Chapter 14 - Page 187 - New Addition To The Family

   Rhasha understood. Tears trickled down her own cheeks.

   Jim picked Shanha up and carried her into the house. Rhasha hung onto his other arm. Inside, Jim carried Shanha through every room, showing her first where the living room was and then the kitchen. He showed her where his and Rhasha’s bedroom was, and finally took her through the bathroom into another bedroom. “This will be your bedroom,” he told her as he set her down on the bed.

   Shanha didn’t stay there. She jumped up and stood beside Jim and Rhasha.

   “Shanha,” Rhasha asked, “would you like to take a shower now?”

   Shanha was acting fidgety. She locked her hands together and rocked back and forth. It was obvious she was acting bashful. “Would you help me, Mama?” she asked.

   Rhasha knelt down in front of Shanha and put her arms around her. “Sweetheart, anytime you need help, all you have to do is ask.”

   Jim went back to his bedroom as Rhasha and Shanha took showers. When they came out of the bathroom, Rhasha was wearing a pair of Jim’s pajamas with the legs rolled up. Shanha was wearing one of his pajama tops as a gown. The shirt sleeves hung well past her fingertips. Jim smiled as they stood together in front of him, wearing sheepish grins on their faces. He knew something was going on.

   They walked toward Jim, but stopped when they were about three feet away from the bed. They raised their arms straight above their heads and turned around in a full circle, standing on the tips of their toes. Shanha’s sleeves folded over the tips of her fingers. They finished facing Jim. He knew they’d planned this modeling event while they were in the bathroom.