CHAPTER FOURTEEN
The next morning, the family, including Dillon and Brook Lynn, gathered for breakfast in the Quartermaine den.
"What are you two doing here?" Tracy asked.
"They probably missed the breakfast," said Luke. "You don't get food like this in the dorms, now do you?"
Tracy rolled her eyes.
"Mother, pardon me for asking, but didn't you just wear that jacket a few days ago?"
"You pay attention to what Mom wears?" Dillon wondered.
"It was just something I noticed."
"I happen to be quite fond of this jacket. Do you have a problem with that?"
Luke noted, "She's fond of it 'cause I got it for her."
"You did not!" Tracy insisted.
"You're right. I would have bought you something with more spunk."
"All right. All right. Must we talk about Ms. Tracy's wardrobe?" Alice asked.
The doorbell rang.
"Oh, goody, Alice! Now you have something to do. Would you answer that?"
Alice surprisingly obliged.
"Are we expecting anyone?" Edward questioned.
"Georgie's supposed to come over later," Dillon announced.
Tracy glared at him.
"And we are not going to say long at all. Nope. Nope. Nope. In fact, she's just coming by to uh, do, uh homework. Right. Homework. Because Georgie's smart like that. And even though she's still in high—"
"Whew! Dillon, please. Save your breath," Tracy told him.
Alice reentered the room with a guest.
"What is he doing here?" Edward said. "I don't want that thief in my house."
"Ahem, my house," Monica corrected.
"I gave it you," Alan added.
"Jax!" Tracy said cheerfully.
"You invited him?" Luke said.
"I didn't invite anyone."
"Am I interrupting?" Jax asked.
"Of course, not. Jax, have a seat," she said, full of smiles.
"Ugh," Skye said. "You are much too old to be playing this game."
"Oh, I can still play the game really well," Tracy told her.
"Uh, that may be, Granny, but no one wants to see!" Brook piped in.
"Okay!" Ned said. "Jax, please tell us what you're doing here."
"You can tell us while the police arrest you for trespassing," Edward said.
"Don't be ridiculous, Daddy. Jax, is this about ELQ?"
"How much trouble have you gotten the company into?" Edward asked.
"The company is fine, Edward. I'm here you see your daughter."