Love On The Pitch

Slow Burn

The storm rolled in around 3am. Bastian couldn't sleep. Tossing and turning in bed, he played the scene over and over again in his head. Her scent. Her soft skin. Her yielding soft lips. Oh yes... she wanted him....just as much as he wanted her. The feel of her body pressed up against his. The look of fire in her eyes just before he closed in wanting to kiss her hard and with passion. The heat and tension between them almost broke his resolve. Rolling over towards the window, He looked out over the city as lightning lit up the sky.  A smile creeped on his face as he remembered the feeling as he left her hotel room. He could feel her eyes on him as he headed to the elevators. Oh yes..she did want him.. badly. She's doing her best to hide it, but she wants him. It took everything in him not plant his month on hers when she closed her eyes and leaned in. Her beautiful pouty lips just begging to be kissed.

I've never felt this way before.... About  anyone....even Sarah. Thinking about it now Sarah was..... always agreeable... easy going yes... but lacked the fire and passion I find irresistible in a women. A women like Alex. The firm ground she stood on didn't waiver... until I shook it. That sweet, innocent vulnerability as I closed in on her. She looked like a baby fawn with its leg trapped. Those big beautiful eyes wide eyed and.... Almost a little scared. Tucking his arms under his head he Closed his eyes he drifted off to sleep. The image of dark brown eyes staring right through him.

2 months later

Seated at her desk, Alex skims through some medical files on her laptop on the current German squad.

Thomas Muller- slight laceration to the left eye April 15th, 2015
3 stitches
Nothing to big, she says to herself.
Manuel Neuer - left ankle sprain November 23, 2014 incident happened in training camp.
again no biggie.
Bastian Schweinstieger - Granted 3 weeks Personal Leave. Reasons confidential. Sept 10th, 2014.

Hmmmmmm....Whats going on there Bastian?Alex says to herself as she closes the file. What happened that he needed 3 weeks personal leave after the biggest win of his career? maybe vacation seeing as how he trained so intensely to get where where he is. Stop reading into things Alex, she says to herself..not everything has to be mysterious.

Glancing at her watch, "shoot... I'm going to be late. Tucking paper copies of the files under her arms she stands up from her chair and heads to the staff meeting being held in the owners lounge in half hour. Wearing her favorite black pencil skirt, white sleeveless blouse and smokin' red hot suede pumps, Alex heads down the long hallway past the players locker room towards the bank of elevators. Whipping off a quick email on her iPhones she turns the corner and smack! She collides with a rock solid male figure... ohhhh shoot.....she hollers as she falls back, papers and phone flying everywhere.

Bastian collides in the hallway and almost yard sales it. Throwing his hands out he sweeps Alex immediately off her feet and into his arms.

"Whoa!! Doc... you gotta watch where you're going , you could kill someone with those legs of yours." holding onto her for a moment, they both glance down at the scattered mess of papers below and then at each other. "Oh Romeo... 'Wherefore Art Thou Romeo" she laughs. Placing her down gently to the floor, she smiles at him... "you just need to stay out of my way Mr. Bond! This gal is on a mission." Bending down she starts to to sort through the massive mess of files. Bastian laughs as he bends down to help her. He stumbles across a sheet of paper with his name on it. He pauses to read it as she continues to sort through the mess.

Bastian Schweinstieger -Granted 3 weeks Personal Leave. Reasons confidential. Sept 10th, 2014

That was just after He broke it off with Sarah after 7 Years together. He flew to Greece to be alone and grieve their relationship. Still, not in a place for sharing battle scars, he shoves the paper in its folder before Alex notices.

"I'm really sorry Bastian, I've just  been so distracted and busy acclimating myself to all this new stuff. "So'kay Alex you will just have to make it up to me... over dinner."

"Bastian.. you know how I feel about all this we need to stay professional." she says while getting to her feet.

"We go as friends" very innocent.. he says in a matter of fact type of tone. she looks at him not convinced hes truthful in his words.

" I will be your ..shall we say tour guide of Munich" he says
Expelling a breath almost in defeat, she breaks her own rule.

"Ok...........well how bout just a drink? As friends...promise?" Alex extends her hand waiting for him to shake on it. Reaching out they touch. An instant sexual tension surges through her hand and into his.

"Why do I feel I'm going to regret this".. she mumbles quietly to herself.