The Wait Is Over

Courage To Make Your Mark

Friday night in Boston has the home-standing Breakers and the visiting North Carolina Courage intermingled and spread out around town. Sammy Jo Prudhomme is getting a grilling from the UCLA triumvirate of Sam Mewis, Abby Dahlkemper, and Megan Oyster. She is defended by fellow Courager Taylor Smith and her best friend, Morgan Andrews of the Breakers.

Sam: I understand you and our beloved Katelyn are a thing.

Sammy Jo: Yes. We started "dating" in November, after she confessed her long-time attraction to me.

Megan: When you played here with us, everyone thought you and Morgan here were together. Why did you play us like that?!

Sammy Jo: Because I didn't want y'all in my business and besides, I wasn't with anyone before I left for North Carolina.

Morgan: The reason I never corrected you is because I LIKED having you think that so you wouldn't be trying to find me a guy.

Abby: And we see how that went.

Morgan: Yeah. You unwittingly found me a boyfriend.

Sam: Sounds like you're going to get to meet la familia soon.

Morgan: How so?

Sam: The Orlando game here on June 25th is the Lifetime Game of the Week.

Morgan: Last time we were on, Cat Reddick did the game.

Sam: Kate told Emily Sonnett a couple of weeks ago that she would be on this one.

Morgan: Wonder if Patrick knows yet.

Abby: Good question.

Taylor: Let's get this back to the reason you hauled us away from our teammates.

Megan: Sorry, Taylor. The gossip queens over here had to give their new-found drama mama some trouble. Back to the questioning. How do you feel about our big, bad, teddy bear goalkeeper?

Sammy Jo: I love her. I told the rest of the world that two weeks ago in Atlanta and she told me she cried in their locker room in Houston after seeing me wear her number during the pre-game ceremony.

Abby: And we know that she loves you. Right, Taylor?

Taylor: Yep. She was practically giddy when I asked her about the two of you at camp.

Sam: One last question from me. Would you consider trying to get dealt to a Western Conference team so you could be closer to her, since getting moved to LA is probably an impossibility?

Sammy Jo: Yes. If the sale in North Carolina doesn't happen soon, the owners will probably pressure Paul to make some moves to make the club more attractive to potential buyers, and we know that getting a hometown player could help with a sale. We have Christina Gibbons and I think I've heard that there is interest in getting EJ Proctor from Atlanta, which would mean I'd be on the block since they will NOT deal away our national team goalkeeper.

Abby: I think she passes muster. Megan, you're the only one on our side with face-to-face experience here, so your opinion probably matters most.

Megan: Her and Katelyn are cute, if you can picture it.

Sam: I suppose she's good enough for our girl. Remember, you hurt her, we hurt you. Got it, Trojan?

Sammy Jo: Thank you, Bruins. I will do my best to keep your trust.

Taylor gets up, ushers over the rest of the ladies, and together they give Sammy Jo a "welcome to the family" hug.