The exhausted team went to their booth breathless and sweaty, but grateful for the break.  Bottles of water and towels were handed to them.  Tina kissed Angie on the lips as the baby reached for her feeling left out of the fun.

“Dana will you be okay to watch Angie?” Bette asked

“Yeah sure” Dana looked unsure “Do you have to be somewhere?” she looked at Bette

“Here” Bette put the baby sling on her before she placed Angie in it “she’s not too heavy for you?” she asked Dana

“No she’s fine” she spoke to Angie in the baby voice she used when Mr. Piddles was alive “Aren’t you sweetie?” the baby jumped wanting to see the women roller skate around the track again.

“Jenny, take off your gear” Bette ordered and Jenny gladly obliged

“Here you go” Jenny took off the last padding “Oh my god” she exhaled and sat on the bench “I almost died out there” she shook her head.

“T, you’re the new jammer.  You’re faster” Bette handed Tina the helmet with the star on it

“But who’ll block?” Tina looked at Bette

“I will” Bette said and then geared up

“Babe” Tina shook her head in protest “Your back” she whispered so that the other team couldn’t hear.  Bette tightened the laces on her skates then stood up

“Don’t worry baby” Bette kissed her worried partner “I’ll be fine.  Now give me that helmet”

“I was wondering when you were going to show!” Alice said excitedly.  Alice and Bette are very competitive with each other, but to have that competitive streak on the same side would make them a power house. “I won’t let anything happen to her TK” she added after seeing Tina frown at her

“Alright B!” Shane cheered as Bette and Tina exchanged helmets

“I don’t care who plays, I just want a piece of that” Helena glared at Trailblazer who sat with an evil grin just for Helena “and for the first time, I don’t mean it in a sexual way” she downed the rest of her water

“Okay guys” Dana said signaling for everyone to huddle around her and Angie “Okay T, use your speed to work the inside for points.  She could call herself speedy Gonzalez” she looked over at Trailblazer “I’ve seen people with prosthetic legs moved faster” then looked back at Tina “You can totally lap her T”