"No, it's both of your faults," their mother conceded, "Even Adelfa's.  What you did was illegal and dangerous."

"Right!" Calix's father agreed, stamping his foot slightly.  "We really could call the police and get this whole thing shut down!"  And his threat was genuine, though he wasn't sure the police could actually stop the races.

"What was your name again?  Blake, right?" the mother asked, looking over the young man.  Calix nodded in the background.  "Blake," she repeated, "I'm not dumb.  I know you and my daughter might not have been exactly dating, but I think you two should spend some time apart."

Their father nodded, some of his anger dissipating.  "I don't want my daughter dating anyone who will put her in this kind of danger without even thinking about it!"