"Well, I for one think it would be a good idea for us all to see our families before the demons arrive."
The look Stephanie gives me could have melted Antarctica with its loving warmth. She does not want to be the one to abandon the work up here.
Loveth and I are the last to be dropped off, and we are surprised to see our father's car in the driveway. We give each other a significant look before I send out my awareness and locate our father's switches.
"Why do you think he is here?" Loveth asks me.
"To get his ass kicked again," I reply with more confidence than I feel. I am not worried about handling my old man, but Mom is not aware of what I did to him, and I do not want that coming out.
Loveth walks right in without knocking, and I follow on her heels, expecting to hear shouting or fighting.
Instead, we find our parents sitting at the kitchen table, chatting amiably.
