USWNT x reader imagines

Rendezvous On The Tennis Court (Julie Johnson)

A/N: I got inspiration for this fic from an interview Sue Bird did. She told the interviewer that she met up with Megan in Tokyo but it had to be outdoors and social distanced.

Being in Tokyo with Team USA was a dream come true. It was your second time representing your country at the olympics, the first being in Rio.

Even with the COVID protocols you still were having a great time, the only downside is that you couldn't see your girlfriend and you couldn't tell your teammates because you both had decided to keep your relationship a secret.

You didn't have the opportunity to run into her in the olympic village because she and the rest of the team stayed at the hotel closest to the stadium they were playing at.

Tonight would be the first night you would be seeing her since you both left the states over 3 weeks ago.

You watched as your teammate Sue left the hotel and you left 5 minutes after trying to make sure you didn't get caught.

You wondered around the olympic village looking at every map as you walked past it. You felt like you were going in circles until you saw them in front of you, the tennis courts and more importantly you see her.

As you enter the court she begins joggings to towards you but you hold put you hand out even though you would love nothing more than to hold her in your arms.

"We have to follow the rules" You tell her and she looks at you like a kid who got told no more cookies.

"Come on baby, you know what that look does to me" She changes her expression "That's better"

"I miss you so much Y/N" She tells you

"I miss you too Jules" you respond.

She hated it when people called her that but you were the exception.

You both stand there taking in the sight before you. You knew that it would be hard to be away from her but not this hard.

"How is your knee doing?" You ask, you were so proud at how she handled her recovery but you still wanted her to take it easy.

"It's ok" You see right through the lie.

"Oh really? Is that why you were limping when you ran towards me?" You say.

"You know me so well" You hum in agreement "It hurts but only after games" You raise your eyebrows "Ok so sometimes during games but I can't not play" she says as if begging you not to say anything.

"Well you couldn't tell against New Zealand miss woman of the match. Sue was so confused when I started shouting at the TV" you laugh remembering the moment well.

"Thank you. Pinoe was just as confused when I asked to watch the basketball with her"

"So I have a present for you?" You tell your girlfriend "I know that you loved my storm jersey" She nods in agreement "and that you didn't bring it but I thought that you might like this one"

You reach into your hoodie revealing your team USA jersey giving it to the blonde.

She smells it and smiles which makes your laugh.

"Weirdo"

"What, it smells just like you. I did steal one of your hoodies but then it got washed. This can be it's replacement" she tells you as she begins to laugh.

"What is so funny?" Her random giggles confuse you.

"I brought you one of my jerseys too. It doesn't smell like me but it does have my name on it" she says taking her jersey out of her jacket like you did.

You take the jersey, smiling at the Johnston on the back, but just a quick as the smile came it went again.

"You know that I can't wear this, not here" You tell her.

Julie's eyes begin to well up at your comment which made you feel terrible but you were only being realistic.

"Why not, is it because it has my name on?" She asks you and you shake your head straight away.

"This shirt, is not available to buy. Which means if get pictured in it or even seen in it my teammates then they will have questions and I can't lie to them, not directly" You explain.

Keeping your relationship a secret from the people closest to you was getting more and more difficult everyday.

"I don't know how much longer I can keep us a secret" you confess.

Truth is you wanted to scream it from the rooftops but Julie wanted to wait which you understood. Once the world knew, your relationship wouldn't just be between the two of you.

"I'm just not ready for the world to know" She says.

You don't hide the hurt you are feeling and Julie can sense it.

"How about this? We don't tell everyone but we don't not tell everyone?" She suggests.

You look at her confused. Either you tell people or you don't.

"What does that mean?"

"It means we wear the jerseys and if people ask then we tell them. I know you see your teammates as family and I should never have asked you to lie to them but you did, for me"

You move towards her but this time it is her who tells you off.

"We have to follow the rules" she says mimicking the tone you used earlier.

"Well rules are stupid" You pout.

You both sit there talking about the tournament, what you had been watching on Netflix and what food you had been eating.

The chatter is small but you appreciate every word as you know after tonight you probably wouldn't see her till the closing ceremony or till you were both back in America.

"Well, well, well. What do we have here?" You hear someone say and you recognise the voice straight away.

Looking around you see a social distanced Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe walking towards you.

"Hi Meg" you say "Fancy seeing you here"

"Is there something you want to tell us?" Sue says looking at you then to Julie and then back to you.

You hesitate, not sure what to say. Julie said if someone asked but was Sue actually asking?

Instead of saying anything, you look at Julie mentally asking for permission and she slowly nods her head.

You stand up

"I have a girlfriend!" You shout a little louder than expected and you quickly look around making sure no one else heard you.

"Don't worry babe, it's late most people are asleep" she tells you.

"Not anymore" Megan laughs.

Both of them begin asking questions about your's and Julie's relationship which you are happy to answer considering you have had to keep everything to yourself for so long.

Before you know it, it is time to go back to the room. You look at Julie and you feel the familiar ache in your chest, it was time to say goodbye and you really didn't want to.

"Don't look at me like that" she says causing you to pout.

"I don't want to go" you tell her.

"We lasted this long without seeing each other, the next week will fly by"

"Promise?" You ask and she nods holding out her little finger and you make a air pinky promise.

Sue and Megan say goodbye too.

"Come on little Romeo, it is way past curfew and we have practice in the morning" Sue puts her arm around your shoulders as you walk back to the hotel.

You went to bed that night with a huge smile on your face, Julie was finally ready to tell people about your relationship. It might not complete openness but it was the first step.