Every Little Thing || Pulisic/Evans

23.

~ September 16, 2021 ~

"How is Morgan already two years old?" Kasey asked as she cuddled him.

"I wish I knew. It doesn't feel like two years have gone by since I gave birth to him," Hallee agreed as she smiled at her sister-in-law.

Clint was standing at the grill preparing food for the party she was throwing Morgan. The Evans were all coming along with the Revs team for lunch and games. A lot of the players also had children around Sabrina and Morgan's ages. It was a relief for Hallee to know that her children would always have friends.

"Two years ago, you decided to make a surprise appearance," Hallee smiled at Morgan as she braided Sabrina's hair.

"Did Christian call?"

"Yeah he FaceTimed a few hours before you got here to say hi. Last year, he flew in from Spain to surprise us at Morgan's birthday. Maggie, Timothee, DeeDee, Mark, and Kelly also called," she sighed running her fingers through her hair.

"I'm sorry," Clint walked over and kissed her forehead.

"It is what it is," she shrugged.

"For what it's worth, Bear, you seem much happier now. I know being so far away from home was really hard on you," Clint gave her a kind smile.

"Thank you, Clint," she smiled up at him.

There was a knock on the door, so Hallee excuses herself to go answer the door. She honestly didn't know why the Evans were knocking on the door—they stopped doing that a while ago. The last people she was expecting to see were Mattia, Laura, Evie, Alexia, Tom, and Harrison. She squealed and hugged the three of them tightly.

"Oh my god!"

"Did you really think we'd miss Morgan's birthday?!" Mattia grinned.

"I mean I had no idea!"

"We definitely were not going to miss Morgan's birthday," Laura laughed hugged her tightly.

"London just isn't the same with you three," Evie squeezed her hand.

"I miss seeing you and Laura, and I miss having play dates," Hallee smiled sadly before turning to Mattia, "and you! Gosh, on off season, we need to come visit you in Italy."

"Oh yes please! That sounds like so much fun!" Mattia grinned.

"I will make that happen," Hallee promised before kissing Tom's cheek, "so good to see you and Haz again! I miss you both so much!"

"We miss you too. Someone new moved into your old house, and it's so weird to see a different car there," Harrison hugged her tightly.

"Did you really think I was missing my godson's birthday?" Alexia raised an eyebrow.

"I had no idea. Your season is in full swing!" Halle shrugged hugging her tightly, "I'm so happy you're here."

"Hey, Hallee!" Chris walked in.

"Chris! Hi!" Hallee smiled.

She walked over and embraced her boyfriend. She hadn't told any one besides Clint, Kasey, and her parents that she was dating Chris. He gave her a big hug and kissed her forehead quickly. She could see the surprise and excitement in her friends' eyes.

"Hey, nice to meet you guys. I'm Chris," he smiled at them and held his hand out to them.

"I completely forgot that Hallee mentioned you two were neighbours," Evie smiled.

"Well my parents live next door, but that's where I stay when I'm in town," Chris explained, "hey, Tom! It's been a while!"

"It really has!"

"Oh that's so cool! It's nice to meet you!" Laura held out her hand, "I'm Laura Giroud."

"Pleasure, I'm Chris."

"Chris, this is Evie Kane and Mattia Romano. You already know Tom, Haz, and Alexia," Hallee introduced her other two friends.

"Nice to meet you both, and it's good to see you," he smiled charmingly and shook their hands as well, "is Morgan out back?"

"Yes. Along with Clint, Kasey, and Sabrina."

"Awesome. Me and Dodger are gonna head out back then."

"Okay," she smiled.

"So Chris Evans can just walk through the door?" Alexia arched an eyebrow.

"Yeah, I've gotten really close with the Evans. We literally just walk into each other's' houses. It's like we're family. Clint does the same."

"You're seriously gonna tell me that Chris Evans is just like a brother to you when you've had a crush on him for years?" Alexia folded her arms.

"That's exactly what I'm telling you. Now how about we celebrate my son's birthday?"