Seven long months have passed in the Lopez household, things have been going well. Lilly is now crawling and has just started saying 'Mama' she does however say it to both of her parents as she hasn't learnt the difference yet. Santana had to baby proof the house as Lilly enjoys pulling all the dvd's down and anything in her reach. Holly and Phoebe are still together only now everyone knows it and the adults often catch them making out. Santana has been working more from home so she can have Lilly as Quinn has had to spend more time at the paper, they also have a nanny who comes three days a week to have Lilly. Lilly loves both her sisters as soon as either of them walk in she gets so excited lifting her arms up to be picked up.
Holly walks into the living room and sees Lilly playing in her play pen she sees Holly lifts her arms up and starts shouting for her "Ba,ba."
Holly walks over laughing "How many time Lil it's Holly, say Holly?"
"Ba, ba."
Holly tickles her tummy and sits down on the sofa with her. "Good job you are cute missy, so listen I need your help when Mama comes in you need to put your cutest baby face on because Holly got another detention today and is going to be in trouble so you need to smile to stop Mama shouting at me ok?" she says tickling her again laughing when Lilly laughs. "Come lets go get Holly a drink."
Holly walks into the kitchen and sees Santana making a coffee she turns round when she hears Lilly babbling "Oh hey Hols, she got you to free her then" she says laughing.
"Yea why was she meant to be in confinement" she says with a smile.
Santana smiles back "Yeah the little monkey pulled everything off my shelves in the office, didn't you little monster." Lilly smiles at her Mama. "Don't give me that sweet look we all know you're the devil, yes we do and we know Mommy will blame me" she looks up to holly "so good day babe?" Holly stays quiet and Santana sighs "What happened?"
"I may have got another detention, but look how cute Lilly is being" if on cue Lilly smiles at her Mama.
"Nice try and we keep telling you stop using your sister to get you out of trouble, what is it for?" she asks.
Holly sighs "My attitude, and answering back."
Santana shakes her head "What class?Please tell me it wasn't history again." Holly nods. "Holly that's the third one in this class in less than a month what is going on?"
"It's the teacher he is an idiot."
"So, you are there to work end of story, what did Mom say would happen if you got another one?"
Holly looks at her Ma and pouts "Ma come on, don't you think it's a bit harsh?"
"I asked you what Mom said would happen?"
"She said I would be grounded for a week, and lose my car but Ma come on a week for a detention."
Santana shrugs "But its not just one is it, its three in the same class, its no good arguing with me about it, you will have to discuss it with Mom."
Holly sighs "Great I have no chance, and she is going to yell at me, and give me a two hour lecture."
"Well if you want to avoid them stop answering back and giving attitude" Santana tells her.
"Great advice Ma, thanks" she says with attitude.
Santana raises her eyebrow "Don't give me lip because you are in trouble, you knew what was going to happen, so deal with it." Holly goes to say something. "And I would think very carefully about what you say next because you don't want to be in anymore trouble, so I suggest you get upstairs and get any homework you have done before Mom comes home."
Holly hands Lilly over to Santana mumbling something as she turns round Santana gives a stinging swat to her behind, Holly turns and glares at her "Ma, that hurt" she snapped.
"It was meant to, now quit your mumbling and get upstairs" she says sternly. Holly turns round and heads upstairs slamming her bedroom door for dramatic effect, Santana turns to Lilly "Your sister is going to be sorry she slammed that door, yes she is, now how about we go find your toys" Lilly laughs. "Mama, Mama." Santana smiles taking her back into the living room.
By dinner time all five were sat round the table Lilly in her high chair picking at food on her tray, Quinn had been up and spoke to Holly and informed her of her grounding she has been sat sulking at the table. "Mom please not a whole week it sucks."
"Yea it does and if you had done as you were told this wouldn't be happening would it?" she asks sternly.
"Argh God sake" Holly says slumping down in her chair.
Santana raises her eyebrow "Sit up" she says sternly. "And to add to your grounding after dinner you can go get me your iPad assuming Mom took your phone?"
"Yea she did so why do you have to have my iPad?" she snaps.
Quinn leans across the table "Who do you think you are snapping at? Apologise now."
