To his surprise, Alex and Iris weren't chasing him anymore, though Ally and April were still splashing energetically after him. The older girls were treading water and whispering to each other.

Then Iris put two fingers in her mouth and whistled, shrilly. "Here, Bailey! C'mere, boy!"

The beagle practically teleported down the hill, off the dock, and into the lake, ears flying, to douse Noah with a beagleworth of water.