USWNT & NWSL One-Shot Collection

^^ - T.Heath/Fem!Reader - Reunion

Tobin Heath / Reader 

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Y/N:

Afghanistan was hot, I had learned that in my many months here. Today was a bright spot though. I just hung up with my wife when my commander came rushing into the communications tent. He quickly found me and smiled; looking like he was about to burst.

"Y/LN, great news! I just got word, we are going home early! They have us rotating back 5 weeks early."

I paused, not sure how to react to that. I had just told Tobin that my unit wouldn't be back until our original date. As it goes now, my wife won't even be home from the World Cup when I get home. I decided at that moment that I wanted to set up a surprise. Shaking my head, I looked back to where my commander had been standing to find him missing completely. 

I called the only person I could think of. It rang twice before she answered.

"SOLO!"

"Y/N!" She answered, the video call crackling a bit. "What's going on? I figured that you would only be able to call your wifey while you are deployed." She was clearly confused.

"I uh... I actually need to talk to you really quickly. You still have Coach Ellis's number? Or Dawn?" I asked, knowing that the National Team was a sore subject for the former goalie. She hesitated a moment before nodding. "Awesome. Can you text them to me?"

"Sure, but what's going on?" She asked, tapping away on her phone. I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket.

"My unit was supposed to rotate home like a week after the World Cup." I started, keeping my voice and face as neutral as possible. "I got news. I am gonna need them to help with telling Tobin and everyone." I grimaced softly, and I saw her face fall.

"How long are they keeping you now? You've been gone for nearly a full year at this point." I could hear the uptick of anger in her voice.

"The commander just told me... They are rotating us home... five weeks early." I laughed, as my words clicked in her head.

"That's Amazing! What are you planning?" Her smile was infectious. Something not a lot of people knew about Hope Solo, was that she was secretly a giant softy.

I quickly broke down my plan, if Coach Ellis could get the officials to agree. I would appear at one of the games, Semi-Finals if the team made it that far. Just after the American national anthem, there would be an announcement about troops returning, with a video of me saying good luck to both teams. Hope agreed that it was a cute plan.

I hesitated for a moment, doubt settling in my stomach. "That would be amazing, but is that something that FIFA would allow?"

"I'm sure that something can be worked out, plus it would be amazing publicity for the league and the World Cup." Hope pointed out.

"I have to call Coach Ellis and Dawn. See if they can help make it happen, plus I'd be coming in from Germany, if I skip the actual homecoming part, which I can talk to my commander about. Someone would have to pick me up from the airport and get me to the stadium."

"Dawn can have one of the trainers do that, just bring it up."

"I got to go, I will text the details over to you directly. Thank you, Hope. I really wish you were gonna be there too."

"So do I, honestly. I miss soccer, I miss the team. Fly safe, Y/N. We can get drinks when you get back stateside."

I quickly disconnected the line and sat back, my mind flashed to plans and everything to come. I pulled my phone out and spotted the text from Hope, sending a thank you text in return. I dialed the first number and waited.