The send off series has been going good. We won our first two games comfortably. We beat South Africa 4-1 with goals from me, Lindsey, Pinoe, and Alex. We then beat New Zealand 3-1 with goals from Alex, Tobin, and Christen. Training has been good and everyone in the squad is getting along very well together.

Today is the day before the last send off game against Mexico and today is media day for the World Cup. I'm sat next to Alex for the press conference and during the press conference the normal questions are asked. Carli is asked about our chances and the people who are recovering from injuries get questions about their recoveries. I, on the other hand, get questions that really piss me off.

"Cairo what has it been like to play overseas then comeback to the US to play?"

"Well now I can understand my teammates easier and my teammates actually like me so that's nice."

"Did you ever figure out who released your medical records?"

"Yes." I say

"Cairo will your relationship with Lindsey affect the way you play?"

"Maybe have a stronger connection with her."

"Do you think your relationship will get in the way?"

"No. And didn't someone just ask that question? And what does my relationship with Lindsey have to do with us winning the World Cup?"

Can't answer that can you asshole.

"Do you think dating a teammate will be a distraction for the team?"

Oh fuck off.

"You'd have to ask the team."

"Cairo can you tell us how quickly you bonded with the team and describe your relationship with the people on the team?" Odd question but alright.

"Well everybody knows about my relationship with Lindsey so there's that." I take a deep breath. "It took me a while to open up to them, but that was entirely my fault. All of these girls are my best friends now. I know I can come to them with anything. Like if I'm having a rough day I'll go talk to Kelley, Kling, or Pinoe and they will cheer me up. If I need serious advice I will go to Tobin, Alex, Christen, Ali, or Ash. If I need advice on something to do with Lindsey, since she is my first girlfriend, I will go talk to her best friends Emily, Rose, Mal, or Sam. When I'm overthinking things during a game or practice Carli and/or Becky are always there for me to talk to and they are both able to ease my nerves whenever I mess up or don't believe in myself. I could go on and on about every single one of these ladies. They mean the world to me and I know we will always be family."

"Cairo do you think you deserve to start?" A journalist asks making me tense up and get angry. Alex grabs my hand to try and calm me down. I look at her and subtly shake my head.

"Next question." Alex says then whispers in my ear. "What's wrong?"

"He is the one who released my records." I whisper and her eyes widen.

"OH HELL NO" She yells out getting everyone's attention.

Jill comes over to us. "What's wrong?"

"That journalist is the one who released my records." I say and Jill is confused for a few seconds then her eyes widen letting me know she understands so she motions for security.

"Please remove this man from the room and bar him from ever having access to the team again." God I love you Jill.

"What you can't do that!" The prick yells.

"Well she just did. I hope you enjoy having a job because the minute I leave this room I am calling your employer and informing them of what you have done." Alex says

"I didn't do anything. I just asked a question."

"You released my sealed medical records without a court order. You should be in jail. So go call your wife and explain why you will no longer have a job anywhere in the country and hopefully the world. I don't know why you released them, but you probably thought you would drive a wedge in-between me and the rest of the team when in fact you just made our bond even stronger. These women were there for me in my lowest point so thank you for being a low-life prick because I now know how much each of these amazing women care for and love me. Now please leave." I say and the whole team now looks like they want to beat this dude up.

While security escorts him out I excuse my self and head to the bathroom and splash water on my face and try to recompose myself. After 5 minutes in the bathroom I go back into the room and sit in my seat noticing that no journalist were left in the room.

Lindsey gets out of her seat and walks over to mine and sits on my lap causing me to wrap my arms around her.

"You okay?" She asked.

"I'm fine. Felt good to get everything off my chest." I say then giggle causing her and the team to look confused. "I kinda wish we didn't have security. I would've loved to see Ash take care of him." Everyone on the team laughs and Ash nods her head.

"Babe we wanted him removed not dead." Lindsey says getting everyone to laugh. She then kisses me for a minute then go and sits in her seat.

