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[mtherfcknmonster]

[Weekends have been different since Kevin has been with Andrew and Neil and now that they're sharing the same bed, Andrew expects it to be even more different. Mainly, getting up has been harder, because Kevin never really wants to get his ass out of bed once he's in it, and this both amuses and frustrates Andrew- he's not entirely sure why. It's not like he cares if they make it to class or practice.

Andrew is always awake first, because he needs to be, but sometimes he thinks Neil wakes up before him and just waits for him to wake up before opening his eyes. It sounds like one of those stupid things Neil would do for him, to make him feel safer (and it works), but more often than not, Andrew is just too light of a sleeper to stay sleeping for too long.

This Saturday, he really is the first one awake, Neil sleeping next to him, curled into Kevin's side. Kevin is snoring softly (okay, maybe it's just heavy breathing but Andrew will swear on everything that it's snoring), his limbs sprawled out everywhere, one arm under Neil's neck, reaching out to almost touch Andrew's shoulder, the other above his head. One day, Kevin is going to end up on the floor, and Andrew won't feel bad about it. But today he seems firmly planted in bed and Andrew watches them sleep. He can do all the staring he wants and not get called out for it. It's images like these he wants to keep in his head so he has something to focus on when things get bad. He has something real to come back to, though he's not sure he deserves any of this at all.

It's when those thoughts start filtering in, that Neil stirs, turning from Kevin a bit and cracking his eyes open to look at Andrew. Neil gives him a small, sleepy smile when he sees that Andrew is awake, just like he always does and just like always, Andrew thinks it's horribly unfair and stupid that Neil could look this good as soon as he opens his eyes]

Morning.

[Neil says to him quietly after what what Andrew can tell is Neil quickly assessing to see if Andrew is in an okay place, if he had any nightmares or is unusually tense. Andrew doesn't return the greeting, but he reaches out and brushes his fingers through Neil's messy locks. Neil's smile grows wider and then he turns his head to look at Kevin again]

He snores.

[Andrew wants to make sure Neil knows that, and Neil laughs softly and shakes his head. ]

No he doesn't.

[Andrew lets out a soft huff, but tugs Neil forward and kisses him, because all these laughs and smiles so early in the morning, they're too good. Kevin's hand is between them, but Neil pulls it down a little so they can kiss easier, but he keeps his hand in Kevin's, curling his fingers around his]

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[mtherfcknmonster]

Is it? I do not think it is.

[He doesn't want any of them to have his number either, but he knows it's inevitable. He will still bitch about it, though]

Kevin put the tool in his pocket and forgot about it. We spent half the time looking for it.

[Okay, so maybe it was just five minutes, but still.

Neil takes the paper so he can put the code in and Andrew spots the phone number, raising an eyebrow. ]

Oh, are you sure you are putting the right number in? There is another number here. Must be important.

[Is he trying to embarrass the waitress while he orders a vodka sprite and a slice of cheesecake? Yes]

[1hundred]

A Thing? What did they do?

[Neil is not as antisocial as they are! He's perfectly fine with it.

He does smirk at Kevin when Andrew explains the incident. He's imagining them crawling around looking for it and then finding it in Kevin's pocket. Cute.

He turns the paper over and furrows his eyebrows. He doesn't get it.]

It's a phone number.

[The waitress is several shades of red]

[mtherfcknmonster]

They even pestered me about it. We nearly lost the entire team.

[They are both antisocial for the most part! Andrew doesn't care. He'll avoid giving them his number for as long as he possibly can. He doesn't want to be harassed either. Though he's going to harass Kevin a little bit right now]

What does it get you, Kevin? I am very curious.

[Neil's naivete is amusing and he watches and waits for it to dawn on him. When it does, Neil looks at the waitress and frowns while Andrew puts in the wifi code and continues setting up his phone. Without looking at the waitress, he tells her to go away]

[1hundred]

They must not have known you well, yet.

[He kinda wishes he was here back then, when all of them first came together, but he knows things might've turned out very different if he had. Maybe. He and Andrew would have been drawn to each other anyway, but maybe Kevin would have been left out and he absolutely hates the thought of that.

Just as he kind of hates that this waitress is giving Kevin her number! But he's not as rude about it as Andrew is. ]

Uh.... just water.

