"C'mon, I'll show you my dollies," Stacy told Linda. The somewhat disoriented Linda began to follow her. Stacy turned back to Mikey. "Playing House is not stupid," she told him.
The two headed upstairs and Mikey went into the living room, trying to figure out what had just happened. Suddenly, the door flew open and Jon came in. He exhaled when everything seemed to be normal. His dad watching TV, Mikey...maybe he was worrying for nothing.
Mikey hurried toward him. "Jon....that girl from next door was here, and wanted to play house, and...."
"I'm trying to watch TV," their father said. "If I could have some quiet. I want to see the end of this before I start dinner."
His dad couldn't boil water. He looked at Mikey. "Where is she?
Mikey gestured upstairs. The two of them headed up.
