The Price of Love

8

Tobin's mysterious illness caught the team off guard. No one really knew what was going on.

"Hey" Christen said at the table. Tobin's spot was empty between her and Alex.

"Hi" Alex said back.

"So I know we really haven't been on the best terms with each other, and I want to put an end to that. I want us to become friends" Christen said at last.

"Sure. Let's start over" Alex smiled.

"Okay, do you want to go get coffee later?" Christen asked.

"Sure!" Alex said.

That was the last of the conversation at lunch. Christen and Alex went ahead and went to their coffee place, and Tobin was still in the hospital.

In the hospital...

"Well Miss Heath, it seems like you've gotten a virus. It shouldn't be anything bad, you may have occasional light headedness and feeling tired a lot, possibly even fainting once in a while. We are also putting you on pain medicine that may make you a little loopy" The doc smiles at the last part.

"But you should be fine by next week" He ends.

Next week? A whole week without soccer? Tobin hated the idea of missing soccer for that long. But then again, she would be back just in time for her game with the national team against Brazil in a friendly.

There is another camp out in Chicago that they have to go to now, and Tobin got called up.

"But I'm injured" Tobin protested.

"Well, you still have your learning ability" Coach said.

"Okay. I'll be there" Tobin said. She sighed. Why did she have to go when she had a mystery virus? Doc said it wasn't contagious, but still.

She pulled up to the new training camp in Chicago, and went into the lobby.

"Tobin!" Christen embraced her.

"Hey Press" Tobin grinned, happy to see her friend again.

"Tobin!" Waved Alex. Tobin waved back.

"Come on, we're just about to get our rooms" Christen dragged Tobin over to the rest of the team that bombarded her with questions similar to: "are you okay?" Or "what happened?"

The names and rooms were just posted, and the team went to check it out.

"Tobin, you're with Alex" Abby called, reading off the list of names.

"Christen you're with Julie" Abby said again.

"Well," Christen sighed, leaning against Tobin's arm, "we will see each other at lunch and training if not in our rooms"

"Yup" Tobin said. She was kind of eager to room with Alex.

"Okay, well, I better go put my stuff away" Tobin said, and walked toward her room.

There were footsteps behind her, and she turned to see Alex. She nodded to Alex.

"Hey Tobin, um, I was just going to say sorry about before you um, fainted" Alex said. Tobin stopped walking and turned around. "I don't know what got into my head. I guess I was just jealous you were spending so much time with Christen I just couldn't handle it and it was just driving me-"

"Alex, chill out. It's all good. No harm done" Tobin grinned, cutting her off.

Alex smiled.

Tobin continued the walk to her room, when she opened the door, she felt Alex press herself against Tobin's back.

"Alex?" Tobin asked, uneasy.

"Yes?" Alex wrapped her hands around Tobin's waist. Tobin hasn't felt this kind of contact from Alex before.

"What are you, doing?" Tobin asked.

"Being in love with you" She whispered in Tobin's ear. Tobin flickered her eyes.

"I-In love with me?" Tobin asked.

"Mhm" Alex hummed.

Alex's hands squeezed Tobin's side, making a chill roll down her spine.

What about Christen? Is all Tobin thought.

"Tobin, let's put the world away for a minute. Let it just be you and me" Alex said, turning Tobin around and placing a sensitive kiss on her lips.

Tobin didn't respond.

"Sound okay Tobs?" Alex asked.

"Yeah.." Tobin said, absent minded.

Alex pushed her down on the bed, and licker her lips, staring at Tobin.

Then out of nowhere she crashed her lips into Tobin's and hauled her shirt over her head, and Tobin did the same to Alex.

There was a short period of time where they couldn't tell who's arm was who's or who's leg was who's.

"I love you" Alex said, drifting off.

"Love you too" Tobin mumbled.

But does she really love her?