KEIRA'S POV
I look around me while catching my breath, and see exhausted faces all over the pitch. Today's training session has been a really tough one, and everyone just wants to take a warm shower and relax on the couch, while drinking some tea and watching Love Island.
I hear some footsteps behind me, then Leah puts her arm around my shoulders still short of breath.
«Who are we looking at oh-so-intensely?» she smirks, still finding the energy to tease me, despite the fact that she has been running nonstop for the last two hours.
«No one, and you miss should care about your own business.»
«I care about you, so this is my business, too. Now, is there someone that caught your eyes, milady?»
I shake my head, even though I know that she won't back down for long. When she wants to know something, she eventually will found out.
The reality of the Lionesses is that most of the times these national camps are seventy percent training and working hard, and the other thirty percent is just gossiping around, not only about our English teammates, but also about our club ones, meaning that the discussions get so intricated that ourselves have a hard time keeping up.
I have been really good throughout the camp on keeping the focus on everyone other than me, since I know that if my secret comes out I won't have any peace, especially from my best friend.
«Hey Keira, can we talk for a moment?» Leah asks me, before turning off the lights and go to sleep.
«Sure.»
«Do you actually have something for someone in the team? Because I was kidding earlier, but then I noticed you being all weird and stressed out.»
I stare at her, and I know well that I won't be able to keep my secret from her any longer; in fact, I slowly nod and let myself sink in the pillow, wishing to disappear.
«Oh, my, god.»
She sits on my bed and smiles reassuringly, but I am still freaked out and tense; saying out loud that I am interested in someone will make it an actual thing, while until now it's been just a thought, something abstract that no one really knew about.
«Well, care to say who she is?»
I shake my head, so she chuckles and gives me a challenging look.
«Okay then... I will think up questions and you will nod or shake your head.»
«Fine.»
«Is she older than you?»
I nod.
«Is she a defender?»
I nod again, with the agonizing fear of what's about to come.
«Is she... a captain?»
I shake my head, even though the thought of her with the captain armband makes me smile beyond words.
«Do you share the same club?» she finally asks, more as a confirmation than an actual question.
I nod, then I feel her arms wrapping me and a light chuckle coming out of her mouth.
«Aren't you happy?»
«I am, but I am so scared... I wanna tell her, but at the same time if this goes wrong it'll be extremely awkward... we will have to see each other here, then at home... I don't know.»
«Listen Keira, when I told Jord how I felt it was exactly like this. I was sweating, I was terrified of her reaction, but I was even more afraid of the consequences» she whispers. «But look at us now, we're happy and we're in love, and none of it would have happened if one of us hadn't taken the leap.»
I slowly nod again, knowing that she's right and that telling her how I feel is important, and that what will happen afterwards isn't enough to keep me away from revealing my feelings.
«You're right. I'll tell her tomorrow morning.»
Sarina gave us the morning off since yesterday's training has been quite an intense one, so Leah organizes a morning at the beach with some of our friends. The Spanish sea is really beautiful, and I could stare at it forever, but right now there's someone more important that has got my full attention.
«Does anyone wanna go for a swim?» Ella asks, before everyone but me gets up to follow her.
«Lucy, can we talk, please?» I shyly ask the brown-haired.
«Sure, is everything okay?»
She sits back down, concerned. The nervous expression on her face disappears once I nod, but she is still waiting for me to say something.
«I don't know if you noticed, but in these recent times I have been colder than usual.»
«I did notice, I just didn't say anything because I knew that if you wanted to talk about it you would come to me, as always.»
«Well, this is me talking about it» I take a deep breath. «In these last few times I have had certain new feelings towards you, and that's why I had to take a step back.»
She looks even more confused now. She raises her eyebrow and stares at me completely stunned, while I am trying to figure out if she figured out what I mean.
«Do you suddenly hate me, or...?»
«No!» I immediately exclaim. «Quite the contrary. I am feeling romantic feelings towards you, and since I can't repress them by being your close friend, I thought I could repress them by staying away from you.»
«Why would you want to repress them?» she asks, with a smile on her lips.
«Well, I don't think you feel the same towards me, and so I told myself that if I were ever to tell you about my feelings and you'd reject me, moving on from you before actually being rejected would make the whole "moving on from you after being rejected" thing much easier» I explain, all in one breath.
She puts her index finger in front of my mouth and makes me shut up, then she takes my chin in her fingers and looks at me.
«Luckily, you won't have to move on» she smiles at me, almost whispering.
«Wha-»
She gets closer to me and finally presses her lips against mine, as I close my eyes and put my hands on the back of her head, taking in every second I can of this long-waited kiss.
07/03/2023
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