Finding Nemo

"Did you guys get the fish?"

"We did." he said as he showed it to her.

"Cutie Nemo!"

"Yeah, he is cute." she chuckled. "Did you thank Daddy?"

"T'aaaaank you, Daddy." Ally grinned.

"You're welcome." he said as he took Nemo and put him in the bowl for her in the living room. "Go ahead and play with him." he chuckled and then looked over at Lacy. "We need to talk."

Ally ran off to go play with Nemo.

Lacy arched a brow. "That's never a good thing to say. Are you dumping me?" she joked a little.

"Yeah, okay." he snorted. "It's about Brandon. Something is going on with him and I don't know how to get him to talk to me about it. He started crying when we were on our way back and he just seems so sad. I offered to get him a puppy and told him not to worry, that I would handle how you would react, but he was like...scared." he told her. "I'm worried."

Lacy frowned a little. "He's seemed fine lately." she said. "What do you think it could be?"

"I don't know." he said. "I mean, he said that he feels left out sometimes and that everybody likes Ally and the twins more. So I think that plays a part." he said. "Or maybe he's scared that if I get you upset or something, you'll leave again?"

She sighed. "I do--"

"Are you guys talkin' about me?" Brandon asked as he walked in.

Punk looked over at Lacy, then at Brandon and nodded. "As a matter of fact, we are."

"Why? Am I in trouble? I didn't do anything."

"You're not in trouble." he said. "We just are worried about you." he told him.

"Brandon, what is going on with you? Daddy says you've been sad."

Brandon's jaw dropped a little. "I.. nothing! Nothing is wrong!"

"Then why do you get so sad?" he asked him. "I just want to know what's bothering you."

"Nothing." Brandon said. "I'm sorry I'm not happy like Ally all the time, geez."

"Watch your tone," Lacy warned him.

"Sorry," he muttered.

"Right so, you just start getting ready to cry for no reason then?"

"Maybe." he crossed his arms.

"I don't think so."

Brandon looked upset. "I wanna go be with Gramma."

He crouched down to his level. "We just want to know what's going on, that's all. Please tell us."

He shook his head. "I wanna go to Gramma's."

"You're not going to grandma's house." Lacy shook her head. "Brandon, we can't help you feel better until you tell us what's wrong."

"Daddy is makin' this big deal 'cause I said I don't want a puppy."

"Daddy tells me that's not all that happened."

"I know there's more to it than a puppy." he told him.

"Ughhhhhhhhh." Brandon groaned. "I wanna go to my room."

"Brandon, just tell us and we will leave you alone and you can go to your room."

"Ugh! I didn't want the puppy because if I got it then Mommy would be mad, then we would have to go away again, then everybody will care about not making Ally cry or the twins sad but nobody cares about making sure that I not sad. But go 'head, get the stupid puppy so Mommy can go away again. But I not staying with Mommy or Daddy, I will stay with Gramma 'cause at least she cares about how I feel." he said before storming off.