sorry not sorry

 Omaha guessed it was the worst idea ever, but there were people on his block who were practically family. And having Thanksgiving was the tradition. But this year they were short quite a few. Thankfully, Ed and Betty with her grandson Brick came and of course, Minnie and her girls.

It was kind of odd. His wife Sheena wouldn't join them. She stayed home. And he knew the moment he got home she would ask him to toss his clothes in the washing machine and shower. She was quite sure he didn't wash his hands enough. 

And it did frighten him, Minnie's husband Josh was in the hospital with COVID. No one knew much. Minnie wasn't her noisy self. Usually, she always found something to laugh about, but he understood. It was a pandemic. And Thanksgiving.

Soon enough, Thanksgiving was leftovers and as he was cleaning up he asked Brick if he wouldn't mind following Minnie home.

"You mean, like carry her stuff home for her?" Brick asked.

"No, just follow her home, don't let her know," he told him Minnie was quite efficient when it came to being on her own.

"You mean spying?" Brick's eyes lit.

Omaha only nodded. "You let me know, if anyone is there. Listen for voices." He didn't tell him that Minnie was one to get into shouting matches easily. This was a girl from the Rez maybe that was where her loud mouth came from.

Brick did as he instructed.

Omaha went ahead I loaded up his stuff and headed home. Before he could even think about getting a shower, Brick was at his doorstep.

"Yeap, there's a man there," Brick told him Minnie was talking to someone in the kitchen. He could see the man was dark and while Minnie was somewhat serious, the guy kept laughing at her.

Omaha had an idea he knew who was visiting. He'd never liked Jay from the get-go. How many times had he told Minnie not to have anything to do with him? But she kept insisting he was an old friend and he needed help. This was what she'd said last year.

"Thanks, bro," Omaha reached in his pocket and pulled out a twenty. "Thanks for the trouble."

"I..I really shouldn't," Brick smiled, but the money was in his hands.

"Yes, you should," Omaha nodded wondering what he should do next. 

Brick only smiled back and said if he needed him for anymore spying he was up for it.