Trouble in Paradise?
Tobin knew that they would probably be late to dinner, but at this rate, she didn't care. They were in her and Alex's room, and Press had just engaged a heated make out session. Things were progressing quickly, and soon both Tobin and Press had lost their shirts. However, just as Tobin was about to remove her bra, the door banged open. Both women tried to cover up, but it was too late. The damage was already done. Alex and Syd had walked in muttering about some picture that they needed to show Pinoe. When they realized what they were witnessing, both stopped dead in their tracks, falling completely silent. Everyone on the team was aware of the close friendship that had developed between the forward and midfielder, so neither could say they were shocked by the relationship playing out before them. However, it wasn't a common occurrence to walk in on your teammates, half naked. Even on this team, full of people with little concept of personal space. Press quickly put her shirt back on and pushed Tobin off of her. She rushed out of the room, mumbling something about being late for dinner. Tobin was about to follow her, but Syd beat her to it, calling "Press!" as she ran out. Thus, Tobin was left with a wide-eyed Alex Morgan.
At first, Tobin didn't know what to say. What was there to say, really. So she just sat there in silence. Alex was the first one to speak. "Sorry we just interrupted whatever that was," she said with a slight snort.
Tobin was glad that she could find humor in the situation instead of making it awkward, but that had always been what her relationship with Alex was like. She could tell Alex anything, and Alex always knew how to respond. "Don't worry," she said, slightly downcast. "It's not like anything would've happened anyways." Tobin grumbled. Now that the moment was over, Tobin was slightly pissed with the situation. She knew that Press had never been with a girl before, so this was all new territory and she was willing to respect that. But it had been almost two months now, and whenever Tobin tried to go farther than taking off her shirt, Press would stop her, and Tobin was beginning to feel very sexually frustrated. She explained all of this to Alex, with Syd returning halfway through the conversation. Syd assured her that she had talked to Press and everything was fine. Tobin never really understood Syd and Press' friendship. Syd was the loud, outgoing one while Christen was much more quiet and introverted, but somehow it worked. Tobin figured it must be a forward thing. After expressing her frustrations to Syd and Alex, Tobin kind of felt bad. It seemed as though she was invading Christen's privacy. But she knew that the two forwards cared about both her and Christen, and she also needed someone else's opinion on this issue.
Syd was the first to speak up. "Look Tobin, I'm pretty sure that Nima was like the only person that Christen ever even had sex with so, I hate to break this to you, but you might have to take things kinda slow."
Tobin was surprised by this news. She knew Christen could be shy and hadn't dated anyone since joining the national team, but she had dated Nima like 10 years ago! Tobin hadn't realized that he was the only one. She was also a bit embarrassed that Syd knew this and she didn't. It was that dang forward connection.
Alex then offered her advice on the situation. "If I were you Tobs, I'd talk to her about it. You can't just go on being upset with her without telling her why."
Tobin knew that Alex had a point. She thanked both Alex and Syd for their help and also for not making a big deal out of the situation. They both said not to worry, with Syd adding that if Dom were on the team, she had no doubt that their teammates would've walked in on them a million times. As the three headed down to the dining room, Tobin started to think about what she would say to Press. She was out on a mission.