Possum Wife

Kent noticed what Tam was only wearing and turned his gaze away as heat rose to his face. "I need to get home..." He muttered, shoving both hands into the pockets of his jacket. "Need to shower and get ready for work."

River frowned at his words, knowing Tam would disagree. She had not missed how adamant the girl was about keeping him around. "I'm sure Serenity would be fine with you showering here..." She suggested, despite her discomfort being around the opposite gender.

Shaking his head with a sigh, Kent replied, "I have to change clothes...I'm not about to work in an ice cream shop while smelling like sweat." He chuckled.

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Kevin offered Max an awkward smile as he got Bonnie to stop licking his face. "You're starting to sound like my mom, Max." He explained and tugged at a lock of his hair absently. "I'm not sure people want to have a possum as part of the package, by the way." Picking up said possum, he turned her to face the other man.

"If you don't try to date that doctor, though," He chimed with a big grin on his face. "I'm sure Bonnie would love to be your wife!"