Emily and Lindsey were sitting on a couch together at a party one for the girls from the team threw. It was a small party just the people on the team. They admired the view in front of them, which was a line of girls taking shot after shot. Rose and Mal were somewhere in the middle while Sam was near the end.

Emily and Lindsey both nursed a drink that they grabbed at the start of the party. Lindsey wasn't the type of person to drink a bunch, exclude that one night, Emily was but she didn't want to leave Lindsey's side so she cut back for the time being.

"Emily come join" one of the girls yelled and other started agreeing

"I'm fine over here" she said as she sat further into the couch

"come on you're going to spend the whole night on that couch?" The girl asked

"yeah actually. It's a really nice couch" she patted the seat next to her

"go Em" Lindsey whispered from the other side

"I'm fine Linds"

"Just because I don't drink does't mean you don't have to either. I know you want to, just go" she explained in a low voice so the others don't hear

Emily looked at her girlfriend and then got up and joined the line. The other girls cheered pouring her a glass and passing it down the line.

The night started to wind up, the drinking slowed down and the girls all were sitting in the living room. Someone mentioned doing truth or dare and everyone agree, classic right? The dare went around the room, no one picked truth because that was boring. Emily deiced to spice it up a bit.

"Truth" she answered

"Why do you spend so much time with Lindsey" the girl raised her eyebrows

The whole room became quiet. She looked at Rose with widened eyes, the pale girl just shrugged. She then looked at Lindsey herself who was looking at the ground smiling, obviously trying to hide her blush.

Emily said fuck it in her head and deiced to just come clean, half of these girls won't remember it anyways

"We're dating, have been for sometime" she said looking at the younger blonde, who's eyes shot over to Emily

"No..fucking..way" one girl said as the rest just sat there in shock

"I mean I had an idea but I didn't think I was right" another one said which made Lindsey laugh

"Lindsey any words" all the heads in the room turned to her

"um, no?" She laughed

The nighted ended pretty quickly after that. The five girls pilled into the car, Lindsey in the drivers seat, Emily next to her and the other three in the back

"So guys how did that feel. You finally came out" Sam said extremely loudly due to her being a bit tipsy

"Fine" they said at the same time

"Come on there has to be more feelings than just fine" Rose said mimicking

"It was great Rosie" she said buckling her seat belt

Lindsey drove the group back to the dorms. The couple fell behind the rest of the group. They walked in sync as the held hand,

"You think everything will be okay?" Lindsey squeezed the older girls hand

"What do you mean Linds, or course it will be" she reinsured the younger girl

"I just don't want to mess up the 'team dynamic' or some shit like that" she said

"Lindsey you do know we've been dating for months and haven't ruined the 'dynamic' at all..." Emily pointed out

"Well there was that one time when we were fighting, and coach had to confront us. Do you not remember that?" She reminded her

"I do fondly remember it, but that's definitely not going to happy again. Our relationship has matured so much since then. Linds we'll be just fine." She said looking her girlfriend dead in the eyes

They were. The two girls made it through the rest of the year, took their finals and finished school. Now Emily was a senior and Lindsey was sophomore.

~~

It was the summer now. The group had planed a trip to Hawaii, since they didn't want to be apart for too long. Lindsey and Emily shared one room, Rose and Sam shared another, while Mal shared one with her boyfriend who somehow made his way into the trip. The others didn't mind, he was a really good guy

They planed this trip to be one week long. It was pretty chill only filled with one day of traveling around the island. The rest was up to the individual and what they wanted to do. The entire group got to the island around 6 pm, so they didn't get to explore much that day.

Emily woke up first the next morning,

"You look really pretty today" Emily said quietly while Lindsey was awakening from her deep sleep

"Hm" she mumbled

Emily leaned closer and placed a kiss on her cheek

"Good morning" she said with more excitement

"Morning" Lindsey said weakly

They laid in bed until Lindsey fully woke up and opened her phone. Emily got out of bed and pulled back the curtains revealing the beach view.

Emily opened the door and walked out. She felt arm wrap around her, she leaned into the touch knowing exactly who it was. Well it was pretty obvious who it was because she was the only other person in the room.

"The view is almost as pretty as you" she heard whispered into her ear

"That one was cheesy Linds" they both laughed

She turned around and hugged the younger girl.

"I'm happy you're here with me"

"I'm happy you're happy" Lindsey kissed the top of her girlfriends head

Emily wasn't doing so good mentally. Since the start of finals week at school, Emily's mental health had taken a downfall. Lindsey and Rose tried to make the girl feel better but the pressure of passing and doing well was too much. When she left to go home after school ended, it made her feel better but worse. She missed her friends and girlfriend which made her fall into a depression.

