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Jonathan

What does that stand for? My human is a Real Blond Idiot?

Connor

Wait

What

You do know what RBI means

Jonathan? You do?

YOU ARE KEEPING THE TEAM BOOK

Jonathan

I knew it was runs batted in.

Connor

You just looked that up didn’t you

Jonathan

My research has been more big picture.

Connor

Books with locker room sex scenes big

Jonathan

No comment.

And I will not name Kitten something that promotes violence like Hit By Pitch.

I am going to sleep now.

Connor

I can’t sleep without you.

He shouldn’t be the type of man who noticed whether people used periods in texts, because it was a pretentious asshole thing to notice, but he couldn’t unsee that Connor had included another one, and in exactly what type of sentiment.

Jonathan

You barely sleep with me.

Connor

You know what I mean. I miss being next to you.

Jonathan

…

He read it again. And again.