Peter opens the front door everything is quite. "Leah? Ivy? Girls?"
"Hi Dad!" Leah says giving Peter a hug.
"How are you? I missed you. Where's Ivy?" Peter asks.
"Well, I'm fine. I missed you too, and Ivy is up stairs in our room. Speaking of rooms can I move into the attic please, please, please?" Leah throws in her own question in at the end.
"Leah, I'm really tired right now can we talk about this later?"
"I guess," Leah mumbles.
"Do you want to come down to the school for dinner? We might be late." Peter asks as he takes his shoes off.
"Sure, I'll asks Ivy if she wants to come too." Leah says trying to not sound excited.
"I'm going to take a nap wake me up at 4:30." Peter tells her.
"Sure thing," Leah skips up the stairs with a huge grin on her face.
"Why are you so happy?" Ivy rolls her eyes at her sister.
"I get to see Ethan!" Leah shrieks. "What should I wear?"
"Calm down, it isn't like he's going to care what you wear just as long as you take it off." Ivy smirks.
"Jealous," Leah says as she starts chucking clothes on to the floor.
"Oh, that's it Lee." Ivy turns her headphones up.
A Few Hours Later "Are you sure you don't want to come Ivy?" Peter asks her one last time.
"No, I just want stay home tonight." Ivy replies.
"You're not feeling sick are you?" Peter asks, his voice growing with concern.
"I'm fine I just don't want to go out that's all." Ivy answers.
"Well, okay we're going to be late, so." Peter is cut off.
"How late?" Ivy asks.
"11, 12 I can't be sure. Why do you ask?"
"I just need to talk to you and mom sometime soon. "Ivy says softly.
"Hmm.. I will try to get home as soon as we can than. If we aren't going to be back by eleven I'll call okay?" Peter sensed this was important.
"That's fine Dad."
"Leah are you ready?" Peter yells. "Be down in a second!" Leah screams.
"I'll see you later." Peter says to Ivy.
"Bye. Have fun Leah."
"I will," Leah mouths so Peter doesn't hear.
Ivy listens until she can't hear the car anymore. She picks up the phone, her first chance all week.
"Grant? It's Ivy, can you get me something 'cause I'm flippin'. Thanks you're the best. Hey, you want to hang for awhile? The 'rents and Leah are out. Okay, yeah bring whomever. See ya in a few."
Ivy puts the phone down. She goes to change realizing that she's wearing boxers.
A few minutes later Grant shows up with Mandy.
"Hey Grant, park in back in case anyone comes back early." Ivy instructs.
"Ivy I don't why you still do this crap, you're already in trouble." Grant tells her.
"Then why do bring it to her Grant? Mandy asks.
"Mandy, Mandy, Mandy, Ivy and I are friends." Grant says.
"Still Grant, it's one thing getting high at parties, but Ivy and you need to chill." Mandy tells them.
"Mandy spare the lecture. My sister blackmailed into telling my parents tonight. I need to for old time sake." Ivy says.
"Are you still having trouble finding a vein?" Grant asks Ivy.
"Yeah, I have the hardest time."
"Let me help." Grant finds the vein and injects dropping the syringe on the floor. No one notices.
"Grant we'd better split my mom will kill me if I'm late." Mandy says.
"Okay, see you around Ives."
"Hopefully. Bye Mandy."
Ivy drifts to sleep on the couch. Hours later someone is gently shaking her. She groans and opens her eyes.
"Hey sleepy." Sophie says. "Your Dad said you wanted to talk, or do you just want to go to bed?"
"Um, we can talk, but can you give me a minute?" Ivy asks.
"Sure, we'll be in our room when you're ready."
"Okay, I'll see you in a bit." Ivy gets up and walks up the stairs.
Sophie starts to her room but she stops. She sees something on the floor. She picks up the syringe and brings to Peter.
"Look, you see what happens when we wait. I find this on the living room floor." Sophie is yelling but not loudly.
"Sophie what was I supposed to do drop everything and to baby-sit Ivy?" Peter asks.
"No, but she's your daughter."
"Sophie she's your daughter too."
"Um.. you said to come in right?" Ivy asks.
"Yes, Ivy what is it?" Peter asks.
"Well, I don't know where to start. Here this will break the ice." Ivy pulls a folded envelope out of her pocket and hands it to Peter.
