Invisible String

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Natalie's POV

"Hey! You both made it."

"Well I can't miss the semifinal." I say as I take my seat. "Plus come on, it's my wife's birthday."

"And I wouldn't miss it either." Lizzie says as she sits next to me.

"Lizzie how nice to see you here." Selena says.

"We sent her flowers by the way." Taylor says motioning to her and Selena.

"I sneaked my way into the hotel." I whisper. The three women beside me all gasping in shock as they turn to face me. "What?"

"You sneaked inside the hotel? Are you insane?" Selena whispers.

"What? Can't I wish my wife a happy birthday and good luck?" I whisper.

"I mean yeah definitely but was that really the wisest choice?" Lizzie asks and I shake my head. "There we go. Make better choices babes."

"Yeah make better choices, like last night. The encore? You really did that? A day before this game? You're absolutely insane." Taylor says. "Why would you do that?"

"Because I obviously planned this tour around the World Cup for my wife." I whisper. "Plus gotta give the fans what they want."

"It's a good thing you also planned out a two week rest after the World Cup."

"I'm exhausted." I whisper as I fix my sunglasses. "I hope they win though."

"At least no one can see your tired eyes." Selena says as she cups my face. "You poor thing."

"See Selena actually loves me. Meanwhile you bully me." I say as I rest my head on Selena's shoulder.

"You're something else."

"I am. Now let's just enjoy and hope they beat England." I say as I grab my water.

"Thanks for keeping an eye on my girl." Lizzie whispers and I smile.

"Always. I know you'd take care of Alex if I weren't around."

Lizzie pats my thigh as we give our attention to the game.

Nine minutes into the game a beautiful cross is headed to Christen.

"Goal! GOAL!" I shout. "GOAL! Oh my god she scored!"

"My girl." Lizzie whispers as she jumps out of her seat. "She scored!"

- - - -

"ALYSSA YOU WONDERFUL HUMAN BEING."

"You're going to lose your voice if you continue like this." Taylor says and I laugh.

"Please I'm a trained professional." I say waving her off. "Woo!"

"And just like that they're onto the final." Lizzie says and I smile.

"Your dad was at pride?" Selena asks and I turn my head.

"Oh yeah! He told me he went. He sent me pictures, he was with his friends so his crew." I say chuckling.

"Free dad hugs?" Taylor says and I nod my head. "That's actually cute."

"He sounded happy." I say with a smile. "New York is a big city. He was happy to give out some dad hugs."

"Growth." Taylor says and I laugh.

"That's definitely not where his flaws were at. He was always supportive. My mom made sure of it."

"As she should." Selena says.

"So should we go grab food? I'm ready to eat and then sleep." Lizzie says. "But sleep is after I get to talk to my girl."

"My girl. How romantic." I tease. "I'm so glad I've been upgraded from babes to my girl. I love it."

"Oh be quiet. You know who I'm talking about."

"I love you two together. Such a beautiful couple. I can gladly say that I did that." I say with a grin. "I'm great as cupid. People should hire me you know."

"Okay well let's go before it gets even more difficult to get out. Make sure you don't let go of each other because if we get lost it's over for all of us." Taylor says.

"I'll go with Selena." Lizzie says and I furrow my eyebrows.

"Huh? But you and I. Lizzie? I can't get lost I'm over six feet."

"By two or three inches." Selena says.

"Three inches last time I checked. So six foot three inches. Thank you."

"Come on."

Taylor pulls me closer to her as we start walking. Her hand securely grabbing my arm. Something is up.

"Do you want to talk about something?"

"I do. But not here. There's many eyes and ears." Taylor whispers and I nod my head.

"Okay. Is it like bad?"

"Meh. You'll find out sooner or later."

"So it's bad?"

"I wouldn't say that. But it's something I want to discuss with you. Something I want to do in case something happens." Taylor whispers.

Our bodyguards help us get through the crowd, managing to get us out without being stopped. I push Taylor in front of me, to make sure I can keep the three women in my sight.

"Wait. In case something happens?" I ask suddenly. "That worries me."

"Just wait until we get to our hotel." Taylor says.

"I'm worried."

We get into the car, the driver then takes us to our hotel. Once there we head up to our rooms.

Laura: Flowers, cake, vegan cookies, and the present have all been sent to Alex. So everything is handled here.

Me: Thanks Laura. I'll see you in a couple of days.

After messaging Laura I message Alex and a friend of mine.

Me: Mi amor you did amazing! Congratulations on such a beautiful goal and for advancing to the finals. We'll be there cheering you on. Te amo mucho. I hope you enjoy your birthday, I'm saddened that I can't spend your birthday with you but I assure you after the World Cup we'll celebrate and hopefully celebrating you winning the World Cup. Okay rest up and enjoy your time with your teammates. I love you.

Alex 💙: Thank you for the gifts amor. I love it. Your sister and Selena also sent me flowers! I'll send you a picture in a bit. The girls say hi, we saw some videos of your concert last night. Amazing! I love you.

I smile as I see the picture Alex sent me, the flowers and a small present my sister and Selena has sent her.

Sophie ❤️‍🔥: And that's the MOTHER FUCKIN' TEA. Woo! Natalie your wife is amazing, I love her. See you soon my lovely friend. Go Alex! We're rooting for her and the girls in this household. We love you honey ❤️

"Can we talk now?" Taylor asks and I look up from my phone.

"Yeah. Yes. Yes. Of course. Let's talk."