"Be a lot less sittin' and a hell more hollerin' when Riley gets knocked up, tell you that."

Which he was fairly certain would happen--possibly even sooner than later. Which would probably wait for a wedding ring, but how far along could that really be?

There's absolutely a relaxing of his shoulders as he listens. There's absolutely a comfortable slumping against her shoulder properly as she talks. There's nothing in the world like the friends a person takes with them out of childhood. "You sure, Tess?"