"Logy." I squeal when my second favorite dog jumps on me.
"Logan." Ali warns then she and Ash pull their dog off of me.
"Looks like someone missed you." Zara says with a smile.
"I missed you too Logy." I say as I pet the big dog.
"Storm would say hi too, but she's asleep." Ash says as Logan runs back into Ash, Ali, and Zara's house.
The national team is in Orlando now for our final match of SheBelieves against the Netherlands.
Today's our off day and myself, Christen, Emma, Jessie, Hazel, Kingsley, Talia, Leah, Tobin, Alex, Charlie, Stella, Kristie, Rayne, Abby, and Sam are hanging out at Ash, Ali, and Zara's house for the day.
At least I think we're just hanging out at their house.
"Okay." I say then I hug my former lovers. "Hi."
"Hey Juice." Ash and Ali say then I hug everyone else.
After I hug everyone, I hop onto my best friends back.
"Juice." Talia playfully whines.
"Oh shush." I say. "You know you love me."
"I do." Talia says. "But not on my back."
"Boo." I say then I hop off of Talia.
After I hop off Talia, all of us head to the kitchen, grab some lunch then head out to the backyard to sit, eat, and talk.
While I eat, I scroll on my phone as everyone else around me talks.
It's nice having people respect the fact that I hate talking while eating.
Like always, I finish eating first.
"Whatcha doing?" Talia asks as she rests her chin on my shoulder.
"Checking the rugby scores." I say.
"You like Rugby?" Stella asks causing me to nod with a smile.
"She watches it every Saturday and Sunday." Christen says.
"I always wanted to play rugby." I say.
"What team are you checking on?" Leah asks.
"My favorite English club team."
"Which is?"
"Harlequins." I say.
"Why'd you start liking them?" The English Defender asks.
"Their jerseys."
"This Jersey?" Sam asks as she points to the jersey I'm wearing.
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"No they had some cool one's back in the early 2010s which I loved, but this is their newest one." I say.
"Who'd Harlequins play yesterday?" Christen asks.
"Wasps." I say as I rest my head on my wife's shoulder. "Harlequins won 28-22."
"Sweet."
"Any other teams you like?" Emma asks.
"Well my favorite team of all time is the South African Rugby team." I say. "They've been my favorite ever since I read the book Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game that Made a Nation."
"Sweet." Emma says.
"What are we doing today?" I ask.
"The ladies who are packing are gonna go to the store with the kids and get food and stuff for dinner." Ash says. "While you normal ladies go have a mani-pedi then we'll meet you and go shopping."
"But." I say as I look at Christen.
"I'm going with you." Christen says.
"Thank fuck." I mumble.
"I'm not leaving you Mrs. Press." Christen whispers then she kisses my head. "I'm not leaving you."
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"Everyone ready?" Christen asks as she finishes paying for my mani-pedi.
Myself, Christen, Jessie, Leah, Alex, Kristie, Abby, and Zara just finished getting our nails done and now we're gonna go meet the other ladies at The Mall at Millenia here in Orlando.
I got my nails done in a light pink shade.
"Yeah." Myself, Jessie, Leah, Alex, Kristie, Abby, and Zara say.
"Good." My wife says then we leave the nail salon and walk over to the The Mall at Millenia.
The nail salon we went to was only a couple minutes walk from the mall so we parked in the mall parking lot then walked over.
"Where are we meeting them?" I ask.
"Over there." Christen says and points to where the lady's with dicks are standing while holding the kids.
"Oh." I say as I intertwine my hand with my wife's.
"Hi Ladies." Ash says.
"Hi." Christen, Myself, Jessie, Leah, Alex, Kristie, Abby, and Zara say then the non-dick having ladies greet their respective partners.
Once we're all together, my friends and I head into the mall and start shopping.
After about an hour, I get thirsty so Christen and I break off from the group and head to Mrs. Fields Cookies then we get a cookie and drinks before we head back to our group.
"This cookie is good." I say with a mouthful.
When it's just Christen and I eating, I'm starting to like talking more when eating.
"Chew ya poohead." Christen says with a smile.
"And to think I was gonna give you a bite." I say
Christen pouts so I roll my eyes at her then I feed her some cookie.
After I feed Christen some cookie, I feel my phone start buzzing like crazy so I take it out of my chest bag and look at it.
"You gotta be kidding me." I mumble when I see the reason my phone's blowing up.
"What?" Christen asks then I show her why I'm upset.
Some prick filmed Christen and I from afar walking around the mall.
I find it so fucking creepy when people film me and Christen from afar and post it on social media.
I get we may be famous to some people, but we're normal people who deserve to not have our every move broadcasted to the world.
"I'm so done with this." I mumble then I tweet out some stuff.
I really appreciate all the love and support everyone has shown my wife and I in the past two months, but please do not film us from afar when we are alone, together, or with friends and family. It's a massive invasion of our privacy not to mention really fucking creepy. (1/3)
Christen and I would be happy to take pictures with anyone, as long as the picture is at an appropriate time, i.e. don't ask when Christen and I are eating, on a date, if we're with family, or if we look in a bad mood. (2/3)
Sorry if this sounds bitchy, but given what happened in NYC I think I'm allowed to feel this way and ask this of you. (3/3)
After I've tweeted my thoughts, I lock my phone, put it back in my bag, then Christen pulls me into her arms.
"You're feelings are valid Nara." My wife says.
I sniffle a bit then I put my head in Christen's neck.
"They always have been." Christen says. "And they always will be."
