Melanie maintained her stance. "I have never placed you in the middle of anything. I have never once asked that you pick a side, nor have I criticised your mother before you. She is my daughter when the day ends. I find this to be very disrespectful. Lily," she said, turning to Lily for aid.
Lily smiled. Seeking for her to be against Penelope would be no different than expecting pigs to fly.
Unless someone were to run around throwing pigs in the air, the day of Lily disagreeing with Penelope wasn't going to come.
"I agree with Penelope, grandmother. Perhaps you don't notice it when you do it, but we do. Do not think for a second that we hate you. It is simply awkward to stand here while you go on and on about what our mother has done wrong," said Lily.
Reed returned inside right in time to see the girls still where he left them, and Melanie standing like she was ready to grab the nearest glass of water to throw at someone.
