Luke and Max called out their Dads' names. From the couch, Scott
quietly said, "SHHHHHHH! Ethan is asleep."
They walked over to them, and sure enough Ethan was snoring away.
"Sorry Dad" Max whispered, "We came over to check up on Ethan and tell
you guys that Mark and Zack are now split. Whatever problem you were
having, Luke and I fixed it."
Scott gave Max his angry glare, "I will still have a talk with you
later mister. You need to be more responsible."
Luke stepped in, "Scott...it was my fault. If I hadn't called Max
over...Max would have remembered, and Mark and Zack wouldn't have
missed school."
Scott shook his head, "Even so, Max still needs to be more
responsible." Scott turned his gaze back to Max, "I will let you off
this time, so don't do it again alright Max."
"Thanks Dad!" Max said as he gave Scott a half hug. He and Luke then
headed up stairs for some private time.