The Foxes were lounging around in the common room, chatting and relaxing after practice, when Kevin suddenly froze, his eyes glued to his phone.

“What’s going on?” Aaron asked, not looking up from his phone.

Kevin didn’t answer immediately, his fingers gripping the phone as if he couldn’t believe what he was seeing. Finally, he turned the phone around, showing the group the screen.

ANDREW MINYARD SPOTTED WITH MYSTERY PARTNER—EXY’S MOST GUARDED PLAYER FINALLY LETTING SOMEONE IN?

A blurry photo of Andrew standing outside a café filled the screen. He looked his usual stoic self, but next to him, someone was casually reaching for something in his hand. They were too close for it to be nothing, and yet Andrew looked completely relaxed.

The room went silent.

Aaron squinted at the screen. “What the hell is this?”

Nicky shot up from the couch. “Is this real? Andrew, dating someone? What the hell?”

Kevin’s voice was almost a whisper. “It looks like it’s real. The source is reliable.”

Andrew, sitting across the room, didn’t look up from his phone. “Stop talking about it.”

Dan, usually the one to crack under pressure, was quiet for a long moment, before asking, “Andrew, what the hell? You’ve been hiding this from us?”

Andrew let out a breath, clearly done with the conversation. He pulled out his phone and made a call.

“Come to the lounge,” he said shortly, then hung up.

The group was left staring at each other, unsure of how to proceed.

“Why would he hide this?” Nicky muttered. “This is so out of character.”

“I don’t know,” Aaron said, running a hand through his hair. “I don’t get it.”

The door opened a few minutes later, and in walked Andrew’s partner