When they got to Maddilyn's house her dad was home and so was his fiancé. Maddilyn shooed the spirits up the stairs and walked into the dinning room. She walked over to her dad and kissed him on the cheek.
"Hi, Daddy." She was trying her best to smile.
"Hi." He looked angry.
"What's wrong?"
"Why were you out so late?"
"I helped a little girl find her big brother at the park."
"Is that why?"
"Yes, Daddy." Maddilyn hoped he believed her. It was as close to the truth as she could get.
"Janet says you came home angry and got into a big fight with her."
"Daddy that's not true!"
"Maddilyn, let me finish!" Her father never raised his voice "Janet said you called her some very mean things, which I will not repeat, and when she said you were grounded you yelled at her, and I quote, 'You're not my mother and you never will be.' Now why would you say these things?"
"I didn't." Maddilyn saw what Janet was trying to do "I wasn't even home long enough to check the messages let alone fight with Janet."
"Robert, I think I know what's going on."
"You do?" Maddilyn and her dad said in usion.
"Of corse. She's rebelling against us getting married because she can't imagine you with anyone else but her mother." Janet looked at Maddilyn "Maddy i completely understand and I'm sure we can get along if you just try."
"Oh, just eat it!" Maddilyn stood up and walked out.
"Maddy!" Robert yelled after her "Come back here!"
"NO!"
"Fine then you get no dinner!"
"Good!" Maddilyn could hear Janet pretended to cry "Mom was a better cook anyways!"