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Shortly after the end of the first half, it was time for the cheerleaders (including Xavier in his mascot costume) to go out and give a show for the crowd while both teams prepare for the second half.

"Look, there goes Xavier with the cheerleaders!" Nini pointed out, and Skye's jaw immediately dropped as Xavier danced with the cheerleaders. It was like a complete fever dream if she were being honest.

"Oh my god."

"I bet the marching band is missing out on him now!" She cackled.

"You know the story?" Skye asked. At this point, who didn't know the story? It might as well be an urban legend for the school band.

"Um, duh! Wait, did I not tell you I've known Xavier since we were babies? Our parents are best friends!" Nini replied. Yes, she and Xavier were childhood friends. They were even inseparable during their early school years until Nini moved but remained close as they saw each other as the sibling they never had. Xavier was actually the one that helped Danny ask her out, and he would never hesitate to take credit for making it happen.

"Really?" Skye questioned.

"Yeah, I can't believe I've dealt with him my entire life." She said, not joking on the believing part. "He's like a brother to me, to be honest."

Nini talking about being childhood friends reminded Skye of her friendship with Nikki. The two were also childhood friends, that is until their falling out, which Skye was obviously not fully over. "That's actually kind of sweet."

"It's sweet until you see the pictures of us in the bathtub together." Nini snorted.

"Never show me that, I'm begging." Skye cringed, but Nini definitely wasn't planning on digging those pictures from the depths of her mom's Facebook page full of embarrassing photos.

"Trust me, I won't."

Missing the cheerleader's performance, Skye saw the football players run back out to the field, causing both sides to cheer for their respective teams. "I think the second half is starting. I think that's what it's called. My dad would be appalled if he witnessed this."

"My dad too." Nini rolled her eyes. "I swear to god if I have to witness him-"

"-yell at the TV over the Eagles game one more time," Skye said with her at the same time, and the two both let out a gasp. "Oh my god."

"Ah, twins again!" She squealed, showing more enthusiasm than Skye, but to be fair she was always quite enthusiastic compared to everyone else around her.

"I'm thinking this is a universal middle-aged dad thing." Skye giggled, and Nini agreed.

"It totally is."

"The second half of the game will begin momentarily." One of the announcers said through the mic, giving everyone a moment to prepare to watch the remainder of the game.

"Here we go," Skye said, letting out a sigh. She thought it would be embarrassing to admit she was kind of on the edge of her seat and desperate to know the end result of this game, but Nini felt the same way so it wasn't so bad.

"I kind of just got tempted to sing Mamma Mia for a second," Nini said, and Skye immediately lit up at the mention of such an iconic movie.