Steve shoved his shoulder.

"I had an apple not twenty minutes ago, you goof. I'm fine."

Then he was too busy catching up with Bucky on his bike. By the time they got there, though, Miss Sullivan was escorting Clark out the door with a smile on her face and a hand on her shoulder.

"--know, Clark, you're always welcome here."

"Thank you, Mrs. Sullivan."

"And you tell your Ma that she's welcome by any time. Especially with one of her pies."

Clark gave a polite smile to the woman and nodded before turning to see the other boys riding up. Mrs. Sullivan gave Steve a smile... and raised an eyebrow at Bucky. The boy hadn't given her a good answer as to where he was staying, which made her suspicious. Clark caught the slight tension and decided to defuse it.

"My Ma's gonna be by in a minute or two. She just had to clean up her booth.'