The Wait Is Over

It's A Small, Small World

Morgan and Kelley have finally gotten to their temporary quarters following several days on the road. Once unpacked, Morgan boots up her computer and looks to see if any of her friends or national team teammates are on Skype. Finding Christen on there, she dials her up.

Christen: MOE!! How are you? WHERE are you?

Morgan: I've been better, but I'm doing as well as one could expect when they have blurred vision and a bit of whiplash.

Christen: How's Kelley? I heard she had taken some blows as well.

Morgan: She's a little sore, but good otherwise. She was able to take them on her sides rather than square-on in the stomach.

Christen: I take it that means the baby is good as well.

Morgan: Baby O is doing fine.

Kelley: Moe, who are you talking to?

Morgan: Pressy.

Kelley walks over to take part in the conversation.

Kelley: Hi Chrissy!

Christen: KO! I feel bad for the two of you going through all you have this past week.

Kelley: It's not something we weren't aware COULD happen when we "came out", so to speak.

Morgan: I didn't expect our own people to turn on us like that.

Christen: You still haven't said where you are.

Kelley: We're staying with a cousin of mine in Des Moines. She's originally from Jersey, but fell in love with a native while in college and moved out here with him afterwards. They have three kids. One's in college, one's in high school, and the third one is in second grade.

Morgan gets an alert of an incoming call and sees that it's Emily. She answers it and her and Lindsey join the party line.

Morgan: SONNETT!

Emily and Lindsey: MOE!

Christen: Look who's joined the party. Hi kids!

Emily: Hey CP!

Morgan: Emily, how are things up in the Rose City?

Emily: I don't know. I'm in Atlanta. I take it you haven't heard about the trade yet.

Morgan: Boca traded for you?

Emily: Yep.

Kelley: So we'll have all three Georgia Girls in town this season.

Lindsey: Don't forget about Christen's loan.

Morgan: CP, you're not going to be playing in LA this year?

Christen: Not at the start. I'm going to be playing for the Storm for a couple of months while I work out some business interests on the east coast.

Kelley: Don't give me that! I've known you too long to believe you're choosing to play for Atlanta because of some business stuff.

Christen: Knew I couldn't get that past you. It's actually so I can work on getting Julie to finally leave Zach for me.

Kelley: Pretty risky proposition, and our attack might make it harder for you to convince her to do so.

A call comes into Emily's computer, from Abby Dahlkemper. Emily answers it and loops Abby into the existing group chat.

Emily: Hi, Abby. What's up?

Abby: Say hi, everyone!

Sam, Kristie, and Steph: HI!

Morgan: Abby! I hear congratulations are in order.

Abby: Yes, there are.

Emily: What's this?

Sam: Abby and I are getting married after the season.

Emily and Lindsey: Congratulations!

Christen: Really?!?! Steph, you any closer to tying Kristie down now that you're both in Chicago?

Steph: You'll just have to wait and see. She's only been here since Saturday.

Kelley: So Kristie's now with the Red Stars?

Steph: Yeah. You've gotta keep up.

Morgan: We were on the road for four days trying to get away from Birmingham after some season ticket holders came looking for us following Kelley's retirement announcement last Monday.

Kristie: Where are you guys?

Kelley: Des Moines.

Sam: That's pretty isolated from WoSo, no?

Morgan: Actually it's about 6 hours to Chicago and 3 hours to Kansas City.

Abby: Morgan, when are you projected to return to play?

Morgan: My time on the list will expire on April 21. When after that is up to the coaches and doctors. You, Abby?

Abby: I'm on through April 15, but Coach Herdman is talking June 4 vs. Seattle as my first start with the first team.

Christen: Where's the bling, Abby? We've gotta see some bling.

Abby holds up her left hand to the screen.

Lindsey: Damn! Sam done good.

Sam: Thanks, Linds.

Emily: Moe, when do you plan to be back in Atlanta?

Morgan: We'll return once we know it's safe and the protesting has died out.

Christen: Hopefully it will before Julie's visit to Atlanta on May 14th.

Kelley: It SHOULD be, but if things are still at fever pitch amongst the supporters it will be longer until we return.

Sam: We're in Orlando on the 13th. Maybe Abby and I will come up after the game to see y'all.

Lindsey: I'll be up there, of course.

Christen: Who all are in the preseason tournament starting next weekend in Orlando?

Steph: We're in.

Abby: So are we.

Lindsey: I'm guessing we're in it since we're hosting it.

Moe: It looks like Chicago, Kansas City, Houston, and LA from the West, and Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta, and Orlando from the East.

Christen: All of us plus Julie will be there, then.

Kristie: Group movie night!

Emily: Or a lot of hangers on doorknobs.

Morgan: Well, we will still be out here in the hinterlands. Say hi to everyone for us.

Emily: Will do. Love you, Moe! Stay safe!

Kelley: We'll do our best.

Christen: You've got our future team nephew on board, so be extra careful.

Kelley: We will, Chrissy. Love you.

Christen: Love you too, KO.

Abby: Night, everyone!