Lamp of Love Scene 88

Her entire lower face was covered in concentric yellow and orange rings that joined together at the base of her chin. The bib was painted with splashes of varicolored baby food that had escaped Deedee’s mouth. Somehow during the feeding, Deedee had managed to get baby food all over her hands and wrists. Her smell was a nearly indescribable admixture of baby odors. The sweet vanilla-like fragrance of baby powder that exuded from her disposable diaper mixed with the spicy perfume of ripe banana and the savory bouquet of cheese to produce a sharp, clean combination of odors that bespoke a happy well-fed infant. Kimberly shook her head at the charming sight that her sister made. She thought about it for a moment, then opened her purse that she had left on the kitchen table and withdrew a small camera.