The Wait Is Over

This Friday Night

This evening sees most of the players and staff from the eight participants in the Hollywood Studios Cup hanging around the hotel bonding with their teammates and other players.

We start in the Chicago Red Stars' room block.

Jen Hoy: When we sat downstairs having coffee while you and Arin wrecked the room getting your rocks off, I found that I was able to get behind Alyssa's reserved nature to find a woman who has goals and ambitions, who wants to be loved, and who I genuinely feel something for.

Danielle Colaprico: Then do something about it, Jen.

Jen: I tried last night. When I walked her to her room, I kissed her on the cheek. Hopefully that was an obvious-enough sign of my interest.

Danielle: Should be.

Arin Gilliland enters their room.

Arin: Hi, kids. What are you gabbing about?

Jen: A certain goalkeeper who needs someone to love her.

Danielle: And who on our team should be the one to do it.

Jen: I'm going to go down to her room and see if we can talk. Don't wait up for me.

Danielle: Make your play.

Jen leaves to go find Alyssa. Meanwhile, Danielle and Arin remain in the room.

Danielle: About last night.....

Arin: We both did things that were we sober probably wouldn't have occurred.

Danielle: Don't be so fast to blame my forwardness on the alcohol. I said that I wanted to jump you before we left for the party. The booze just made me less-inhibited about doing it.

Arin: You also said that you didn't think you swung that way.

Danielle: At the time, I didn't think I did. By the way, why didn't you tell me that last night's party was geared to the gay members of the NWSL?

Arin: Because if I had said that, you probably wouldn't have wanted to come with me.

Danielle: You're my best friend, Arin. Why did it take until last night for me to find out that you were gay?

Arin: I was afraid that if I had told you, that you would presume that I wanted our friendship to become more than that, and I didn't know which way you tilted.

Danielle: I don't really know myself. I talked to Adam over at the fields this afternoon and he sort of set me straight, that I don't have to be totally in the gay category to want to rock your world.

Arin: Rock my world, like last night?

Danielle: Yes, like last night and like other nights when I'd see you and wonder how it would feel to touch you in ways others wouldn't, or to have your body against mine.

Arin: Are you hinting at some kind of "friends with benefits" deal?

Danielle: Actually no, because I want you as more than that. It might come as a shock to you, but you turn me on, and I'd like to know if we could become a couple. What would you say to heading out for breakfast tomorrow morning, just the two of us?

Arin: Like a date?

Danielle: Yeah, like a date.

Arin: I think I would like that. I DO feel something for you beyond friendship, Danny, but I don't know if it's love or just lust.