The next day, Saturday, Emma woke up from the sound of the telephone ringing. She waited until Bonnie, their maid answered.)
Bonnie: Miss Emma it's for you!
Emma: (Picked up the phone) Yes?
: Hi this is Principal Van Zandt.
Emma: Oh yes hi Liberty!
PVZ: Hello Emma.
Emma: Is there something wrong?
PVD: Yes, it's the concerning Eric Hogart.
Emma: Oh, I should of known. What did he do this time?
PVD: Well, I decided to make a deal with him last week, that I give him three chances.
Emma: mm hmm
PVZ: Wednesday, he put a woopie cushion in his language teachers chair, because she made him do a book report.
(Emma looked over at Jay still sleep and drooling. She remembered when he did that a long time ago in college. Dumb minds must think alike)
PVD: Thursday, he cursed at the gym teacher, and yesterday he started a food fight and now some parents are calling and complaining about that to me!
Emma: Wow, Liberty calm dow-
PVD: That's Principal Liberty Van Zandt to you ma'am.
Emma: So want do you want me to do then!
(Emma yelled waking Jay up. He sat up wiping the drool off his mouth. He stared at Emma on the phone.)
PVD: Well, Eric, I, Mr. Hogart,a dn you will have a conference on Monday morning to discuss his punishment.(She hung up)
Emma: Bth
Jay: Who was that?
Emma: The principal. She said that Eric was at school this week starting food fights, pranking teachers, and cussing!
Jay:
Emma: I wonder where he gets all that from. I told you before to stop cussing around them.
Jay: Emma come on. It has nothing to do with me cussing. You don't see Julie, Mark or Miranda doing it. This is Eric were talking about.
Emma: I guess you're right. But youre the one talking to him because he has to get it from you.
Jay: Why me?
Emma: Cause I said so.
(Jay went in the family room.By the way heres a tip for you. 1 floor Kitchen, Guest room, and living room. 2 floor family room, play room and a smaller kitchen for the kids. 3 floor Bedrooms and bigger sized bathrooms inside each kids' room. There are two bathrooms on the first and second floor. On the couch Eric was playing the nitendo, eating cheese puffs that were all over the table and and drinking coke. Jay walked over, took the chesse puffs, grabbed the drink, and pulled the nintendo plug.)
Eric: Hey!
Jay: Sup
Eric: Dad seriously that wasn't saved.
Jay: Good. CAuse your principal called.
Eric: Oh...
Jay: Yeah Oh! Your in a lot of trouble. Besides why aren't you playing this in the play room?
Eric: Because the girls are playing tea party and Marks doing his ABC's.
Jay: Well, just to tell you, you're grounded. So pick up this mess.
Eric: But we have a ma-
Jay: A maid! Yeah I know. And I'm thinking about telling her not to clean up after you until youre ungrounded. You here me!
Eric: (Quueitly) Yes sir.
Jay: Don't tell your mom but, just to help you out, if you get into a lot of trouble, youre going to kicked off the team at school. So I advise you to start sucking up a lot. Alright?
Eric: Thanks dad.
Jay: Now, everything clear?
Eric: Yup!
Jay: (Putting a cheese puff into his mouth.) Good!
(Jay walked into the kids' rainbow kitchen and put the chesse puffs into the cabinet. He turned a wrong and gasped)
Emma: Telling him to suck up. Honestly Jay this is our son.
Jay: I know who he is, I'm ju-
Emma: (Cutting him off) Doing whats best. I know. Yos handle it better than most fathers would've. I'm proud of you.
Jay: Why thank you Mrs. Hogart.
Emma: Your welcome Mr. Hogart. (She gave him kiss and then they went to get dressed)