Beth and Daniëlle had first met back when Beth joined the Arsenal squad. The pair had quickly become close friends and started to spend a lot of time together. It wasn't until they had known each other for over a year that Daniëlle had mustered up the courage to ask the blonde winger out on a date. The blonde one had of course accepted the offer. They had gone out to eat and walked around the city. It was by far the best date that either woman had ever had. Later that night, when Daniëlle had dropped Beth off, Beth had asked Daniëlle out on a second date. Not even a week later they had gone on their second date. This time they had gone mini golfing. What appeared to be a bit of friendly competition in the beginning soon turned into a life or death battle. It had ended with Beth barely winning and of course rubbing it a bit in the older woman's face. She in turn pouted and looked at the blonde with her big brown eyes. That sight alone awoke a million butterflies in Beth's stomach. "Oh don't worry Daan, you'll beat me next time.", the blonde spoke. "I think you should make it up to me.", Daniëlle argued while crossing her arms in front of her chest, still pouting. Beth snickered. "Yeah? Well, how should I make it up to you.", she asked laughing a bit. "I can think of a way.", the brunette answered confidently. She even added a smirk. A light blush appeared on Beth's cheek before she gathered up the courage to plant a kiss right on Daniëlle's lips.
That was the first moment things really started to change. They had become increasingly more affectionate towards each other and that sometimes bothered their housemates, but they didn't care one bit. Of course they had gone on a third and fourth date and after that fourth date it was Daniëlle who asked Beth to be her girlfriend. Beth had jokingly replied that she needed some time to think about the offer, much to the annoyance of the older woman but not even a minute later the blonde girl had given in and told her date that she would love to be her girlfriend. Ever since than they had been inseperable and also madly in love with each other. They had opted to keep their relationship a bit away from the media. It's not that they were embarrassed by it or even ashamed of it, they just liked the way it was in their bubble of two. Of course the team and their family and friends knew and that was enough for them.
Right now the couple had been together for over three years and things were still going great, it was almost like they had never left the honeymoon phase. Of course they had their disagreements but nothing a good conversation and some cuddles couldn't fix. They had gone through the whole process of meeting the parents and the rest of the families, they had gone on holidays together, they had spend drunken nights together, they had kissed each other good night at least a couple hundred times, they had spend their nights FaceTiming when both women were on national duties, they had been to weddings, they had even moved out and into their own little apartment. Things were looking up for the pair and they felt it too. They were ready for the next step in their relationship.
The women were hanging out on the couch together with a glass of wine after a long day of training. They had Grey's Anatomy playing on the TV but Daniëlle wasn't really paying attention. She had turned so she was facing her girlfriend who was sat at the other end of the couch. She was switching between looking at the TV and admiring the blonde girl. "I can feel you staring you know.", the blonde spoke up suddenly. "I can't help that you're gorgeous.", Daniëlle flirted which earned her a snicker from Beth. "You're quite the flirt, aren't you?" "Only for you, my love.", the older one continued. "You sure have a lot of talk, too bad I don't see any actions.", Beth smirked, knowing exactly what kind of reaction she would get. As if on queue Daniëlle stood up from her spot on the couch and crawled onto Beth's lap. "Meant this kind of action?", she asked. "Hm not exactly, but you're getting close.", the blonde challenged with a big grin. Next thing she knew the older girl pulled her closer and kissed her square on the lips. Of course things quickly turned into a full blown make out session that left both women nearly breathless when they parted.
