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Next morning, after the not so bad double date Renee forced him to go, Andrew is making breakfast, pancakes with chocolate chips for him and plain ones for Neil, while Neil turns on the coffee machine and feeds Sir and King, who are watching him closely to guarantee they're being treated. Their phones start to buzz, both have their names on notification on social media, even with Neil mainly using it just for work and PR. Andrew ignores it, flipping a pancake while Neil puts the cat food back in the cabinet and grabs two mugs while checking his phone. He leaves the mugs on the counter and starts to scroll, doing his concentrated face, his eyebrows frown and he worries his bottom lip absently.
"Rivals inside the court, Wingmen out of it
By Joan Weber for Exy Today, 2012
Apparently the Minyard-Josten Rivalry just exists inside the Exy court and our loved players cultivate an amazing friendship in their personal lives.
Who would say this big rivalry was just a friendly competition? Well, the Hawkins' goalie and the Dolphin's newer Striker themselves in a cafe with two former teammates!
Andrew Minyard (25) and Neil Josten (24) two of exy's big names were spotted on a double date with former -and undoubtedly gorgeous- foxes. Josten and Allison Reynolds (28) are known for their friendship and the striker being the face of Reynolds' newest sportswear collection, is Josten being Minyard's wingman with the stylish?
And, as this wasn't enough for our poor hearts, Renee Walker (29) was also with them! The activist has a long term friendship with Minyard, in Palmetto days even was rumored about a supposed romance between the two goalkeepers, but if it's true or not we probably won't ever know but is painfully obviously that now they're interested in other people, and said people end up 'just' being Neil Josten, top 10 best striker in the world - in his first year as pro- and Allison Reynolds nominated 3th most influential women in the world last month by NYT.
I think I'm saying for all fans when i say: Good luck for our newest (or at least recently discovered) love birds"
(attached: photo of Andrew drinking an iced coffee with way too much chocolate and whipped cream and a gives-nothing-away expression and, at his side, Neil eating -apparently- a strawberry sorbet. In front of them respectively, Allison drinking a latte and Renee with an espresso and macarons. Renee Is offering a pink macaron to a not so sure Neil)
After a couple minutes Neil chuckles. Andrew leaves the plate of pancakes on the counter and raises an eyebrow to him, curious. Neil shows him the article and Andrew goes look the Twitter's trending topics on his phone.
Neil Josten
Andrew Minyard
Minyard-Josten Rivalry
Allison Reynolds
Renee Walker
Foxes Wingmen
Double date
Andrew and Allison dating
Neil Josten and Renee Walker
"Looks like I'm your wingman i guess" Neil says amused. Andrew doesn't react so Neil goes to fill his own mug.
After a couple minutes of them eating in an easy silence Andrew says, "Renee wouldn't want you, she has good taste".
Neil sips his coffee, "The same as you apparently", he smirks, "...Allison".
Andrew looks almost offended, or as much his micro expressions shows to him be, Neil doesn't know if is for saying he's type is women or just Allison in specific, "I take what I said back" Andrew says petting Sir who jumped in his shoulders to try to steal his food, "Renee also has a terrible taste".
"Well nothing you can do about that", Neil takes a bite of his breakfast, he's still in his first pancake, he became a slow eater with time passing since he doesn't need to be ready to run at any minute anymore, "And Allison will be pissed when she sees it", he chuckles. Andrew nods.
It takes five more minutes of peace until Neil's phone is buzzing with Allison's messages and Andrew's with Nicky's.