You've lied to me plenty of times," said Mason, huffing.

"Ha ha, yeah, yeah. I know I was wrong. I do promise to see how many fewer lies I can tell you from now on," he said chuckling. "How is that?"

"Mason, don't look at me that way. I have stuff that I need to get now," Lyon said, mussing his son's hair. "Mom's taking a nap, so don't go waking her up. Just go play in the living room, and if you need something, come find me in my study, okay?"

“Got it!” he chirped.

Back in the study, Lyon called Spencer. "Mr. Monroe."

"Mr. Monroe

"Okay," said Lyon,...