[He hands the number back to Kevin as the waitress hurries away]

Why do girls do that? They just assume you want their number? One of the Vixens did that to me too and then they have the nerve to be embarrassed. No one asked them.

[mtherfcknmonster]

The difference is, I wanted to hide their bodies.

[This year's new kids are even worse. Kevin and Neil are lucky they have a deal and that they're distracting him from what idiots they are.

Andrew doesn't like the thought of not having Kevin around either, so he just doesn't think about it. They're here now and they're together. As long as these idiot waitresses keep their hands to themselves.

He looks up from his phone, snagging the paper from Kevin's hands, balling it up, then flicks it at his face.
He opens his mouth to harass Kevin some more, but his thoughts get derailed and he looks at Neil instead]

One of the Vixens gave you her number? When? Which one?

[1hundred]

I hate it when they hover.

[He's just not good at girls, okay? Or that this girl was giving her number to Kevin right in front of them, but he supposes it's not her fault. She doesn't know that they're with him.

he's satisfied enough when Andrew flicks the paper at Kevin, then side eyes Andrew, opening his mouth, then closing it again, tilting his head]

You know what? I don't even remember. All I remember is that something she said reminded me of you.

[He tells Andrew and that tense look on the blonde's face dissipates]

[mtherfcknmonster]

I do not have to get used to anything and neither does Neil. If you want to parade around smiling at girls, that is your business.

[He would like to be done with this conversation now!

But he is pleased that Neil can't remember which girl it was. That's better than if he did and he got her name so he could go glare at her]

Why would it be a bad something?

[1hundred]

I don't really want to get used to it either. But I mean, it's not a big deal. It's not like it matters anyway.

[He can't even imagine what Andrew smiling at them would mean. Probably a knife to the gut a few moments after that. He just doesn't see the point of it, it's true. It's baffling to him]

No, I meant- I was thinking about Andrew when she said it. Not her. She said I was interesting and I remembered when Andrew said I was interesting and then I was wondering how Andrew was doing.

[Please, Kevin. You should know better than to think saying never mind is going to happen when something gets said out loud]

[mtherfcknmonster]

You always smile at them.

[Is there slight accusation in his tone? Maybe. He doesn't like the way Kevin says single on paper and open season. He doesn't like it at all.

Andrew doesn't know anything about leading anyone on. Honestly he has no idea how anyone is attracted to him,especially with how fucked up he is. He will most definitely not be running off with some random groupie.]

I knew that that is what you meant.

[He tells Neil, because he wouldn't imagine Neil thinking about some girl in relation to him. ]

I can go get our drinks if you'd like.

[1hundred]

He's not smiling at them because he wants to be with them, Andrew.

[As soon as the words come out of his mouth, he knows they were probably the wrong ones and he's right, because Andrew glares hard at him. He shouldn't presume that Andrew is jealous- or point it out, actually. Neil is feeling a little jealous too.

They definitely won't lose him to any groupie either. First of all, he can't even tell when he's being flirted with and second of all, he doesn't want anyone but Andrew and Kevin flirting with him anyway. He's very good with how things are now.

He's glad Andrew knew what he meant. He wouldn't want him feeling any other way. Neil only had eyes for him back then and now- with Kevin included.]

I think I see her. She's coming back with our drinks. And I think I finished setting up my phone.

[mtherfcknmonster]

I know.

[Andrew all but snaps at both of them, then hunkers down and keeps working on setting up his phone, now that this conversation was ground to a halt.

He's never been jealous before. He's never had a reason to be. He knows he doesn't have one now either and he hates himself for it. Kevin and Neil are not his. They're their own separate people.

Neil hands his phone over to Kevin and a few moments later he's done setting his up as well, so he holds his out]

[1hundred]

[ He gives Andrew an apologetic look for the comment, but he doesn't say anything, because he knows Andrew doesn't want to hear it anyway.

Neil would only be hesitant about thinking of them that way because he knows Andrew doesn't like it. But they're his boyfriends and at least that much is true. They're his in that sense, definitely.

He grins when he sees the photos come through, enlarging them so he can see better. ]

These are great. How do I assign caller ID images?