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Elwood replied good-naturedly, assuring Peregrine that he wasn't a dick and didn't he have faith in his trusty Betas? "I know you guys are keeping the spirit alive in our absence," the Alpha male replied to that with a slow grin. "By the way, that bump at the end of the gathering was meant to be, like, a fist-bump. Despite the timing and my behavior, I actually thought it was pretty rad that you took it upon yourself to host something like that. In fact, it made me absolutely positive that we made the right decision in promoting you," he finished on a serious note, still smiling.

Meanwhile, Elwood was plucking the duck and Peregrine dropped his gaze to watch a moment, then deadpanned, "If Fox isn't pregnant, my dick and balls will fall off in shock and horror." That sounded sort of poetic. "I've no doubt that she is, though," he added, his smile now taking on more of a self-satisfied nature for a second before his dusky eyes began to sparkle. "I can't believe the time's finally come. Puppies in just, what, nine weeks...? Oh, man."