Intervention
Just before the sun began to rise Verne and Penny woke Stella, Tiger, and RJ. They all met in the clearing for a very urgent family meeting.
"Verne you'd better have a good reason for waking us up this early." Stella called out.
"I have woken you all up this early because we have a very serious problem." Verne announced.
"Oh come on, everything is fine right now, I mean we have a new addition to the family..."
"That's just it. I don't think Ozzie realizes that it is nearing the time when he must let Heather go. She is falling in love with Alex. I think if Ozzie figures that they like each other's, he might hurt Alex." Verne explained
"Oh come on, Ozzie would never hurt anyone."
"Well, Ozzie slapped me when I tried to talk to him."
"I think we just need to have a heart to heart talk with him." Stella suggested
"What if he resists."
"Then we hold him, we have let these problems come and go for too long. It is now or never. I'll go get him."
Stella woke Ozzie and brought him back to the table. He noticed they were all staring at him looking worried.
"What's going on?"
"Ozzie listen the family is beginning to worry about you." Verne began to explain
"Why?" Ozzie said in a hostile voice. Stella and Penny were surprised to hear him speak with such hostility.
"Ozzie you always seem down. You were very depressed for two months after your wife died giving birth to Heather."
"Yeah, what's your point?" Ozzie was becoming impatient
"After those two months, you told us that you were fine. Yet we've seen you spending more and more time on your own. You slapped me yesterday because I made a small suggestion for goodness sake..."
"Don't tell me how to be a proper parent you...you..." Ozzie stood up getting ready to fight.
Stella and Lou grabbed him before he could lash out. He took a moment to calm down.
"Ozzie, Heather is growing up. You may not realize it, but she likes Alex, she might even be in love with him. I know you are trying to protect her, but we all think it is best for you to ease off of her."
"You are all traitors, if he so much a touches Heather I will kill you." Ozzie punches Lou and yanks Stella's arm off of his. He bolts into the forest leaving a highly confused family behind.
"Oh my gosh Lou, honey are you OK." Penny beginning to cry.
"Ahh, I think so."
"Verne what do you suppose we do?"
"If this continues we either A- Evict him from the family for a month or B- Let Heather talk to him." Verne explained.
"Well let's just wait and see."
"No dammit, we have waited long enough. Let's try plan B for now."