Told off

When she came in she went to the kitchen to unpack her bag. I followed her in, keeping a close eye.

Ah, there you are young man. Now, we need to have a grown-up chat, she said. I don't like this new side of you. We all know Ginger Tom is a horrid bully but you shouldn't resort to violence. Particularly a sucker bite to the bum when the referee has already stepped in. It's just not... well, it's just not nice.

She trailed off. Then she piped up again. Now when Barney was here, oh, he could intimidate Ginger with his personality alone. He never resorted to such tactics. Ah, Barney...

I looked at her and saw a big fat tear roll down her cheek.

Yeah, yeah. Did you get any cheese at the shops?