Chapter 7

Mouth and Millie were lying down in their bed.

"I can't believe he stole the watch," Millie said.

"I know," Mouth said. "This is unlike Jimmy."

"I guess our perfect son isn't so perfect," Millie said.

"This is the first time we've ever grounded him," Mouth said.

"I know," Millie said.

Mouth got up.

"I'm going to talk to him," Mouth said.

"I'll come with you," Millie said.

"No," Mouth said. "I need to talk to him father to son."

"Okay," Millie said.

Mouth walked out of the room and down the hallway to Jimmy's room where Jimmy was lying down on his bed.

"Jimmy," Mouth said. "We need to talk. Sit up."

Jimmy sat up and Mouth sat beside him.

"I am very disappointed in you," Mouth said.

"I know," Jimmy said. "I never meant for you to find out."

"Why would you steal the watch?" Mouth asked.

"Victoria was really rude to me," Jimmy said. "She told me to move out of her way and called me a brat."

"I know Victoria can be rude," Mouth said. "But you know better than to take things that don't belong to you."

Jimmy didn't say anything.

"Are you going to say anything?" Mouth asked.

"I don't know what to say," Jimmy replied.

"Look Jimmy," Mouth said. "Stealing hurts people. It not only hurts the person you stole from, but it hurts the people you love. By stealing that watch you hurt your mother and me."

"I didn't ever want to hurt you," Jimmy said.

"I know you didn't," Mouth said. "But you still stole and that's wrong."

"Do you still love me?" Jimmy asked.

"Of course," Mouth said. "I'll always love you. But I want you to realize what you did is wrong."

"Okay," Jimmy said.

"Now remember you're grounded for 2 weeks," Mouth said. "No TV, no friends, and no soccer."

"Okay Daddy," Jimmy said.

"Now good night son," Mouth said.

"Good night Daddy," Jimmy said.

Mouth gave his son a kiss on the forehead, walked down the hallway, and went back to the master bedroom.

"Did you talk to him?" Millie asked.

"Yes," Mouth said lying back down on the bed and getting under the covers. "He completely understands what he did was wrong."

"That's good," Millie said.

"I'm glad we only have to deal with one child," Mouth said.

"Yeah," Millie said. "I'm pregnant."

Mouth looked at Millie and Millie nodded at him. Mouth smiled at his wife.