Saved By Carli

XX

Sage's POV

"I guess there is a new ship sailing." I hear someone who sounds suspiciously like Pinoe say. How the fuck are they in our room? And what time is it?

"Well the team now knows since you put that picture in the group chat." Kelley says. Damn it Pinoe.

Finally I've had enough so I open my eyes and speak. " If you two don't shut up and leave there will be another picture on there only that one won't be as cute as the one you sent."

Their eyes widen. "Bye Sage. Team Breakfast in 30 minutes. Oh and team bonding after breakfast." Kelley says as they leave the room.

Nudging Mom, "Mom...Mom...it's time to get up." I say then notice Christen is still here. They both get up and Christen goes to her room to freshen up. After Mom and I are ready we head Christen's room to wait for her then head to the elevator.

The ride down to breakfast is quiet until I remember what Pinoe did.

"Oh before we get down there you two should know that Pinoe sent a picture of the three of us sleeping and so everyone knows you two are dating." I say showing them the picture.

"Well that is now my lock screen photo." Mom says and Christen and I nod in agreement. Mom continues speaking, " But I'm okay with them knowing about us. What about you Christen?"

"As long as I'm with you I don't care who knows." She says with a smile and intertwines her hand with Mom's. Well that was cute as fuck. After leaving the elevator the three of us walk in to breakfast together and the team stops talking and look at us.

Christen speaks up first."What's everyone looking at? You act like you've never seen a girl with her girlfriend and her girlfriends daughter going to eat breakfast." That made me and Mom smile. "Oh and Pinoe, nice picture by the way." This caused the team to chuckle.

After everyone returns to their conversation the three of us go and get our breakfast and Mom and Christen go sit down with their friends and I go sit in the seat Mal saved for me. Once I sit down Mal kisses my cheek and I look down to avoid people seeing me blush. Oh the things this girl does to me.

After breakfast we head out to the bus to go to do some team bonding/conditioning at the Grouse Grind, which is some sort of hiking thing on Grouse Mountain. Once we get there the coaching staff split everyone into pairs of two and I was with Julie.

"Hey Julie." I say walking up to her.

"Hey Sage. How are you?" The blonde defender asks as we start our hike.

"I'm doing good. How are you?"

"I'm good." She says with her beautiful smile.

"Thats good. Hows Zach and how's their season going?"

"He's good and their season is going really well. They've only lost one game so far."

"Wow that's awesome. I might have to ask Mom if we can go see a game sometime."

"Well if you two do come let me know and I can get us great seats."

"That'd be great."

"How's college going?" The blonde asks.

"Its going good...H...Hey JJ, you and Mom are close right?" I ask.

"Yes we are Sage"

"Is she happy?"

"What do you mean?" She asks with a confused look on her face.

"Like is she happy to have me as her daughter?"

"I don't think I've ever seen her as happy as she is when she is with you. Not even after we won the World Cup." This caused me to smile. Julie and I then talked about light hearted stuff until we reached the top and then we took a gondola down to the bus and headed back to the hotel for the girls to have a meeting and the dinner.

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Today is the first of a home and home series against Canada. Mal and I hung out before the game because she isn't playing today for some reason, so she didn't need to do her prematch routine. I was going to ask her to be my girlfriend but I wanted to do it on a date so I'm going to do it in California.

The game is at the BC Place in Vancouver and its supposed to be a sellout. These games can get chippy, so I've been told to be on high alert on the bench. As usual I'm given the coaches attire and I sit in my normal spot next to Mom with Christen on the other side of her. I wish they could start a game for once, but maybe I'm biased.

The game finally started after all the prematch stuff and in the tenth minute Alyssa played a ball up to Alex who got fouled ,but the ref played advantage so Pinoe ran onto the ball and shot the ball from outside the box, but it hit the inside of the post and was put out for a corner. In the twenty-fifth minute the US had a thrown in and Alex got a shot off, but it was comfortably saved by the Canadian keeper. Six minutes later the ball was being headed by both teams until Alex let it drop down and she hit it in the bottom left corner making it 1-0 US. The Canadians got a couple good chances in the thirty-fifth and thirty-sixth minute. The US won a free kick in the fortieth minute and Lindsey took it and the Canadian keeper had to get fingertips on it or else it would've gone in. The Canadians got a corner before half but nothing came of it. In the 56 minute a Canadian hit one from way outside the area and forced Alyssa into making a save and put it out for a corner. On the ensuing corner the US couldn't get the ball cleared and Leon scored for Canada making it 1-1. In the sixty-fourth minute Julie stole the ball and played a ball to Pinoe who's shot was deflected then cleared. Mom and Christen went in the game in the sixty-fifth and sixty-sixth minute, respectively. Alex almost had another goal in the seventy-sixth minute after the ball was played into her in the box but the keeper made two good saves and the ball was cleared. Canada almost won it in the eighty-fourth minute after a player hit the post. The game unfortunately ended in a draw.

After the game I got changed then went and waited on the bus in Mom and I's normal post game spot and twenty or so minutes later the team filed onto the bus and Mom sat down next to me. After we arrived at the hotel the team had recovery so I went and packed for Mom and I so we didn't have to do it in the morning before we left for the airport and so she could relax tonight. Around 10ish Mom came into the room and showered then her and I cuddled and went to sleep.