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For the first time, Beth and Rick walked hand in hand into the Pit Stop.
Their friends and teammates were sparring each other when Rick cleared his throat to get their attention.
Henry, Court and Yolanda turned to look at them and immediately stared at their interlocked hands for a second before looking at their nervous faces.
“Hey Guys!” Beth began, “Um so Rick and I just wanted to make a quick announcement. We wanted you guys to be the first to know that we’re dating now.”
Beth paused as she scanned the teams relatively unreadable expressions, “I know this might come as a surprise but we want y’all to know that our #1 priority is the team. We’re going to still be dedicated team members and we won’t let our relationship affect our work.”
Rick nodded in support, rubbing Beth’s hand soothingly as she talked.
After Beth finished Rick spoke up, “Beth and I are happy together. Really happy. And we’re gonna stay together. I hope you guys can accept that.”
For a second Henry, Court, and Yolanda just stared at them before they all cheered, jumping up and down, at the same time.
“YESSS” Courtney yelled out pulling Yolanda into a hug.
“Guys what restaurant should we eat at? Blue Valley Diner or Blue Valley Pizza?” Henry asked excitedly.
“Oh Blue Valley Diner 100% we can all get milkshakes!” Yolanda exclaimed excitedly.
Beth and Rick looked at each other in confusion before turning back to look at their friends.
“Oh! Yes!” Courtney exclaimed suddenly remembering the new couple that was standing in front of them, “We’re so happy for you guys!”
Henry nodded chuckling, “Yeah we are! And we already had a bet going that if you guys got together before the end of the year we would treat ourselves to some dine-in!“
Yolanda nodded, “Yup so thanks for getting it done guys. We were worried for a hot sec there.”
Beth giggled happily while Rick shook his head in disbelief at his friends.
Yolanda, Court, and Henry went back to chatting excitedly about their future dine-in experience as Beth and Rick turned to talk to each other.
“So..” Rick began, smiling lightly, “Apparently all our friends had a bet going that we end up together?”
Beth laughed pulling Rick into a hug of relief, “Apparently.”