Off The Field

four

'Do we know what the bedroom arranges me are yet? I can't actually really remember the room set up?' Lia asks as Leah glances in the rearview mirror at Lia who is sitting in the backseat with her arm stretched across the middle seat as Bunny clutches her hand tightly from her carseat.

'I'm sure it's two doubles and two twin rooms... A double and twin on each floor. I'm not 100% sure how we'll sort it but I would suggest me and Court being on the ground floor as it just means we shouldn't wake anyone when Bunny gets up in the morning.' Leah replies and the Swiss-midfielder nods her head.

'Surely it just makes sense for you and Court to have the double on the ground floor and Beth and Viv to have the double on the first floor then? The rest of us can just split out over the twin rooms; I imagine Steph and Jen will go together then me and Kim.' Lia says and the blonde shrugs her shoulders.

'Happy with anything honestly. Just looking forward to having a bit of a break away from everything before England camp in a few weeks.' Leah replies glancing at her girlfriend who is fast asleep in the passenger seat, her head resting against the window as one hand subconsciously rests against her stomach.

'Yeah, it'll be nice to have some time away from the hustle and bustle of London.' Lia says softly.

'How's your head? Are you feeling alright?' Leah asks.

'Mm-hmm... I get a slight headache if I spend too much time on my phone but it's definitely improved so much, thankfully because that was awful. The worst concussion I've ever had, I think.' Lia replies causing Leah to nod her head.

'Bunny sweetheart, why don't we give Wally her hand back? Save her from stretching over to you?' Leah says softly causing the little girl to shake her head.

'My Wally.' Bunny replies pouting.

'She's fine honestly... My little häsli, aren't you?' Leah says smiling at the little girl as Leah turns her attention back to the road in front of her. They're about halfway through their journey and despite the fact that they'd agreed to split the driving between her and Courtney, Leah doesn't quite have the heart to wake the brunette who has looked absolutely shattered from pretty much the minute they woke up this morning.

****

'Why didn't you wake me, bubs? We had said we were going to share the driving, didn't we?' Courtney says running her hands over her face before turning to look at the blonde sitting beside her.

'You looked so peaceful, love... I did think you would've woke when we stopped for a toilet break but you were out for it so I just left you, I didn't mind the drive anyway.' Leah replies smiling as she reaches out to move some hair out of Courtney's face.

'I feel so queasy.' Courtney admits.

'Maybe coming away wasn't the best idea, love... I don't want you being here and feeling all shitty when we could be in our own place, in our bed.' Leah says and Courtney shakes her head.

'Honestly if this is anything like last time then we've got a while of me feeling shitty, Le. I can't spend the next eight months hiding out at home cause I feel shit.' Courtney replies.

'Where's Bunny?' Courtney asks.

'She's running around with Beth and the dogs. Don't worry about her, she's having the time of her life.' Leah replies smiling.

'How was she during the journey?' Courtney asks loosening her seatbelt.

'Absolute angel. She held Wally's hand the entire way and watched Shrek 2 on the iPad.' Leah replies causing Courtney to smile.

'I don't know where the sudden obsession with Shrek has come from honestly. She must watch at least one of the films every day.' Courtney says and Leah nods her head.

'Yeah, I tried to suggest other films like Frozen and Moana but she was insistent on it being Shrek so I wasn't going to fight her on it.' Leah replies causing Courtney to laugh.

'Pick your battles... Suppose there could be worse issues to have, in fact it's not really an issue.' Courtney says and Leah smiles.

'Yeah... Ready to head in, love?' Leah asks and Courtney nods her head.

'Yeah, let's go bubs.' Courtney replies.

****

'Hey... We're just heading out on a walk with the dogs. Are we okay to take Bunny with us? She was asking to come. We're all going except Kim, she's still unpacking.' Lia asks as she peeks her head around the bedroom door where Courtney is lying on the bed while Leah sets up Bunny's little travel bed.

'Yeah, that's fine. If you're okay taking her then that's fine with us.' Courtney replies smiling.

'I can grab the buggy for you, if you want?' Leah offers and Lia shakes her head.

'It will be fine. We're not going too far so she'll be okay.' Lia says and the blonde nods her head. They don't use the buggy often anymore now that Bunny is three and much better at walking however whenever they're away or if they plan on doing long distances they do bring it as backup. Lia leaves the room and closes the door behind her before Leah makes her way over to the bed and drops down beside the brunette.

'Are you still bleeding?' Leah asks quietly and Courtney nods her head.

'It's nothing major. Like it's literally just a bit of spotting so not a ton or anything. I don't think we've got anything to worry about.' Courtney replies as Leah begins to run her fingers through the brunette's hair.

'Maybe we should just go home. You'd probably be more comfortable in our own house, in our own bed.' Leah says and Courtney shakes her head.

'I don't want to go home, Le. I promise I'm absolutely fine; I don't think it's anything to worry about. If it gets heavier or I start getting cramps then we'll get it checked out but for now we enjoy our few days away.' Courtney replies.

'I was thinking that maybe it would be beneficial for you to tell Kim or Wally... I know we haven't even told our families yet but it just means that if anything was to happen we could leave and have someone cover our backs.' Courtney says and Leah nods her head.

'That sounds like a sensible idea, love. Maybe we could tell Kim while all the other girls are out? I don't know if we'll really get Wally on her own?' Leah suggests and Courtney smiles.

'Sounds perfect. Let's finish unpacking then we can go talk to her.' Courtney replies.

****

Making their way into the lounge and kitchen area, Leah smiles as she sees Kim making some coffee while the rest of the girls chill out on the sofas, Bunny lying sleepily across both Beth and Lia's knees. By the time they'd finished unpacking, everyone had returned from their walk meaning that they didn't get a chance to speak to Kim on her own just yet.

'Coffee?' Kim asks glancing at the couple who both shake their heads.

'How was your walk?' Leah asks as she makes her way over to the sofas, her fingers linked through Courtney's who follows close behind her.

'It was good. This is such a beautiful area around here. So much room for the dogs and Bunny to run.' Beth replies smiling.

'Mummy!' Bunny says grinning as she climbs off Lia and Beth's knees before rushing towards the brunette who lifts her into her arms.

'Hey, sweetpea. Did you have a good walk?' Courtney asks and Bunny nods her head before dropping it to rest on Courtney's shoulders.

'This place is lovely, isn't it?' Courtney says smiling as she takes a seat next to Leah and adjusts Bunny to sit on her knee.

'It's lovely... So glad we decided to come here.' Beth replies.

'Mm... It'll be a nice break before camp.' Leah says and Beth nods her head.

'Do you have any plans for when Leah is away at camp, Courtney?' Viv asks.

'My dad is coming down for a few days. I think he gets here the day she leaves and then he'll be here for a couple of days. Elle might come down as well, I'm not 100% sure but Bunny and I will hopefully be going to the games if and when we can.' Courtney replies feeling Leah softly kiss the side of her head.