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Allie immediately stepped in front of Kelley, building some sort of barrer between the girl she loved and her crazy brother.

- Get out of here before I call the cops ! she exclaimed.

The young man took a step further.

- Who is she ? he asked, pointing at Kelley, who still was behind his sister.

Allie seemed to hesitate, before saying :

- A friend. Now, get out of here.

She didn't know that, just behind her, there was a now angry Georgia girl. Of course she knew they weren't a real couple or something, but hearing it from Allie's mouth just hurt her. She knew the blonde was shaking, and probably already regretting what she said. But there also was fear in her voice, even though she was trying to hide it.

Patrick Long burst out laughing.

- It's okay, I'm not here on dad's behalf, he said in a sarcastic voice. I just wanted you to know that dad's dead. An officer shot him dead. The funeral is tomorrow.

- Great, go tell that to someone who actually gives a fuck ! Allie yelled.

His brother didn't move. Kelley didn't know what to do ; she knew the blonde was having a lot of thoughts in her head right now. In order to comfort her, she just placed a hand on her back, and it immediately made her relax a bit.

Patrick just smiled.

- You should come, he said. He would've wanted this.

Allie's eyes went wide.

- He shot me I remind you, she said in an agressive voice. I'm glad he's dead. Tomorrow, instead of going in that stupid funeral, I'll just go celebrate with some alcohol and praise the Lord for His mercy !

Kelley had to restrain herself from giggling. She loved when Allie's sarcasm was coming out, but the situation was too tensed up for her to interfere. She just remained still, looking at Patrick's surprised face.

He just looked at her sister with neutral eyes.

- Whatever floats your boat, he let out. He loved you. You were his favorite.

- He had a strange way to show it to me, she muttered. Now, go. Please.

He nodded, and got out of the room. Once he was gone, Allie just let herself fall on the bed, her head in her hands. Of course she loved her family once, but that time was gone, and seeing her brother and father within the same month was bringing back a lot of memories. Kelley just sat on the bed next to her. Now was not the time to express her own frustration, because Allie was in a very bad place.

As Kelley was going to stand up in order to go out of the room, leaving Allie alone for a while, she felt a cold hand grabbing hers. Allie's ocean eyes were all wet, and her grip was strong. Kelley sat back right away, and hugged her lover. She then placed a small kiss on her forehead, before letting Allie's head rest on her chest.

It didn't take her long to stop crying. She just straightened up, and took Kelley's hands in hers.

- I'm sorry I called you my friend, she whispered. But I couldn't risk you.

She seemed afraid that someone would hear her words. Kelley frowned.

- Risk me ? she repeated, confused.

- Patrick can't touch me anymore, because of his restrictions, Allie explained. He knows he can't do me any harm. But if he learns how valuable your are to be, he'd have a target. He only wants to make my life a living hell.

She took a quick break, feeling her tears growing in her eyes, before saying :

- And I don't want to loose you, Kelley.

- I will send in back to jail, the freckled girl let out, angry. I swear.

- Kels..., Allie started, but was cut off.

- There's no "Kels" right now ! she said, and the softness that usually was in her voice was gone. I wanna protect you by all means, even if it means I have to kill your brother myself.

Now that was the blonde who was angry.

- Don't say such things ! she ordered. I don't want you to get involved with my family.

- But..., Kelley said.

- There's no but. I don't want anything to happen to you, I care about you too much for that.

Kelley just stopped breathing for a moment. Allie was so protective that is was beyond cute. She felt her love for the first time in weeks, and that agressive tone the midfielder had just because of the idea of Kelley getting her was warming her heart.

The freckled girl just looked at her in awe.

- Promise me you won't do anything, Allie said.

Kelley hesitated for a second, so Allie had to insist :

- Kelley !

- Okay, I won't do anything. But if he shows up again, I might rip her head off.

Allie giggled at how cute angry Kelley was. Her hands found a way to the brunette's neck, and she pulled her closer. She planted a small kiss on her lips, before lying down on the bed. Kelley joined her side, cuddling with her, and they remained in that position for hours, just talking about everything.

When Allie finally fell asleep, Kelley held her tighter. She didn't want her girl to get hurt.

***

Lindsey was sitting on her apartment's balcony.

Things got crazy for her this past month, and she just needed a break from people. Of course what happened to Allie disturbed her. The blonde was like her big sister, even though Allie always said they were the same age. Even since she joined the Thorns, she got to know her better. She knew a lot of people always criticized her, more for her person than her actual style of play, and it always had made her angry. People shipping "Talex" were saying the blonde broke their friendship or some shit. Lindsey knew from Tobin that the three of them were very close, and that Alex and Allie were best friends. She never felt left out - especially since she was the once hanging out with other people - and those stupid rumors just annoyed her. And Lindsey agreed ; Allie didn't deserve all this hate.

As she was drinking her morning coffee, she got a text from Kling. Her friend's weird contact photo appeared on the screen, making Lindsey laugh. She grabbed her phone and read the sentence.

We need to get Moe some muffins for her bday.

Lindsey burst out laughing, shaking her head a little. This team really was like her second family.