Practice went on for the next two hours. The two teams alternated doing laps and exercises. Everyone now and then, Coach Darbus, Kelsi, or Brian called someone out to repeat something. Brian did it to Beth numerous times over the course of the practice. He had promised he would during class the day before, after all.<br/><br/>At the end of the two hours, when everyone was out of the pool and heading back to the locker rooms, Brian fell into step behind Beth. "Good work today, Queen."