After dinner, Paris' homecoming celebration continued and Prince tried to talk to Paris, but she avoided him bởi sitting closer to Michael and her aunts. But she could not avoid Blanket,who crawled over to her demanding her attention. Soon it was bedtime and everybody began to leave. Michael thanked his family, Diana, and Elizabeth for all of their help. He even forgave Joseph for going to the police station and hugged him goodbye.

Grace, relived that she still had a job took the children upstairs to get them ready for bed. She bathed all three children,helped them brush their teeth, and dressed them for bed. Then she read their yêu thích bedtime story, Good Night Moon,took them to their rooms, and kissed them good night. When she was finished, she walked downstairs to help Kai clean up the kitchen.

After the children were in their beds, Michael went to Kiss them goodnight and to talk to Paris.

"Paris?"

"Yes, Daddy?"

"Come here, Princess. We need to talk.", he said.

She walked over to him and he picked her up and sat down in the rocking chair. He set her on his lap and sighed.

"Paris, why did bạn leave the house today without permission? bạn almost gave me a tim, trái tim attack."

"Because I ran away, Daddy.", she đã đưa ý kiến sadly.

" bạn ran away? Why?"

"Because Prince hates me."

"Why do bạn think that, baby?"

"He told me that he wished that I would disappear and never come back because I told on him."

"Why did bạn tell on him?"

"Because we were playing in the living room and he jumped on the đi văng and broke the picture on the table, so Grace punished him."

"Well, she was right doing that, but bạn should have been punished too, young lady because bạn know better don't you?"

"Yes, sir."

He sighed deeply and ran his hands through his hair.

"Paris, please don't do what bạn did today ever again. Can bạn promise me that bạn won't run away again? If I ever Mất tích bạn again, I don't know what I would do."

"I promise, Daddy."

"You know now that I have to punish you, right? I don't want to do this, but tomorrow bạn can't play in the playroom. I want bạn to stay in your room and think about what bạn did, okay?"

"Okay, Daddy."

"As for Prince, he's in trouble too and he has to stay in his room too tomorrow. Its getting late and bạn better go to giường now."

"Good night, Daddy.", she đã đưa ý kiến and kissed him on the cheek.

"Good night, my little Princess.", he đã đưa ý kiến and kissed her on the cheek.

Then he left her room and went to talk to Prince. He told Prince that he was in trouble for playing in the living room. Like he had been with Paris, he was very calm and he did not raise his voice hoặc threaten to beat him. Prince listened to everything that his father had to say and accepted his punishment without protesting. Then Michael kissed his son good night and left the room.

After Michael had left, Prince snuck out of giường and went to talk to Paris. He opened her door and closed it behind him. Then he walked over to her bed.

"Psst Paris?", he whispered.

"What?", she đã đưa ý kiến sleepily rubbing her eyes.

"I need to talk to you."

"Can it wait until the morning? I'm sleepy."

"I tried to tell bạn this-", he began.

"Why are bạn talking to me anyway? I thought that bạn hated me."

"I don't hate you. Well, I do hate bạn sometimes because bạn drive me crazy and bạn get me in trouble-"

"Well, I hate bạn too because bạn are bossy and bạn always try to tell me what to do.", she retroted.

"Let me finish please."

"Fine."

He sighed and said,"But bạn are my little sister and I'm s'pposed to tình yêu you."

"Okay I tình yêu bạn too even if bạn are bossy."

"I'm going to get out of here before Grace hoặc Daddy catches me. Good night, Paris."

"Good night, Prince."

After he had left the room, Paris sighed and went back to sleep.

The End