The Wait Is Over

It Must Have Been The Whiskey

Zach Ertz walked down to the Los Angeles Olympias' block of rooms at the Wingate hoping to find Christen and get more details about Julie's quick departure from Orlando after their game against Atlanta. He knew that she tended to room with Lynn Williams on the road and, seeing Sam Johnson rolling a bag down the hall, intercepted her instead.

Zach: Sam, which room is Christen's? I need to find out why Julie left Orlando so quickly.

Sam: Christen is with Atlanta for the next couple of months. Check down in their section of the hotel.

Zach: Thanks. Are you heading up to Chicago for your former coach's funeral?

Sam: Yes. We're supposed to leave the hotel in about ten minutes, so if you want to catch Pressy you best get moving. I think she's rooming with Emily Sonnett since they are the team's two new players since preseason started.

Zach headed towards the Storm's block and started knocking on doors until he got to Christen and Emily's room. Emily looked through the peephole and, seeing it's Julie's husband, told Lindsey to hide in the bathroom until she could get rid of him. Once her girl was out of sight, she opened the door.

Emily: Hi Zach. Didn't know you were coming to Orlando.

Zach: Has Christen gone downstairs yet to join the Red Stars for their flight?

Emily: She left last night. I got a text from her after dropping Julie off at the airport asking me if I could swing by here to pick her up since she was trying to get out on the same flight as her and Vanessa.

Zach: Dang!

Emily: I guess she didn't feel like waiting until this morning to leave after yesterday's draw eliminated us from making the final on Saturday.

Zach: Sorry about that. Who's in the final?

Emily: Boston and Chicago.

Zach: That's going to be a tight timeline for the Red Stars' players, being gone today and tomorrow and then playing here on Saturday.

Emily: Not ideal, but you also don't expect an integral part of your club's history and one of your players' parents to have a heart attack and die.

Zach: True. I guess I'll try to call Julie and find out more from her.

Emily: Are you going to stay in Orlando or head up to Chicago or go back to Philly?

Zach: My return ticket is on the Charge's flight on Sunday, so I guess I'll stay down here and try to make the best out of the next few days. Thanks for the info.

Emily: You're welcome.

Emily closed the door and went to the bathroom to get Lindsey.

Lindsey: Surprise, surprise, surprise! Guess he didn't get the message that you don't try to invade your woman's personal space lest you might just get stood up.

Emily: You'd never do that to me, would you?

Lindsey: I wouldn't have to. We're together most of the time and when we're not, we want to be.

Emily: I love you.

Lindsey: I love you more, babe.

Emily: He's sticking around until the Charge leave on Sunday.

Lindsey: Hmmmm.....maybe that will be a good thing.

Emily: What evil thoughts are running through your head?