After that our younger fans and their parents come into the room and sit in-front of us so they could ask questions. While waiting for the team press officer to get everything in order I felt a tug on my shorts. This tugging causes me to look down and see a very cute little girl.

I get off my chair and squat so I'm closer to her eye level "Hi sweetheart."

"Hi" the little girl says in the cutest little voice. I then notice her mom standing behind her.

"Whats your name?"

"Lucy"

"Well hi Lucy my names Cairo" I say and notice something in her hand. "Whatcha got there" Lucy hands me the paper and it has a picture of girls playing soccer. "Wow Lucy did you draw this?"

"Yes"

"It's really good...do you like to draw?" Lucy nods. "Would you like to sit with me and draw?" She nods her head very fast. "Alright go ask your mom if it's okay with her."

Her mom says it's okay so Lucy comes back over. I sit back down in my seat then lift her into my lap and get out my sketch pad and drawing utensils.

"Alright what do you want to draw?" I ask the sweet little girl.

"I draw you." Little kid voices are so cute.

"Okay well I'll draw you." I didn't really pay attention to any of the questions unless I was asked a question directly.

"Cairo did you go to College?" A teenager asks.

"Yes I did, but I did it online."

"What did you study?"

"I have a degree in Marine Biology." I say and look at Lucy's drawing. At the moment she is drawing what looks to be me and a couple other players with a ball.

I lean down to whisper to her. "Need anything sweetheart?"

"I thirsty." Lucy says so I grab a Gatorade and look at her mom and point to the gatorade then at Lucy basically asking if she can have it. Her Mom nods so I open the gatorade and let Lucy drink from it. She must have been very thirsty because she drank like half of the gatorade.

Five minutes later Alex tapped me on the leg to get me to pay attention to what was happening. Apparently we were telling what was on our pregame playlist.

"My playlist has Lil Wayne, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, J Cole, Post Malone, and a UK rapper named Stormzy on it." I say then the other people say their playlist.

"Cairo what's your favorite thing about Lindsey?" A teenage girl asks making me smile and look at my gorgeous girlfriend.

"Physically or like personality wise?"

"Both"

"Well physically I love her smile because for one she has a gorgeous smile and two when she smiles her dimples show and they always make me smile. Oh and her eyes are insanely beautiful and I get lost in them at least once a day. And as for personality wise I love her drive and determination."

Soon after that question the fans leave the room and Lucy's mom comes up to get her.

"Did you finish your drawing Lucy?" I ask. She nods and shows me the drawing. "Wow that's so good" She then hands me the drawing. "You want me to keep it?" She nods.

"Okay well I will put it in my backpack to keep it safe."

"Are you guys coming to the game tomorrow?" I ask when Lucy's mom approaches.

"Yes" Lucy's Mom answers.

"Awesome" I say then look at the little girl. "Hopefully I'll see you tomorrow Lucy." She smiles and hugs me then leaves.

"Cairo how are you so good with kids?" Alex asks while we are waiting in the room waiting for the bus.

"Lots of experience with them."

"Could you be any less vague?" Julie asks.

"Okay so you guys remember last year when I didn't have a team?" They nod. "Well I didn't just sit on my ass all day. I would go and volunteer at Children's Hospital Los Angeles from 9-2 then I would go to train with a high school team during the week."

"What did you do with the kids at the hospital?" Ali asks.

"Well I would usually sit with them and draw or do whatever they wanted to do while their parents went and had some time to themselves.

"Why did you decide to volunteer?"

"Those kids need to feel normal. The whole time they are in the hospital they are being poked and prodded by strange people and some of them may not have a clue why they are there so if I can do anything to make their stay any easier than I will do everything in my power to make that happen."

"You know Cairo under that mysterious persona you put on you have a heart of gold." Mal says.

"Thanks...I think."

"Did you draw that little girl?" Kelley asks. I nod and show them the picture

"Okay I'm just going to stop looking at your drawings. They just make me wish I could be able to draw." Kelley says.

The bus finally pulls up so we head to the hotel. Once at the hotel we have a team meeting about the game tomorrow then eat dinner and go to bed.