Oh, Longshot was not letting go of Ali. No sir. Uh-uh. He almost kept a hold on her shirt when she lowered him into the water. His hand spasmed open and he sat stock still. He looked at all the bubbles like something with a fin was going to pop out of the water and bite his nose.

Then he promptly disappeared under the water. He reappeared on the other side of the bathtub covered in bubbles. He might have been grinning, but it was hard to tell with his bubble beard.