Part 3: Chapter 3

Chase, Chris, and Chuck sat at a booth and Karen's Café.

"So you're having a hard time remembering yesterday?" Chase asked.

"Yeah," Chris said.

"That's why cocktails in the morning are bad for you," Chase said.

Haley walked over to them.

"Chuck," Haley said. "Do you know where the oven mitts are?"

"Oh no!" Chuck said.

Yesterday 12:00 PM.

Chuck, Chris, and Beth were at Karen's café eating some hash browns.

"Are you sure it's okay to be here?" Beth asked drunkenly.

"Yeah," Chuck said drunkenly. "This café is so closed today. So yeah."

Chris went into the kitchen and came out with the over mitts.

"Look!" Chris said drunkenly. "I'm a mitt fly!"

Chris threw the oven mitts in the trashcan.

Present

"No," Chuck lied. "Haven't seen them."

Chase's phone began to ring.

"Hello?" Chase said when he answered. "Jonathan? Wait, slow down. Okay, I'm coming."

Chase hung up the phone and looked at Haley.

"What is it?" Haley asked.

"Jonathan and Lydia were arrested for being accomplices to burglary," Chase said.

Haley and Chase went to the police station where they were greeted by Jonathan and Lydia. Jonathan hugged Chase tightly and Lydia hugged Haley tightly.

"What happened?" Haley asked.

"We were walking to the café and this lady offered us money to help her load her moving van," Lydia said.

"Turns out, she was a robber and we inadvertently helped her," Jonathan said. "The real owner is pressing charges."

Jonathan pointed to the mother of the family who was talking to an officer. Lydia and Chase went over to her.

"Excuse me," Haley said. "We need to talk to you."

"If it's about your little criminals…" the mother said.

"Listen," Chase said. "Jonathan and Lydia are good people. They would never intentionally help a criminal. This is just a misunderstanding."

"Please don't press charges," Haley said. "Look, I'll even reimburse you for the items stolen."

"Fine," the mother said. "I'll drop the charges."

"Thank you," Chase said.

"We really appreciate this," Haley said.

Haley and Chase walked over to Jonathan and Lydia.

"Are we in trouble?" Jonathan asked.

"Of course not," Haley said. "It wasn't your fault."

"Mom," Lydia said. "Can you please not tell Dad?"

"Oh," Haley said nervously.

Nathan walked into the police station.

"Mom!" Lydia whined.

"Sorry," Haley said. "I was worried."

Nathan walked over to Lydia.

"Are you okay my sweet baby?" Nathan asked.

"Yes Dad," Lydia said. "She dropped the charges. Please don't call me that."

"It was a misunderstanding," Haley said.

"Good," Nathan said. "Daddy loves his little pumpkin."

"Quit!" Lydia whined before rushing out of the police station.

"Do you enjoy embarrassing her?" Haley asked.

"Of course I do," Nathan said.

Haley and Nathan walked off and Chase looked at Jonathan.

"Are you okay?" Chase asked.

"I am now," Jonathan said.

"Let's go get a pizza," Chase said.

"Thank you," Jonathan said.

Chase and Jonathan walked out of the police station.

"Tell me all about your time in the big house," Chase joked.