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Our Family (part 4)

AN: apologies I genuinely thought I updated this almost a month ago 😭.  I have more coming both from this storyline and other ones shots with more mature themes. I promise I'm gonna try to do better. Anyways as the previous part indicated the kids are in high school now. Emily is a freshman, Noah a senior.   

"Noah Travis, do you know what time it is ???" Taylor asks turning on the light to see her oldest child to sneak in. It was clear he had attended that wild party at Nick's they overheard him talking about. The one he begged to go to.

" mom, I can explain." 

"That better not be alcohol I smell. " Taylor comes closer. He reeked of cheap beer. She's dangerously calm. 

"It's just one drink or two, and I didn't drive"

Travis hasn't said much, he was letting Taylor handle it, but so far there wasn't any major reason for concern - he's 17 and not the first person to drink underage. And he walked home or got a ride, didn't drive drunk. And his curfew wasn't that off. 

" It wasn't even that crazy. I left when Emily wanted to go home"

" you brought your little fourteen year old sister to a high school party?! " travis had to jump in here; now he's mad because the things that go at parties with older high schoolers aren't things his young daughter should be exposed to. What was Noah thinking.

" No. Dad I didn't know she was even there too until I saw her! I had no idea. To my knowledge She was at a sleepover with Hazel, they must've snuck out. We left when she started freaking out saying that she wanted to go"

" where is she now? " Travis asked , getting a bad feeling about this.

" her room. She climbed in through her window, there's a tree. I unfortunately can't fit " he tries to joke

" EMILY! Living room now" Taylor yells upstairs

She's stood at the top is the stairs still in her party dress and smeared Heavy Makeup Taylor knows she didn't buy her daughter. She slowly dragged herself downstairs, head down. Prepared for a scolding

"Both of you are grounded for a month". Taylor says simply

" a month?!!" Noah yelled, outraged 

" you're right that's a bit unreasonable, two months."

"Mom this is ridiculous." Noah scoffs. Emily hadn't said much

" keep talking and I'll make it three!" She warned  "No dance, no swim meets, no horse ridding lessons , no after school basketball practice, no tv, no laptop unless it's for school. I'm changing the wi-if password so don't even try." Taylor continued 

" mom that's unfair. Plus I have a game this weekend"

" that's too bad, you should've thought about that." Taylor was firm

"Dad, tell her! I have a game Saturday, coach will kill me if miss practice"

" No, you left your baby sister unattended at a wild party. You should've brought her home immediately. And Emily, you lied to us about where you were. We're disappointed in both of you" they were getting no back up from dad this time

"Once again, I didn't bring her! Why is it my fault she and Hazel wanted to crash a senior party?!"

" because you are her big brother and you should've known better. She's so young. You also broke curfew to go to a party you know we'd say no to" travis continued before turning his daughter.  " Emily why? Why would you sneak out to go party. And where did you get that outfit and makeup?"