After AP history Alex headed toward her next class, math. It was the only class holding her back from graduating next year. So Alex took double math so she could catch up. Not only did she hate the class itself, be she also hated the teacher, Mr. Schwance. He would drool all day on the alternate interior angle theorem if he got the chance.

As the bell rang she heard someone slid into the seat behind her. She quickly glanced around seeing out of the corner of her eye a cute boy with brown hair and matching eyes. It was Jordan Holley. His parents owned the bakery that Alex worked at and almost every time she worked she saw him all the time but usually he just ignores her. Alex didn't even think he knew her name. She didn't stand a bit of a chance.

"Alex Kincaid" Mr. Schwance said impatiently pulling her out of her day dream

"What?" She asked

"Alex please see me after class" Alex groaned silently and shook her head yes as the teacher moved to a student in the front who was dying to answer his question.

After class Alex slowly put all of her stuff in her backpack and when the last dwindling student left she slung it over he should and walked up to Mr. Schwance's desk .

"I'm disappointed in you" he said shaking his head but not looking up from the papers he was supposedly grading. "I know math isn't your best subject but being such a great student I thought you would be fine but you always turn homework in late… if you turn it in at all and you have been day dreaming in my class. If you don't turn this around I will have to fail you and you will not be able to skip a year and graduate next year." Alex stared at her shoes.

"It just doesn't make any sense though" She said in her defense.

"Then maybe you aren't ready for this class." They sat in an awkward silence for a little bit and then Alex turned and slowly walked toward the door. "Alex" Mr. Schwance said. She turned around "If you want help I can am here in the mornings and after school. Just ask" He smiled and she turned back toward the door.

At the end of the day Alex quickly grabbed her things and left the building. She got to her car just before the triplets. Commanding all three to sit in the back so she wouldn't have to hear them argue she drove to pick up Maria. Telling Olivia to take the front seat she pulled the door open and signed Maria out.
When they got home Alex saw a note on the table for her:

Alex,

You are to clean all the bathrooms, the triplets room and make dinner. Please have this all done when I get home. I will be home at five o'clock as usual your father won't be home.
Therese

Sighing Alex went to the refrigerator to see what they had. Deciding to make spaghetti she put the sauce on the stove and walked into the living room where the triplets were watching TV.

"Okay" she said turning the TV off. "You three are going upstairs and doing your homework. When all three of you are done you can have your after school snack deal?"

"Deal" They mumbled. The triplets stood up and walked upstairs. Alex followed them up the stairs to Maria's room she opened her door to see Maria playing with her dolls and her doll house. "How you doing?" Alex asked her

"Good" Maria said "Miss. Polly and Mr. Wobbles are married" She said excitedly.

"That's great" Alex said "I have to go do chores you come find me if you need a snack"

"Okay" she responded already going back to enjoying her dolls.

After cleaning the bathrooms she went to check on the triplets.

"How are you guys doing? Need any help?" she asked as she picked up there dirty clothes and put them in there hamper.

"Nope" They responded in unison.

"Okay I'm going to go finish dinner and you guys come find me when you are done."

"Whatever" She heard Caitlin say.

At exactly five o'clock Alex heard her step-mother walk in the door just as the noodles were finished.
"GIRLS" She yelled and Alex heard the triplets scurry to see there mom. Whenever Therese said 'girls' she never meant to call Alex and Maria her 'girls' so they didn't run when ever she said that.

After the chatter in the hallway stopped she heard Therese walk toward the door.
"Smells good" she said in her fakey voice to the triplets

"Yeah" She heard Olivia say "We helped Alex and got our homework done" Olivia lied. Alex rolled her eyes. Just as she rolled her eyes her step-mom walked in.
"What was that for?" She said noticing the eye roll.

"Nothing" Alex said
"If you call an eye roll nothing then you are grounded for the next week. Because it is something to me. You will have double chores for the week no excuses." Therese said.

"That is not fair!" Alex protested "I made all of this food and the triplets are taking the credit for it"
"Lying too! I think you should be ground for another two weeks for that."
"Whatever" Alex mumbled grabbing a stack of plates she stormed out into the dinning room to set the table.