Jamie took pity on Jayden, steering the conversation back into hopefully more neutral territory.
"So, David, are you headed back to the JKO School in the fall?" he asked.
David nodded. "I'll actually be auditioning for a spot with ABT, I'm already psyching myself out about it."
Roxanna punched him lightly in the shoulder. "Whatever, you're a shoe-in," she told him. "If they don't take you, they're stupid."
"You're good for my ego," he informed her cheerfully.
"I do what I can," she said, idly flipping one of her drumsticks into the air, then catching it with her other hand. "Total topic switch, but it feels like our dad's lurking somewhere, waiting to pounce, and it's weirding me out," she told Julia.