Me: Wanna make a bet?

My Toby❤️💚: Sure

Me: Winner tops?

My Toby❤️💚: Oh you are so on.

"We better win this game." I say as Kelley gets in my car.

"Why?" My twin asks

"Because I have a bet going with Tobin that I don't want to lose."

Kelley and I pick up Becky, Corsie, and Christen then we head to the RioT to get ready for the NWSL Championship. Once at the stadium I park then the five of us head into the locker room and put on our warm up stuff. A couple minutes later we walk out of the locker to head to the pitch and weirdly Portland walks out at the same time.

Right before we get out of the tunnel Tobin walks next to me and squeezes my hand three times so I squeeze her hand three times.

This is one of our non-verbal ways to say I love you.

When we get out of the tunnel I head with Abby over to our goal and we do our warm ups until we are told to head to the locker room. Once in the locker room I change into my under shirt then sit down and wait for Kelley. Minutes later Kelley sits down on my lap so I run my fingers through her hair for a minute then I pull her red hair into a pony tail. I then put my arms around Kelley and rest my hands on her legs as she looks for the color she wants.

"What color today?" Christen asks as I rest my head on my twins back.

"Uh......lets go with red." Kelley says.

I listen to my twin's breathing and rest my eyes while she does her process

"Alright I'm done." Kelley says as she puts her things away.

Kelley and I hug then she returns to her locker so I put my lime green jersey on and wait for Laura to finish her speech. After Laura finishes her speech the starters and I head to the tunnel and I get in my spot in line behind Becky. A few seconds later we head onto the pitch, the anthem plays, then we shake hands with the Thorn girls. Once that's done we have a team huddle then Kelley and I walk to our positions.

"Have fun with Tobin." Kelley says.

"Kels she's playing on your side." I say.

"Fuck." Kelley says as she stops at her position

I keep walking to my goal and once I get there I hang up my towel and put my water bottle inside the goal then wait for Christen to kick off, which she does a few seconds later.

The first half of the game is boring as fuck for me with my only action being to take goal kicks and also moving the ball around when I get passed the ball...oh I also I had to make 4 routine saves.

"Well that was boring as fuck." I say as Becky and I walk off the field.

"Isn't that a good thing though?" Becky asks.

"Yeah but it was almost as boring as the Thailand game."

"Ooh." Becky says as we get to the tunnel.

Becky and I split up when we walk into the locker room and I go relax in my locker while Laura does her half time team talk. Some time later I walk back out to the pitch and head to the goal then I wait for my girlfriend to kick off the second half which she does a few seconds later.

Well the first 30 minutes of the half are boring as fuck as well so something needs to change.

I had to make eight saves.

In the 75th minute Tobin wins a free kick on the side of the 18 because Kelley fouled her

"KELLEY." I shout to get my twins attention as Portland set up for their free kick.

"What?" My twin asks so I lean down.

"Tell Amy to run up field after Tobin kicks the ball." I whisper in my twin's ear. "Also go fake whisper to a couple other girls so Portland doesn't know what we are planning."

"Got it." Kelley says then she runs over to Amy and whispers in her ear.

Amy then looks over at me and subtly nods so I turn my attention back to the play at hand as Kelley whispers to some of our other teammates .

I would tell Christen to run up with Amy as well, but she's in the wall so it would be obvious to everyone what I'm planning.

Eventually the whistle blows and Tobin crosses the ball into the box. I leave my line and catch the ball right before Lindsey gets her head onto it. I then run up to the top of the box, cock my arm fully back, and launch the ball up field toward Amy then my momentum takes me to the ground. Once I stop rolling on the ground I look up and see Amy with the ball at her feet charging at goal with only AD to beat.

At least I think she only has AD to beat because from my spot on the ground Amy's butt is blocking my view.

"FUCK YES." Kelley yells after Amy slots the ball past AD making the score 1-0.

"How the fuck did you do that?" Corsie asks as she and Becky help me off the ground.

"Um." I say and shrug. "Magic?"

"Magic my ass." The Scottish girl mumbles as the rest of the girls hug me.

"ASTRID." Amy yells as she runs at me.

Amy then jumps into my arms and wraps her limbs around me.

"What the hell Astrid?" Amy says.

"Uh surprise?"

"Surprise indeed." Amy says as I let her down.

Amy and the rest of the girls get in position and prepare for the kick off to restart the game which comes about 30 seconds later.

Portland attacks our goal for the next five or so minutes, but I keep everything out luckily.

In the 82nd minute one of our midfielders gives the ball away to Lindsey around midfield. Lindsey takes one look up then she plays a ball over the top straight to my girlfriend. Tobin brings the ball out of the air then she sprints towards me so I come off my line a bit to give Tobin less goal to shoot at.

