Mother put the device to her ear.
"Hey, Mackie, could you babysit Martine? I'm going out with Adam this morning," Mother asked.
"Great, thank you!" Mother responded a few minutes later.
She brought the device down from her ear.
"She'll be here in 10.." Mother told the male.
"How in the world did you manage to get that?" Elijah asked, stopping to gaze up at the treehouse.