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This chapter was a little harder to write and I"m not sure how much you will it. But I hope you do.

Randy watched his four year old daughter playing with her dolls in the living room. His wife, Dena, was out shopping with her sister. He turned on the TV to watch the game when he looked and Ella was standing at his side.

"What's going on, Ella-Bear?" He asked using his nickname for her.

"I want to play house. Can I go upstairs and get some more stuff?"

"Yes, just be careful going up the stairs." He said to her.

"Okay." She quickly headed up the stairs. She knew her dad thought she was going to her room but she really wanted to go in her parents' room and get some of her mom's jewelry.

Randy watched Ella headed upstairs. She loved to play house and liked to make it so real. He decided to make a snack for them so he headed into the kitchen to see what Dena had left for them. He knew it would be healthy as that was all she ever got for them anymore.

Ella headed into her parents bedroom and over to her mom's jewelry box that sat on the vanity table in the room. Lucky for her, the vanity table wasn't that tall and she thought she could reach the box easily. She got on the chair that was there and picked up the jewelry box. Before she could get anything, it slipped out of her hands and hit a vase that sat on the vanity. The vase broke into many pieces.

"Oh, no. Mommy gonna freak." Ella said out loud to herself. She looked around and noticed that her dad hadn't come when the vase fell. She got down and looked for a place to hide the vase so her mom wouldn't know she had broken it.

She looked at the closet and knew it was the perfect place. She walked over and placed the vase inside near her dad's side of the closet.

"There. Now mommy won't know it broke."

"Ella, come and have a snack." Randy called up to her.

"K, daddy." She said walking out of the room and down the stairs.

"Alright baby, let's have some fruit salad for snack." He said putting some into a bowl for her.

"Why does mommy get this healthy stuff? I want cake." Ella said as they sat down.

"Sorry, Ella-bear but this is what mommy left us."

"We should go to Milly's. Her mommy makes cake."

"Maybe another day baby." He replied as Dena walked in.

"Hey guys. How was your day?" Dena asked kissing her husband and then her daughter.

"Good. We just hung out." Randy replied.

"That's great. I'm going to put my stuff up." She started upstairs with her bags.

Once she walked into the room, she noticed the vase on her vanity table missing. She didn't know where it was. It was a vase given to her by her mother. She loved the vase but Randy hated it the minute he saw it. She looked around and didn't see the vase. She opened the closet door and found the vase broken on Randy's side of the closet.

"Randy, can you come up here?" She called downstairs.

"What?" He asked coming in.

"Where my vase?"

"What vase?"

"The one you hate that sits on my vanity table."

"I don't' know. It was there all day." He said not knowing what she was talking about.

"Really. Then what was it doing in the closet on your side broken."

"I don't' know. I didn't' break the stupid ugly vase."

"That vase is not ugly. It's beautiful."

"Oh, please. It's grey with feet."

"Just tell me if you broke it."

"I didn't break it."

"Then who broken it and put it in the closet."

"Oh, I don't know. Ella maybe."

"So, our four year old came up here and broke my vase and hide it in the closet?"

"Yes. You have no idea what she is like. She is a fast, sneaky little thing."

"Alright. Let's go ask her." Dena said walking out and downstairs. Randy followed knowing it had to be Ella that broke it.

Once they were downstairs, Dena called Ella over to the sofa.

"Alright, Ella. Did you break mommy's vase?" Dena asked.

"No, mommy. I didn't." Ella replied. She didn't want to get in trouble.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes."

"Elisabeth, lying isn't good. If you broke it, you have to tell us."

"I didn't' break it. Daddy must have."

"Daddy broke my vase. Did you see him do that?"

"No but I didn't' do it."

"Alright. Go play." Dena said to her.

Ella headed into the play room off to the side. Once she was playing, Dena turned to her husband.

"You know she's lying right?" Dena knew immediately her little girl was lying.

"Yes. Because I didn't' break the vase and she was the only other person here."

"So, what are we going to do about our little girl?"

"I don't know. Do you want to trick her into admitting it?" Randy laughed thinking that wouldn't work.

"I think we can. Just follow my lead. Elisabeth, come here please."

"What?"

"It's about my vase. Do you know it's special to mommy?"

"How?"

"It was given to me by your grandmother."

"Oh." She said feeling bad.

"And I'm very mad at daddy for breaking it."

"Oh." Ella felt bad that her daddy was getting blamed.

"So, daddy is punished and can't do anything."

"But it wasn't daddy's fault." Ella said quickly.

"Oh, I thought you said daddy broken it."

"No. It was me. I was playing house and wanted some jewelry. I dropped the box on the vase and it broke. I'm sorry I broke it and I'm sorry I lied."

"Elisabeth, breaking something isn't that big of deal. Lying is. Baby you can't lie." Randy said sitting beside her. "You have to be honest and tell the truth. Lying just gets you and everyone else in trouble."

"K. I promise not to lie anymore." She hugged him and then her mom. "Mommy, I'm sorry I broke it."

"That's okay baby. Go put your toys away."

Once Ella had gone into the play room, Dena looked at Randy.

"What?"

"You're not off the hook either. You should have watched her and not let her into our room."

"She said she was going upstairs to get some stuff to play house."

"Randy, you know how she is. She will get into trouble before you turn around. You have to watch her better."

"Alright. I will." He kissed his wife and walked into the play room.

He knew Dena was right. Ella could get into trouble faster than you realize. Especially when she wanted something. He watched her put her toys away and realized that he would have to watch her better. Who knew a little four year old would cause so much trouble.

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