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Season 5, Episode 1
'Panic'

THE TEAM SHARED CONFUSED glances as they walked down a street filled with chaos. Cars and fire trucks were parked in the middle of the road, furniture and trash cluttered the streets.

Their main worry was the animals that escaped from the zoo. They prayed they wouldn't get eaten or pooped on my any animal they crossed paths with.

"Just keep moving. Nice and easy." Bobby said as he and his team continued walking. It only took about a minute for him to stop everyone from moving any further.

"Holy..." Rylin trailed off as a giraffe walked in front of them.

"I really thought this year was going to be different." Bobby said.

ONE WEEK EARLIER

"So it's pretty serious, then." Buck said. He, Hen, and Eddie were playing pool as they brought up Ana in their conversation.

"I don't know what you mean." Eddie told him.

"Well, you're meeting her parents." Buck said.

"We're meeting everybody." Eddie shrugged. "Her parents, her tios, her tias, her primos. Her whole family's gonna be there."

"It's a baby christening." Eddie continued.

"Sounds pretty serious to me." Rylin shrugged, joining the team by the pool table.

Hen gasped when she saw Rylin standing behind her. "Look who's back!" Rylin laughed as Hen embraced her in a hug.

"Wait, the doctor gave you the all clear?" Eddie asked after they hugged.

"She'll be back on Wednesday." Bobby informed as Rylin nodded. "Figured I'd come and give you guys the good news myself."

"Thank God." Hen said. "What?" she said after receiving slightly offended looks from the men around her.

"So you're finally meeting Ana's family at a what? A  baby christening?" Rylin asked Eddie, desperately needing answers. When Eddie nodded, she said, "Yeah, that's definitely serious."

"It's not like it's Ana and Eddie's baby." Hen said.

"That's right." Chim said, joining the team. He gave Rylin a smile, happy to see her back with the team before asking, "What are we taking about?"

"Ana's sister's having a baby." Eddie said. "Chris and I got invited to the christening next Sunday."

"You and Chris at the christening?" Chim asked. "That sounds serious."

"Thank you." Buck and Rylin said in unison.

"It's not." Eddie said. "Not the way you guys are making it sound."

"It's the next step." Buck said. "You know, she's showing you off to the entire family. It's like the opening scene of The Godfather."

"I'm pretty surr the christening is the last scene of The Godfather." Bobby said. "You guys'll have a great time."

"He's really looking forward to it." Eddie said. "He even agreed to let me buy him a new suit. We tried on the old one last night— barely made it past his elbows. I swear thst kid's shot up like a weed."