I will always be there to save you

Chapter 4

Jordan's POV:
I introduced the boys to the uswnt and all the girls immediately recognized them. As we sat down I was in between Mal and Ethan, on the other side of Ethan was Alex. Jamie was sat next to Carli and JJ, Charlie was sat next to Ali and Tobin, Sam was next to Ash and Kelley and Ryan was next to Christen and Rose.

When we all were sat down I explained to the team what happened when I got into the building. Mal then told them how I took my mask off so she could have it which made all the team say how cute it was and how heroic. All of their comments just made me chuckle, she went on to tell them how I was running out of oxygen as I ran down the stairs so she gave it me back for a few breaths.

After Mal had finished the story Christen spoke up "I just wanted to thank all of you for saving our lives, we all definitely wouldn't be sat here now if it wasn't for you 6. So thank you" all of the team responded with them thanking us.

Soon after our dinner arrived and everyone was in their own conversations with the people around them. It made me happy to see the boys getting along with them so well. It also made me smile when I saw Mal sitting next to me happy and smiling. Oh shit I think I'm falling for this girl.

We continue eating out meal until I hear Carli talking about her mom and dad, I feel my breaths getting faster so I excuse myself from the table and go into the bathroom. As soon as I get there I just break down inside one of the cubicles. I'm there for about a minute or 2 when I hear the door open and I hear Mal's voice "Hey Jordan, are you in here?" Shit. "Give me a second I will be out soon"I reply trying to stop my voice from cracking "It's ok, will wait for you". Fuck no, Mal no please don't wait. Why does she have to be so nice. " It's alright I will be out soon, you don't have to wait" I say "No it's alright" she says back. I need to sort myself out, I can't have the most beautiful girl in the world seeing me like this. I think she knew something was wrong and that's when she pushed the cubicle door open and saw me sat on the floor with my head in my hands.

She came and sat next to me and brought my head onto her chest and told me that I was safe with her. She calmed me down and got me to stand with her. I ended up sitting up on the sinks with her standing between my legs wiping the tears off my face. She spoke again softly "What's going on Jordan, you can talk to me you know" I let out a shaky breath "I lost both of my parents 2 months ago in a car crash. They got hit by a drunk driver and it caused the car to flip and it instantly killed them both, and hearing Carli talk about her family brought up so many memories" I felt a tear roll down my face. I look up at Mal and she looks heart broken, she just pulls me in tightly to her and rocks us slowly saying "I'm so sorry that happened, you never deserved to lose them" I just wish they were both still here with me.

I splash water on my face while Mal touches up her makeup because I accidentally smudged it a bit. When we both get out of the bathroom the whole team look at us and Mal said there was a long line to get in and they all just nodded along. I make eye contact with Ethan and he just raises his eyebrows so I do our sign where I tap the top of my fist twice which means parents. He understands and gives me a questioning thumbs up and I nod back to him.

After the meal I say I'm going to head on a walk for a bit and I would be back in about an hour and Mal decided to come with me. I give Ethan my car keys and say he can take the boys home whenever they are ready because I will either book a room in the hotel or Uber back to my house.

Mal's POV:
Me and Jordan walk out of the hotel and she takes me to the beach. We both take our shoes off and walk in the sand. She is asking me questions about what it's like playing for the national team. I ask her about being a fire fighter and she explains what happens and I find out she has been a fire fighter for 2 years now and I only lost one person in a fire. She goes on asking about my family and we talk for a bit more.

The wind picks up a bit and she must of seen me shiver because I feel something warm get put on my shoulders and I look at her and she says "You looked cold so I gave you my jacket" I thank her and pull it over me properly and all I can smell is her cologne which makes me even more attracted to her.

We keep on walking asking about each others childhood and what we want to happen in the future until we get back to the hotel. "I think Ethan took the boys home" she said and then without even thinking I say "you can stay in my room with me if you want JJ will be ok going to share with Alex for a night" I didn't think this through properly, me and JJ shared a bed last night because we got the short straw. I quickly text JJ asking if she can stay with Alex and she's fine with that. I take Jordan up to my room and when we get in the elevator I explain the bed situation and she just laughs and says it's fine which is good.

I give her some of my shorts to wear and she walks out the bathroom and they barely fit her so I run down the corridor to Ash and ask if I can borrow some shorts to give it Jordan because she is bigger than me. A few minutes later I get back to my room and give her Ash's shorts which fit much better. I put my oversized shirt on and my short shorts just for tonight. I turn around to see her unbuttoning her shirt and taking it off leaving her just in her sports bra. She has more abs than I can count holy shit. "Is it ok with you if I sleep in just my sports bra?" She asks me all I can do is nod because my eyes are fixated on her muscles and tattoos. She walks into the bathroom to wash her face and I use this time to try and compose myself.

I get in bed and almost straight after she stands next to me and pushes me over because I was apparently "taking up too much space". Little does she know now that she has started war. As soon as she gets into bed I jump on top of her trying to push her out, but obviously that didn't work. When she realized what was happening she pushed me off her and jumped on top of me and started tickling me. I hate being tickled. I ended up giving in and begging for mercy. When I look back up she is still hovering over me with one hand at my waist and the other one holding her above me.

Jordan's POV:
I look into Mal's eyes as I'm on top of her. All I want to do is kiss her but I didn't know if she wanted that. Fuck it. I close the gap between and kissed her soft lips. I look back at her to see her reaction but all I feel is her arms snaking around my neck pulling me down towards her again. This time I kissed her with more passion, we only broke away when air became an issue. I looked down at her again and she gave me that million dollar smile of hers which made my stomach flip.

I got off her and opened up my arms for her and she rested her head on my chest and I wrapped my arms protectively around her waist as we drifted off to sleep.