'Iiiiieeeeeee!' The trashcan, or more accurately, the man wearing a trash can as a hat, face and head covered down to the shoulders, ran through the weight lifting portion of the building.

'Leo, get BACK here!' Roman weaved around Regal, feeling no shame while ogling Ryder's back side, dodged and successfully ignored Dolph, staring down Curt in much the same manner and bounded over a rowing machine containing a now startled kofi.

They collided with a thud and the sound only metal can make, a large laughable Clllllang!, and Mason and leo stood grinning at each other.

Roman ground his teeth and from close by Alex was watching, as wary and jealous as he was at the delighted faces.

'Frosties!' Leo threw himself fully into a Mase-embrace and Roman's teeth began to hurt from the pressure of gritting.

'The man of the pandas. It is good to look upon you!'

Riley snorted and grumbled bitterly, creeping closer and frowning.

'It could be the friends only relationship.' Roman spoke quietly feeling oddd at talking to someone who wasn't any pal of his or related.

'I HOPE so.' Alex complained with a whine that made Roman smile.

He stuck his shortest fingers in his mouth and whistled.

'Leo! Get OVER here!'

Leo glanced back, beaming before running back, dog to owner, to master, to friend.

'I'm surprised he doesn't lick your face.' Alex quipped.

'Well sometimes he does.' Roman answered, detaching Leo who turned from canine to octopus in one movement. Good times but not for public display. 'Leo, not now!' He hissed and Leo moved his face up from crotch level.

'No frosting?'

'Not in public.'

Leo glanced at Riley and beamed. 'You have jewelry!'

'Jewelry?'

'A shiny pretty ri-' Mason hurried to cover Leo's mouth with a massive hand.

'I told you not to speak a word!'

'That was many words.' Leo commented behind big fingers.

'Yes but...' Mason looked at his boyfriend and blushed terribly. 'Never mind.'

'I think we've over stayed our welcome.' Roman changed his lover from tattletale to potato sack, flipping him and carrying him away, thrown over the shoulder as if he weighed nothing.

'Huh.' Alex blinked.

'They are a very weird pair.'

'Very strange. Jewelry?'

'That was Leo and his delusions, my cariad.'

'Oh.' Alex replied softly. 'So you don't...forget it. Want to shoot hoops?'

Mason grinned. 'i would very much enjoy the shooting of your hoops.'

the ring stayed hidden in his pocket.

Alex didn't ask why Mase didn't ask. at this rate he'd be unwed forever.

He sighed and played basketball to keep him from thinking.

'I'm going to leave.'

ted said this suddenly, enough that Cody dropped his water bottle, luquid flowing out to drench his sock feet.

'What do you mean, LEAVE?!'

'I want to go. And it's nothing because of you or the other guys even if I can't stand Sandow hitting on you.'

'I've told you he means nothing to me. And we've never-'

'Yeah I know, but I...I never wanted this life.'

'Oh.'

'Wrestling isn't what I like, it's what I'm expected to do. Everyone with a famous dad is expected to but I have never really liked it.'

'You'll quit and go on to something else.'

'But not someONE else...unless you want.'

'I do not.'

'So we'll still get married, Bride-ody-Zilla?' Ted teased.

'If I have to drag you down the aisle we will.' Cody removed his soaked socks, turned to his fiance and let Ted help him undress the rest of the way.

Daniel was both exhausted from the seven smooches he'd received from gentle to exploring to untamed and hot, and questioning this possible new friend and maybe more Antonio was.

The man had held him and talked to him, told him not to care about being beautiful, that the unattractive people were the strongest since they had to fight to get anything, that being hairy wasn't bad at all.

The kisses were sweet and the whispers were filled with adoration.

Admiration.

Respect.

Love?

That was uncertain, he;'d have to learn to trust.

But for now he'd tug his shirt over his head, dirt brown with white lettering. Save A Cow Eat A Vegeterian it read, a cool tee that Antonio had given him.

Trust.

Something to try.