Buck and Tommy crash through the door of Eddie’s… well, now Buck’s house, furiously kissing and tearing at each other’s clothes, slamming each other against the wall, knocking over a lamp and causing a picture to fall to the floor .”Oh god, I want you so bad.” groans Tommy between panting breaths. “Oh yeah? Even after what happened last time?” whimpers Buck. “Even after what happened the time before that,” says Tommy, giggling uncontrollably, “and the time before that.” “Oh man, that was a bad one!” says Buck, pressing a kiss into Tommy’s neck to keep himself from laughing, too.
Suddenly, the kitchen lights click on, stopping the two sweat drenched men in their tracks. Immediately, they both snap out of their drunken reverie. “Shhh,” whispers Buck, clamping his hand over Tommy’s open mouth and glancing wide-eyed toward the now illuminated kitchen. Tommy nods, and they both silently press themselves deeper into the darkened hallway.
“Guys! In here. It’s me.” Eddie’s voice booms from the kitchen.
Still in a state of shock, Buck and Tommy slowly make their way toward the kitchen. Eddie is sitting at the table. “Eddie?” both men sputter in unison, their hearts still racing. “What are you doing here?” Buck manages to ask. “Well, I do still have a key, “ replies Eddie, trying desperately to hide a grin.
Only then do Buck and Tommy notice the chairs arranged in a circle around the table and scattered throughout the room. Bobby, Athena, Maddie, Chim, Hen, Karen, Ravi, and Josh are sitting in silence looking at the confused faces of the two stunned men. “Is this a surprise party?” Buck finally asks, his eyes wide. “Not…exactly.” says Bobby at last. “Buck, Tommy, we’re here because we’re your friends and we want you to know we care about you both very much, and we want you to be happy. We just want to talk. And after we’re done, we want you both to talk…and listen…to each other.”
“Wait,” says Tommy, “is this an…intervention?”
“Think of it as a circle of love”, says Athena, smiling. “Now you two dumbasses listen up, because we have some things you need to hear.” And with that, her smile is gone.
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