"Aww what?? Why does she have to come with us?" asked Ethan in displeasure.
"Because her mother is busy and she can't take her everywhere with her, so Neil, you are going to drive her home" said Chloe as she looked at Neil who agreed.
"I don't want it" said Ethan.
"I didn't ask for your opinion Ethan" said Chloe as Ethan frowned even more to show his displeasure.
"Frown all you want, it's not going to change anything" said Chloe as Ethan scoffed.
"Alright, alright, stop it, Ethan stop frowning, you aren't supposed to make your mom upset, be nice" said Neil.
"Thank you honey, now, you two should get going, let me go get Joy" said Chloe as she walked away.
"What's wrong Ethan, why are you so upset?" asked Neil as he looked at his son.
"It's not fair, you should not have let mom work, now she's not going to come back home till late" said Ethan.
"You know Ethan, you can just say that you miss her instead of frowning and arguing all the time" said Neil.
"I don't miss anyone, she is supposed to be at home, to help me with my homework, and projects" said Ethan.
"I can help you with your homework and projects" said Neil.
"I don't want you" said Ethan.
"Then Betty can help you, instead of behaving like a untrained brat, just talk about your feelings, your mom doesn't like you acting up all of a sudden" said Neil as Ethan scoffed.
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"Are you all buckled up Joy?" asked Neil with a smile as he looked at her through the rear-view mirror.
"Yes Uncle Neil I am" said Joy as she nodded and smiled.
"That's good, Ethan what about you?" asked Neil as he looked at Ethan who did not seem pleased at all as he buckled his seatbelt as Neil started the car and they drove away.
"Why are you angry Ethan?" asked Joy as she looked at Ethan noticing his cold behaviour.
"I am angry at you dum… I am upset" said Ethan as he looked at his father, knowing fully well that he could hear him loud and clear.
"Why?" asked Joy.
"Because you are here" said Ethan.
"I am sorry you are upset Ethan, but my daddy is busy, so he can't come and pick me up, and my mommy is busy as well, and my Aunt Lulu, and Uncle Nine, and uncle Charlie, and Uncle Michael" said Joy as she explained and Ethan looked irritated.
"You could just say that everyone is busy, you didn't have to mention everyone's names" said Ethan.
"Oh okay" said Joy with a smile.
"So do you feel better now?" asked Joy with a smile.
"No" replied Ethan.
"What can I do to make you feel better Ethan?" asked Joy.
"Be quiet, that's what" said Ethan.
"Okay" said Joy as she smiled and kept quiet for the remainder of the trip back home.
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"Ethan go change, I have to go back to the office" said Neil as he pulled into the driveway and Ethan unbuckled Joy's car seatbelt as she thanked him.
"Okay" said Ethan.
"And walk Joy home, be careful" said Neil.
"Got it" said Ethan.
"Thank you Uncle Neil" said Joy with a smile as Ethan got out of the car and he carried her out.
"You are welcome Joy" said Neil with a smile as Ethan closed the car door and Neil drove away.
"Come on" said Ethan as he held Joy's hand and she followed him while smiling until she saw Dom's car pull into the driveway as she let go of Ethan's hand and ran.
"Daddy!!!" said Joy excitedly as Dom got out of his car and smiled as he carried her.
"Hi princess, what were you doing over there?" asked Dom as he smiled and he waved at Ethan who waved at him.
"Well mommy took me to her office, and she had lots of work to do, so she asked Uncle Neil to take me home" said Joy.
"Oh I see" said Dom as he smiled.
"How are you Ethan?" asked Dom with a smile.
"I am good Mr. White, and how are you?" asked Ethan with a smile.
"I am good as well" replied Dom.
"Daddy, can I go and play with Pluto at Ethan's house?" asked Joy with a cute look on her face.
"Sure you can princess, after you change and have lunch" said Dom.
"But I want to go now" said Joy.
"You need to change out of your uniform first" said Dom.
"But Mommy is allergic to the fur of dogs, if I change and get the fur all over my other clothes mommy might get sick, but I have to take my uniform to the laundry room, so it will be better if I go now" said Joy as she gave her entire explanation as Dom laughed.
"Seems like you have everything planned out princess, but you still have to go eat lunch" said Dom.
"Mommy gave me a bag of chips, and I am not hungry, daddy, please can I go??? Pleaseee" said Joy as Dom laughed.
"Fine you can go" said Dom as he smiled.
"Yayyy, thank you daddy!!" said Joy with a smile as Dom put her down.
"Do you mind taking her along?" asked Dom as he looked at Ethan.
"Not a problem" replied Ethan with a smile as Joy smiled.
"Alright princess, you can go quickly, but be back before I leave for the office" said Dom.
"Okay daddy, I will be back" said Joy with a smile as she followed after Ethan while Dom wondered if he was way too soft on her, letting her do whatever she wanted.
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"Hi Pluto" said Joy happily as she petted Pluto who was busy running around her.
"Come on girl, let's go for a walk" said Ethan as he smiled and held her leash in his hand as she rushed to him and he clipped it to her collar.
"Hold these" said Ethan as he handed Joy some plastic bags.
"What are they for?" asked Joy in confusion.
"To pick up her poop" said Ethan.
"Ahh okay" said Joy as she followed after Ethan and they walked to the park.
"So how is getting your parents together going?" asked Ethan as he looked at Joy.
"Bad, they are not together yet and I do not know what to do" said Joy.
"Did you try forcing them to spend time together?" asked Ethan as Joy nodded.
"I did but it did not work" said Joy sadly.
"Well you just have to try harder, or maybe you should try to find out why they are not together in the first place" said Ethan as he removed Pluto's leash as she ran around in the park.
"I tried to, but no one will tell me why" said Joy.
"But they are nicer to each other" said Joy with a smile.
"We eat meals together and with my Aunt Lulu, and they stay in the same place together for some time" said Joy with a smile.
"That's progress, before you know it, they will be together" said Ethan.
"Yes, yes, I want that so much, I want them to be happy" said Joy.
"So how's your chicken?" asked Ethan.
"Meggie is very fine, you can come see her, she hates it when I give her a bath because she shivers" said Joy as she laughed.
"You can't bathe a chicken" said Ethan.
"I can, and I do" said Joy as Ethan just shook his head.
"You are annoying dummy" said Ethan.
"You are the dummy Ethan" said Joy as Ethan scoffed at her in annoyance.
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"Well everything Is going on well, I really love how organized everything is, you have been doing a good job Chloe" said Natasha with a smile as she looked at Chloe.
"Oh Natasha, thank you, but I'm not the only one in charge, the architects and the builders are working so hard as well" said Chloe with a smile.
"That they are, I need to commend them, at this rate, with what I saw, we should open before May" said Natasha.
"Which will mean more problems with legislation, hiring, and all" said Chloe.
"Oh you know that we will be able to handle that as well" said Natasha as she laughed and Chloe laughed.
"That we will" said Chloe as she laughed.
"Oh my goodness, look at the time, I didn't even realize" said Natasha as she looked at her phone and saw that it was already 5pm.
"I tell you" said Chloe.
"I need to go home now, you want to join me?" asked Natasha.
"No, I need to go back to the office and get the files I left over there" said Chloe.
"Alright see you later Chloe" said Natasha with a smile.
"See you later Natasha" said Chloe with a smile as Natasha walked away and got into her car as she drove away.