HAZE (On Hold)

Part 58

As the final whistle sounds out through Rabobank Stadium in Salinas, CA the Stanford Cardinal advance to the third round of the NCAA Tournament by knocking off Ole Miss by a final score of 4 - 1. 

The Cardinal wastes little time celebrating their victory knowing that they will be back in action on Sunday afternoon to the visiting Wisconsin Badgers.

As Hailee and Jade get back to the apartment in the early hours of Saturday morning, all that is on their mind is to get some sleep. Opening the door, they are taken aback by the fact that the TV is blasting out gunshots and find Storm sitting on the couch playing a game.

Jade smiles and walks over to hug her girlfriend, before kissing her, "What are you doing here?" 

"I missed you Jadey and now that our season is over, I kinda have way too much time on my hands so I came to see you. How was your game?" 

"We won 4 - 1 and play again on Sunday." 

Hailee watches the two and feeling uncomfortable makes her way into her bedroom to get complete her nighttime routine, checks that her alarm is set for later on in the morning and then climbs under the covers, burying her head and drifting quickly off. 

The next morning her alarm sounds out and she reluctantly and slowly gets up and after a trip into the bathroom, she completes her morning routine and then gets changed into her team recovery wear before packing her bag with her essentials and making her way out to the kitchen to get some coffee and something to eat. 

She finds Storm already sitting there downing a cup of coffee and munching on a bagel. 

"Morning." 

"Morning." 

"Is Jade not up yet?" 

"She's getting ready, we kinda overslept." 

Hailee nods while filling her coffee cup and then not wanting anything too much to eat, she grabs some cut-up fruit, along with some oats and yogurt to eat before sitting down beside Storm. 

"So, how is everything, Storm?" 

"Good, school is good. I've made some friends, they're good." 

Before Hailee gets a chance to ask any further questions, Jade wraps her arms around Storm and kisses the top of her head. "Morning, Stormy." 

"Jadey." Storm turns around and she and Jade share a kiss much to Hailee's dismay. She stands up and collects her dishes, setting them in the sink. 

"I'm going to head out, I'll see you at recovery Jade. Storm, please don't even think about attempting to make s' mores, I don't want to have to speak with the Fire Dept again."

"Don't worry, Haze, I already set down some ground rules including the fact that Storm isn't allowed in the kitchen without adult supervision," Jade replies. 

"I'll probably just play games until you guys get back." 

Hailee nods before leaving the apartment and making her way to recovery. Once there she joins in with their teammates and jokes and laughs while awaiting further instruction. 

Eventually, Jade shows up and it's pretty obvious as to all why she was late.

Hailee rolls out and stretches her muscles as Jade grabs a mat and sits beside her. 

"Please tell me that you didn't do it on the couch or in the kitchen." 

"Umm, not the kitchen." 

"JADE! Seriously?" 

Jade shrugs, "Sorry, I can't help it that I find her adorable when she pouts."