Bad Behavior

"What is this fucker doing here?" Tate growls out, his psychotic eyes still set on Klein, "I want him gone."

There's a collective gasp of shock, especially from me. Tate never, ever swears. And he likes Klein! What is going on here?!

Oh, no, I'm going to have to scold him, aren't I? That's what you're supposed to do when your son yells something mean to his soon-to-be stepdad.

"Tate Amari!" I yell, looking back at Vivian and Riku silently asking for help, but they're just looking at me because I'm the one who has to do the parenting here, not them, "You should never speak to anyone like this!"

"This is my dad's territory, not Klein's. I want him gone," he repeats, not giving a shit about my scolding, "Or I'll make him leave myself."

"Okay, enough," I say and I walk to him so I can pick him up and carry him inside the house again.

"Stop it, mom! Don't carry me like this in front of other men!" he growls, angry but not doing anything to hurt me. "I don't want him here. He's always with