"Hey you guys, guess what!" Mr. K exclaimed as he walked into the group therapy room. "I have finally overcome my candle eating addiction!"
"Good for you, K." Says Ryan as he gave Mr. K a sarcastic thumbs up. "Now lets talk about the wild thing Owen said he'd do last night!"
"Hey I said something big not wild." Corrected Owen.
"Well Owen, you could of went skinny-dipping with me the other night." Said Mr. K.
"No man, I told you I am not doing that."
"Well, you know Owen, there is a pool down the hall. So, my offer is still open." Mr. K remarks as he crosses his legs and folded his fingers together on top of his lap, grinning creepily at Owen.
"Man, just let it go already. I won't go skinny-dipping with you! Plus, you don't even know how to swim remember?"
"Although, you are correct about my incapability to swim-" Mr.K replies while trying to take off his sweater vest and unbutton his shirt at the same time. "I regret nothing!" Mr. K yells, running down the hall, while trying to undress himself. "Now, come on, join me!"
Owen then slumps down in his seat and folds his arms. "I am not doing that."
"He does know that there is a swimming class for children going on in there, right?" Questions Ryan.
The group suddenly hears a splash and a bunch of little kids screaming in the background.
"Why was Mr. K running down the hall screaming, 'I regret nothing!'?" Asked Lauren in total confusion.
Everybody then just started shrugging and replied in mumbles "I don't know."
"Lauren honey, we should all be wondering why K does anything." Anne wittily replies.
After the group was dismissed, Owen immediately slung his backpack over his right shoulder and started walking out of the building.
"Hey Lauren, I feel like I should do something to help out the poor kid and help him accomplish something in life." Comments Ryan as he walks towards the exit with Lauren.
"Well Ryan, you could always help him accomplish his 'big' goal that he was talking about last night."
"What's with the gestured air quotes when you said big? Y'know I don't really care for them"
"What I mean is, Ryan, any type of milestone Owen is able to obtain is considered a 'big' step to me and towards himself, I'm pretty sure. So, what I guess I'm trying to say is-"
"That you want to sleep with me?" Interrupted Ryan jokingly.
"Ha ha, but no. Now will you let that go already? Anyways, what I was trying to say was, please do not go overboard on this big thing Owen wants to do.
"I won't." Ryan Grins as he starts walking away towards the bus stop where Owen is waiting.
"Ryan Wait!" Shouts Lauren, while grabbing Ryan's shoulder to grab his attention.
"What?"
"Just Please, promise me you won't do anything too overwhelming for Owen, because this could be a huge step for him in his healing process."
"I Promise." Ryan says with a reassuring smile to let Lauren know that everything was going to be alright, and that he can take things into his own manner. "In fact, I pinkie-promise." Ryan states as he wraps his pinkie around Lauren's and then gives her a tight embrace around the shoulder.
"Alright, now get out of here and go be there for Owen." Blushes Lauren as she playfully shoos Ryan away.