“We didn’t help matters much, though,” Billy put in, getting nods from Trini, Adam, and Aisha. Jason and Zack both sighed and finally agreed that they hadn’t really been the most supportive.

“It was funny, though,” Jason told him, offering his hand down to Tommy, who ignored it. “Tommy, get up, if you don’t want me to morph right now and kick your ass.”

“I need my ass kicked at the moment,” was the only reply he got.

“Yeah, well, I think Kira kicked it pretty hard already. What you need now is to go down there and apologize to those kids,” Aisha told him. “Now listen to Jason, or we’re all going to kick your ass.”“What? I meant because you actually won!”

“Good match,” Kimberly called over her shoulder, practically running up the stairs before anyone could blink.

“That is one perky person,” Trent said, amazed that she still had energy to move. He and Conner tiredly followed her, Tommy glaring at them the whole way. Soon, Tommy and Jason were alone in the basement.

“Don’t say it,” Tommy said warningly.Kim had always had a soft spot for Charlotte. Her mother’s pregnancy had been somewhat embarrassing for her and mortifying for her little brother. She had only been thirty-seven years old, hardly too old to have a third baby with her new husband, but to a seventeen year old Kim, it had been a bit gross. To make matters worse, both Kim and her brother had been invited to join the birth. Charlotte Girard was born just three days after Kim’s gold medal run at the Pan Games and had been Kim’s darling ever since. She was spoiled rotten, and knew it, but was so sweet that few people cared.