She stumbled at the unexpected voice, though quickly found her footing and continued. She knew the voice without even turning her head. Wallace Bixby was someone she could recognize with her eyes closed having grown up following around after him his brothers with Sloane until they thought they were too old to be seen with them. He wasn't the last person she wanted to see right now, but she didn't really wanted to see anyone right now. But she wasn't sure if she could ask him to leave without having to explain why or potentially starting the waterworks again. And she'd left the dirt-stained napkin Alice had given her tucked in her bag so she really didn't want to do that.

"You either," she tossed back around ber breathing, her tone bright but echoy. "I'm out of shape after this summer," was her explanation, not really a lie but not really the truth either. "Oh, I never told you congratulations for making the team."