"You know those cheerleaders are kinda cute." Leah says as she looks at the Cowboy cheerleaders.

"True." Jordan says.

"Do you think they're cute Audrey?" Lisa asks.

"Please." Viv says. "Even I can answer that."

"We all know Audrey only has has eyes for Daan." Jordan says. "There could be 30 naked women around and she'd still stare at Daan."

"I mean have you seen my girlfriend?" I question and point to Daan. "She's a walking goddess."

"Aww." Leah says as Daan blushes. "Cute."

"STOP DROPPING THE BALL." I yell after another receiver drops a ball. "MY MOTHER COULD DO A BETTER JOB THAN YOU. "

"I mean she probably could." Kim says.

"No offense Audrey." Jordan says. "But your Mom kinda scares me."

"She's a big teddy bear." I say.

"Her glare's kinda scary." Jessie says.

"Next time my Mom comes over here you guys can meet her and see she's just a big cuddly bear." I say.

"When is that?" Daan asks.

"I think Thanksgiving." I say. "Kelley and her family are coming over then too."

"Cool." Daan says with a smile then another Seattle receiver drops the ball.

"HOW'D YOU DROP THAT?"

- - - - -

"You two ready?" Someone from the Arsenal media asks after Daan and I are mic'd up and sat down in chairs.

Training ended earlier and now Daan and I are doing a video for the Arsenal YouTube channel. I believe we're doing the 'What Do You Know?' series.

"Yep." Daan says.

"Balto come." I say then Balto comes and lays down in between Daan and I so I scratch behind his ears. "Good Boy."

"Rolling." Someone says.

"Introduce yourselves please then Audrey say the name of the video." The media women says then Daan and I look at the camera.

"Hi I'm Daniëlle van de Donk." Daan says.

"And I'm Audrey Solo." I say. "and this is What Do You Know?"

Daan and I then do rock papers scissors to see who goes first and my girlfriend ultimately wins.

"First category." The media lady says. "Name fellow countrymen who are playing or have played in the Premier League...Daan you are first."

"Robin van Persie." Daan says.

"Christian Pulisic." I say.

"Virgil van Dijk."

"DeAndre Yedlin."

"Arjen Robben."

"Clint Dempsey."

"Ruud van Nistelrooy."

"Tim Howard."

"Edwin van der Sar."

"Jozy Altidore."

"Memphis Depay."

"Landon Donovan?" I question and the media person nods.

"Edgar Davids." Daan says.

"Brad Guzan."

"Patrick Kluivert."

"Timothy Weah?" I question.

"Incorrect." The media lady says. "One strike.

"Crap." I say then look at Daan.

"Nathan Aké."

"Tyler Adams?" I question then the media lady shakes her head.

"Strike two."

"Darn it." I mumble then Daan giggles."

"Ruud Gullit." Daan says.

".........Well I'm out" I say.

"Daan wins round one." The media lady says.

"HA." Daan says.

"Round 2." The media lady says. "Category is countries that have qualified for the 2022 World Cup...Audrey you are first."

"USA." I say.

"Netherlands." Daan says.

"France."

"Brazil."

"England

"Portugal."

"Argentina."

"Australia."

"Japan." I say.

"New Zealand?" Daan questions then the media lady shakes her head.

"Strike one."

"Dang it." Daan says.

"Germany." I say.

"Egypt."

"Congo?" I question and the media lady nods. "Sick."

"Argentina?" Daan asks.

"I said that already." I whisper.

"Crap." Daan says.

"Five seconds." The media lady says.

"Uh...uh...uh...uh...Crap." Daan says.

"Strike two." The media lady says. "Audrey?"

"Italy." I say.

"Um...oh I give up." Daan says.

"Score is one all." The media lady says, but she's interrupted by my phone buzzing.

I look down at my phone and see a text from my Mom.

Mom: I need you to call me ASAP.

"I'll need to take this." I say then I back away and call my Mom.

"Hey Audrey." Mom says in a certain tone of voice.

"I know that tone of voice." I say. "What's wrong?"

"So I gotta call from our lawyer an hour ago."

"Okay?"

"And apparently your kidnapper and his legal team have evidence that someone on the jury during his trial knew you."

"Well that's bullshit."

"I know it is." Mom says then she sighs. "But unfortunately the judge has heard the evidence and agrees with it so he declared a mistrial and ordered a new one to occur on October 13."

"So does this mean what I think it means?" I ask.

"Yeah Audrey." Mom says. "You have to testify again." 

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