As Tobin steps into the 18 yard box she side foots the ball to the far post so I shift my feet a bit then dive to stop the ball.

Thankfully I catch the ball, but when I come down I land on the ball then I feel all the air leave my body which leaves me a gasping mess.

"Fuck." I mumble into the grass and try to breathe normally.

"Astrid?" I hear Becky say. "You okay? You need the trainer?"

"No." I say through gritted teeth. "Just kick the ball out so I can catch my breath."

"The ref blew the whistle so you have time."

"Okay." I say then rise to my knees and sit on my leg's. "Fucking hell that hurt."

I then look over to our bench and wave off the trainers.

"You okay?" Kelley asks.

"Yeah." I say and try to breathe, but can't. "Okay no I'm not."

"What do you need?"

"Just give me a second." I say and hold my hands out to my teammates.

Kelley and Gunny help me up then I drop the ball and walk away from everybody with my hands on my head.

"You okay baby?" Tobin asks with her hand over her mouth as I walk by her.

"Yeah." I say and finally take a deep breath. "Just got the wind knocked out of me."

"Alright." Tobin says and lowers her hand. "Nice assist by the way."

"Thanks." I say then put my hand over my mouth. "Still wanna sleep at my place tonight?"

"Yeah." Tobin says with a smile.

"Sweet." I say. "Guess we should restart play."

Tobin nods then we split up and I walk back to the ball to get ready to put it back in play. A couple seconds later the whistle blows so I send the ball upfield.

In the 88th minute some Thorn midfielder slides a ball through to a wide open Sinclair. The Canadian sprints towards goal as my defense race back to stop her, but when she gets into the 18 yard box she rips a shot low and to my left. I quickly dive for it and thankfully I get a glove to it which sends the ball back out into the field of play.

I swiftly pop back up right as the ball squirts out to my girlfriend. Tobin puts her laces through the ball and sends it rocketing to the far upper 90. I time my jump and get a finger tip to the ball then as I fall down to the ground I watch the ball hit the cross bar and ricochet out into the mass off players.

Once again I pop right back up and rush to the other side of goal just in time for Raso to let another shot fly. This shot is down low and to my right so I swiftly get down and stop the ball with my leg then I shoot back up so I'm standing up. The ball rolls straight to Foord who rips a shot right at me so I get my hands up and block the ball, once again sending it back into the mess of players.

"FUCKING CLEAR IT." I beg.

Lindsey gets to the ball first and she sends a low hard ball straight at me so I catch the ball and fall to the ground as the crowd burst into a loud cheer.

"Thank fuck." I say into the grass.

"Alright your good." Corsie says and pats my back.

I get up and come face to face with Corsie then I notice Christen streaking up the field.

"Corsie move." I say and she does.

I run towards the top of the box then boot the ball up field. Corsie and I watch as the ball bounces in front of Christen then she chests it down and continues running towards goal.

"Go on Pressy." I mumble as Christen gets to the 18 yard box.

"YES." Corsie shouts then she jumps on me when Christen buries the ball in the back of the net making the score 2-0.

"Thank fuck." I say and let the Scotswoman down.

I then take a drink of water as the team celebrate the goal before the game restarts.

A few minutes later the whistle blows then the girls on the bench run onto the pitch to celebrate our championship. I grab my stuff from the net then walk up field and hug my teammates and the Portland girls. I then go to put my stuff in my locker, but a little girl holding a sign catch's my attention so I walk over to her.

The sign reads 'ASTRID YOUR MY FAVORITE PLAYER CAN I HAVE YOUR JERSEY?'

"Hi sweetie." I say when I get over to the little girl.

"Hi." She mumbles shyly.

"What's your name beautiful?"

"Astrid." The little girl says causing me to look at her wide eyed then her parents.

"Really?" I question then her parents nod. "That's amazing."

I then look to the little girl.

"I really like your sign." I say.

"Thank you." Little Astrid mumbles as I notice she has Kelley's jersey on.

"Well I'm about to head to the locker room to put my stuff down so if it's okay with you why don't I get you a fresh clean jersey so we don't break your parents washer and dryer trying to get my stench out...is that okay?" I say as the older people around us chuckle at the end of my talking.

Little Astrid nods so I excuse my self and run into the locker and put my stuff in my locker. I then grab the other lime green jersey that was provided for today before I move over to Kelley's locker.

"Astrid?" I hear my twin say so I turn and look at her.

"Hey." I say then take the clean jersey from her locker off the hangar.

"What are you doing?"

"This really cute kid had a sign up asking for my jersey so I went over to talk to her. When I was talking to her I noticed she had on your jersey so I said I'd get her a clean jersey of mine and I was going to surprise her with your jersey too." I ramble.

"Okay." Kelley says then we walk out to the pitch.

