shenandani posted in blueridgeschool:

Dani slumped grumpily through the house, trying to show how clearly displeased she was with the whole thing. Tea with her mewmaw and her cousin was the bane of her existence, it was like listening to nails on chalkboard while sitting in wet clothes with pins on her chair and something sharp and pointy constantly prodding her.

"Dimitrius!" Markus said just as warmly, giving his brother same bro-clap as always. "I'm sure you and Alex are exceptional players," Markus grinned

Dani looked at her cousin, absolutely gloating and flashed a big toothy grin. "Uncle Dimitrius, maybe you should come to the games for the rest of the season so we can show off to you old farts," she said loud enough for Alex to hear. Sometimes she just couldn't help herself when an opportunity presented itself.

The boys were already running down the hall and out the back door to the expansive yard.

"Don't tear up the grass!" Grandmother Quentin hollered over the ruckus of all the boys jostling down the hallway.