Jamie woke up around 10 am. He grimaced as he moved in the bed and was reminded of last night's punishment.

He reluctantly got out of bed. He wasn't in the mood to face anyone but he had to. He knew his parents had a plethora of punishments ready for him.

He descended the stairs and saw his mom in the living room.

'Sweetheart, you're up.' His mom walked towards him and kissed him on the cheek.

Jamie smiled at her. 'Hey mom.'

He clearly was still her favorite, not that she'll ever admit it. Jamie mused to himself in amusement. But that moment floated away and Mary said.

'Your dad is in the kitchen. You should go see him.'

Jamie groaned making his mom direct a glare at him.

'You deserve it.'

He morosely entered the kitchen to the sight of his dad peeling some potatoes.

'Are you preparing for dinner already?'

'Mary's orders,' his dad shrugged in reply. 'She needs these potatoes peeled now.'

Jamie grinned at that and pulled out a chair to sit on.

'How long am I grounded for dad?'

Frank didn't miss a beat. 'Six weeks.'

Jamie was expecting it. Still, it was hard to digest it.

'Any leeway?' He futilely asked.

'Not at all. You do not step out of this house except for school when it starts. No TV, car or other stuff.'

Jamie's face became miserable on hearing his dad's words.

'Come on dad. You have to admit, that is a bit harsh.'

Frank stopped the process of peeling and looked at Jamie firmly.

'What you did was absolutely idiotic and your punishment is proportionate to it.'

Jamie squirmed in his seat and blushed.

'Yes dad.'

'Good.' Frank reached over to ruffle his son's hair.

After a while, Jamie went to his mom to ask her about the 'chores' he was supposed to do. He was seriously regretting his choices now.

His mood improved a bit when Joe reached the house around noon.

'Hey little bro.' Joe grinned at him when he entered the kitchen and saw him dusting the shelves.

'Don't even, Joe.' Jamie grumbled.

'I see, mom has got you to work already.' Joe's tone was teasing.

'I am her and dad's personal slave for the next six weeks.' Jamie apprised his elder brother of his current plight hoping to garner some sympathy from him.

He didn't get any.

'What else did you expect?' Joe shrugged his shoulders.

Jamie stared at his elder brother and confidant in a flabbergasted manner. 'You guys have done much worse.'

Joe suddenly burst out laughing at Jamie's accusation. 'We certainly have. I had to adopt this pseudo-stern persona because of mom's warning.'

Jamie's face turned smug. 'She knows what troublemakers you guys are. She doesn't want you to encourage me.'

Joe scoffed at his little's brother's tone. 'Troublemaker? Oh please, I am a grown man. A cop.'

Jamie continued with the assigned task of cleaning and muttered cheerfully. 'Not to mom.'

During the dinner, Jamie mostly kept to himself until his grandfather addressed him.

'So Jamie, how was LA?'

His tone was caught between being amused and stern.

Jamie's answer was meant for getting on everyone's nerves.

'Loads of fun pops. Already planning the next trip.'

Frank dropped his raised fork on the table and glared at his petulant son.

He clearly wasn't ready to laugh upon the matter yet.

Danny chuckled at his brother's reply and said. 'And dad will be planning your murder.'

Erin scoffed playfully. 'He is the baby of the family. No one is planning his murder.'

On her words, Danny turned his head around and threw his dad an indignant look.

'Which reminds me…who tore my butt off with his belt and grounded me for three months after I went somewhere with my girlfriend.'

Frank suppressed a smirk. 'Somewhere. Let's keep it at that.'

Danny shrugged his shoulders and drawled good-humoredly. 'Double Standards. That is all I am saying.'

Frank instantly negated his eldest child's statement. 'I do not discriminate amongst my children.'

'Come on dad,' Joe chimed in, 'Erin is your favorite and Jamie is the baby. That leaves poor old me and Danny although he deserves it most of the time.'

Danny quickly swallowed the peas in his mouth and jabbed a finger in his brother's shoulders. 'I take offence to that.'

Mary was silently enjoying the banter between her husband and kids. She decided to join on in the repartee. 'I am glad to know that I am not considered a biased parent.'

Danny sputtered in his glass of water and Erin barely suppressed a shriek.

'Mary, everyone knows that Jamie is your golden boy.' Frank threw his wife under the bus.

'Exactly.' Joe exclaimed.

'Get over it guys. I am the favorite.' Jamie laughed.

'A favorite who is going to do all the chores around the house for the next six weeks.' Henry reminded him wittily.

'No one gets away.' Frank stated with a smile at his kids.

FIN...

A/N: So, sloppy ending but I lost my muse and I did not want to keep anyone waiting any longer. A lot of other stuff happened in life too. I sincerely apologize for the delay.

A/N2: I have wrote another story which is a sequel to LA Diaries. It is a one-shot for now I but might continue it if I feel like it. Please check it out.

A/N3: As always, thanks for reading and supporting. Please give me feedback. I appreciate it.

UPDATE: I HAVE REMOVED THE SEQUEL. I'LL SEE IF I CAN WRITE FOLLOWING CHAPTERS AND THEN POST IT AGAIN.

Cheers!