Chapter 8b: Lesson Learned

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"What the hell just happened?!"

Liam stormed into the dugout like he was about to conduct a full-on interrogation. Behind him, Tyler leaned against his baseball bat, arms crossed, squinting like a detective in some cop show. His face screamed 'sus'.

Meanwhile, Hunt was sprawled out on the dugout bench, casually scrolling on his phone like he hadn't just blown everyone's minds. He didn't even bother looking up. "What? Just helping each other out."

Both Wyatt and Tyler stood there, eyes narrowed, not buying a single word. They exchanged glances, trying to figure out how much BS was in that statement. Dominic chuckled, clearly in a mood too good to care.

"We made a bet."

"THAT BET?!" Both of them yelled in unison, wide-eyed.

Dominic finally looked up, frowning, confused—until he realized what his bros long-term memory swam into. "Not that, assholes," he paused, then shrugged, "just a bet."

Rolling his eyes in impatience, Liam demanded, "Okay, you don't wanna spill? At least tell us how the hell this started!"

Dom sighed dramatically. "It started back at the bar."

"Stop playin', bro," Tyler muttered, still giving him the side-eye.

Seeing their serious faces, Dom sighed louder, putting his phone down and raising his hands in surrender. "Alright, alright! Remember when I got chased by Ana's family?" Dom asked as they both nodded, eager for details.

"That's actually the first time we met."

"What?!" they shouted in unison.

Dom looked up at the ceiling, clearly regretting this. "So, I was running for my life, right? And she just happened to be standing at the corner of the hallway. I panicked, so.. I grabbed her—and I.." he paused, looking away in hesitation. His bros' eyes widened, feeling the anticipation building as they leaned closer.. and closer.. "I, uh.." Dom swallowed, before he racked a hand through his hair and revealed,

"I kissed her."

"WHAT?!"

Both bros shouted so loud Dominic actually wheezed. They exchange surprise glances as he glared at them, exasperated. "You guys are killing me—"

"Ohhhh!" Tyler's eyes lit up with sudden realization. "So at the bar—when she said you 'forced yourself' on her—"

"Bro, we thought you turned into a legit psycho!"

"Not that he isn't though—"

"But now that we know it was that.." Wyatt gave Hunt a suspicious glance, smirking.

That's when they realized he was already leaning in with a big fake smile on his face. "Are you guys done roasting me, or—"

"So how did that turn into today's showdown?!" Liam ignored his sarcastic remark as his curiosity got the best of him, blurted the question with his big eyes.

"Ohhhh!" Tyler jumped in, like he was putting puzzle pieces together. "The party! I swear I saw him going upstairs with her—but I was like, Nah, it couldn't beweren't they mortal enemies now—" he paused, staring at Hunt like he'd just cracked a Sherlock case.

Wyatt, moving his eyes back and forth between his two bros, had his eyes widened as he sensed Dominic's awkward shifting in his seat. "Wait. Did you—!"

"Nothing. happened, okay?!" Hunt yelled, throwing his hands in the air. "She was just having a bad day and—look, almost, but—"

"Playboy of the century for a reason—"

"Well nothing happened." Dominic rolled his eyes, running a hand over his face. "No, dude. She was crying, and we—like.. slept it off. Passed out soon as she hit the bed."

There was dead silence. Both bros stared at him, jaws hanging.

Wyatt squinted. "Wait. Did.. did I just see you—smile?!"

"YES YOU DID—wait, did we just see him smile for not having sex?!" Cavill exclaimed, eyes wide as if the universe had just flipped upside down.

Dominic stood there, eyes narrowing. He cleared his throat awkwardly. "Alright, I'm done." And with that, he grabbed his stuff and stormed off, leaving the bros behind, still gaping like desperate Nemos.

" And with that, he grabbed his stuff and stormed off, leaving the bros behind, still gaping like desperate Nemos

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