The kids all gasp, until Penelope gushes, “You know how to beat Josh?” Hallie rolls her eyes, flicking her stare to mine. “I taught him everything he knows,” she tells them, and their tiny jaws hang open in shock. This girl. “You’re going to pay for that, Tink,” I warn her, skating over to the sides to grab two hockey sticks. If she wants to play then we can play. When I turn back to her and hold them up all she does is smile. “Bring it on, lost boy.”

