"Sorry about the wait, Mrs. Santiago."
Sheepishly, I welcome my mentor inside while the boys rush to pretend nothing is wrong. Behind me, I can hear Eric bounding up the stairs and smell Joey starting breakfast, trying to beat our daily visitor from coming in and asking questions. Unfortunately, Mrs. Santiago already has a dark brow raised, looking over my rat's nest I sadly call hair with an amused grin.
"Looks like I just woke you up. Someone seems to have slept in."
A yawn escapes me, giving me away even more. I chuckle. "Hehe, yeah. Sorry about that."
"It's alright, Ali. We all need a lazy morning now and again, and you've been working so hard." She smiles sweetly, stepping inside and heading towards the bedroom. However, as she turns her head to nod a greeting at Joey, she stops,
