"Why the fuck are you still here?" I demanded. "The doors there. Walk the hell out of it, boy. Ain't nothing here concerning you."

Lumen jumped to his feet, spinning on his heels to jab that pokey little finger in my direction. "Bad, bad daddy. You havesta sit on bad boy step and say, "Supa sowwy I make your lillys awll ouchie, Dr King Lou. I a bad puppy. And den mommy just have to say sowwy, no corner cus mommy make me eggs."

Everything else forgotten, I gawped at the little twerp. "You're telling me that he gets preferential treatment just because he makes you eggs?"

The little bastard...