Let me in

Ella got back to her room and pulled out her laptop to call Erin. The keeper had just sent her a text saying she was back from her meeting and was free to talk so she answered right away.

“Hey there gorgeous.” The keeper smiled into the camera when Ella’s face appeared on her screen.

“Hi babe.” Ella smiled wide at her goofy girlfriend who’s face was just a little too close to the camera. “Erin back up I can practically see up your nose.”

“Oops.”

The forward just laughed. “I miss you already, is that crazy?”

“No, because I miss you already too.”

The couple just looked into each other’s eyes for a moment, the best they could through the pixels.

“You look really happy babe, I hope that means you’re settling in nicely.” Erin said, breaking the silence.

“I am, everyone I talked to has been so nice and welcomed me like I’ve been here a million times. Ali is great too, she said to say hi by the way.”

“That’s great babe, here too. Tell her I say hi back, and by the way you are a hit with any of the girls here who are United fans, as soon as I said you were a Rooney fan they automatically liked you.”

“Even if I’m their enemy on the pitch?” Ella said with a wink.

“Actually I’m not sure I mentioned that you are playing with the other side of the border to anyone today, but I’m sure it will come up soon enough. Once word got out that I had a girlfriend, all the girls wanted to hear about you.”

“Well of course they do, I’m awesome.” The forward spoke with a smirk.

“Yeah you’re alright.”

“Hey!”

“I’m kidding Ella, you are definitely awesome, and beautiful, and perfect, and pretty much every other good adjective.”

“And you’re a goober my crazy keeper.”

The keeper gave her biggest cheesy smile, and Ella let out a big yawn.

“You look exhausted baby, you should head to bed.”

“But I want to talk to you, and once we start training tomorrow it’s going to be harder to find time to talk.”

“I know baby, but you need a good sleep so you’re ready to go tomorrow and I do too.”

The forward frowned, she knew Erin was right.

“Okay… it’s gonna be weird sleeping without you.”

“For me too, I love you so much El.”

“I love you too.”

“Can you do something for me before you go to sleep?” Erin whispered.

“Of course, what is it?”

“Read the first page of my journal, hopefully that will put a smile on your face before you fall asleep.”

Ella smiled wide. “Okay babe I will, I’ll talk to you whenever I can tomorrow.”

“Alright, goodnight beautiful have a great sleep and a good first day of training.”

“You too Erin, I love you.”

“Love you more.”

The forward signed off with a smile on her face. She got under the covers in her bed and pulled Erin’s journal out of her bedside table.

~I decided since I was starting in a new place that it was a good time to start a new journal since I was almost at the end of my last one. It’s my first day of school and I’m kind of freaking out, the school year is already three quarters over, plus I have to try and get on the soccer team here, with any luck they still need a keeper.

What a day.

A lot happened, but all I can think about is Ella… I don’t even know the girl, but I definitely want to. Not just because she’s beautiful but i don’t know, just something about her. Since I mentioned it though… I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone look so good after running laps. She is crazy strong too, I’m going to have to watch my eyes in the changeroom, I’m lucky she never caught me staring. Her eyes are so beautiful, and the way her nose crinkles when she smiles… I don’t think I’ve ever been so drawn to someone before, did I mention her abs? because wow. I think it might take a little time for her to warm up to me, she seems pretty shy, and after what Meghan said, she might not ever let me in. I hope she does though, I won’t give up.~

Ella didn’t realize she was crying until Ali walked in and asked what was wrong.

“Oh it’s nothing.. uh happy tears actually.” The forward smiled, putting the journal away.

Ali walked over and sat on the edge of the forwards bed with a gentle smile.

“I know it’s hard being away from your girlfriend, and I just want you to know if you ever need to talk to someone I’m a good listener.”

“Thanks Ali, that means a lot. I’m sure I’ll take you up on that at some point.”

“Good. Now get some sleep kid, we got a long day tomorrow.”

“Night.”

“Night Ella.”

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“You ready to head down for breakfast Erin?”

“Yeah I’m good, let’s go.”