"Ivy, how long have you had this?" He asks.
"A couple of days."
"What is it?" Sophie asks.
"It's her drug test results. Iv, why did you take out of the mail?" Peter asks her ushering her towards the bed. "Sit."
"I don't know." Ivy whispers.
Peter reads the results and hands the paper to Sophie. She covers her mouth with her hand. "I need to get a glass a water." She leaves the room.
"Ivy." Peter starts.
"Daddy I'm sorry, I'm so sorry. Mom hates me, you hate me." Ivy words turn to tears.
"Ivy I don't hate, your mother doesn't hate you either, she's just upset." Peter reassures her.
There is a knock on the door then Leah enters.
"Leah, this isn't a good time." Peter tells her.
"No, I have something to say." Leah says and continues. "I want to be in this conversation it evolves me too. I'm a member of this family."
"Leah I understand your feelings, but this isn't about you at all." Peter says. "You need to leave."
"No, Lee can stay. I want her to be here." Ivy says.
"If that's what you want. Leah can you go check on your mother please?" Peter asks.
Leah nods her head, and returns with Sophie.
"Can I ask a question?" Ivy asks drying her eyes on her shirt.
"Yes," Peter says softly.
"What are you going to do? Last time you told me if this happens again, you were going to do something drastic." Ivy says.
"You aren't going to send her away are you? You can't." Leah sobs.
"If we do, it will be very temporary." Sophie says now trying to calm Leah down.
"Ivy you're going to have to go to place where you can get all the drugs out of your system." Peter tells her. "Do you understand?"
"I think so," she says.
"Afterwards I'm not sure what to do. Do you have ideas?" Peter asks Sophie.
She looks puzzled.
"Dad?"
"What Leah?"
"I have an idea. I don't know if you'll like it though."
"Well, an idea is more than I have right now." Peter tells.
"Why don't you have Ivy go to Horizon? She will be at place where she can get help, but she won't be so far away I never get to see her." Leah says. Silence. "You don't like it do you?"
"No, Leah I think it's an excellent idea." Sophie says.
"Ivy what do you think?" Peter asks her.
"Not like I'm going to get much of I say, but it would be okay I guess." She says.
"Hi Dad!" Leah says giving Peter a hug.
"How are you? I missed you. Where's Ivy?" Peter asks.
"Well, I'm fine. I missed you too, and Ivy is up stairs in our room. Speaking of rooms can I move into the attic please, please, please?" Leah throws in her own question in at the end.
"Leah, I'm really tired right now can we talk about this later?"
"I guess," Leah mumbles.
"Do you want to come down to the school for dinner? We might be late." Peter asks as he takes his shoes off.
"Sure, I'll asks Ivy if she wants to come too." Leah says trying to not sound excited.
"I'm going to take a nap wake me up at 4:30." Peter tells her.
"Sure thing," Leah skips up the stairs with a huge grin on her face.
"Why are you so happy?" Ivy rolls her eyes at her sister.
"I get to see Ethan!" Leah shrieks. "What should I wear?"
"Calm down, it isn't like he's going to care what you wear just as long as you take it off." Ivy smirks.
"Jealous," Leah says as she starts chucking clothes on to the floor.
"Oh, that's it Lee." Ivy turns her headphones up.
A Few Hours Later "Are you sure you don't want to come Ivy?" Peter asks her one last time.
"No, I just want stay home tonight." Ivy replies.
"You're not feeling sick are you?" Peter asks, his voice growing with concern.
"I'm fine I just don't want to go out that's all." Ivy answers.
"Well, okay we're going to be late, so." Peter is cut off.
"How late?" Ivy asks.
"11, 12 I can't be sure. Why do you ask?"
"I just need to talk to you and mom sometime soon. "Ivy says softly.
"Hmm.. I will try to get home as soon as we can than. If we aren't going to be back by eleven I'll call okay?" Peter sensed this was important.
"That's fine Dad."
"Leah are you ready?" Peter yells. "Be down in a second!" Leah screams.
"I'll see you later." Peter says to Ivy.
"Bye. Have fun Leah."
"I will," Leah mouths so Peter doesn't hear.
Ivy listens until she can't hear the car anymore. She picks up the phone, her first chance all week.
"Grant? It's Ivy, can you get me something 'cause I'm flippin'. Thanks you're the best. Hey, you want to hang for awhile? The 'rents and Leah are out. Okay, yeah bring whomever. See ya in a few."
Ivy puts the phone down. She goes to change realizing that she's wearing boxers.
A few minutes later Grant shows up with Mandy.
"Hey Grant, park in back in case anyone comes back early." Ivy instructs.
"Ivy I don't why you still do this crap, you're already in trouble." Grant tells her.
"Then why do bring it to her Grant? Mandy asks.
"Mandy, Mandy, Mandy, Ivy and I are friends." Grant says.
"Still Grant, it's one thing getting high at parties, but Ivy and you need to chill." Mandy tells them.
"Mandy spare the lecture. My sister blackmailed into telling my parents tonight. I need to for old time sake." Ivy says.
"Are you still having trouble finding a vein?" Grant asks Ivy.
"Yeah, I have the hardest time."
"Let me help." Grant finds the vein and injects dropping the syringe on the floor. No one notices.
"Grant we'd better split my mom will kill me if I'm late." Mandy says.
"Okay, see you around Ives."
"Hopefully. Bye Mandy."
Ivy drifts to sleep on the couch. Hours later someone is gently shaking her. She groans and opens her eyes.
"Hey sleepy." Sophie says. "Your Dad said you wanted to talk, or do you just want to go to bed?"
"Um, we can talk, but can you give me a minute?" Ivy asks.
"Sure, we'll be in our room when you're ready."
"Okay, I'll see you in a bit." Ivy gets up and walks up the stairs.
Sophie starts to her room but she stops. She sees something on the floor. She picks up the syringe and brings to Peter.
"Look, you see what happens when we wait. I find this on the living room floor." Sophie is yelling but not loudly.
"Sophie what was I supposed to do drop everything and to baby-sit Ivy?" Peter asks.
"No, but she's your daughter."
"Sophie she's your daughter too."
"Um.. you said to come in right?" Ivy asks.
"Yes, Ivy what is it?" Peter asks.
"Well, I don't know where to start. Here this will break the ice." Ivy pulls a folded envelope out of her pocket and hands it to Peter.
"Ivy, how long have you had this?" He asks.
"A couple of days."
"What is it?" Sophie asks.
"It's her drug test results. Iv, why did you take out of the mail?" Peter asks her ushering her towards the bed. "Sit."
"I don't know." Ivy whispers.
Peter reads the results and hands the paper to Sophie. She covers her mouth with her hand. "I need to get a glass a water." She leaves the room.
"Ivy." Peter starts.
"Daddy I'm sorry, I'm so sorry. Mom hates me, you hate me." Ivy words turn to tears.
"Ivy I don't hate, your mother doesn't hate you either, she's just upset." Peter reassures her.
There is a knock on the door then Leah enters.
"Leah, this isn't a good time." Peter tells her.
"No, I have something to say." Leah says and continues. "I want to be in this conversation it evolves me too. I'm a member of this family."
"Leah I understand your feelings, but this isn't about you at all." Peter says. "You need to leave."
"No, Lee can stay. I want her to be here." Ivy says.
"If that's what you want. Leah can you go check on your mother please?" Peter asks.
Leah nods her head, and returns with Sophie.
"Can I ask a question?" Ivy asks drying her eyes on her shirt.
"Yes," Peter says softly.
"What are you going to do? Last time you told me if this happens again, you were going to do something drastic." Ivy says.
"You aren't going to send her away are you? You can't." Leah sobs.
"If we do, it will be very temporary." Sophie says now trying to calm Leah down.
"Ivy you're going to have to go to place where you can get all the drugs out of your system." Peter tells her. "Do you understand?"
"I think so," she says.
"Afterwards I'm not sure what to do. Do you have ideas?" Peter asks Sophie.
She looks puzzled.
"Dad?"
"What Leah?"
"I have an idea. I don't know if you'll like it though."
"Well, an idea is more than I have right now." Peter tells.
"Why don't you have Ivy go to Horizon? She will be at place where she can get help, but she won't be so far away I never get to see her." Leah says. Silence. "You don't like it do you?"
"No, Leah I think it's an excellent idea." Sophie says.
"Ivy what do you think?" Peter asks her.
"Not like I'm going to get much of I say, but it would be okay I guess." She says.