"Dennon!" I yell.
Mia shakes her head. "Apologize to your sister now."
"I never called her one."
"Dennon," Mia's tone is full of anger. "You're grounded for two weeks."
"What? That's unreasonable," he says outraged.
"Three weeks," Mia returns.
"Mom!" He doesn't learn, never argue with Mia, you won't win.
"A month." She's daring him to continue.
"Bu..."
"Dude, shut up." David elbows him in the gut.
"Finished?" Mia asks and Dennon nods. "Good, now Haley, do you think I was born yesterday?"
Haley thinks about her answer, smart girl. "No mom, I know you weren't but I'm really going to the mall."
"With who?" I ask, she's not fooling anyone with her innocent act.
She crosses her arms over her chest, "Cassie, Maria, Taylor, and Allie."
"Oh shit," Dennon mutters. "You're throwing Allie under the bus."
David's eyes flash with anger but he doesn't say anything. There’s something going on between those two but neither of them are saying anything.
"You want to go to the mall?" Mia asks and Haley nods. "Then go upstairs and change."
"Ugh!" she cries, "Fine, I'll go and change."
"Good, then your father can take you and your sisters to the mall." Mia smiles sweetly at her.
"Oh daddy, we're going to the mall?" Maya asks excitedly whereas Lorna looks annoyed, she's her father's daughter. Hates the mall just as much as I do.
"No, we're not," Haley says. "I hate you." She narrows her eyes at me and I shrug, I've heard it a hundred times before. The first time stung like crazy but now I'm used to it and she only says it when she doesn't get her way.
"You want to spend time with Taylor?" Mia asks and I glare at her wondering where the hell she's going with this.
"Yes," Haley says solemnly.
"Then invite him here and you can watch a movie."
Haley's eyes light up, "Really?"
Mia nods. "Yes but in here with the door opened."
Haley jumps up and down on the spot and rushes over to hug Mia, "Love you mom." Before rushing out of the room to no doubt call that asshole Taylor.
"Why did you invite that moron here?" I ask and the boys laugh.
"Because I'd rather have them here under our supervision than for her to sneak out and meet him, or her lie to us about where she's going."
"Mia, that's not going to happen."