Both of Dakota's sons choked on their baked goods. They exchanged a glance that was probably unreadable to anybody else. Rodney gave a half-shrug. He went back to eating his cupcake.

Dakota looked up momentarily. Well, that was one girl he didn't have to worry about then. Good for Robbie. Bad for John. Though John probably didn't have a history of getting a girl pregnant when he was a teen.

Gloria Jean nodded. "I don't remember my real Mom. She died when I was very small. That's why I get along with Rogue better. I don't have memories that get in the way. She's real nice. And she makes Daddy happy."

Well, most of the time. She had heard a small snippet of the argument this morning. Before Dakota just went quiet and started getting the siblings ready to leave.