10 June, Matthew's Villa, City K

Lexi calmly said "Dominic, that is not everything that happened when you were in the principal's office is it?"

"Mummy..?" came the question from Dominic.

"The principal, when he called me said you also told his parents that he was mean in what he said to you, and that his mummy had no right to talk about people she did not know."

"Well Mummy, that is the truth.? Why did he call you those names if he was not being mean?? What gave his mummy the right to talk about you, Daddy Matthew, and my family?? You and Daddy Matthew keep telling me that if I cannot speak nicely about people, I should not speak about it."

Dominic held his hand up and said "And before you say anything Mummy, I know there are situations where that does not apply, like when you had to say about all the mean things Daddy did to you and what Aunty Abigail told me her mummy did to her.? When people hurt you, you have to be mean because telling the truth is the only way that you can stop it."

Lexi raised her left hand and pinched the top of her nose before saying "Dominic, I know we have told you that, but sometimes we have to do things we do not want to, for the right reasons.? I did that when I married your Daddy.? I did not want to do that, but I agreed to it for the reason I wanted you to be born."

Matthew, added "And when I heard your Daddy had died, I wanted to go and find your Mummy, but I knew from your Uncle Phillip that your Mummy was so hurt about what happened I let her be."

"But you are old.."

As Matthew laughed, Lexi calmly said "We will always be older than you Dominic.? We are proud of you for walking away from the situation at lunch.? That was the right thing to do.? But as you said, you know you did the wrong thing in pushing him and then hitting him.? The fact that he hit you first does not change the fact that you broke the school rules, and you cannot put conditions on following the school rules."

Pouting, Dominic responded quickly "That is so unfair."

"It may seem unfair Dominic, but you know that part of my job is protecting people and following the rules.? That is the same for your Uncles Ben, David, Joseph, and John and your Aunty Bronwyn."

"But.."

"No buts Dominic.? Didn't you tell us at the start, you spoke up when people were saying mean things about your Uncle John, among other people?"

Dominic slightly dropped his head and said quietly "Yes Daddy Matthew."

"You were respecting him in doing that.? Isn't it now disrespectful to one of the people you were defending when this all started at the beginning of the day, that you will not follow the rules."

Dominic looked to Lexi and shifted between looking at her and Matthew, for a minute or so, before saying "I think so."

Lexi nodded, and calmly said "It is good that you can see that.? But I can tell you, you do the right thing and follow the rules your classmates and everyone else at the school will respect you.? They may not say it, but they will think it and compare your actions to what he did."

Dominic sat quietly for a couple of minutes before saying "OK Mummy, I will do so."

Matthew quietly said, "That is all we can ask of you, because it is the right thing."

Lexi added "How about you go and talk to the staff and find out how long it will be before team is ready."

Dominic quickly ran out of the room, and once Lexi was certain he was out of earshot, said "Thank goodness he is willing to do that."

"I know.? I had not had the chance to tell you the principal also called me.? He told me who was involved, and we both know that family from growing up."

"By what he says there is a tyrant in the making in the next generation," responded Lexi.

"We have not to worry about it.? When I heard who was involved, I spoke to Chester, Andrew, Phillip, and Paul who have all agreed to use their company power to teach his parents a lesson."

"Are you being vicious?"

Matthew shook his head and said "No, there is a line, and I know our son well enough that he would not have done what he did without a reason.? We know that reason, and having a message sent is well worth it."

"Joan knows, as she was at the studio when I received the telephone from the school, so I suspect she will do something.? And before you say anything, Joan cares for Dominic, so I have no reason not to honestly talk to him about this."

Matthew sighed and said "You know my feelings about Joan and her fiancée.? But if you trust her, I will trust your view."

Lexi leaned back and said, "You spoil me."

"I have to at the moment," said Matthew quietly, and he leant to whisper in Lexi's ear while slipping his hand under her top and gently caressing her stomach.? "And you know I will want my reward for trusting you when you are fighting fit, because you will not be able to move from our bed for days.."

Lexi squeaked and said "Matthew, have you a mind in the gutter?"

"No, just wanting to enjoy my private time with my wife, which has been impacted significantly in the last few months, firstly through my injury and now your injury."

"Beast!"

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