“You let go first.”
“On three.”
“Okay.
“One….”
“Two….”
“You’re not going to let go, are you?” Creed sighs.
“Neither were you. You love me too much.”
“I’m never going to live this down, am I?”
“I think Otter wants to murder you. Like, call you out for a duel or something.”
“I know, right? Did you see how black his eyes got?”
“Seriously. If he knew kung fu, he would have gone Bruce Lee all over your ass.”
“Ew. Is that what he does to you?”
“Are you trying to be funny? I’m kind of having a moment here.”
“This hug has been going on for a long time.”
“It really has. They’re probably still all staring at us.”
“Dude, how drunk are you? You just came out to my parents!”
“Oh shit. Oh shit. I think your mom laced that wine.”
“What? With what?”
“More wine. Duh. Do you love Anna?”
“Ah, hell. Do we have to talk about that now?”
“Why not? You’re still hugging me. I can’t stop now. With any luck, I’ll forget this whole thing ever happened when I wake up with the hangover from hell.”
“I don’t know, Bear. Maybe. I think I could. But, you know….”
“You live so far away?”
He sighs. “Yeah. I dunno. I’m worried that I started it for all the wrong reasons.”
“Like what?”
“Er… never mind.”
“Like what?” I shake him a little.
“Jesus, you’re like a dog with a bone. Oh, gross. Ha, ha! Why are we still hugging?”
“Tell me why and I’ll let you go.”
“Literally, this has to be the most awkward dinner since dinner was invented.”