❝Why do always call me Cherry?❞
❝Because your lips taste like Cherries.❞
When teenage supervillain Havoc stands up to the head of the League of Villains, Colby Madden's family is forced to change their identities and relocate to a sleepy Texas subur...
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𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐋𝐀𝐘 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐃 out across Colby's chest on the living room couch, half-asleep as the glow of the TV flickered across her face. Colby absentmindedly ran his fingers through her hair, the soft rhythm almost lulling her to sleep. She breathed in slow, steady breaths, her cheek rising and falling with each lift of his chest.
The movie rumbled in the background, a ridiculous roaring sound effect echoing through the room as a massive CGI polar bear punched through a wall.
Eva crossed her arms and stared at the screen with her usual unimpressed intensity. "I cannot believe you guys are watching a movie about a polar bear ninja."
Hartley sat beside her, deeply invested, holding a bowl of popcorn. "Spoiler alert," Eva continued dryly. "It ends with you not getting the last two hours of your life back."
Jake leaned forward on his elbows. "I find it delightful," he said with a full-mouth crunch of popcorn. "Anytime the sidekick is a talking fish, I'm in."
Colby let out a sleepy laugh beneath Aveline. "For your information," he said, adjusting slightly to keep from waking her, "the polar bear's not a ninja. He's a CIA operative with a criminal past who's returned to the streets to face his mistakes."
Aveline's eyes fluttered open at the sound of his voice. "He's also a polar bear," she murmured, lifting her head just enough to tease before she settled back onto him, her hair brushing his shirt.
"Well it's better than what you watch," Jake fired back.
"I never get to watch anything," Hartley said, tossing popcorn at him. "You're always hogging the—"
A sudden humming noise filled the room. Colby sat up a little, startled, which made Aveline tighten her grip around his waist.
Amy's voice cut off abruptly. Colby's did too. Their lips moved, but no sound came out.
Jake blinked several times. "What just happened?"
Vic stood proudly in the doorway, holding a metal device shaped like two spoons glued to a remote. His grin lit up the room like he had solved world hunger. "It's pretty neat, right? I designed it to shoot an invisible laser that temporarily silences people. I call it The Sil*ncer."
Aveline sat up completely now, squinting at him. "Vic... seriously?"
Eva sighed dramatically. "Your talent for naming things truly knows no bounds."
Vic pointed the device toward Amy and Colby, still mouthing angrily with no sound. "Sorry, kids. Can't hear you."
Amy mouthed furiously. Colby pointed at his own throat, then at Vic, then made a very clear gesture that looked suspiciously like he wanted a refund on his life choices.
