It was about two in the morning when I heard my phone start ringing I groaned having just slept half an hour and took my phone without frm looking to see who was calling "Hello?" I ask clearly still half asleep "I completely woke you up didn't I? I'm such an idiot" hearing the voice of my girlfriend I quickly woke up "Ellie! You're not an idiot" I said before sitting and turning on the light "What happened?" I ask her after she doesn't talk for a little bit "I just... I miss home, I miss you." I smile softly before switching the call to FaceTime seeing her in her Portland Thorns jersey "I miss you too babe" I say and see her smile at the name "What about next week I'll go see your game and I'll bring you stuff from here and some of my clothes so you can put them on every time you miss me?" I ask her knowing she'll love the idea, seeing as she literally has almost all of my hoodies she nods smiling and I smile seeing her smile. I'm about to tell her something when Caitlin comes into view "Y/N! We miss you!" I'm about to answer when another head pops into frame "Y/N? Hey!" Says Hayley and I smile "Hey guys, I miss you too" they smile "You're watching the game later right?" I look at the time and nod knowing I won't get much sleep tonight
"You don't have to, you can go to sleep." Says Ellie and I just look at her "When have I missed one of your games? Besides I don't have an early training tomorrow" I say knowing that I actually have to get up at like 8 am to train and then get on the flight to surprise her "Are you sure?" She says again an I nod smiling "I'm sure honey." She blushes at the pet name and I just smile "Go get ready for the game" I tell her smiling and she pouts "I'm ready" I look at her not believing her "I just have to put my cleats on I'll do it quick but I want to talk to you" I laugh "Fine" I get up from bed grabbing my phone and getting out of my room to go to the kitchen.
"So who are you playing?" I ask my girlfriend and her two friends "We're playing the Red Stars" says Hayley and I smile nodding "So you'll be playing Sam and Mack right?" The three of them nod and I grab myself a cup of coffee after putting my phone against the wall. I look to the phone and I see another head come into view "Hi Y/N!" Ilaugh at Emily's excitement "Hi Emily" she smiles before sitting down with them. We talk till they have to go warm up and I smile reassuring Ellie that we'll see each other soon and that I love her.
I spend the night watching the game and drinking coffee. When the game ends I wait a few minutes before calling Ellie, she immediately answer and I see that she's still on the field "Hey babe! Y'all did amazing!" I tell her with a smile and I smile even bigger seeing her blush at the pet name "But I didn't play the whole game" she tell me kind of sadly and Ilook at her "The only reason of that is because three weeks ago you got a knee injury" she sighs nodding and keeps walking on the field till she reaches Mackenzie "Hey Mack!" I say happily
"Y/N!" She says taking the phone from Ellies hand and I just laugh after seeing her face. We talk for a bit before Ellie takes her phone back and she tells me that she has to go with the team for the typical thing they do with the Rose City Riveters and I just nod "Go have fun" I tell her before hanging up.
I look at the time and decide on taking a shower, after the shower I change and have a quick breakfast before leaving for the gym. After my training session I meet up with a few of my friends so they can help me get a few things for Ellie and then I go home to pack my bags.
When I'm done packing I text my friend so they pick me up to take me to the airport.
Before boarding the flight I send a quick text to Ellie saying that I'll be camping with Jack and Emma so that I won't have signal in case she contacts me when I'm in the flight. I sleep the whole way to Portland, when we land one of the flight attendants wakes me up to which I thank her before grabbing my bag and turning on my phone seeing that Ellie just texted me an alright and that she'll miss me so I smile before calling Caitlin to let her know that I'm already here.
I go grab my other bag after hanging up with Caitlin and I buy a water waiting for her. She gets here and hugs me excitedly "Let's go surprise your girl" she tells me and I smile "We have training now so you can come with me and stay in the locker room while we are in training and then surprise her when we finish" she tells me to which I nod seeing as she has a good plan.
We get to the stadium and she tells me she's late so I go with her to the locker room where there is no one, I stay there for a few minutes before deciding that I'm getting her flowers to make the surprise better I tell one of the security guards so they can let me in when I get back and he smiles nodding. I grab some flowers from a nearby place alongside a coffee. When I get back I just go inside the locker room again.
I wait for a while and then I hear a bunch of voices and then I hear Ellie talk. "Why do I need to go inside first?" I try not to laugh while I get up with the flowers and the coffee in my hands "Just go!" I hear Caitlin say before the door opens and Ellie enters.
She looks up from the floor and sees me so she opens her mouth in shock "Not even a hug?" I ask jokingly and quickly put the things down when I see her run to jump on top of me so I catch her smiling "You're here" she whispers and I smile kissing her head "I heard you were missing me so I got the flight right after training after your game" I tell her and she hits my shoulder "You told me you didn't have training!" I smile "It was a little lie" she just smiles before kissing me.
