True Colors

“Tobin I don’t understand why you can’t just tell me the truth!” Alex yelled with passion at a fuming Tobin.

It has been a month since Tobin and Kelley went out with the team and things had gone a bit downhill for Tobin and Alex. The NWSL season had started back up which meant Alex had to leave for Portland. Things were going fine at first and they both thought the long distance thing was easy, boy did reality hit them right in the jaw.

Tobin has been up to Portland twice and both times she was their Alex was off training or sleeping. To say the visit was a bust was an understatement, so Tobin left both times without telling Alex. She always had an excuse in her back pocket.

So, now back to present time, Alex and Tobin are fighting because Alex thinks that the other girl is cheating on her, which is far from the truth. Tobin on the other hand is trying to see where Alex is coming from but all the yelling is really pushing her buttons.

“Alex, I am not lying to you. I would be an idiot to cheat on you.” Tobin says in a very calm voice.

“Then what is with all the secrecy? And don’t think I haven’t noticed it.” Alex says as she paces Tobin’s living room.

“I’d be surprised if you noticed I shaved my head. You are never around Alex.” Tobin spits back and Alex seems shocked.

“Well, I am so sorry had a have a duty to my club and country. I thought you supported me!” Alex retaliates and Tobin goes quiet for a few moments.

“I am going to head to bed. Come up whenever you’re ready.” Tobin says as she walks over to kiss Alex on the forehead and makes her way up the stairs.

“You can’t just leave Tobin, this isn’t Portland.” Alex hisses out and Tobin turns around to face her girlfriend.

“I just can’t believe you think I would cheat on you, Alex. You’re the best thing that has ever happened to me and I’d do anything to make you believe that. I would even drop everything here and move out to Portland to be with you, but you just can’t see that.” Tobin says and turns to head up the stairs to her room.

Alex watches her girlfriends retreating figure and knows that she has screwed up. Tobin is the best thing in Alex’s life right now and she just had to mess that one up too. Alex takes a seat on the couch and contemplates a way to apologize to Tobin but nothing can come close to what she just did to her faithful girlfriend.

“Gosh, I am such an idiot. She is the only constant and stable thing in my life right now and look what I did to her. She hates me and I can’t blame her, I hate myself right now.” Alex says to no one in particular and she buries her head into the pillows on the couch.

After about an hour downstairs Alex knows she has to face the music upstairs. She begrudgingly drags her lifeless body up the stairs and into Tobin’s bedroom. Alex pokes her head into the room to see Tobin changed into soccer shorts and a t-shirt watching sportscenter.

“You can come in instead of standing there like a creep.” Tobin says and startles Alex who slowly walks into the room and sits on the edge of the bed. Tobin sees this and switches the T.V. off and gives Alex her full attention.

“I am so sorry, Tobin. I had no right to accuse you of something like that and I’m not even sure where it came from. I guess I was just insecure that you didn’t want to be with me anymore because it was getting to hard but I should have never accused you of cheating.” Alex says as she takes Tobin’s hand and is happy when Tobin doesn’t snatch it back.

“I understand and I forgive you.” Tobin says as she pulls Alex into her body and gives her a big hug. “Just maybe don’t do it again, okay?” Tobin adds while chuckling.

“I promise.” Alex says and looks up at Tobin.

“I love you.” Tobin says and catches Alex off guard. “You don’t have to say it but I wanted you to know that you have my heart Alex Morgan.” Tobin adds and Alex face busts into a huge smile and tears start to poor down her face.

“I love you too, Toby.” Alex says and leans in to give Tobin a wet put passionate kiss.

“You could have left off the Toby part.” Tobin says and they both laughs at this as Tobin wipes the tears on Alex’s face away.

“I had a surprise for you but it seems that I might have outdone myself on this one.” Tobin says and Alex scrunches her face up in confusion.

“What surprise?” Alex asks as she sits up on Tobin’s bed.

“I don’t even think I should mention it because it can’t top the first ‘I love you’.” Tobin says as she gets up and rummages through her desk to find something.

“No, you have to tell me! You know how much I love surprises, Toby.” Alex says as she comes up behind Tobin and tries to steal the paper in her hands away.

“Well, I guess so.” Tobin says as she hands Alex a piece of folded paper.

Alex opens to paper and sees a picture of an apartment building followed by smaller pictures of the inside of the apartments. “Why did you give me an apartment listing?” Alex asks as she checks the backside of the paper to see if she has missed something.

“Look at the location of the apartment.” Tobin says as she waits to Alex to put the puzzle pieces together.

“Okay, why are you giving me an apartment listing for Portland? I already have a house?” Alex asks and looks up at Tobin who is now pointing at herself to give Alex more of a hint.

“Wait, this is for you?” Alex asks and Tobin nods her head with a smile on her face. “You’re getting a place in Portland? Why?” Alex asks even more confused than before.

“Well, the girl I love lives there so I thought why not follow her.” Tobin says and it finally clicks in Alex mind that Tobin is moving to Portland for her.

“You’re moving to Portland? You’re moving to Portland!” Alex yells as she jumps up and down on the bed and eventually makes it to Tobin’s arms.

“How is this possible?” Alex asks out of breath from all the jumping.

“Well, all of us from the company are moving. Boss wanted a change of scenery and he happened to pick Portland. It’s weird because this has been happening since before we met.” Tobin says and Alex smiles up at her.

“We are truly meant to be then.” Alex says and Tobin nods her head in agreement.

“I couldn’t agree more.” Tobin adds as she leans down to kiss Alex on the top of the head.

“Let’s go to sleep, Lex. I am exhausted.” Tobin says as she face plants onto her bed but she hears Alex mumble something else.

“What was that?” Tobin asks as she turns over on to her back.

“I said, maybe we could do something that doesn’t involve sleeping…” Alex says as she wiggles her eyebrows and that’s all it takes for Tobin to bolt up and tackle Alex to the bed.

“You’re right! Let’s wrestle!” Tobin yells and Alex rolls her eyes and pushes Tobin off playfully and sashays into the bathroom.

“What did I do?” Tobin asks herself as she stares at the ceiling. “Oh my gosh, you idiot!” Tobin yells at herself as she hops off the bed to join her girlfriend in the bathroom.