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Hayes
I fucking agree. It’s the one and only time I’ve experienced human tears. They were coming from my eyes when you went down during that fight and crawled back to your feet. Fuck no. Not going there again.
King
Sorry, dude. I agree. I don’t support it. Plus, your face is just too pretty to look at right now. I don’t like seeing it all swollen and discolored. It freaks me out.
Romeo
Thanks. Well, lucky for me, and apparently all of you, I’m not getting back in the ring.
River
Tell us.
Romeo
Not until Nash is here.
For fuck’s sake. I’m here. I’m slightly offended that I’m being psychoanalyzed, but I’ll let it go. But I’m glad you aren’t getting back in the ring again. I can’t stomach seeing grumpy Hayes whimpering like a big ole baby.
Hayes
Real men cry. At least that’s what King told me.
King
My work here is done. Mic drop.
River
We’re waiting, Romeo.
Romeo
Cutler is going to have a sibling or a cousin or a bestie. I’m not sure what it is since we are technically not blood-related.
King
Nash is pregnant?
STFU. Beans is pregnant?
Romeo
She is. We just took a test. She said we can’t tell anyone yet because you’re supposed to wait a few months. But she knows we don’t keep secrets.
Hayes
Congrats, brother. Happy for you both.
River
Fucking amazing. Cutler is going to be really happy about this, too.
King
Holy shit. What if Romeo has a daughter, and Cutler falls in love with her?
