Friends for life?

13. Travel Day (Leah's POV)

Leah's POV

After this mornings argument with Sophie on the plane I've caught her scowling at me a few times. After we'd finished our small sided game on the outdoor pitch Isla and I were messing around with one of the balls that'd been left out. It was her first day back on the pitch so she'd been working with the physio doing some passing drills instead. Being cocky as ever she challenged me to a 1vs1, not gonna lie I felt confident. I've just bloody won the Euros and she's been injured practically all summer, so I was confident I'd win so I let her start with possession of the ball. That was my first mistake. We're probably about equal in speed but she whipped my ass big time. I caught up and blocked her thinking I'd gain possession when she faked right knowing I'd mirror her. She took a shot from where we were it must've been at least 35 yards out. I didn't even have time to react. It went in, of course it did.

Shaking my finger at her off I went to get the ball while she's off running with her top over her head like she's scored in a World Cup final. Beth, Katie and Steph are cheering like idiots while my prides took a battering. I'm getting ripped a new one by Beth and the girls as this idiot comes running over swinging her top in the air still.

"Oh my god, I'm your biggest fan. Can I have your shirt?" Katie screams at her while.
As she gets closer I can't stop staring at her, I wish she hadn't taken that top off. Stop looking at her like that, she's your best mate. I need to do something to distract me so I lift her throwing her over my shoulder in a fireman's lift and head back towards the building. She's practically upside down over my shoulder. If I move my head to the right my nose will be on her ass. My arms are wrapped round her thighs. Great way to distract yourself Leah...not. How do I get myself into these situations? To make it worse as I walk inside the changing room I'm face to face with bloody Sophie who glares at me shaking her head before she leaves. What is her problem?!

As I put Isla down I make an excuse to go to the loo saying I'll meet the girls in the ice bath. I sit on the toilet staring at the door in front of me. All I can think of is her, those abs of steel, her toned arms, don't even get me started on her boobs. I need to hurry up or the girls will wonder where I am so I quickly splash my face with cold water and go to meet them.

There were two people already in the ice bath as Kim and I walked in, Isla and Sophie. She looked up as I walked down the steps then quickly grabbed her phone. This won't be awkward at all. Kim and Isla were talking about someone they knew from the Scotland team retiring. I played with my phone not wanting to make eye contact with Sophie who kept looking over. Katie, Beth and Jordan joined us chatting about some show they'd been watching on Netflix, surprisingly Sophie joined that conversation while I spoke to Isla and Kim who were now looking at cute dogs on Instagram.

I don't know what I'm going to do about Sophie, it's starting to create an atmosphere within the team. Everything was fine until she had that tantrum on the plane. Anytime she speaks I panic that she's going to bring up the summer. I can't even say it was a moment of weakness because it was more than once. It started off because I couldn't sleep, Sophie noticed right away seeing the same signs she'd seen plenty of times before. I didn't need to explain anything she just knew how I was feeling then it just kinda happened. We'd sneak into each others rooms and pretend like nothing was going on. In the changing room at Wembley when we won she followed me to the bathroom, as she went to kiss me I pushed her away saying I wanted to enjoy the party. I avoided her all night staying close to my family and friends. When I left the party to go to bed I knew she'd seen Isla leave with me. I was glad she did because I knew she wouldn't follow me. The next day we had an argument that ended with me telling her there was no way we'd get back together.

I'd come to my senses, I didn't want to fall back into a relationship with her. She'd hurt me, said things I couldn't forgive. In the hype of the summer I pushed that to the side but now I need to protect myself. Everyone wants a piece of me and I can't be my best with her around. She'd get jealous when I went to events, or I'd go out with my friends then make me feel guilty for 'leaving her' Nobody knew that I didn't want anyone to think badly of her.

We all went back to our rooms to shower and get changed for dinner. After dinner we spent time together as a team before heading to bed early. As I lay on my bed staring at the ceiling my phone buzzed

Isla
Be rude not to 🤪
(Photo of her tv showing Love Island

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On my way 🤣

I've never met anyone who can read me like Isla. It's like she has this special power where she always knows what I need. Making sure nobody saw me I sneaked into Isla's room carrying my straighteners with me, if anybody sees me I'll tell them Isla forgot hers. She's already in her pjs sitting on her side of the bed when I walk in. Without even speaking I snuggle next to her and she presses play. She pulls me in with her right arm and I instantly relax. I'm convinced Isla's hugs have healing properties. She's so warm and cuddly, I could literally stay there all day long. I think the secret to her hugs is her boobs, the team constantly wind her up saying they're massive. They're not, it's just they're bigger than everyone else's. Tonight I'm falling asleep in my happy place, Isla's arms.