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Carson

Something came up and I’m just not really feeling up to it tonight.

Rowan

Bullshit.

Lincoln

Okay, she might not kill me, but she’s not going to be happy. Don’t tell her I told you, but she has little gifts for everyone before playoffs and she wanted to make sure everyone got one.

Nash

What did she get us?

Carson

It matters if I’m not there, but it doesn’t matter if my brother isn’t?

Rowan

Caleb automatically gets a free pass from everything and everyone, you know that.

Carson

Fair enough.

Should I come by just for the gift?

Lincoln

Tell me why you’re not coming and I’ll tell you whether or not it’s a good enough excuse.

Fuck.

Do I tell them or do I keep it all to myself?

I don’t want to fuck anyone else up before playoffs, but keeping this shit in is going to eat me alive. I’m not good at keeping secrets and I am certainly not good at keeping in the things that are bothering me.

They’re my family. I can’t keep them in the dark.

Carson

I just found out I might have a five year old kid and just dropped off a paternity test with his mom so she can swab his cheek and send it in.

I probably could have worded it better, but might as well rip off the bandaid, right? I press send and wait for a response, yet suddenly the group chat goes silent. It’s literally fucking crickets in there.

And then my brother decides to chime in.

Caleb

Well, that’s one way to drop a bomb like that.

Rowan

I have so many questions.

Nash