Lauren Hemp short fanfic :)

part 10

I stood up from my position on the bench and engulfed Lucy in a hug, she returned the gesture, then pulled away slowly.
"I'll leave you to your," She took a pause and changed her expression, "weights."

I trained for another hour or so before getting changed out of my gear and back into a tracksuit and heading towards where I knew most of the squad would be; the common room. I walked in and sat down on one of the sofas at the back of the room, Keira immediately noticed my presence.

"Hey Al. Where have you been?" The ginger questioned,
"I was in the gym." I chuckled,
"Ooo. Who you tryna impress?" She giggled,
"if only you'd know." I laughed, rolling my eyes playfully at the girl, "nah. I just needed something to set me up for tomorrow's training. I have a feeling Sarina's gonna go hard."
"I really hope she doesn't." Beth added,
"Oh she will." Leah chuckled from over by the darts board,"she talked me through plans tomorrow. It's gonna be intense.",
"Oh fuck that." Beth laughed, "damn you Williamson."
Leah shrugged her shoulders and chuckled, throwing another dart at the board.

I glanced around the room, only to find Alessia, Lauren and Lotte playing a game of pool in the far corner. Lucy glanced at me from one of the beanbags, nodding slightly. I did as the brunette suggested, making my way over to the pool table.
"Oh Al. Thank god you're here, we're desperately in need of a ref." Lauren smiles, placing the end of her cue on the floor and leaning against it.
"Hang on. You're the one who's cheating?!" Lotte laughs,
"I'll be your ref." I reply, twisting my mouth into a smile. I make my way over to where the blonde is standing,
"Right! I don't want any foul play." I say, clearing my throat, "I'm looking at you Hemp."
"Wha- why me?" She laughs,
"I know how you play." I chuckle,
"Thank you Alina. She is a cheat." Alessia adds, laughing,
"Is the ref ready for me to continue?" Lotte speaks up, smiling at the girls around her, I nod theatrically,
"please continue."

Lotte plays her turn, somehow putting two balls in one shot. Then it's Alessia's go, who misses any balls. Lauren has a go, only putting one. Lotte pulls her cue up again, and Lauren threads her arms around my neck, resting her head on my shoulder. The blonde is slightly taller than I am, allowing her to rest her head comfortably, I bring my hands up to hold her arms.
"I think this is called favouritism." Lotte speaks up, glancing in mine and Lauren's direction, then up at Alessia.
"Oh, total favouritism. We just have to work harder Lotte." Alessia chuckles, I smile at the girls comment. Glad she's not taking Lauren's action to heart. The trio finish the game quickly, Lauren ended up winning. But not by much.

"You're just too good at everything." Alessia groans, a slight smile tracing her lips.
Lauren smiled at the blondes comment, and shrugged her shoulders playfully. She began her walk over to the vacant sofa in the middle of the room, I followed her over. Taking a seat next to the girl, she lifted her legs and rest them on my thighs. The rest of the squad slowly made their ways over to the seating areas, we all sat there for an hour or so just chatting about random things. Lauren was still sat in the same place when Sarina walked into the room and gave us instructions to head up to Physio. Just to make sure that no injuries were going to affect our play at the tournament.

We got sent up in groups, the first 12 numbered players went first. Just checking fitness and basic health, it was more of a precaution than anything. The physio noticed that my left ankle was slightly swollen and weaker than my right, it wasn't anything that she was too worried about, but she taped it up anyway. Just to be on the safe side.

I must've walked back into the common room with a slight limp, more uncomfortable than anything else. But a few of the girls noticed, Lucy glanced over at me,
"Your foot good Ali?"
"Hm. Oh yeah, physio just said it's weaker. It's a precaution, that's all."
"That's quite a harsh strap for just a weaker ankle." Lauren added, "you sure everything's okay?"
"As far as I'm aware. She didn't seem to concerned." I chuckle, collapsing into a bean bag opposite the two girls.
"As long as you're okay." Lauren smiles sweetly, Lucy catches my eye and smirks yet again, mouthing something that I didn't quite catch. Keira smiled at her girlfriend, obviously catching what Lucy said.

"Anyone know what's happening with rooming?" Lauren asks, oblivious to the girls around her.
"Uh. I'm not actually sure, I'd guess we're sharing with someone." Keira says, trying to compose herself.
"What's going on?" Lauren half-laughs, trying to be included.
"Nothing." Lucy bursts out laughing,
"I've got no clue what they're on about either. Not just you." I reply, glancing at the blonde. Keira held my eyeline, rasing an eyebrow as if to say 'why you lying girl'.
"Oh thank god. At least it's not me." Lauren chuckled, rising from her seat, "budge up." She said, gesturing for me to move over. I wriggled slightly across on the bean bag, making room for the forward to sit next to me. The bean bags were only meant for one person so the blonde rest a leg over mine, as well as throwing an arm over my shoulder to keep her sat on the beanbag. Which Keira and Lucy found extremely funny,
"you comfortable there?" I laughed, glancing at how close we were sat.
"Very." She added, resting her head on top of mine, Lauren must have closed her eyes because before I knew it Lucy was staring me down and placed a hand on Keira's thigh, as if telling me to do that to Lauren. I sent her a death stare, and somehow sent the signal 'absolutely not' without moving my head. 'Wimp' Keira mouthed, grabbing Lucy's hand that was still rest on her thigh. At that point Lauren must have opened her eyes, cause Lucy and Keira changed their expressions.

The four of us carried on chatting for a while, Lucy kept catching my eyes, egging me on. Eventually I gave up with the brunette and placed a hand on Lauren's leg that was rest over mine. The blonde moved her hand that was on my shoulder to my hip, resting it there gently. I watched as Keira and Lucy internally combusted, and tried their hardest to keep it quiet. Being so close to the girl; with her arm around my waist, I felt so safe, the safest and most comfortable I had felt in a while. The rest of the squad came bounding into the common room, spreading out across the seating and games. But Lauren didn't move, and neither did I. Again I felt Lucy's heart combust.

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