Therapy Session - Alexia Putellas

43.

While Alexia and Martha spent the whole night at the Barcelona airport, waiting for the morning hours finally to arrive and their plane to depart, Erin was staying over at Austin's apartment, while the Chelsea head coach had some appointments in the evening.

That's when the therapists phone started to ring, an anonymous call reaching the blonde while she was relaxing on her older brothers couch, watching some movie.

"Hello?", Erin takes the call, muting the television because she thought it may be some serious person trying to get in contact with her.

"Erin? Oh, thank you for picking up... I guess I didn't expect that", a female voice on the other end of the line stutters, the English accent sounding quite nervous and not at all determined.

Those words were unsure.

"Lauren?", Erin asks carefully, there was no way she wouldn't notice her former girlfriend's voice, the English accent similar to the one she has been speaking with before her move to Barcelona.

"Hi...", Lauren breathes nervously, the therapist standing up because she was wondering what her former girlfriend could want from her.

"Why are you calling? You never called...", the therapist trails off, feeling the tension between them as they were silent for a moment.

After their small talk today, Erin somehow couldn't stop thinking about the attacker, Lauren being able to sneak her way back into Erin's head with the few lines she was saying.

And also those eyes.

"I was wondering what you are doing tonight?", Lauren asks nervously, her voice quiet and unsure as she freezes, trying not to sound too forward.

Why would she ask that?

"I am... on the couch watching some movie, why?", Erin answers unsurely, walking back and forth in Austin's living room while pressing the phone to your ear.

"I thought that maybe... you would like to go out with me?", Lauren stutters, her voice is firm, but as sweet as it has ever been when they were still a lucky couple.

What?

"You want to take me on a date?", Erin asks carefully, wanting to make sure she got things right, when she feels how Lauren was holding her breath.

Who thought small English could actually be nervous?

"Well... only if you want to, of course", Lauren answers shyly, that kind of tone usually not being one the English would speak with.

Lauren was always extremely forward, just saying whatever she was thinking or feeling in that moment.

She was often doing things without overthinking them, which for example leads to hurting Erin. The therapist always wondered if Lauren had been thinking about sleeping with Alessia Russo.

She probably didn't.

Because that's just how Lauren is.

"I don't know, Lauren", Erin hesitates, of course aware of the fact that going on a date with Lauren wasn't a good idea at all.

But on the other hand, what was there to lose?

It wasn't like she was in a relationship or something. Erin was a free woman and she was able to do whatever the fuck she wants. Because unfortunately, Alexia was doing the same, right?

"It doesn't have to be a date!", Lauren quickly adds, feeling how her former girlfriend was hesitating with her attempt on actually taking her out.

Lauren didn't even know where she got that idea from. Since the break up with Erin and after the blonde left for Spain, the Manchester City player didn't even think about getting back in contact.