After work, Jessie arrived home but Hope hadn�t come home from school yet. Jessie knew she had detention a lot but it was past suppertime so she went to look for Ash thinking that he might have seen her. Ash was nowhere to be found and it was now 7pm so she tried his cell phone but he had it turned off. Jessie was starting to get angry that they were doing that to her and scared at the same time because she was worried that what happened to James might have happened to them. Just then, she remembered that Hope had a cell phone for emergencies. When she called, Hope answered and was still laughing at something. �Where are you? Do you know what time it is?� Hope thought of something to say. �I�ve been busy.� Jessie didn�t think that was a very good excuse and she suspected that Hope was doing something she wasn�t supposed to. �Have you heard from Ash? He never came home yet.� Hope started to stutter. �Maybe he had an emergency?� Jessie knew her daughter was lying. �I can track where you are with your cell phone so don�t lie to me.� Hope knew she was in trouble now. �Don�t you dare go anywhere and I�m coming over to pick you up!� When Jessie arrived to pick her daughter up, she found Ash just like she had suspected. Jessie started screaming. �Hope, if you ever pull a stunt like this again, you are going to be so sorry!� Ash was tied up and Hope was laughing at him. �I�m so sick of your stupid daughter!� Jessie couldn�t figure out why Hope hated Ash so much. She went to untie Ash and then walked up to her daughter. �You really are driving me crazy. I�m getting sick and tired of your attitude. I don�t understand why you would go this far, especially when Ash has never been mean to you. I told you to try not to be mean to him. I didn�t tell you to be worse!� Hope was cowering and Jessie was hovering over her, holding her down. �Jessie, I�m sorry. I just don�t like him. I never have. I�ve hated him all my life.� Jessie understood but Hope was getting more out of control than even she ever had. �I�m sorry Hope, but if you won�t listen to me about this, I�m going to make you listen. Now get in the car!� After arriving home, Jessie grabbed her daughter and took her into her room again but Hope knew she wasn�t just going to lock her in like last time. �There�s been enough going on in this family and I don�t need you causing any other problems right now.� Hope tried to run out of the room but Jessie had the door locked. �Don�t even try to leave. You�re not leaving until I say so.� Hope started to get scared and Jessie was coming closer. �You want to be like that with Ash? Well you won�t be like that with him when I show you what it�s like.� Jessie was really mad now and Hope could see that. Jessie had a rope and tied her daughter up then dished back to her what she had done to Ash ten times worse. �Jessie, stop!� Jessie looked at Hope straight in the eyes then untied her. �I think you understand.� Jessie knew that Hope wouldn�t be doing anything like that again so she told her to go get her homework done and left to go make supper. Ash was watching TV and after putting a pot of food on the stove, went to sit down with him. �Did you talk to her?� Jessie smirked. �Let�s just say she won�t be doing something like that again.� Ash started to laugh and knew what Jessie meant. �Jessie, why are you so nice to me now?� Jessie thought about it then answered. �When you wanted to stay with me, you did ask me to be nice to you, right? Although you still tend to be annoying at times, it doesn�t mean I don�t love you.� It made Ash feel good to have her be nice to him like that. �I know you care. I just was wondering why hid this side of you for so long?� Jessie hated answering questions about her past but thought it was time to open up. �I had a bad childhood. I was poor and I was mistreated so after I joined Team Rocket, I became a tough, stubborn, and selfish person.� Ash liked it when Jessie talked to him like that. �You don�t have to hide the real you from everyone. Have you ever been like this with James and told him things like that?� Jessie didn�t like to hear about her boyfriend right now but she still thought she should tell Ash. �James and Hope were the only ones that ever knew about my childhood and how nice I can be.� Ash knew how Jessie felt. �I don�t blame you. Being in Team Rocket probably would have just made things worse since most people think that everyone in Team Rocket are heartless criminals.� Jessie was happy that he understood her so well. �I really need to thank you for understanding. You put up with so much being around me.� Jessie put her arm around him. Hope walked into the room and saw them like that. She went up to Jessie to complain. �I�m hungry. Is supper ready yet?� She almost forgot that supper was on the stove so she went to check it and it was cooked. Hope was about to grab some out of the pot and go to her room when she heard her mother yell. �Go sit down at the table!� She went and sat down but Jessie served herself and Ash first. Jessie never brought her daughter anything to eat but started to eat with Ash in front of her. �I�m going to get myself a plate.� Jessie pushed Hope back into her chair. �I�ll give you supper after we finish.� Ash thought Jessie was being cruel so he asked her what she was trying to prove. �She won�t listen any other way and I know because I�ve tried every other way. She actually went to boot camp twice so far and even that didn�t make her listen. The only way she does listen is if I�m cruel to her. I hate having to do these things but if I have to I won�t hold back.� Ash just stared at the way she could treat her own daughter but he knew how Hope was and that she wouldn�t listen to anyone else. �So that�s how you make her listen?� Jessie just smiled and kept on eating and teasing Hope a few times.