Noah left the four monsters with Cameron only to come back to find Hannah held Grant captive in the bathroom and conned him to help her flush her siblings down the toilet.
Noah and Ryleigh had to work, and the monsters needed a place to destroy. June was out of the question for the last time she tried to help Hannah sell Caleb on ebay. Noah had to have a long talk about responsibility. And human trafficking. (Who knew Noah even knew about that?)
Cameron was the obvious choice; Cameron was most responsible.
Cameron, not Grant.
How Hannah got Grant into the bathroom, Noah didn't know. He didn't ask by the time he got there, banging on the bathroom door threatening to fire Grant. He didn't care that he owned half the garage -- he'd find a way to do it.
"No daddy," Hannah said. The tone was like her mother - self-righteous and all knowing. "Not until they're gone! I'm tired of sharing. And Caleb said he was your favorite!"
"I am daddy's --" Caleb was caught off with a squeal. Noah assumed she pinched him. Ryleigh had to stop pinching Noah's fat. They were teaching their children poor habits.
"Hannah Cecilia, you open that door right now!"
"Noah, look man, I can't be held responsible for what your demon's doing in here. And I'm gonna be honest -- it ain't pretty. Or clean."
"Grant. She's seven! Be the adult!" Cameron raised her eyebrow towards Noah and he shrugged. Maybe, someday, it could happen, right? Why not right then?
That's when Noah heard a flush.
His eyes looked at the door knob. He jiggled it, knocked a few more times. "Hannah! If you don't open this door this minute, you are not getting any cheeseburgers for a month!"
Groundings were only punishments to the parents, weren't they?
Slowly, the doorknob turned. Hannah came out with her head down. "It didn't work."
Noah looked at her, cautiously. "What didn't work?"
She pushed the door open all the way. Noah looked up to see Elijah in the toilet, wet.
"Uncle Grant was wrong. His toilet can't flush anything."
Noah's eyes narrowed. "You're dead to me." Beat. He looked at Cam. "You're in love with an idiot."
Hannah looked at Grant. "Idiot."












