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why are n't you dressed yet ? ''

closing her eyes , megan counted to ten so she would n't bite her mother 's head off .

`` i left my dress up here after i picked it up at the dry cleaners .

i 'll be ready on time .

i promise . ''

`` would you like me to get mason dressed ? ''

`` i 've already taken care of him .

it 's just me that needs to get her act together . ''

without another word , she brushed past her mother and went into the kitchen .

wearing his best suit and tie , her father stood at the bar , putting on his cufflinks .

at his expectant look , she held up her hand .

`` i know we leave in half an hour .

i 'll be ready .

i swear . ''

she then threw open the basement door .

pounding down the steps , she tried calming down .

she did n't know what it was about her parents ' seemingly good intentions that grated on her last nerve .

of course , they had n't bothered her as much when she had lived alone .

now that she was back under their roof , they seemed to forget she was twenty-five , a mother , and not their little girl to boss around anymore .

with clinicals looming to enable her to finish her nursing degree , she 'd known she would n't be able to work fulltime .

although she loved the freedom and independence of having her own apartment , there was no way she could afford it and daycare for mason .

so , she 'd packed up , tucked her tail between her legs , and moved back home to her parents ' finished basement .

it was n't all bad .

she had her own kitchen and bathroom , not to mention she and mason still had their own rooms .

with her father recently retired , she had a great male role model on site for mason .

she found him exactly as she had left him , lounging on the couch watching his favorite movie , despicable me .

she smiled at the sight of him in his khaki pants , black , button down dress shirt , and red clip-on tie .

he looked just like a little man sitting there , even though he had just turned seventeen months the day before .