HAZE (On Hold)

Part 55

As the final whistle blows, Stanford comes away with the 3 - 2 victory over UCLA. Hailee congratulates her teammates and then walks over towards Tessa who is already chatting with Jade and hugs her. "Good game, T." 

"Thanks, that was a beauty goal you scored, Haze."

"It felt good to be able to finally contribute on the scoresheet."

"I wish we could spend more time together, I really miss you guys and well, even Storm." 

"Hey." They both laugh at Jade being defensive of her girlfriend. 

"Were still good for coffee tomorrow morning, right?" 

"Yep, just call or message and we'll be there." 

"Cool." Tessa sees her teammates heading over to the sidelines, "I should probably get over there, but I'll see you in the morning." 

"For sure." 

Tessa jogs away to join her teammates while Hailee and Jade walk over to join their teammates, "Tessa's right about your goal being a beauty. You looked like you were back to having fun out there today." 

"Yeah, I was, it was nice to be able to take my mind off of everything else that's been going on for a little while." 

Jade wraps her arm around her, "I know you are thinking about our game against USC and seeing her again." 

"She made my life a living hell, Jade, it's not like I will ever forgive her for it or forget that it happened." 

Jade stops and hugs her, "And I understand that, but you thinking about it is allowing her to seep back into your head and control you again and you've worked too long and hard for that to happen. She doesn't control you anymore Haze, you control yourself. It would have been very easy for you to have your Dad pull some strings and force her to sit out of the game, but instead, you decided to take the high road and allow her to play, that took a lot of guts and I'm proud of you for it." 

 "So, your saying I made the right decision?" 

"Yeah, because all the girls on our team have your back and if she even thinks about trying something she's going to get nailed for it; not to mention imagine the look on her face when we kick their ass on the field." 

Hailee laughs, "Can't wait, thanks for being a voice of reason for me, J." 

"It's the least I can do, considering how much you spoil me on a regular basis. Now, you ready for a dip in the ice bath?" 

Hailee shakes her head, "Nope, never!"

Jade pulls her along, "Me neither, but we must."

The next morning Hailee pulls her car up to the front of the hotel where UCLA spent the night and waits for Tessa to come out for their coffee date. 

Tessa climbs into the back seat and puts her belt on, "I only have about two hours before I need to be back, so we can't go too far." 

"That's fine, we decided just to bring you back to the apartment and Maggie is already working on making us breakfast." 

"Maybe I should transfer and move in with the two of you; because seriously your place is lit and it's insane that you have your own personal chef and housekeeper." 

"Yeah, well the housekeeper is a necessity because Jade is messy and neither one of us is capable of making much more than eggs and pasta, so having Maggie has been awesome."