It's Just A Good Thing She Doesn't Have A Katana

Renee didn't betray the rage boiling in her gut, except for a single twitch of her right eye. "If you want to play this way, Tam, then fine. We'll play it that way. But you're going to lose..." Then she looked to the lady behind the counter. "Please call security and have these... people... escorted out. They are no family or friends of mine..."

Tam would've been angry had it not been for the sheer joy she felt at seeing that twitch in her mom's eye. Serenity had, once again, saved the day and now Tam couldn't express her gratitude enough. She looked to Lita and sighed. "Can you have my brother released to my custody now? I'm afraid I don't know legalese, if he's just going to stay in the hospital or not." She was feeling a little anxious, but that would soon be replaced with rage.

A couple hours later...

Tam kept her voice calm as she spoke to Kent. "Okay, baby. Just breathe. Look, Serenity has a kick ass lawyer here already... I'll explain when I come see you but right now just know we will get this sorted. And you won't be going to jail... I promise you that, Kent. I'm not letting you go so soon." All the while the rage was lighting a fire in her mind. Before she knew it, she was standing on the porch of Kent's father's house and, with a level of tranquil fury typically reserved for very angry and besmirched samurai warriors in samurai movies, delicately knocked on the man's door...

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Max could see the discomfort in Kevin's eyes and finally sighed. "Kevin... I'm sorry I put you in this weird position... It's not fair to you, and I haven't been a very good friend because of it. I promise that I won't... make this weird..." He shrugged, not sure how to explain it. "You're my best friend, Kevin... I don't want to ruin that." He pet the sleeping possum as he spoke, her little ball of warmth seemed to help him relax. "I hope you know that."