“Okay, pause.” I moved the foot of the leg he had ahold of side to side. “See how if you can stop me moving from that foot, you could sweep?”

“I’m trying.” Frustration laced his voice. He’d had a hard day and those tears Kate and I talked about earlier would flow if he continued to struggle.

I straightened and moved the hand that was between my legs to right above the knee and positioned his other hand over my calf. “Now pull in opposite directions.”

He did, and of course he couldn’t budge me, but he got the point. I tapped the hand over my calf. “See how the more of my lower leg you have ahold of when you’re keeping my calf from moving, the less ability I have to move?”

He nodded. His grip tightened and I patted his side. “Now chase my corner and get behind me.” I eased myself over him and let him execute the move until he’d broken out of my hold. “There you go. Easy peasy.”

He rolled his eyes but breaking out of his uncle’s hold made pride shine on his face.

Kate’s voice drifted through the open door from the gym. “Matt took off. I can lock up and bring the keys back to Randall. You and Corbin go get something to eat.”

Kate and Jason entered the club room but stopped before they were on the mats.

Jason grinned at Corbin. “Getting tips from Aiden? Don’t I know enough anymore?”

“Didn’t he used to beat you?” Corbin said as he got his shoes and coat on.

I rose, enjoying the stretch after being on my knees for a few minutes. It’d be fun to work with Corbin longer. I missed this sport. I could’ve wrestled in college, but I hadn’t needed to chase the scholarships. Sports would’ve taken my mind off my studies, and I’d known my future was with King Oil. I couldn’t move into the CFO position right after college and have people think I didn’t deserve to be there.

Jason smirked. “He only beat me a few times.”

“Only when it counted,” I added and Jason chuckled.

He looked at Kate. “You good?”

“Go. I’ll lock up.”

Jason and Corbin left. Kate smiled at their backs, then grinned at me. “Corbin is starstruck.”

“Why?”

She folded her arms. “Because Jason talks about you all the time. He’s always referencing ways you took him down.” She shook her head. “Corbin’s definitely not going to think wrestling with Auntie Katie is cool anymore.”

I beckoned her to me with both hands. “I need to see what Auntie Katie knows.”

Her eyes flared and pink dusted her cheeks. “What?”

“Come on, Kate. I should’ve known that Randall wouldn’t let a kid under his roof not learn. Show me what you’ve got.”