Page 1 of Empty Net

CHAPTER 1

FOX

Lawson: I have an EXTREMELY important question.

Hayes: It’s too early for this.

Locke: It’s 8:30 at night.

Keller: Any time between 12:00 AM and 11:59 PM is too early for Lawson.

Me: So that leaves one minute of Lawson Time?

Hutch: And that’s being generous.

Lawson: You know, you should all make a resolution to be nicer to me.

Lawson: Except you, Foxy. You’re always nice.

Lawson: Sometimes too nice. Be meaner sometimes, will ya?

Me: Dickwad.

Keller: Damn! Coming right out of the gate hot!

Me: Shit. I’m sorry.

Keller: And now he’s regressed.

Hayes: That didn’t last long.

Locke: Did we really think it would?

Hutch: Foxy is too much of a good boy to be mean.

Me: Hey! I can be mean.

Me: I just don’t like to. My mama would whoop my ass if she saw that text.

Me: And I’m not a good boy. Stop saying that.

Keller: I’d let your mama whoop my ass, but for totally different reasons.

Hutch: Come on. Not with the mom jokes again.

Keller: If we’re forced to be in a group with Lawson, mom jokes are a necessity.

Lawson: So you’re saying I can ask my VERY important question now?

Keller: No. Stop talking.

Lawson: I can’t. I don’t think I have an off button.

Hayes: Poor Rory.

Lawson: Poor Rory? No, more like poor Quinn. I feel terrible for her now that she’s saddled with you.

Keller: Yeah, how is the hot nanny doing?

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