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CHAPTER 21

ALLIANCE OF DADDIES TEXT CHAIN

Aries: I welcome you all to the chat of Daddies. We will henceforth be known as the Alliance of Daddies.

Bellamy: What the hell, Aries? I’m sitting right beside you. You couldn’t just tell me this?

Bishop: You are annoying, Merry.

Aries: That’s beside the point. Everyone welcome our newest member, Andry. He’s dating my brother, as some of you know. He’s also a hockey player, which we will forgive.

Leon: Hey Andry. Good to see you again. Or chat. Whatever.

Maddox: Forgive Leon. He didn’t sleep well. Jake had too much sugar before bed.

Bishop: This will be a fun day on ice then. *devil emoji*

Andry: Thanks? Not sure what to say. I appreciate the welcome.

Bellamy: I’m sorry you’re roped into this chaos, Andry. But also, I’m glad you’re here.

Bellamy: Aries, is there a specific reason you created this Alliance group text? I have a feeling there’s more to the story.

Aries: Why, yes, BB, there’s a reason. Operation: Bully Revenge is commencing.

Leon: Bully revenge? Who’s being picked on?!

Maddox: Great. Now my boyfriend is about to go feral. Aries, please get to the point quickly.

Aries: I was trying!

Andry: It’s about Rodney. My teammates need to be taught a lesson. To see how important he is.

Bellamy: Ah, yes. That makes sense.

Leon: We’ll destroy them. Give me names.

Maddox: DO NOT GIVE HIM NAMES.

Bishop: I’ll take the names then. We like little Merry. No one will hurt him any longer.

Andry: He’s no longer in danger. This is revenge.

Andry: I’ll protect him with my life.

Aries: That’s what I’m talking about.

Bellamy: Oh yeah. He’s got that Daddy energy.

Leon: This is why he’s in the alliance, right? You’re going to be a good addition to the Bears one day.

Bishop: We’ll see. Luke isn’t responding in chat. Maybe he doesn’t want to be in the alliance.

Luke: I’m trying to work. Some of us have jobs.

Maddox: We all have jobs, Coach. If you’re trying to act like a saint, save it for someone else. Timothy blushes too much to hide your nefarious ways.

Aries: BURN! Someone call the fire department.

Bellamy: Can we focus please? I have a meeting in ten. So does Aries, though I think he’s forgotten.

Andry: Yes, and I have class.

Luke: That’s right. Then practice after. You better keep those grades up, Rykov. You’re showing promise. I want that for my team.

Andry: Yes, Coach.

Aries: This is such a perfect dynamic. Anyway, Raymond helped me put together a PowerPoint of my plan. It’s pretty simple to follow. Everyone read it over and let me know if you can do your part.

Aries: *sends PDF attachment*

Bishop: This looks easy enough.

Maddox: Leon is trying to print his copy to highlight it, but yeah, we’re in .

Bellamy: Whatever you need. Rodney is family. We take care of our own.

Luke: Let me look over this more. I’m sure there’s something I can do to help, even if I find this all ridiculous.

Aries: It’s not ridiculous. Besides, how can we plan group playdates for our boys if we don’t have a group chat?

Luke: Touche. Guess you’re right about something.

Aries: I’m right about a lot of things.

Aries: And this concludes today’s meeting. Peace out Alliance Members.

Aries: *sends GIF of a mic dropping from the sky*