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"Ms. Heath, Ms. Heath!" Tobin sat there unconsciously fidgeting with the ring on her finger. She was lost in deep thought. "Ms. Heath we need to talk about your options from here."
"No not now. I need some air." With that the midfielder left the office that had just changed her life. She exited the building and just walked. Walked until she could gather some part of her thought. She finally stopped at a park bench, letting the cool breeze flow through her hair. She closed her eyes and took deep breaths.
*How could this happen? How was it even possible? Was this real life?*
Eventually Tobin made it back to the office she had come from. She told them she would come back in a few days to discuss options, but for now she just needed some time to soak it all in. Then she headed home to try to get something good out of the day.
As she drove home she faced an inner debate, should she tell Alex or wait a while? Alex needed to know, but she didn't want to distract the forward. No, she couldn't tell her, not now. She had to wait to wait and see if she could fight it. She knew she could live with it and beat it.
She parked the car in the garage and put a happy face on before she went inside. Tobin found Alex in the kitchen chopping up vegetables. She went up behind the forward and wrapped her arms around her waist and laid a kiss on Alex's cheek. Before Tobin unwrapped her arms, Alex turned and brought her kiss to Tobin's lips and put her own arms tightly around the older woman.
"Hi!" Alex spoke, finally breaking away from the embrace.
"Hello." Tobin replied, sounding as happy as she could. After a few moments, Tobin couldn’t look into Alex’s blue eyes any longer and she had to look away. Alex continued chopping up the vegetables and Tobin looked through the mail.
Alex and Tobin had been happily married for a little over a year now, and they had been in love since the moment they had met. They were finally settled into their first house after coming off the Olympics and then winning the first NWSL championship. Now they were fully unpacked and loved living so close to so many of their friends.
“How was your day with Cheney?” the forward asked while she cleaned off the knife she had been using. Tobin tried to think what Alex was talking about, she hand’t seen her friend in a few days.
“Tobin!” Alex tried to get her to snap out of her trance. Then Tobin remembered that a day with Lauren had been her cover story.
“It was great Lex. We just grabbed some lunch and talked.” Tobin finally replied. “It will be good to see everyone in a few weeks for camp.”
Alex finished up her preparations for dinner and got it into the oven. Then the two women sat on the couch and watched tv. Alex tried to snuggle up close to Tobin, but she noticed the midfielder wasn’t really responding. She looked at her and noticed that Tobin’s eyes weren’t even on the tv, but staring off through the window. “Tobin what’s up with you tonight?”
“Nothing Lex, just thinking.” Tobin said quickly. Crap Tobin, get yourself together and act normal. “You know just thinking about camp and who is going to be there.”
“Yeah, there will probably be some new faces there considering we have some time before our next tournament.” Alex agreed. “Tom probably wants to see as many options as he can.”
The two continued to make light small talk until dinner was ready. After they ate, the two returned to the couch and this time Tobin fully embraced the woman next to her. Their bodies melded together and as Alex’s breath began to deepen, Tobin thought about how much she loved her wife.
*Alex had looked so beautiful on their wedding day. As she walked down the aisle, Tobin had to fight back tears at her beauty. The midfielder’s eyes were locked on her fiancé through the entire ceremony. When she was finally allowed to slide the forward’s wedding ring onto her left hand, an enormous smile came across her face. When they were told they could kiss the bride, the two soccer players met in the most passionate kiss they had ever had. Surrounded by their best friends and family, it was easily the best day of Tobin’s life.*
They were both looking forward to their future together. Now that they had some time with less soccer, they were starting to consider starting a family. But now? Now there was this news, and Tobin had to somehow find a way to tell Alex. How would she hold up after she heard? Tobin had to make sure she waited until she was sure Alex could handle it. Tobin was going to fight for her family.
A crash of thunder jolted the sleeping midfielder from her sleeping thoughts. The room was now dark and quiet except for the light rain hitting the windows. Tobin looked at her phone to find it was the middle of the night. She moved the hair from the forward’s face and planted a kiss on her head.
Alex stirred awake groggily and Tobin lead her into the bedroom. When they got into bed, the forward was no help to Tobin. The older woman, lifted Alex’s legs to pull down the covers. When Tobin got into bed, Alex was quickly beside her, nestled in for a long night’s sleep. And Tobin didn’t argue, all she wanted was to be with the woman she loved for as long as she could.