"Sorry Ma, but why do I have to lose my iPad? You don't normally take it when I'm grounded anymore."
"True but after your little attitude in the kitchen with me earlier then running upstairs and slamming your door I decided you don't deserve it, I don't know how many times we go over you slamming that door but if it carries on I will take it off the hinges."
Holly sighs "Ok I'm sorry, I promise I won't do it anymore."
"I would appreciate that but I still want your iPad."
Holly groans "Fine, I'll get it after dinner."
After dinner Holly sat in her room when Maya come "Hey Sis."
"Hey squirt" she says with a smile.
Maya rolls her eyes "Listen you know I'm turning eight next week."
"No way are you?" Holly says pretending to look surprised.
"Haha, well anyway I want to ask Mama and Mommy if I could have an iPad but I think they are going to say I'm too young so I was wondering…"
Holly laughs "You want me to talk to them and convince them right?"
Maya nods "Yea like its only for games and pictures and stuff do you think they will?"
Holly shrugs "I'm not sure but I can try for you."
"Thank you, so you are grounded again then?"
"Yep a week, my own fault though, Mom did warn me, it still sucks though but have you to keep me amused" she says grabbing her and tickling her.
Maya laughs "Stop Holly" she screams.
"Shush Lilly is in bed and we will get in trouble."
Maya continues to laugh "Stop tickling me then."
After messing around with each other for half hour, Quinn comes in " Hey girls, Maya baby can you go get a shower please."
Maya nods "Thank you Holly" she says.
"No probs squirt" she says laughing when Maya scowls at her.
Quinn rolls her eyes at them both "So what is Maya thanking you for?"
"I'll tell you later when she isn't listening" she says smirking when Maya pokes her head back round the door sticking her tongue out.
Quinn gives her daughter the look "Shower now please" she says turns back to Holly "Ok well have you finished all your homework?"
"Yea pretty much, but I have this dumb test tomorrow and I can't get the information to stay in it's driving me crazy."
"Let's have a look" she says taking it she reads over it "Babe its fine I can help you with this, when Maya has gone to bed we will work on it downstairs ok?"
"Ok thank you."
After a little shouting from Quinn and a little stropping from Holly. Quinn managed to help Holly create a study guide. Santana, Quinn and Holly sat on the couch talking "So guys do you know what you are getting Maya for her birthday?" Holly asks.
Quinn shakes her head "Thank you Holly."
Santana looks confused "What babe?"
"Maya thanked Holly earlier and I'm guessing it has something to do with her birthday."
Holly smiles "Yeah it does, so do you have any ideas?"
"Some why what is she after?" Santana asks.
"An iPad."
Quinn sighs "We have talked about it, but we think she is too young."
"Mom come on, she uses mine all the time she only wants to play games and take photos, and she looks after all her things you know that."
Santana nods "She is right babe, plus I would rather get her something she wanted than loads of stuff she didn't."
Quinn shrugs " Fine two against one I guess, but babe if she breaks it or runs up a massive bill its on you."
"Mom you can set up the account and have a password so she can't run up a bill if she wants a game you will have to do it" Holly tells her.
"Yea I guess ok fine but Holly don't tell her that we agreed ok?" Santana says.
"Duh obviously, why would I ruin her birthday surprise?" she says sarcastically.
Santana raises her eyebrow "Watch your tone Holly, I think you and your mouth have got you in enough trouble today don't you?" Holy rolls her eyes and Santana slaps her thigh "Enough, don't roll your eyes at me."
Holly rubs her leg "Sorry" she mumbles.
Quinn looks at the clock "You know what shower and bed for you."
"What! Mom its like nine o'clock" she whines.
"Yea and by the time you have showered and got ready it will be ten, you can have an early night tonight."
Holly sighs "Mom come on that's not fair you have already grounded me."
"Yea and you still have attitude so go do what I have asked please." Holly just sits there. "Now Holly."
Holly looks to her Ma for help "Oh no I agree with Mom on this one now go."
"Why have you guys become so strict lately?" she moans.
