In Security by Bea R. for July 23, 2018

How’s she going to react if she has to pass the ball?

Must’ve been some sort of DoS attack on the GoComics site earlier tonight.

Think they’re talking at cross-purposes somehow. ✨

First, Hubbs opens up and takes “Al” into his confidence.

Next, the subject of children is artfully raised.

Third, Hubbs expresses the concerns of a responsible parent, one who expects no less from a partner.

Then, Hubbs outlines in detail his hopes and dreams for the child …

… which “Al” embraces in kind.

Some folks have assumed that “Al” will be outed as “Ellie” ere arc’s end.

Kinda hope not.

There’s a term I hear a lot among soap opera fans, about estranged characters “Finding their way back to each other.”

The longer ‘Al’ maintains the – admittedly unwitting – deception, the more hurt and confused Hubbs will be at the eventual reveal.

And all the more comedic effort these two will need to expend in order to – as mentioned – “Find their way back to each other.”

Amazing how responsibility was fit intro suc

Amazing how responsibility was fit intro such a narrow panel.

Ha! GoComics is still messed up.

I have no trashcan.

I guess there is no punting in this game.

I can’t imagine any woman who would stay with a man who makes a speech like that…not a lot of teammates either, Ellie must really love Hubbs…and that football.

So if a fan in the audience catches the ball then what? Find him and beat him until he returns your “baby”?

So that’s how he feels about this pigskin, I wonder if he’s this possessive over his pork rinds? XD

I just can imagine the face of Sedine hearing all that (-_-)

They both need help.

She’ll have to throw her baby

Gentlemen, it is better to have died as a small boy than to fumble this football. —John Heisman

Great advice. Now, when she goes long, she’ll just run off the field with the ball.

This is so cool how this arc is playing out. Bea’s an excellant cartoonist! Keep them coming.

I love love love this story arc!

Now throw your baby across the field, as hard as you can!

Don’t kick the baby.

Are we going to have a South Park cameo?

A lot of courtship and baby talk from Hubbs, who has no idea what he is saying or to whom he is saying it. Is it halftime yet? Will post-game libations be had at Chix n’ Wings?

these two clueless souls were made for each other

Their first child will be named “Pigskin” out of fond recollections of this moment.

I can’t wait until Hubbs learns the truth about Al…er, Ellie. Until then, I need to get another thing of popcorn. This is just too good XD

Well, it wouldn’t be the first time a couple had a baby before the marriage.

Wow, never heard my old football coach use that speech before. Then again I was just a lineman, he probably used it only on the quarterback and receivers.

A real shame he didn’t say all that at the wings restaurant.

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