Bernard glanced up from his email, where he was just telling his mom that absolutely nothing exciting was happening, and why did she think leaving him home alone to study and write papers was a good idea?, and beamed, jumping up to go open the latch.

"Timmy!" he exclaimed, pulling him into a huge hug and squeezing tight before letting go and giving Kon a chaste kiss hello. "You two play nice on your way over here?" he asked, arching an eyebrow threateningly.