that should be done on the day was completed last night in advance.

Tony tried his best to put on an indifferent expression on his face, holding the steering wheel with both hands and focusing on driving. In the passenger seat, Tommy Hawke was wearing a jacket with "Diaper Clan" printed on it. His expression was relaxed, and he seemed to be a different person from the previous resistance. While admiring the rapidly sweeping green scenery outside the window, he said:

"You know what? Now I don't think it's actually shameful to wear this coat."

"Shut up, Tommy!" Tony said with a straight face from the side: "Don't make me beg you."

At this moment, Tony Leon is wearing a pink jacket with images from the "Betty Boop" cartoon printed all over it, and a pink hairpin with cute dog ears on his head.

"Actually, you should have made it clear from the beginning that you will wear "Betty Boop" to this family gathering, so I won't have any objection to wearing this "Diapers" jacket." Tommy Hawke said from the cigarette box He took out two cigarettes and lit them in his mouth, then handed one to Tony and said with a smile.

Tony took the cigarette and held it in his mouth, with a desperate voice: "I don't know why, but my anticipation for this visit has plummeted."

"Sons, listen to your heartless words, Oh, I am ashamed of you. You have the blood of Italians who value family. Your closest family members only have a little expectation of you, but you refuse in every possible way. You You should learn from your father. He will try his best to satisfy any requests from your family. Remember, family comes first." Perhaps he was awakened by the two people's teasing, Colin Hawke was talking in the back seat with a heavy sleepiness. The voice said vaguely.

Tony nodded clearly: "You know, dad, if you are willing to exchange your coat with us..."

"Huh..." Before Tony could finish speaking, Colin Hawke's snoring continued.

Tommy Hawke looked out the window with his cigarette between his fingers, and finally suppressed the words that mocked his father, and just smiled faintly: "Family comes first, huh?"

Tony Leon turned his face to look at his younger brother, patted the other man's grass green coat, then patted his own pink coat, and said seriously:

“Without a doubt, Family Over Everything.”