"Here name's Astrid too."

"Fuck off."

"That was my reaction." I say as we approach the family. "Hey Astrid."

"Hi." Little Astrid says then she shyly waves at Kelley

"I noticed your jersey so I brought you one of her jersey's and mine." I say and hand her the two jerseys.

"Thank you." Little Astrid says then the three of us take a few pictures together.

"I hear your name is Astrid too." Kelley says and little Astrid nods. "Well I bet your way cooler than my sister is."

"Jerk." I mumble and let Kelley talk to little Astrid so I can talk with her parents. "Are you staying here for the ceremony?"

"We are." Little Astrid's Mom says.

"Great. I have another surprise for after the ceremony." I say.

"O'HARA TWINS LET'S GO." Amy shouts.

"Bye sweetie." I say to little Astrid.

"Bye." She says in her cute voice then my sister and I head to the podium.

"You're planning something aren't you?" Kelley asks.

"Yep." I say as we reach the podium.

We then join the other girls and get our medals then we all clump together for the MVP award and the trophy raise.

"WITH TWO ASSITS AND 18 SAVES YOUR NWSL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME MVP IS ASTRID O'HARA." Amanda Duffy says.

"Well then." I say and go over and get the trophy.

I take pictures with the trophy, answer questions from the ESPN people, then hand it to someone from the Utah staff before I rejoin the team. Becky is given the trophy so she walks over to us then we do that cliche lifting the trophy thing then we hop down and walk around the stadium...well the team do.

I, on the other hand, jog over to little Astrid.

"Wanna come on the field Astrid?" I ask and hold out my hands.

Little Astrid looks at her parents who nod then she looks at me and nods so I help her over the railing and hold her on my hip as we walk around the stadium with the team.

"Who's this?" Becky asks.

"This is Astrid." I say causing Becky to look at us weirdly. "Her name really is Astrid."

"Well then." Becky says and laughs.

As we're walking around the field little Astrid notices a stray ball so I set her down and grab the ball then I roll it to her.

"GO LITTLE ASTRID." Kelley yells from behind me as little Astrid dribbles at me.

Little Astrid then dribbles straight through my legs which causes me to laugh.

"That's a new one." I say as I turn around and playfully chase after her.

The two of us mess around with the ball for a bit until I notice little Astrid getting tired so I pick her and the ball up and carry them back over to her parents. I hand the ball to her mom then I lift the sleeping little girl to her Dad. Little Astrid's parents thank me then they grab their stuff, the sign, and the jersey's and head for the exit.

"Aww." Christen says from behind me causing me to jump. "You look good with kids."

"It'll be a couple years before I have some of my own." I say then we walk towards the locker room.

"You going to have your own?" Christen asks.

"Um that'll be up to Tobin." I say.

"What will?" Tobin says as she joins us in the tunnel.

"You and Astrid having kids." Christen says.

"Oh...Why?" Tobin questions.

"Well with the cancer and getting shot down there I can't exactly have kids." I admit.

"Oh." Tobin says then I lean over and kiss her.

"Hi Boo Bear." I say.

"Hi baby."

"I'll meet you out here?" I ask and Tobin nods. "Sweet."

Christen and I head into our locker room.

"Are you going out tonight with us Astrid?" Kelley asks.

"Um maybe." I say. "I'm not really one to party anymore."

"Well I'll text you the address of the club so you can meet up with us if you want."

"Okay...Wait do you four need rides?"

"Nope." Christen, Kelley, Becky, and Corsie say.

"Okay." I say as I get to my locker.

I'm pretty sure a club in Salt Lake City is gonna be kinda sucky.

When I get to my locker I take off my jersey and undershirt then towel off my sweaty body. Next I put on my street clothes then I pack everything in my locker up in my bag. Once everything is packed I double check my locker then I grab the MVP trophy and head out into the tunnel.

"You just had to save everything Astrid?" Sonnett asks the moment I step out of the locker room.

"Uh? Yeah? I mean that's my job." I say.

"I know." Sonnett says as she and the other Portland girls hug me. "We'll get you next year."

"Sounds like a plan." I say nonchalantly as my girlfriend comes out of the Portland locker room.

"Hey." Tobin says with a smile.

"Hi Beautiful." I say and smile at my forward.

"Bye guys." Tobin says then we head out of the stadium.

We walk to my G Wagon and put our bags in the trunk then we get in the car. Once in the car I pull Tobin into a much needed kiss.

"Hi Boo Bear." I whisper.

"Hey." Tobin says with a dopey smile.

"Ready to go home?" I ask.

"Sure." Tobin says

I put the car into to gear, leave the stadium, then speed off toward my house.

"Why are you in a rush to get home?" Tobin questions.

"I believe you have a bet to settle."