Aries chuckled at her comment and shot Aqua an appreciative glance.
“You can trust that I’ll make good use of your father’s invention, Aquamarine,” he said confidently. “And whatever silly football team I end up on — it will win all the Stanley Cups.”
“You’ve never played football in your life, have you?” Aqua asked, tilting her head as she studied him.
“If the omega can excel at it, so can I,” Aries replied without hesitation. “I’ll watch an instructional video later or something.”
“Aw, man. I wish I could join you,” Kieran said, nostalgia softening his expression. “I used to play offensive lineman. Blocking guys and protecting Stuart was so much fun.”
“Oh yeah, you were amazing at it!” Aqua said, smiling at the memory. “Stuart always said you were the best lineman. He felt so safe w
