Audrey was around the US Women's national team for the first 18 years of her life, but something happened and she's been gone for almost 4 years. What's going to happen when she comes back?
"BUS IS OPEN." Someone yells so I grab my stuff then Balto and I head towards the bus.
As Balto and I are walking I see the Dutch girls heading to their bus.
"Balto." I say then my husky looks up at me. "Find Mommy."
Balto yips then he takes off towards the Dutch girls and more importantly towards my girlfriend.
When Balto gets to the Dutch girls he sniffs down the line until he reaches Daan then he sits down and barks.
"Hi bubba." Daan says then she squats down and pets my dog while I approach.
When I get to Daan she picks up Balto then stands up and pecks my lips.
"You okay?" Daan asks.
"I'm fine." I say. "Just my asthma flaring up again."
"Good." Daan says and smiles. "Are you still going with your Mom now?"
"Yeah." I say. "I'm meeting her out by the buses."
"Alright." Daan says. "Call me when you get back and I'll meet you in the lobby with Kelley."
Mom wants Kelley and I to repair our relationship so we're going for a late night dinner to hash everything out.
"Sounds good." I say then I kiss my girlfriend.
"DAAN." Lieke Martens yells from the Dutch Bus.
Daan and I break our kiss then we hug before we separate. Balto and I then walk towards the bus, but I walk past the bus and meet my Mom.
"Hey Babygirl." Mom says as I walk into her arms.
"Hi." I say and revel in the warmth of my favorite person.
"You ready to go?"
"Yeah." I say then Balto Barks.
"Hey Balto." Mom says and scratches Balto's head.
"Who won?" I ask.
"It was a tie." Mom says. "Julie scored then Daan and Viv scored for the Dutch."
"Oh...that kinda sucks." I say.
Mom nods knowingly then we walk to her car and I get in the drivers seat. I then drive us to Mom's house she use to live in.
"Audrey what are we doing here?" Mom asks as we pull up to our old house.
"Before we pack up tomorrow I wanna show you something." I say.
Mom finally found a buyer for the old house in North Carolina so now we have to pack tomorrow which'll be fun.
Luckily Kelley roped the other girls into helping so it shouldn't take that long.
Balto and I lead Mom through the house, to my bedroom where I grab my old computer controlled telescope then we head out to the backyard. Once in the back yard I set the telescope up in the open field then I hook it up to the computer I brought before I put in the coordinates to where I wanna look.
"So." I say then I look at my Mom. "I know we're way past Christmas, but I have a present for you."
"Okay?" Mom says as an image appears on the computer screen.
"Do you know what that is?" I ask and point to the image of the computer screen.
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"Uh no." Mom says then I grab a piece of paper out of my bag.
"Mom." I say and smile. "I'd like to be the first to introduce you to the Hope Nebula."
"What?" Mom asks as she reads the paper.
The paper just says the name of the nebula, when it was found, where it was found, and some other scientific stuff.
"You found a nebula?" Mom questions. "And...and named it after me?"
"Mhmm." I say and smile. "You always told me to chase the stars so I thought you deserved to be among them in some capacity."
"Audrey this is the second best gift I have ever gotten." Mom says then she tightly hugs me. "Thank you so much."
"Second?" I question.
"The best gift I have ever gotten." Mom says as she looks me in my eyes. "Is the gift of being your Mom."
