Love on the Pitch

What I though would last forever

Viv POV:
The last few months have been interesting to navigate. Lisa and I have been trying to find a stable balance now that we have different schedules, one of which is the we play strong vlogs. Now that Lisa is not a part of the same team as me, I have been put at the forefront even more now that I have to film what happens at Arsenal, and I'm not one for the camera.

Lisa had a late practice today, and I have been waiting on the couch, watching random shows in the meantime. When Lisa got home, I looked at my phone to check what time it was; it showed 8 p.m. I went over to greet her, but she ignored it, just going up to shower. I thought that she just wanted to take a hot shower since December has started to approach. When she came back from having her shower, she sat me down to talk. She apologized for ignoring me when she got in, saying that she was just very tired from today. I had the idea since we both have tomorrow off. "What if we go on a date tomorrow and go to London and just spend the day together?" Lisa just nodded her head, cuddling as close as she could to me. I knew we would be sleeping on the couch tonight and not in bed. The next day, we filmed little bits for the WPS vlog due to come out, but for the most part, we just sat and relaxed, enjoying the day together. The next few weeks, we got into the rhythm of going out every couple of days together. We had fights once in a while, but it happens in every relationship.

Lisa was getting back from training before me and said that she would cook today. When I got home, she already had dinner ready, and we went and ate. I moved to the couch so I could stretch myself out. I must have fallen asleep at one point. This continued for the next few days. I got home, ate, relaxed on the couch, fell asleep, and woke up at 5 a.m. Today was an off day, so I just went to my actual bed and slept until Lisa woke up. I would usually have a game day with Lisa, but she has recovery for her Achilles today, so I won't see her till 3. I was spending time with her until she had to leave, even if it meant part of it was sleeping. I fell into a light sleep so that when she woke up, I could spend a bit more time with her before she had to leave.

When Lisa got home, she was acting a bit off. I asked her if she had bad news about her Achilles. She just shook her head and pulled me to the couch. "I think we need to break up. It is causing us both more stress than we need." My jaw dropped, but I agreed with Lisa on that, as staying in the relationship would only cause more damage and stress. I also didn't know where this was coming from since we had been fine this morning. We had commitments to War Child for a Christmas event, and Lisa still needed a place to stay until she could get her own house.

Going into training the next morning was hard. We agreed to stop sleeping in bed together to not start any habits we would not be able to break, and she would take the guest room. I had not had a good sleep and just felt like the world I knew crumbled from under me. Lisa knew how to help me when something was wrong, and even though we still live together, it won't be the same as before.

Beth's POV:
Training was going great for me. I had been making every shot that I took. Our new coach, Jonas, had wanted us to go into 11v11s, and each team had a different plan so he could see which ones would be better for different teams and scenarios we would face at the beginning of the new year.

When he said that Viv would be on my team, I knew that our team would win. Yet when we did play, Viv was not hitting her shots, even when I would slot her a pass, which let her be wide open. With anyone else, I would say they just had an off day, but Viv's off days consist of goals that are even more mind-breaking than the normal ones that she makes when having a good day. This made me think that she could be injured, but that didn't fit either since she pulls herself out when injured or mentally struggling, so that was removed as well. I decided to push the thoughts aside and adjust my focus on the rest of the training, then ask her after.