I found a love

Chapter 3

Mal's POV
Flashback...

The game against Colombia finished 3-1 for us, I was proud of my team and I. We really did a great job out there. When Jill told us to go sign some stuff and go talk to the fans, I was happy. I love to interact with our fans, our « third » family.

I was walking around the stadium and I saw her. She was beautiful. Brown haired and brown eyes. I was to nervous to go talk to her, so I just kept walking around, avoiding her. I think I wasn't subtle enough, because I felt a body jumping on my back, she said to me:
-I think you should go talk to her « baby Pugh »
-You should know me « mom », you should know I'm to shy to go talk to someone. I said to Press

She rolled her eyes, when Tobin made her way toward us. I know what she gonna tell me, she will tell me to be agree with Press and go talk to the girl in the stand.
-You should agree with my girlfriend « baby Pugh », go talk to her, you look all over heels for her.
-But « mama », I'm to shy. She's too beautiful for a girl like me.

They both rolled their eyes and said in sync:
-whatever

We laugh a bit before Tobin makes her way toward the girl I was watching since I started to do autographs on fans stuff. I saw her signed the girl's jersey, before coming back at us, saying:
-Her name is Harley and she's 17 years old.
-Thank you detective « mama » I said

She then kissed my cheek and we went into the lockers to change ourselves. I put a coat and wait for my « moms » to finish to dress, we head outside and enter in the team's bus.

*end of the flashback*

When we were asked to go to a school to give some advices to become professional and show to the girls how to practice and play well, what to eat before and after a game, show them some exercices and play with them in a scrimmage at the end of the practice. I said yes immediately.

Tobin picks me up at my house in ten minutes. I was already dress, so I wait for her in my living room. Someone ring the doorbell, so I get up of the couch and I open the door, following Tobin to her car. I sit in the passenger seat and Tobin start to drive to the school field.

-So...? Ready to teach some girls how to be better at soccer? She asks me
-Oh yeah, I'm really exited, I mean I'm only eighteen and I'm gonna teach girls one year younger then me, it's insane!
-Yeah, i understand what you mean

After this little conversation, she puts the radio and Dance monkey was playing. We stared at each other and we start to sing the chorus:
-Dance for me, dance for me, dance for me oh-oh-oh
I've never seen anybody do the things you do before
They say, move for me, move for me, move for me
Ayy-ayy-ayy
And when you're done, I'll make you do it all again

The song ended and we start laughing, because we're pretty sure we didn't sing the good lyrics. (A.N this is how I feel every time I sing this song) we arrived at the field where we saw some of the girls of the uswnt. Basically, Ashlyn and Kelley. We said hi to each other and we head up to the field, where all the girls were practicing. We went on the field, and we put our cleats and shin guard on.

The coach called her team and they all gathered around her. She spoke for a little 5 minutes before she called our name. We advance toward the team and some of their faces were epic. Wide eyes to smile. I lift my head up to watch the girls in front of us and my heart stopped. She was there. She's in this school team. The team had to present themselves and most of them were boring, but then her turn come. She presented herself: "My name is Harley, I'm 17 years old, I'm a defender and I'm also single". Tobin was smirking while I was just watching her.

She went back to her place lifting her head to stare at me. I turn my head to see Kelley and Ashlyn whispering together while they were staring at me. I feel my cheeks blush a little. Coach called a water break and all the girls went fast at the bench. I feel Tobin come near me and she tells me:
-Go talk to her
I gathered all my courage and I start to advance toward her. My nerves were at their maximum and my stomach was having a weird feeling. She was still searching for her water bottle, when I lay my hand on her shoulder. She jumped a little before I said:
-Hi
-Hh-hi, sorry I'm nervous it's just I'm a big fan of you all and it's kinda surprising to see you all here. She said with a nervous laugh.

I chuckled a little before saying:
-It's okay, I was just wondering why are you wearing a Tobin jersey if you're a defender?
-Oo-oh well I went to one of your game and Tobin gave it to me. She showed me the autograph while she was smiling

I didn't have the time to tell her that I see her at that game, she was already gone to the center of the field. Their coach start to explain the rest of practice and they start doing some drills.

Practice finished, we did the scrimmage. I wasn't in the same team of Harley, that was kinda sad. I had six chances to scores but every time Harley managed to take me the ball. She is really good. She even nutmeg me. Tobin was all crazy about that. She was laughing her ass off while I just made my face who says: if you don't stop laughing I will kill you.

The game finished and we lost 1-0. It's not a big deal. I started to pack my bag taking off my cleats and my shin guard, when I heard some voices. It was Harley with a girl named Kim I think. I was in the parking lot, watching them.

I know they were talking, but I don't know exactly what they were saying to each other. This weird feeling came back in my belly when I saw them laughing together. Was it jealousy? My stomach drop when I saw them hug. Why this feeling don't want to leave my belly? Why am I even crying?

Maybe because I want to be the girl who hug Harley. I want to be the girl who takes care of her, the one who makes her laugh. I think she saw me because her smile drop and she back off of Kim. She started to advance toward me, but I was already running toward my house.

My legs were hurting but at this point I didn't care, because my heart was more sore then my legs were. My friends always asks me: Do you believe in love at first sight? If we were two years ago, I would have said no, but I met her and all change, now, my answer would be yes.