Tom turned to face her, cracking his knuckles and trying to decide how best to do this. He didn't like using his fists, but they were the safer, more guarded way to go about this. He preferred kicks, though his dad tried to change that. They were stronger, held more momentum, but they were riskier too.

"If you insist," He shrugged, and in a fluid movement, closed the distance between them and moved to punch her hard in the stomach.