Erin sent a quick text to Ella as her and Sophie made their way downstairs for breakfast with the team.

//Morning love, if you don’t see this before you start training I hope you have a great day. Show them what you’re made of. xoxo//

Once she grabbed some food, Erin went and sat beside the other keepers; Steph and Karina.

“Aye the gk union is complete, morning girl.”

“Morning.” Erin smiled, taking a sip of her coffee.

Erin and Steph immediately hit it off, and the young keeper was feeling really good about her fellow teammates.

When they were done eating, Erin went back up to her room to get her stuff ready for their first practice. The team had two hours on the field and then after lunch they would train in the gym for another couple hours.

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Ella’s first training session was going well, she was meshing well with the team, especially the young midfielder Morgan Brian. She set up of few good opportunities for Ella during a scrimmage who after missing the first couple got a ball past Hope Solo.

“I’ll remember that one kid!” The keeper shouted at Ella as ran back down the field.

They only had a short break before they went into the gym to train, were many of the girls were amazed by the young forwards strength.

“Damn Kriegs you better not make that girl angry, your roomie got some power.”

“Oh please, she may be strong but this little cutie wouldn’t hurt a fly, she’s too sweet.” Ali said, nudging Ella.

“Call me cutie again and we’ll see about that.” Ella said, winking at the defender.

After a long and hard workout the team was finally done for the day. Ella checked her phone for the first time as she walked back up to her room. She smiled when she saw Erin’s text.

//Hey babe, just finished for the day. I hope your day is going well and I’ll talk to you whenever you can. Love you//

Ali came back to the room a few minutes later and invited Ella to go to dinner with her and a few other girls. So they walked a few blocks until finding a good looking restaurant.

Ella got to know some of the girls better over dinner, her and Kelley O’hara fell into an easy conversation.

“That’s so cool that your girlfriend is at a camp too, talk about a power couple.”

“Are you dating anyone?” Ella asked, smiling at the freckle faced girl.

“Well… um it’s kind of complicated. Hope and I are kind of together but… I don’t know kind of not. We aren’t official or anything, just because she doesn’t want to come out and face all the publicity stuff, especially after not being separated from her husband for very long. It’s really frustrating sometimes but at the same time I really love her and I’ll do anything to make her happy.”

“Are you happy though Kelley?”

“She makes me happy. I know that it may sound like she is kind of taking advantage of me, but she is trying, it’s gotten a lot better lately and she is getting better a sharing how she’s feeling. Don’t tell her I said that though, she’ll kill me, she prefers when people think she doesn’t have emotions aside from her “I’m going to kill you face” that she wears 90% of the time.”

“Well as long as you are happy then that is what matters. You can always talk to me if you need to by the way.”

“Thanks Ella.”

“Anytime.”

The team walked back to their hotel, and when Ali and Ella got back to their room the forwards phone rang.

“Hey babe.” Ella answered with a smile.

“Hi baby, how was your day?”

“It was good, the workouts were pretty intense, but it was a good first day. How was yours?”

“Mine was pretty good, I started out a little off, but I ended on a high note so that was good. I just talked to my mom, and she said to say hi and hopes you’re doing well.”

“Next time you talk to her tell her I say hi back and that I am doing good.”

“I will.”

“I say hi again too!” Ali shouted from her bed.”

“She says hi back Al.”

“Good, I’m heading to sleep though, Night El.”

“Night Ali.”

“Hey Ella?”

“Yeah?”

“I love you.” The keeper got out through a big yawn.

“I love you too Erin, so much, you sound like you need some sleep babe.”

“No I’m fine I wa-” The keeper yawned again. “-nt to talk to you more. Just five more minutes.”

“Okay babe.” Ella smiled, she wanted nothing more than to talk with the keeper all night but she knew they both needed to have a good sleep.

Erin didn’t even make it five minutes before Ella heard her faint snores on the other side of the line and hung up the phone after whispering “I love you”

The forward laid in bed for a few minutes just thinking about Erin and how lucky she was to have her. Eventually she fell asleep with a smile resting on her face.