Asap, dude. I'm ready with the papers and our poins if you're ready to go out there and tell them our demands.

I'm ready as hell. But maybe we should wait until the end of the season, then stage a whole strike with as many players as we can get. That no one participates in off season stuff until we get what we want, and threaten to go into regular season next year too. We could start it now, but we're cutting it a little close to get the traction we'd need.

Don't think I won't still be dropping the hints before the trade deadline. Get you over here with D and Calvin, we'll be unstoppable out there. It's going to happen if I have any say, trust me on that.

Hey, this might seriously be your year, dude. I've got my money on you guys having a killer season. I think a Niners and Titan's Super Bowl would be one to watch.

You sound like my parents, but like I tell them, I'd save your money for now. Not that I don't think we're going to kick ass, but I'd rather come at it as under dogs than people hyping us up too much. Hell yeah it would.

"I get it, okay? I get that it's your dream. I get that you need to dedicate a shit ton of time to it, and I'm not asking you to drop everything to make me feel validated in our relationship. All I'm asking for is five lousy fucking minutes where you actually talk to me and say more than just hello and goodnight." She let out a huff, her arms folded across her chest. "Okay, well, I love you too, and I don't want to leave—" Kiernan paused, as if only just realizing the words that came out of their mouths. "Hold on." She gestured in the empty space between them. "That like...you know what just happened, right? You heard all that?"

Will could do nothing but roll his eyes and shake his head before jumping in to defend himself once more. "You make it seem like I walk in the door and immediately go to sleep, like I don't give you the time of day. And that's not true. Maybe I haven't been perfect, but don't make it seem like I just ignore you entirely. That's not fair," he told her, barely even registering what either of them had said just a moment before. It wasn't until Kiernan pointed it out that he did a mental double take, replaying the last few moments in his head. "I guess that's one way to say it for the first time," he sighed, running a hand over his face before walking over to her, "I do love you. Arguing and you threatening to leave isn't exactly how I wanted it to come out, but I mean it."