The Good Hair Family Sitcom

S1 E3.3: Glow Girl

Marty's POV

Buffy pulls my attention away from my computer as she steps into the office that we share. She folds her arms over her chest and leans against the doorframe, looking at me skeptically.

"So what else did you not finish because you wanted to save money?" she interrogates.

I push my chair back, spinning to face her. I could lie and say there was nothing else, but I know she would see right through that.

"Only a few things," I respond.

Her jaw drops open. "What other things?"

"Uh, well, the dresser in Andreas and Brayden's room only has about two thirds of the screws in it that it's supposed to."

"Is that why it's so wobbly?"

"Probably," I admit. "And you know that light in the basement that started flickering?"

"Yeah."

"I never actually replaced it. I just go down and hit it with a broom once a day, because that seems to keep it lit up."

Her scowl changes into complete disbelief as she looks at me. To try to save myself from anymore anger that she has left, I stand up and go over to take her hands.

"But you know what?" I say. "I do those things, because I want to save money so that I can spend it on you, my beautiful wife, and our beautiful family. I want us to be able to have everything we want."

She falls soft at that, saying, "Aww," and giving me a kiss. But when she backs away afterward, she touches my shoulder and says, "What I want is for you to finish painting the whole wall when you start it."

"Okay," I mumble.

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TJ's POV

This is the second day Jayda's brought her boyfriend over, and I haven't been able to clearly focus on helping Wyatt with his history homework, because I keep trying to listen through the ceiling to hear what's going on in her room, but it's all muffled, and now I'm really wishing we had walls like Amber's.

When I hear them coming down the stairs, I get up from the dining table and go over to Cyrus in the kitchen to see her kiss him goodbye and close the door long after he has left.

"Jayda," Cyrus calls. "Can we talk to you for a minute?"

The girl walks over to us, looking completely oblivious to what we want to say.

"We just wanted to ask you about Jeremy," Cyrus explains. "More specifically, why you're dating him."

"Because I like him," she answers and crosses her arms. "Am I not allowed to like a boy?"

"No, of course you can," Cyrus replies. "It's just that we're not sure he's the best boy for you."

"So you're saying you don't like my boyfriend?" she says defensively.

"Jayda," I speak up, "you didn't even like your boyfriend until yesterday."

"Um, actually we've been dating for three days," she spits.

"We just want to make sure you've fully thought this through before deciding on it," Cyrus tells her.

"Oh my God!" she freaks. "I'm getting a boyfriend, not getting pregnant!"

She storms off in a cloud of teenage fury, stomping up to her room. While Cyrus and I are left silent, Wyatt sets down his pencil and chimes in from the dining room.