stuck with u (ellie)

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"Hey everyone! Welcome to part one of the US Women's soccer team in quarantine!" I say into the camera while smiling. "Today you guys are gonna see what Ellie and I do since we're stuck here in Portland." I say and she pops in, "Let's go!" She exclaims and I turn the camera off. "Come on babe, we have to go to the pitch!" She says in her cute accent and I giggle, "Alright." I say and get up.

We had to get consent from the Australian National team before we could do this for the US National team. I was requested to do this vlog because everyone loves Ellie and I together I guess? We both play for Portland. She's a defender and I'm a midfielder. 

We've been having problems lately, because she may be moving to go and play in Lyon and she basically wants me to go with her. But, we have to put everything aside for the vlog, which means we get one happy day together.

I meet Ellie in the car and she drives away from the apartment building as I start the camera. "Hey everyone, so we're headed to the pitch and we're meeting Linds and Soph there so we can do some two on two stuff, you know?" I ask and look at Ellie. "Yeah, I can't wait to see the girls. This is our first practice with other people, and it's not like it's a bad thing, but you know, more range of talent, the better!" She exclaims and I laugh. "You're funny." I say and she smiles. "You love it." She replies and I smile and nod. 

I proceeded to turn the camera off as we continued the ride. When the field came into view, I smiled since my two best friends were going to be at the pitch and I haven't seen them in so so long. Soph and I played at Stanford together for a year. I was a senior and I took her under my wing. Lindsey and I have been best friends since my first call up to the national team, and the rest is history!

Ellie pulls in and I jump out of the car and throw my bag over my shoulder before running to the two girls and launching myself into Lindsey's arms. "God this isn't getting any easier L/n, you know?" She asks and I scoff. "Are you saying I'm fat??" I ask dramatically and she laughs, "No, I'm just getting old." She says and I roll my eyes. I hug the 19 year old next, and I notice Ellie walking over while filming. "Oh! I completely forgot!" I exclaim and grab the camera from my girlfriend. "You know, you're really bad at this babe." She says and I roll my eyes. "Welcome to the vlog, The Great Horan and Ms Smith." I say and they wave at the camera.

I set the camera at a good angle and put my cleats on with the girls. I leave the camera there as we train, and I'm sure that the producers of this stuff can edit the film anyways. 

We were there for an hour and a half, and it was great. Boy do I miss soccer.

"Alright everyone, that was the end of our training-" Ellie cuts me off, "I thought you were gonna say that this was the end of the vlog, and I would've laughed so hard." She says and I playfully hit her. "What I was saying before I was rudely interrupted was, after we work out or train, El and I always love to go to Emerald City Smoothies and get something there. I get something different every time because I'm not picky." I pause and look at Ellie, who just laughs. 

We were walking down the street because we enjoy walking places more rather than drive. "But, Ellie almost always gets their Blueberry Blast, and if she doesn't get that, she gets the energizer, which keeps her with energy forever." I say and she laughs. "I only get that when I'm going for long runs. Today we're only doing like three miles." She says and I nod. "Sure El." I say and we both laugh. 

"We'll see you guys in there." I say and turn the camera off. The rest of our walk was silence. Remember, the anger.

When we got there, we both ordered and I paid for everything because it was my turn. I then turn the camera on as we sit outside and drink. "So babe, how's your drink?" I ask and she smiles. "It's good. What'd you get this time?" She asks and I think, Raspberry Dream." I say and nod. "And how is it?" She asks and I giggle, "It's good." I say and she nods. I turn the camera off and sigh.

"Ellie, I don't want to be mad at you anymore, I just want to love you and be happy." I say and she looks down. "I declined the offer." She almost whispers, but I heard her. "You what?? Babe, to play for Lyon is your dream!" I exclaim. "Well so is ending up with you!" She snaps and we both go silent. "What?" I ask and she looks at her feet again. "You heard me." She mumbles and I sigh. "El there's nothing more that I want then that, but I don't want to stop you from achieving your goals." I say and take her hand. When her eyes meet mine, I saw the fear and anger and hope in them. "I want you to call them and tell them that you'll take the job." I say and her eyes widen. 

"But what about"

"We can make it work, we always do." I say and she smiles. "Now, are we alright?" I ask and she nods. We finally had a conversation when we weren't crying or yelling, and it was great. When we started to walk back, I started to vlog again. "So, Ellie and I have to jump onto a zoom call today for Portland's jersey drop, and we also have another where we're going to surprise some girls from my hometown club in Texas." I tell the camera. "I'm very excited for the jersey drop. All of the jerseys this year are sick!" She exclaims and I laugh. 

We reach the car and drive back home. When we got back, we actually did a yoga class, and then had our zoom calls. After we surprised the girls, we went for a run and talked about what our plans were for the rest of quarantine. 

When we got back, I made dinner. The two of us had tacos and I vlogged everything. I was very proud of myself to say the least. Around 9 pm I decided it was time to end the vlog. "Alright everyone, this is it from Ellie and I, but we'll see you all out there on the pitch very soon. Remember, we are in this together and we can fight this!" I exclaim and Ellie nods. "So, stay at home and don't forget to social distance and wear your mask!" She exclaims and we look at each other. "Bye!" We both yell and I turn the camera off.

"I'll be right back, I have to put the camera back in the box I got it in and mail it back to US soccer in Chicago. Then, I think JJ is gonna vlog or something like that." I say and she nods. "I'll start the telly." She says and I laugh at her Australian slang. 

As I walk to the mail room, I smile to myself, I'm gonna marry that women one day.



a/n hey everyone, i was wondering if you guys had any one shot ideas you wanted me to write. if it's a ship, i may not do it unless i feel comfortable to. but, i would love to hear what ideas you have!


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