Emily's mom noticed what was happening, with some help from the information Lindsey would send her on occasion. Jane encouraged her daughter to go back to her therapist for the first time since she was younger, she did. While the first couple of days were rough she eventually got back her energy and her emotional state started changing before the trip.

"Thank you for talking to my mom" Emily pulled back

"Thank you for listening to her" she said as they walked back into the room

"We'll be moved in together soon" Emily said excitedly

"Well not exactly but yeah.." she smiled

Rose, Sam, Emily and Mal were going to rent an apartment this year. Lindsey had the choice of moving in with them but somehow her parents talked her out of it. They remind her that she was in a relationship with one of them and that some days she might want to be alone. She wanted to move in with her friends but maybe her parents were right. Either way her, Sarah and Reagan were going to rent one the next year.

They spent the days off either laying at the beach or the pool. Lindsey and Emily tried to learn how to paddle board but it didn't go as smoothly as either girl thought it would. There was a ice cream place near their hotel that was some of the best ice cream anyone has had in the group

The nights were spent in one of the girls rooms. They would watch movies, talk, or play a game. There were some nights Lindsey and Emily left early due to the intense amount of inappropriate touching one of them we're doing. Of course the rest of the group knew what they were going to do and would fake gag as the two exited the room.

The trip ended way too fast for any of them process the week.

~~

The next school year was chaotic. The four girls moved in together, each getting their own room. Lindsey was always there at some point it became here second house. She ended up moving in the next semester because she was there so often and since Lindsey and Emily were in a good place in there relationship.

Although they were still in their "honeymoon" part. They made sure not only do it if the apartment was empty. Their relationship had matured more and more as time went on. They knew each other boundaries and limits. When the relationship first started there wasn't much activity as there was now. Hawaii definitely helped out a lot.

The season went on as smoothly as it could. Lindsey was on fire as were Rose and Sam. The midfield was a strong point on the team. Emily's season was a bit of a different turnout. She had a season ending injury, the cursed ACL tear. It happened near the end of the season

Lindsey heard a yell on the field. She had just gotten subbed out and was catching her breath in the seat she just sat down in. She looked up and saw her girlfriend on the ground. She stood up from her seat and walked over to the side line.

"Lindsey come sit" the coach tried to direct her but she didn't move

The signal. The medics waved on the gurney.

"Fuck" the coach said

"I have to-"

"You can't" she was reminded

"When she's carried off you can follow but for now go sit. I have to get a sub"

She walked backwards slowly back to the seats. She didn't sit down. She was jealous in the moment, which she later realized was wrong of her to feel. She saw Rose and Sam over by Emily holding her hand as they moved her and she thought to herself that it should be her out there.

They started walking her back to the sidelines. Once the gurney passed Lindsey she walked behind it. They place the gurney on the ground. Lindsey bent down and grabbed the blondes had and looked at her face, which was full with tears.

"What happened?"

"We're pretty sure she tore her ACL" one of the medic said as they looked at her knee

"Fuck Linds" the blonde said squeezing the younger girls hand

"Hey, you're fine. I'm here" she said wiping away one of Emily's tears

They ended up going to the hospital shortly after she was taken off the field. It was then confirmed that it was an ACL tear and that she would need surgery. Lindsey and Rose sat in the waiting room all night. Emily's mom showed up hours later and sat next to the younger girls. They were finally noticed that she was out of surgery and everything went well.

Emily's mom stayed for while after that, refusing to leave. Until Lindsey convinces her she can handle taking care of Emily. With her now being alone in the apartment all day, she would just sit around and wait for her love to come back and entertain her.

Emily knew deep inside of her head, that she wouldn't make a come back. She wasn't strong enough. Rose was chilling in her room with her when she finally informed the girl

"Rosie.." Her voice cracked as a tear came down her face.

"Hey what's wrong?" She moved over to comfort the other girl

"I don't- I don't think I can come ba..." she couldn't finish her words

The room started feeling like it was shrinking. Roses voice was slowly becoming less clear. Her heart rate boosted as she thought about this being the end. She was able to calm down, but was able to faintly hear Rose say,

"You should come now"

Rose laid there and tried to get her to slow down her breathing, it worked a bit. She hear a knock at the door and go up to go get it,

"Emily?" Lindsey opened the door to the older girls room. She walked over to the side of her girlfriends bed. "Hey, what's wrong love?"

