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“As long asIget to go first!” JJ exclaimed.
Cassie and Jamal nodded. “Get to unwrapping, kid,” Jamal said with a tussle of his daughter’s hair.
JJ beamed and began tearing into her presents. She opened the shirt Cassie had gotten her first. “Oh my gosh, Iloveit!” JJ exclaimed, giving her best ‘You’re killing me, Smalls!’ impression. “Thank you, Cas!”
“I’m glad you like it. But you still have three more to go.”
JJ grinned and grabbed the other present Cassie had bought. Her eyes widened in shock as she grabbed the tickets out of the small box Cassie had wrapped them in. JJ just sat there, staring at the tickets in her hand.
“So? Do you like them?” Cassie asked. “I didn’t know if you already had season tickets for next year or not, but your dad said you didn’t so -”
Cassie’s sentence was cut off as JJ threw herself into Cassie’s arms. “This is the best presentever!”
“Hey, hey, now, kiddo. You haven’t even opened the onesIgot you yet.”
JJ’s eyes twinkled. “I don’t know, daddy-o. These areprettygood.”
“Just open mine, kid.”
JJ squealed with delight as she opened a brand new softball glove and then a pitching machine from her dad. “No. Way,” she said. “I’ll be the best ball playerevernow!”
Cassie and Jamal smiled.
“You ready for your presents, Bambi?”
Cassie smiled. “Why do I get to go first?”
“Because,” he replied with a grin. “In my house, it’s always ladies first.”
“But I’m the guest. Will you open yours first? Please?” Cassie begged.
Jamal rolled his eyes. “Fine.”
Cassie shot him a grin before grabbing his presents and placing them on his lap.
“Which one should I open first?”
“The top one,” she replied.
Jamal laughed as he took out the box that held the fogless shower mirror. “Bambi! This is a great present! Youhavebeen paying attention when I complain about having to shave in the shower!”
“How could she not, dad? You only complain about it every time you hafta shave!”
“Point taken, kid. Thanks, Cass. I really like it.”
Cassie shot him a smile. “You’re welcome. Now, if you don’t like this next one-” she began.
“Why wouldn’t I like it?” Jamal interrupted her midsentence. “It’s from you and I’ll like anything from you,” he continued, unwrapping the paper as he talked.
“I bet you wouldn’t like it if she got you girl panties!” JJ guffawed, falling back onto the couch cushions and holding her stomach. “That is something Iknowyou wouldn’t like!”
“I might like them if they were panties you bought for youandme,” Jamal whispered in Cassie’s ear, make her cheeks blush and eliciting a sigh of contentment. Smiling, he said loudly enough for his daughter to hear, “You got me there, kid. I don’t think I would look good in women’s underwear.”
JJ laughed some more. “Let’s just hope Cassie wasn’t stupid enough to buy you those!”
Cassie rolled her eyes. “Why would I buy your dad women’s underwear, JJ?”
It was JJ’s turn to rollhereyes. “Man, you guys just can’t take a joke. Come one, daddy-o. Enough with the unwrapping. Just open it!”
