"Mom!" Wally shouted as he and Beaver ran downstairs then continued, "Hey Mom!!"

June slid open the den doors and walked out to see Wally and Beaver looking worried, "What? What's wrong?"

"We heard you yelling and wanted to make sure you are alright," Beaver said as Ward came out of the den as well, looking tired.

"Your mother was watching a horror movie with me."

"Oh, well, glad you are okay Mom," Wally said.

"Thank you Wally, Beaver," June said as the boys went back upstairs; Ward and June went back to their chairs.

"You know what dear, I think I'm going to bed," Ward said as he yawned then gave June a kiss.

"Okay, dear," June said as Ward got up, put the ottoman back as well as moved the chair back.

June stayed in the den to watch another show while the boys talked in their room and Ward locked up then went to bed. "Poor dear. Long car drives make him tired." She started to fall asleep while thinking about Wally.

Flashback

"Mommy!! Tweador just woke up and he's crying!! I think he needs a changing. Pee ew!" Wally shouted from his room to downstairs.

June came upstairs to change Theodore as Wally watched.

"Mom? Can you help me with my homework?"

"Maybe when Dad comes home I can, I have to feed Theodore," June told him.

"But Mom, can't he take care of himself?"

"No Wally, he can't until he gets older. You couldn't take care of yourself when you were his size." June replied as she put the diaper in the trash can and picked up Theodore.

"I couldn't? So how old till he can take care of himself?" Wally asked as June took Theodore downstairs while Wally followed.

"Nope, babies can't take care of themselves until they get about 4 years old," June told him as she put Theodore in the crib.

"Okay Mom," Wally said as June told him to watch Theodore when she went to make his bottle.

A few minutes later Theodore started to cry as Wally stood near the front door yelling.

"Mom!! Mom!! Tweador is crying. Mom!!"

In the Present

"Mom, Mom, wake up," Wally said as he shook her as she had fallen asleep.

"Wally? What? Something wrong?" June asked as she got up then realized Wally was waking her up.

"No Mom, I just wanted to say goodnight to you since Dad has gone to bed."

"Oh, goodnight Wally," June said as she looked at her watch and noticed it was late.

Wally helped June move the other chair and ottoman back then after turning off the light in the den they went upstairs.

"Goodnight boys," June said as she peered into the boys' room where Beaver was just getting into bed and Wally was getting his pajamas out of the dresser.

"Goodnight Mom," Wally and Beaver told her then she closed the door.

The next day—

An hour after Ward had gotten home Wally went to talk to him in the den.

"Dad, can I talk to you?" Wally asked as he sat in front of the desk as Ward put his pen down from writing out his checkbook for a bill.

"What's up Wally?"

"There is going to be a party on Friday night and most of the guys are going, Mary Ellen and I are going, okay?" Wally told him.

"That's fine Wally, just drive carefully."

"Okay, Dad I will," Wally told him then left to go upstairs.

"Too bad I can't tell you no."

A few minutes later June walked in from the living room.

"Ward? I'm going out to the store, want to come with me?" June asked as Ward stood up.

"Okay."

After dinner-

While Wally was at the movies with some friends, Beaver had come downstairs for a drink but as he started back upstairs when he heard his parents arguing. Beaver listened in.

"Ward, I don't think Wally should go to this party," she told him emphatically as she stood up and walked to the fireplace, putting her elbow on the shelf.

"June, he's going to be 18 in a few months, we can't tell him what to do anymore. He has to make his decisions. We don't even know if he knows about the beer that will be there."

"Oh Ward," June said Ward stood up to stand near June.

"Look," Ward said as June turned to look at him then he continued, "remember a year ago when Wally was joining that club, the Barons and we didn't want him to. Well, we let him make the decision and it worked out. I know that doesn't help in this case but we gotta trust him."

"You're right. Even though, I don't think Bill's father or Bill Boothby even knew we were listening to them."

Beaver snuck upstairs while Ward and June sat back on the couch to continue reading.

"June, I think Beaver listened in on us."

"I think so too, we might have to be more careful."

The day of the party—

"Hey Wally, I don't think Mom and Dad want you to go to the party, they already know about the beer."

"What?" Wally said as he looked at his brother in their room in the afternoon while June was doing the gardening and Ward was at work.

"Yeah, I overheard them a few days ago saying they overheard Mary Ellen's father and Mr. Boothby at the store."

"Well, Beav, you need to learn to stop listening in and start getting good with Mom and Dad because I won't be here to help you when you get in trouble or give advice," Wally sternly told his brother.

"Okay Wally."

Beaver sat on his chair and thought about the times Wally got in trouble helping.

Flashback

"Hey Wally, can you cut my hair because I losted my money?"

"Okay Beav." 13 year old Wally cut Beaver's hair and it was a bad haircut.

"How does it look?"

"I better stop but it looks worse than you did it. Should have told Mom and Dad," Wally told him as Beaver looked in the hand held mirror.

In the present

"Beaver? Beaver."

Beaver suddenly realized Wally was out of the shower then stood up.

"You're right Wally, I guess I shouldn't listen in," Beaver said as Wally put his suit on that he would wear to the party.

"Yeah, what were you thinking about?" Wally asked.

"Just the times you tried to help me and stuff," Beaver replied.

"I think we all have," Wally said as he patted Beaver on the shoulder.

Later that night, Wally went to the party with Mary Ellen Rogers and a few friends from Mayfield High at a friend's house. Two hours into the party a few party goers were drunk including Wally.

"Wally?"

"Yea, Mary Ellen?" Wally slurred his speech.

"Are you drunk?" she asked him as Eddie and Lumpy approached.

"Yeah, now I'm going home."

"NO Wally, wait!" Mary Ellen yelled.

"Come on girl, he wants to go home then let him," a partygoer told her as Wally drunkenly walked out of the house.

A few of the partygoers surrounded Mary Ellen as she got worried and nervous since she couldn't get to Wally who still had the car keys.

Author's note: The episode mentioned is the 'Haircut' where I have used the scene from memory and not everything that is said is precise.