Kelley's POV
"I don't know, I feel like you should stay a little longer." I say with a sigh. Jeri already had her stuff packed up and ready to go.
"I have to head back to work and you know I would stay longer but I can't." Jeri says, also letting out a sigh.
"I understand." I say walking her out towards the door. "How does Alex feel about you leaving?"
"I mean she's disappointed but she knows I can't stay. Kelley, take care of her okay? She is doing a lot better now and I don't want anything bad to happen to her." Jeri says.
"You know I'd always take care of her." I say with a small smile. "Are you sure you don't want me to take you to the airport?" I ask.
"It's fine, I'd rather take the limo." Jeri says with a laugh as she looks at the limo that sat in the driveway.
"Well I better get going. Call me if you ever need anything and keep me updated on her, okay?" Jeri says as she pulls me into a hug.
"Thanks for... helping." I hug her back.
With that, Jeri left and it was back to square one with just Alex and I in her beach house. I walked up the stairs and went into Alex's room.
Her room was clean now, no broken picture frames or empty beer bottles scattered her floor.
Alex was slowly getting back to her usual self. She's been eating a lot more lately and her 'normal' self was starting to come back. She wasn't as skinny as before and her electric blue eyes were starting to regain its color.
"Hey." I say as I sit on the edge of the bed next to Alex. "You okay?"
"Yeah... I'm just going to miss her." She says with a sigh.
"You'll see her soon, I promise." I say with a hopeful smile.
"You know, I never got to say thank you for what you've done for me. I know I'm not at my best yet but I'm alive and I'm still here and if it weren't for you and Jeri I don't know where I would be."
"You don't have to thank me Alex. You're my best friend and I love you." I say as I grab her hand and squeeze it.
Alex just smiled back at me and looked out the window.
"Do you think she thinks about me?"
"Who?" I ask.
"Tobin."
"I'm not sure. I haven't talked to her in a while." I say as I shrug my shoulders.
Alex just nods and looks back out the window.
"I think about her all the time. When we first met, the night I asked her out. Everything. It never really leaves me." Alex says.
"Maybe you should talk to her. You never know unless you try."
"After what I've done to her? You really think that's a good idea?" Alex asks me.
"Like I said, you'll never know until you try. And if it doesn't work out, then you can find someone else or be single for the rest of your life. It's your choice Alex and it's your life. I'm just here to make sure you're happy."
"Thanks Kelley. But I don't know. I haven't seen Tobin or talked to her in months."
"Exactly, its good timing. Let's go today, I'll come with you." I say as I stand up and pull her up with me.
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Alex's POV
The drive to Tobin's apartment left me feeling anxious. I didn't know what was going to happen, I didn't know if this was a good idea or not.
I took a deep breath when Kelley parked the car in the parking lot. Together, we walked up to Tobin's apartment.
I made Kelley knock on the door and I felt more anxious when I heard footsteps.
"Oh, Kelley. Hi." I hear Tobin's familiar voice. "Do you need something?"
That's when Kelley stepped out of the way and I soon found myself face to face with Tobin Heath.
Tobin's eyes widened as she slowly backed away from the door.
"What is she doing here?" Tobin asks Kelley.
"Give her a chance, Tobin. She won't hurt you." Kelley says. I look at Tobin and give her a weak smile before she finally let us in.
I could feel Tobin staring at me the entire time as I looked down at my hands which were shaking terribly.
"I'll leave you two alone." Kelley says as she walks into the kitchen leaving Tobin and i on opposite ends of a couch.
"What do you need?" Tobin asks me without making eye contact.
"I wanted to apologize for what I did to you that day. That was way out of line and trust me, I felt awful afterwards." I say, my voice shaky. It was my first time talking to Tobin in months.
"You don't have to apologize, Alex. I deserved it this was all my fault." Tobin says and I can hear the sadness in her voice.
"I don't know what to say..."
"You don't have to say anything. All you ever did was love me and care for me and I was too selfish to love you back. I don't know what went through my head when I kept screwing other girls but I knew it wasn't right but I kept doing it. I know there's no way you could forgive me for what I've done to you but all I can say is that I'm sorry. You deserve everything good, you deserve to be happy and I'm sorry I couldn't give you the happiness that you deserve. You're a good person, Alex. And I treated you poorly and I made decisions that hurt you. So I'm sorry." Tobin says.
My heart ached. I wasn't the only one hurting.
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I'm looking to get possibly get up to 80 or 100 chapters for this story. I've got some pretty time consuming ideas and I know exactly how I'll divide them up into chapters sooo this story won't be ending anytime soon!
I do however know what I'll be doing once this story is over. I am planning on taking a break from writing USWNT fanfics because my last three stories were based on the USWNT.
So I'll be writing fanfics about other things I fan girl over like Criminal Minds. I've already published the first chapter of my criminal minds story but don't worry I'll definitely be writing more USWNT fanfics in the future (((:
