"Grandpa promised to take us to see you at the theater... Why did you not tell us you were in the city?"
"I am sorry, honey. I took a few days to be with Mom and Grandma... I did not know whether to tell you, honestly."
"Why not, Deanna? Is it because of Dad?" Ethan asked her.
"I do not want to cause problems..."
"The only one causing problems is Beverly!" Naomi told her, angrily.
"Come back, Deanna, so she leaves." The innocence of the little one.
"I cannot do that, grasshopper. Anyway, Naomi, it is not nice to say those things."
"But it is true! She is here at the house all the time. Ethan asked Dad if they were dating and he said no. If they are not, I do not understand why she is always here."
Deanna looked at Ethan.
"Even so, try to get along with her, oka
