the secret life of the american soccer player.

this is your home too

"tobin?" pam asked as she opened the door,
before she could say anything else tobin immediately began rambling.
"i should i'm sorry, i should just go" tobin said as she stepped back, "ah ah, no you just stay now tobin, come on in" pam smiled sweetly as she pulled the footballer in, taking notice of her red eyes and bleeding face.
once she was in pam immediately wrapped her arms around her while tobin sobbed quietly in to her shoulder, "shhh shhh. it's all going to be okay, you're home now" pam soothed. "i'm so sorry from dropping by like this, i just he was so mad and they kicked me out because i chose alex" tobin said her voice scratchy from the game, yelling at her dad and crying.
"tobin, you are more than welcome to stay with us, alexs room is always open and i would be so excited if you stayed" pam smiled, tobin gave her a weak smile back. "come on, let's go get you settled in" pam smiled as she led tobin to alexs room even though she's been up there so many times. "tobin, sweetheart" pam asked as she stood on one knee below tobin. she looked through the hoodie that tobin had pulled over her head, tobin looked up at her with heart broken eyes, pam took in the bloody lip and nose she had as well as a small cut around her eyebrow where she had guessed her father had hit her. "he did this didnt he" she asked softly and all tobin could do was wipe her nose with her sleeve, "okay, i'm gonna go get you a warm cloth so we can clean this okay?" she asked and tobin nodded. pam went downstairs to grab the first aid kit when she saw mike, "honey" pam asked but he waved her off, "i heard you two, i would be estatic to have her stay" mike smiled and gave his wife a small kiss before letting her return.

alex came in through the door waving bye to sydney and seeing her mom with a sad look on her face and with the first aid kit infront of her.
"hi honey" pam smiled, "mom? what's going on?" she asked concerned as she tossed her empty ice cream cup in the trash. "sweetie, tobin is here, her parents kicked her out so she's gonna be staying with us for a while. i have her set up in your room, i figured you guys could share?" pam asked.
"they kicked her out? because of how she played? because of me?" alex chuckled coldly, "god they suck. yeah of course i'm okay with that, is she okay?" alex asked and that's when pam put a hand on her forearm, "alex, her face is a mess, i think her dad got to her. she's bleeding from her nose, lip and eye" pam warned her, "well is she okay? shit." alex muttered as she went to go up the stairs.
"alex it's really important that you be gentle when you walk in okay? she's very upset. here take this and start helping her clean up, i'll be up in a few to help" pam said handing her daughter the kit and warm cloth.
"thank you mom" alex said and pam just gave her a smile and nodded towards the stairs.
alex approached her room and gave a soft knock before coming in, her heart broke as she saw tobin sitting on the edge of her bed, her football hoodie pulled up over her head and her forearms used to wipe her tears and blood.
"hey" alex said softly and tobin looked up and that's when alex saw the damage, "hey. i can leave if you don't-" before tobin could finish alex kneeled infront of her, "shhh shhh babe, it's fine" alex tried to give her a smile.
alex stood up as she gently pulled tobins hood down and wiped at her nose and lip with the cloth, alex had to wipe at tobins cut on her eye and lip with rubbing alcohol. "i'm sorry" alex muttered as she watched tobin close her eyes tightly and hiss as it burned.
"are you cleaning them alex?" pam asked as she softly entered the room, "yeah, i've got it mom" alex said, "okay. i'll leave you two to it" she smiled softly and left.
once alex was done she got tobin another cloth to press to her eye, she was sure she would wake up in the morning with a black eye. how someone could do this to her kind, sweet girlfriend, alex had no idea.
"you should get out of this jacket babe, i'll wash it with my clothes tonight" alex said as she gently tugged on the grey hoodie that had plenty of blood on the sleeves, tobin slid out of it and handed it to alex who tossed it in her laundry. tobin stood up when alex came back and wound her arms around her waist burying her head far into alexs neck, alex sighed and rubbed tobins back, "i love you" alex whispered into her ear, "welcome home" alex whispered again. "are you hungry or something?" alex asked and tobin shook her head, "you should probably just sleep it off" alex suggested, "i'm gonna go throw this in" she gestured to her laundry, "and then i'll be back okay?" she asked and tobin nodded her head as she slid off her sneakers and shorts settling into the bed with her sports bra and boxers.
alex came down the steps and tossed her laundry in, "how is she?" pam asked, "i mean her face doesn't look bad but it will tomorrow, emotionaly i mean i don't know" alex sighed as she stepped into her moms arms, "i love you two so so much, and we're all in this together okay?" pam smiled, "thanks mom, i love you" alex said as she pulled away and walked up stairs.
when she entered her room she saw tobin sleeping, her back rising steadily with each breath. after being on such an adrenaline kick and such a wild friday night she knew she couldn't sleep. alex went to her dresser and gave up two drawers reluctantly for tobin, she loved her clothes okay!
she also made room in her closet for some of tobins stuff, the hardest part would be fitting her sneaker collection.
alex opened tobins duffel and pulled out the random clothes she stuffed in there and folding them or hanging them up, once she finished she saw tobin only brought her tooth brush as the other item, alex looked around her room and got a good idea. making sure tobin was still asleep she quietly closed her door at sat at the stairs.
"hello?" sydney answered her phone
"syd, i have a favor" alex asked.