Change of Plans

Chapter 17

"Family meeting!" Carter yelled, knocking on my door.

"Family what?" I mumbled sleepily and glanced at my alarm clock. "It's not even six!"

I stumbled out of bed and padded across the room. I brushed my teeth quickly and then went downstairs where I found Caitlyn looking just as miserable as I felt. "Family meeting," she muttered. "I swear, they're nuts."

"I think I'm still asleep," I groaned.

"Welcome to the club," she grumbled.

"Good Morning," Blaine said brightly, as he and Tori came into the room.

"Morning Dad," Carter smiled, taking a seat next to me.

"Why is he smiling?" I asked Caitlyn.

"He's sucking up," she yawned. "Probably thinks that this meeting is about him."

"This happens a lot?"

She nodded. "I'm usually the one in the hot seat though."

"I'm not in trouble," Carter huffed.

"Keep telling yourself that," Caitlyn snickered.

I glanced around the room and raised my hand.

"Yes?" Tori asked.

"It's six in the morning, is this really necessary?"

"Unfortunately, it is."

"So unfair," Caitlyn muttered. "Why do we need to be here if you're only after Carter?"

"I'm not in trouble!" Carter repeated.

Tori glanced at her husband and they had a silent conversation before she turned back to us. "We called you three here because we haven't had one of these since Camille's arrival and with all that's been going on, we think that its time."

"Yeah, time that should be used to sleep," Caitlyn grumbled.

Tori frowned and continued. "Cait your attitude is one of the reasons why you're here."

"I don't have an attitude," she defended.

"You don't?" Blaine asked.

"No Dad, I don't," she replied, rolling her eyes.

He laughed and Tori shot him a glare. "This isn't funny," he said, wagging his finger at us.

I smiled. It was hard not to like Blaine, even though I kept my distance from him, because I didn't want to like him.

"She smiled," he said, grinning at me.

"Honey," Tori scolded.

"You're right," he told her. "You're absolutely right. This is no time for jokes."

"We've received a call from the Principal," Tori began and Carter tensed.

"Fighting in school will not be tolerated," she continued. "I've been trying to give you guys your space because of everything that has happened lately..."

She meant me being shipped off to live with them, and turning their world upside down. It was my turn to frown. Carter patted my knee and I relaxed a little.

"But fighting? C'mon guys, you know better," she sighed.

"Why does it sound like we're all taking the fall for that?" Caitlyn asked. "I barely had anything to do with it."

Tori frowned. "Caitlyn―"

"Barely?" Carter snapped.

"I didn't stutter," she snapped back.