Are we forbidden?

four

22.06.22

The following day, after meeting all players, we had a day off. No media, no training, just a day to ourselves.

I decided to use it wisely and begin unpacking. 

About half an hour in, I realised it was going to be a big job. I still had around 6 more boxes to unpack.

I pulled out my phone and text the only person I knew would be able to help. Lotte.

Me

Hey Lotts, I'm trying to unpack and it's taking forever. Come help me :)

 Lotts 🤍

Oh my god, I'm on my way!!

Me

Thank you :) xxx

I knew it wouldn't take Lotte long to get here, but after 30 minutes, I was starting to get worried. 

That was until I heard a knock at the door.

As I opened the door, I noticed most of the Arsenal players all stood behind her, all of them with a grin on their faces.

"Team building! It benefits you too Robs, just saying" Lotte smirked as she made her way into my apartment, as did the rest of the girls.

"Thank you so much, I was so bored and so ready to be done" I showed them my gratitude and then we all got to unpacking.

Lotte, Steph, Kim and Jen were all unpacking the living room. While Laura, Stina, and Manu took over the kitchen. Arguing over where things belong.

Beth, Viv and Caitlin got to work on the bathroom. Leaving Katie and Leah and me on bedroom duty.

I wanted to unpack the bedroom due to the fact I am picky about where things live in there. 

Leah very impressively made my bed at an incredible speed, Katie began hanging my clothes up in the wardrobe, not before asking me where they go. This I appreciated.

I was putting all of my things in my bedside drawers and putting my books away. 

Leah had opened a shoebox which was full of photos. Some from when I was young, old England camps, family, and friends. If it was important to me or I wanted to remember the moment, it was there.

As Leah began looking through them, I watched as she smiled. All of a sudden her smile dimmed and she got back to putting them up on my wall. 

I walked over trying to get a better look at what she had seen, it was a photo of me and Lauren Hemp. 

Lauren was carrying my legs around her waist and her hands on my butt, squeezing it. But why was Leah upset about that?

Lauren and I had a flirty relationship, we have hooked up quite a few times but we only call when were lonely. The photo was taken during a Villa and City match. It was a 1-1 draw and we were celebrating that neither one of us would go home in defeat.

Of course, we both went home together that night. 

I was brought out of my thoughts by Katie waving a photo in my face. 

"Hello, earth to Robin" She joked, still waving the photo.

"Uh sorry yeah, what's up" I replied, trying my best to hide my thoughts.

"Is this you and Lotts?" The Irish questioned, showing me the photo.

"Yeah, it was two years ago or something like that" I took a good look at the photo, along with Katie and Leah, who had now gotten up to see the photo.

In the photo me and Lotte were at a party, I was wearing a silk red mini dress with a darker red corset, red heels and my long blonde hair down and straightened. 

Lotte was wearing a white baggy shirt with red trousers, and red platform shoes. 

We were at a New Year's Eve party, it was an amazing night, I'm glad it was spent with Lotts.

"You look amazing in that dress" Leah said breathlessly. Still staring at the photo. 

"T-thank you" I stuttered, not being able to believe who had just complimented me. 

I should probably mention in the photo I am bent down with Lotte behind me, we were obviously joking around. But for Leah to have complimented me given my pose, caught me off, guard.

As Leah got back to the photos, Katie turned to me and gave me a wink. 

"Caught her eye, impressive" Katie whispered, just loud enough for me to hear before beth came bursting into the room.

The rest of the girls had finished the apartment and we had pretty much finished the bedroom. 

The girls all gathered around the photo wall and stared. Pointing at some with Lotte and I.

Lotte stepped forward to get a better look at one specific photo, it was another photo with Lauren. This time we were in Menorca, in the hotel room and the photo was taken in the mirror. I was wearing a black bikini, while Lauren was wearing a bikini top and black shorts.

"When was this?" Lotte questioned, pointing at the photo, intensely staring at it.

"A couple of days before Christmas, why?" I told Lotte that my situationship with Lauren was no more. But she had a way with me, I kept going back.

Lauren was not at all an awful person, we are just a world apart and would struggle in a relationship, that being the main reason we have never tried.

We agreed a long time ago to leave things how they were, and that's what we have done. 

"This Christmas?" Lotte continued her questioning, while the other girls were looking confused.

"Yes, Lotte" I replied, hoping she would get it.

"Sounds like we have some major catching up to do doesn't it" Lotte turned to face me with that same smile on her face. She knew all about me and Lauren, well almost everything. 

"Yeah, I guess we do Lotts" I chuckled.

We all made our way into the living room where we ordered pizzas. Everyone was starving after unpacking all of those boxes, to thank them I paid. It was the least I could do.

We ate the food as soon as it arrived, and shortly after the girls left. I must of said thank you a million times, they were probably sick of it.

After they had all left, I took in my now unpacked apartment, before brushing my teeth and going to bed for the night.