"Daddy," she added, smiling and turning toward Dex. "I want you guys to meet my boyfriend, Dexter." She turned and smiled, and Dex moved in, giving her dad a firm handshake, and then a much softer one to her mom.
"Dexter," he said, smiling at each.
"Richard," her father said. He was taller than Dex, and a little bigger, but seemed to be nice enough.
"Janice," her mother said, smiling sweetly.
"Y'all wanna sit?" her father asked.
"Sure," Jessie said, smiling. She scooted in next to her mother and the two began to quietly converse.
"So, what do you do for a living, Dexter?" Richard asked.
Dexter started to tell him about his job, and Richard nodded, listening and asking intelligent questions.
"And you're going to school?" her mom asked, having joined the conversation.
"Yes, ma'am,"
