"Those boys of yours"

Demetrius and I were having lunch when he looked at me and said slyly, "You know those boys of yours?" I said, "Yeah, who?".
D: "Those brothers. While you were gone, they were throwing a ball back and forth in your house and it almost hit the clock."
Me: "You mean Luke and Ben???"
D: "Yeah, them. And PawPaw too! They were all messing around and trying to keep the ball away from the dog."
Me: "What were you doing? Why didn't you stop them?"
D: "They wouldn't listen to me."
Me: "Why are you telling on them?"
D: "Cause they were being bad."
Me: "Where was your Mom and the girls?"
D: "Home."
Me: "So there wasn't anybody to tell them to stop?"
D: "No."
Me: "I'm surprised they didn't try to play to play basketball or skateboard thru the house."
D: "I tried to stop them. But they wouldn't listen and I didn't know how to call you."
Me: "Well, I'm sure glad you told me."
D: "I don't want you to tell them I told you cause they'll be mad at me."
Me: "I would never tell!"

So enjoy and please keep this conversation to yourselves. It's really better if you hear me tell it.