"We haven't you have just been pushing it lately now unless you want extra time adding to your grounding you will go." Santana tells her but again Holly doesn't move. "Fine lets go old school 1…2… you know what happens if I get to 3."
Holly jumps up from the sofa "Fine I'm going, this sucks."
After Holly has gone to bed Quinn and Santana sat chatting "Is it just me or is her attitude getting worse?" Quinn asks.
"No its not you, I don't know whats going on with her but something is definitely up she seems to go through stages."
Quinn smiles "Yeah well I don't like this stage."
"Well we have two more daughters to go through it with."
The following morning Holly took her phone out of the drawer in the kitchen and sent Phoebe a text asking her to pick her up, she put it back before her mothers come down. During breakfast everyone was chatting as normal "Hols do you want a ride to school?" Santana asks.
"No thank you Phoebe is picking me up."
"ok, but remember straight home today please."
Holly sighs "How could I forget" she says standing up and putting her dish in the sink.
Santana catches her arm "Hey its your own fault remember."
"Yea Ma I get that but I'm not five I don't need reminding every five damn minutes."
Santana looks over to Quinn then back to her daughter "Watch your language and the way you are talking to me Holly, you are already skating on thin ice." Holly mumbles something Santana gives her a sharp swat to her bottom just like the day before. "Enough!" she shouts at her.
Holly rubs her bottom and stands there glaring at her Ma "Sorry, can I go now?"
"Yea you can but tonight we are going to be having a chat."
As she walks off she mumbles "Can't wait" Quinn hears but Santana didn't.
Quinn gets up and follows her to the door "Holly you know if your Ma had heard that, you would have been going to school with a sore backside right?" Holly nods."Then why are you pushing her?"
"I don't know, lately she just rubs me up the wrong way, she is always on at me."
Quinn sighs "Right listen up, I'm going to pick you up from school. I will tell Ma and you and I are going for a drive and a chat ok?" she says calmly. She thinks she may know what is up with her daughter.
"Ok Mom" she kisses her on the cheek and leaves.
After school Quinn picks up Holly and they head to a little café out of town. "Mom where are we?"
"Just a little café I come to, to think sometimes."
Holly shrugs "Ok so what do you need to think about?"
Quinn laughs "Nothing we just need to talk and out here you can't storm off, ok talk to me about Ma."
"What do you mean?" Holly asks.
"Babe you are going through the same thing I did at your age with Nana, for about three months everything she said or did was wrong she was always on at me and I hated it, like you are with Ma."
Holly sighs "I don't get it you know, I don't even know how it started, Ma said something to me and it set me off and I can't seem to stop myself."
"Well sweetie you are going to have to learn because your Ma is going to lose it with you any day now. She has been patient but she has had enough of your attitude and to be honest so have I, but its not me you are aiming it at."
Holly looks at her Mom "How did you stop Mom?"
"Well this one time to try and make me happy your Nana took me to the mall to get me some new shoes and I gave her attitude the whole day, she never said a word about it, till we got home."
Holly's eyes go wide "Oh dear."
Quinn laughs "Yea oh dear, as soon as we got in the house she grabbed my arm and took me up to her room and boy did she let me have it."
Holly cringes "Guess that snapped you out of it then." Quinn nods. "I don't fancy that from Ma though so how do I go about it?"
"You need to talk to her, look after Nana spanked me, I told her everything the way I was feeling, the lot, we discussed everything and came up with some solutions and you need to do that with Ma before you end up like I did."
Holly smiles "Trust me I don't want that, I have only had three this year and I really don't fancy anymore."
"Yeah and you know we don't like giving them either that's why we use other punishments first but Hols you have been grounded, been sent to bed early, had stuff taking away, you are not leaving many more options babe."
"I know Mon I promise I will talk to Ma tonight, so any chance I can get a coffee before we go?"
Quinn laughs "Yes one and no more than two sugars don't think I didn't see you this morning putting four in. I don't want to have to take you to the dentist to have teeth removed ok?"
"Ok Mom, and thank you, you know for bringing me here and talking to me."
Quinn smiles "You are welcome baby, remember we love you we will do anything for you."
"I know we are such an awesome family you know that."
"Yea babe I do" Quinn says with a huge smile.