"She told me you said something to her that made her punch you!" Todd blurted as his anger was running out of steam.
Gary's surprised reaction was... unfortunate.
A snort of suppressed laughter wasn't the best way to defuse Todd's anger.
Gary found himself on his back beside his truck with his head ringing and Todd standing over him.
"TODD! STOP! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"
The big man turned to see Emma rushing towards them. He was still angry but looking at Emma's outraged expression he got the idea that he may have over-reacted.
"Why did you hit Gary?" Emma yelled as she knelt next to her friend.
"You- you said he- I heard you say he made you mad this morning," Todd said, stumbling over his words as he scowled down at Gary who was gingerly touching his cheek.
"So you decided to beat hi