Emily looked at her and slowed down her breathing as much as possible, "I'm done...with soccer. I can't come back Linds"

"Yes you can baby. So many people do"

"There nothing left for me there Linds. That part is just...over" she said weakly

"No Son it does-"

"Linds please just let it be over" she begged her girlfriend

Lindsey just stared at the older girl, who looked hopeless in her bed. "Okay" she mumbled under her breath

The two girls laid in bed for the rest of the night, just holding onto each other and not letting go nor talking. Just laying in silence.

It was an emotional last week of school. All the girls packed up the stuff in the apartment and cried at every memory that came to head. They knew that they would never loose touch with each other, it was impossible.

Lindsey just sat in the stands of the graduation as she heard her girlfriends name being called

"Emily Sonnett, sociology"

She cheered as loud as she could, proud of how far her girl had come.

After the ceremony she found the graduate and ran over to engulf her in a big hug. Their arms wrapped around each other quickly.

"I'm so very proud of you" she whispered in her ear

"Thank you love" she pulled away, "hi mom" she hugged her mom who was crying

"I'm so happy that you turned into this fearless girl. You're father would be so proud of everything you've done" Emily hugged her tighter

Her dad. "I know" she choked out as tears bayed at her eyes

~~

Lindsey opened the door to her apartment in hurry, once she heard the screaming from outside. Like a murderer was in the house, screaming.

She pushed the door back and saw her two friends standing on the couch with looks of terror in their eyes.

"What's wrong my are you guys standing on the couch?" She asked franticly

"Linds a HUGE spider just ran across the floor" Reagan quickly informed the girl

"Are you joking, I thought one of you died" she set down her bag

"Well yeah we could have, if it bit us" Sarah said

"Guys if it was big then it's most likely just a daddy long leg. You'll be fine they don't do harm"

"Bullshit" both girls said from the couch

Lindsey rolled her eyes at them, "Get off the couch" she grabbed her bag

"Find the spider than we will" Reagan told her

"I'm not going to find the spider. Either you guys grow balls and go back to normal or just stay on the couch until he finds you again" she said walking towards her room

She opened her door and walked in and set her bag down once more. Lindsey collapsed onto her bed and took out her phone.

She pressed on the first contact there

"Hey" she heard from the other side as a face popped up on the screen

"Hi" she smiled at the sight

"How was your day" her girlfriend asked

"Fine, have practice soon but I miss you and wanted to talk. Get my mind off of being sad" she said rolling onto her side

"Why are you sad. I know it's because I'm not there" Lindsey laughed, "but there has to be more than that"

"No there's no more" she said

"Linds"

"I'm serious babe, it's just I miss you...and Rose...and Sam...and Mal" she confessed

"I'll be out there soon. Remember one week" she reminded the girl

Emily had been spending a lot of time at home. She hadn't gotten a job yet, but decided that her soccer career was now over after that injury. She had been looking into the rehabilitation counselor side of her sociology degree.

"I know, I've been counting down the days" She wasn't alone, that wasn't her problem. She would go get breakfast, pregame, with Reagan. She would have a ton of meals with all three of them, but it was just different.

Rose wasn't there to make fun of her. Sam wasn't there to calm down the chaotic activity. Mal wasn't there to pick sides of an argument and make sure that she would win. And Emily...she just wasn't there.

The two of them talked for around an hour, but Lindsey had to hang up due to practice.

The week passed slowly. Everyday felt like a new year, but today she woke up with a hop in her step due to her girlfriend arriving and they were going out to breakfast after. This would be the first pregame meal she has had with the older girl since last years final game.

She heard a knock on her door and quickly walked to it. She calmed her nerves before opening the door and see the same beautiful face she was use to. The old girl crashed into Lindsey almost making her fall over.

"Oh my god, I've missed you and your cute face" she said pulling back and then crashing their lips together, "I've also missed these lips" she mumbled against Lindsey's who pulled the girl back in

"Okay Romeo and Juliet, we get it" Reagan said from the couch

Lindsey made a mental note that maybe Reagan would be a good Rose 2.0.

The girls left the apartment shortly after putting Emily's bags in Lindsey's room. They drove to the place where they would get breakfast almost every time, Waffle House. They ordered the normal and made small conversation, updating each other on life.

That night Lindsey started in midfield. It was a successful game none the less. She scored a header in the 60th to put them up 2-0. Lindsey got a yellow around the 70th for a stupid foul, well at least in Emily's eyes. She looked up to her girlfriend who was cheering in the stands. It felt normal but not normal at all, maybe one day she would get use to it.