Fine Line

Dream World

Ella couldn't stop thinking about what Alessia had said when asked if she would ever get romantically involved with any of her team mates.

"If we weren't as close as we are I'd be lethal"

"That's fighting talk that! What if I didn't want yuh!" Ella had responded, taken aback by Alessia's answer and fascinated by the look in the blondes eyes.

What did it mean? It made Tooney think of her in another light, one she hadn't thought about before. But now she had unlocked that view, she couldn't stop her mind racing about Alessia. Everything the blonde seemed to do for the rest of the night Ella was drawn too. Ella felt her eyes lingering on Alessia's a little longer than they would normally. She found her self leaning into Alessias body, feeling her warmth made her chest light.

Of course no one reacted, it was normal for them both. Not even Alessia noticed any difference in Tooney. But it made Ella realise that, when she looked for Alessia in a room, the blonde was often already looking at her. It's not something she noticed before. Alessia had obviously alluded that she had thought about Ella in that way by how she had answered the question in Millie's. Or did she? Maybe Ella was over thinking it. It was banter. Right?

"Ella? You going to sleep?" A male voice asked from the other side of the bed.

Ella was snatched out of her thoughts, turning her head to face her boyfriends.

"Yeah" they both pecked

"Night" Ella turned away from him onto her side, reaching to turn off the bedside lamp.

"Spoon?" He asked

"Nah not tonight, I'm too warm"

The last thing she wanted at the moment was a spoon. Ella felt like she was cheating on him for even thinking of Alessia like that. Guilt started to settle in. She closed her eyes and drifted into sleep.

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"Ella"

The brunette sleepily peeped one eye open at the noise.

"Ella."

As she heard her name a second time she turned on her back and stretched her arms above her head.

"What?" She exhaled, yawning as she carefully rubbed her eyes not to damage her eyelashes.

"You best get up babe, you need to leave for training in an hour" It was her boyfriend.

"An hour?!" She sat bolt upright, reaching for her phone to check the time. "Shiit!! I was meant to go on a coffee date with the girls like 10 minutes ago"

"Oh sorry, I didn't know!" Her boyfriend shrugged.

"Oh don't worry, I forgot to tell yuh"

The brunette stumbled out of bed and over to the bathroom, Joe returned to the living room. She ragged a brush through her hair when her phone started vibrating on the sink. She rushed to put her hair in a top knot as she seen it was Alessia ringing her.

"Hello!" She answered putting the blonde on speaker. But there was no answer.

"Hello!!!" She shouted and Alessia laughed.

"Morning to you too, why are you grumpy"

"I'm not!" Ella mumbled as she had a clip in her mouth where she was trying to tidy up some of the baby hairs on the back of her neck

"Oh god, I've not interrupted you and Joe have I?" Her best friend giggled

"No!" Ella laughed "what makes you think that" Ella turned the tap on getting ready to brush her teeth.