Alannah blushed as she took out a roast from the
oven.
“I felt the same way
with Collin. He makes me feel like I’m somebody when I never thought I was. I
have to say I’m very grateful to your son for what he’s done for me,” Regina
said as Alannah smiled back at her.
“I’m glad dear, so very
glad. Collin has always been one of the good ones and he honestly deserves
someone who will treat him just right. Even though we have just met, I know you
will do just fine. Now let’s get some of the food out on the table. Boys, we be
needing your help with the food, come on!”
And with that command,
Bobby and Gerard came into the kitchen. Alannah told them what to bring into
the dining room where some of the others were already seated. Regina looked
over at Collin and smiled as she set some cabbage on the table between Randy
and Kendrick. Collin motioned for her to come over to where he was since he had
a seat saved for her. But it seemed his father had other plans.
“Now Regina, I want you
to sit right here next to me and Alannah at the head of the table,” Randy Sr.
said as he motioned for Randy Jr. to move over a seat.
She looked helplessly
at Collin, sitting between the two Randy’s.
After saying a prayer,
the boys started to dig into the food. As she reached for the closest spoon,
the bowl disappeared before her eyes. Giving up the grab, Regina couldn’t help
but laugh at the ten men shoveling food onto their plates. It was like some big
free-for-all as they snatched rolls and cut into the platter of beef.
A hard slam shook the
table making Regina jump in her chair. Randy Sr. stood up and said, “For shame
on you all, we have a guest and all you can do is stuff your own plates. Hell
men, she hasn’t even been able to get any of the good food your mother has
slaved over for her to try.”
The men looked around
at each other as Alannah shook her head at her sons. Regina tried her best not
to laugh but soon it erupted. The men looked over at her, and then at each
other in amazement as she said, “I’m sorry but I haven’t had this much fun in a
very long time, watching all of you going at the food like it was some kind of
race to see who could fill their plates up first. Just the sight of you all
acting like this as a family, I had to laugh because there is no telling how it
was when you were younger.”
“Believe me dear, it
was far worse than what you’ve seen,” Alannah said with a snicker.
“We are sorry Regina,
we forgot that you were here. Whenever we come and visit, it’s kind of hard not
to want to get a hold of Mom’s good food, so it’s every man for himself,”
Timothy told her with a handsome smile.
“Now boys, let Regina
get her fill and once she’s done, then you can have your fill, all right,”
Randy Sr. said as he started to serve her up some of the beef. The men started
to hand her bowls of food, telling her that she needed to try this and try
that. But there was one thing that Regina didn’t see on the table as she looked
around.
“Excuse me Alannah, but
I don’t see the colcannon, Collin was telling me so much about it that I hoped
to get a taste.”
Alannah snapped her
fingers. “Bobby dear, go look on top of the stove and put the colcannon in a
bowl and bring it out here, please.”
Regina saw Bobby go
into the kitchen only to appear a couple of minutes later with a big bowl of
the concoction and set it right in front of her. “Thank you Bobby.”
“You’re very welcome,
hope you like it Regina.” Bobby said as she helped herself to a heaping
spoonful.
Randy Sr. handed her
the butter plate. “You need to make a little well in the middle and put the
butter in it like so.” Regina watched as he talked and put a pat of butter into
the well, then let it slowly melt. Using her fork, she took a bite while the
rest of the men and Alannah looked on.
Regina had never had anything
so good in her life as the taste of cabbage, ham, potatoes and butter filled
her
oven.
“I felt the same way
with Collin. He makes me feel like I’m somebody when I never thought I was. I
have to say I’m very grateful to your son for what he’s done for me,” Regina
said as Alannah smiled back at her.
“I’m glad dear, so very
glad. Collin has always been one of the good ones and he honestly deserves
someone who will treat him just right. Even though we have just met, I know you
will do just fine. Now let’s get some of the food out on the table. Boys, we be
needing your help with the food, come on!”
And with that command,
Bobby and Gerard came into the kitchen. Alannah told them what to bring into
the dining room where some of the others were already seated. Regina looked
over at Collin and smiled as she set some cabbage on the table between Randy
and Kendrick. Collin motioned for her to come over to where he was since he had
a seat saved for her. But it seemed his father had other plans.
“Now Regina, I want you
to sit right here next to me and Alannah at the head of the table,” Randy Sr.
said as he motioned for Randy Jr. to move over a seat.
She looked helplessly
at Collin, sitting between the two Randy’s.
After saying a prayer,
the boys started to dig into the food. As she reached for the closest spoon,
the bowl disappeared before her eyes. Giving up the grab, Regina couldn’t help
but laugh at the ten men shoveling food onto their plates. It was like some big
free-for-all as they snatched rolls and cut into the platter of beef.
A hard slam shook the
table making Regina jump in her chair. Randy Sr. stood up and said, “For shame
on you all, we have a guest and all you can do is stuff your own plates. Hell
men, she hasn’t even been able to get any of the good food your mother has
slaved over for her to try.”
The men looked around
at each other as Alannah shook her head at her sons. Regina tried her best not
to laugh but soon it erupted. The men looked over at her, and then at each
other in amazement as she said, “I’m sorry but I haven’t had this much fun in a
very long time, watching all of you going at the food like it was some kind of
race to see who could fill their plates up first. Just the sight of you all
acting like this as a family, I had to laugh because there is no telling how it
was when you were younger.”
“Believe me dear, it
was far worse than what you’ve seen,” Alannah said with a snicker.
“We are sorry Regina,
we forgot that you were here. Whenever we come and visit, it’s kind of hard not
to want to get a hold of Mom’s good food, so it’s every man for himself,”
Timothy told her with a handsome smile.
“Now boys, let Regina
get her fill and once she’s done, then you can have your fill, all right,”
Randy Sr. said as he started to serve her up some of the beef. The men started
to hand her bowls of food, telling her that she needed to try this and try
that. But there was one thing that Regina didn’t see on the table as she looked
around.
“Excuse me Alannah, but
I don’t see the colcannon, Collin was telling me so much about it that I hoped
to get a taste.”
Alannah snapped her
fingers. “Bobby dear, go look on top of the stove and put the colcannon in a
bowl and bring it out here, please.”
Regina saw Bobby go
into the kitchen only to appear a couple of minutes later with a big bowl of
the concoction and set it right in front of her. “Thank you Bobby.”
“You’re very welcome,
hope you like it Regina.” Bobby said as she helped herself to a heaping
spoonful.
Randy Sr. handed her
the butter plate. “You need to make a little well in the middle and put the
butter in it like so.” Regina watched as he talked and put a pat of butter into
the well, then let it slowly melt. Using her fork, she took a bite while the
rest of the men and Alannah looked on.
Regina had never had anything
so good in her life as the taste of cabbage, ham, potatoes and butter filled
her
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