What The Heart Wants

While You Were Sleeping

A/N: Stumbled on this picture looking for something to correspond with the chapter title. Two of my former players are in this, the pair on the left side in front.

This is a recap of what occurs between the last chapter and the next one.

* Sam spoke with Arnim and was told by him that Paul was definitely interested in bringing her and Abby to Chicago. She iterated Morgan's desire to get out of Chicago due to the situation regarding her called-off nuptials, which he said he would relay to Paul as they figured out how to make everyone happy with a potential trade.

* Friendsgiving in Orlando consisted of Ali, Ashlyn, Alex, Savannah and her girlfriend Sarah, Kelsey Wys and her FSU teammate Michaela Hahn, back from Cyprus, and Toni Pressley. Fun was had, lots of food eaten and stories swapped, and Alex confirmed to Ali that she filed for separation from Servando so that she could eventually find someone new and protect her assets at the same time. Ali offered the names of her people associated with the Hearts if she wanted some outside help in winning her divorce over him.

* Morgan and Kelley spent Saturday through Monday afternoon in the Raleigh-Durham area, taking in Virginia's 1-0 loss to Duke in the NCAA quarterfinals on Saturday night and popping into the North Carolina Courage's offices on Monday morning to inquire about the possibility of a trade from Chicago to Cary. Throughout the two-plus days, no one hassled the two Georgians, which caused Moe to believe that she could fly under the radar here.

* The College Cup semifinals were set. The opening game on December 1 will pit UCLA against Texas A&M, with the nightcap being Duke and North Carolina in their third match of the season.

* Greg recorded his podcast on Monday night after being released from jail and paying his fine for simple assault. On Wednesday morning, he posted his photos from the airport on his Twitter account under the caption: "Eagles' player's wife stepping out with another woman?" The pics eventually found their way to Zach, who confronted Julie about them on Friday. She gave him full disclosure and packed a bag for the west coast, where her and Christen would spend the next several days working out the wherefores and whys concerning the impending divorce of her and Zach.

* On Black Friday, Kristie took Abby with her shopping, where the two of them worked on finding a suitable ring for Steph for when she would pop the question.

* The road trip north for Jen, Danielle, and Cari went smoothly, with each arriving home safely. Danielle and Jen met in Philadelphia on Saturday to spend time together and engage in a bit of retail therapy following the hectic past week.

* Brian filed a harassment lawsuit against Greg on Wednesday afternoon, with the plaintiffs being the Philadelphia Hearts organization, Ali, Steph Labbe, and Steph McCaffrey. A temporary restraining order was requested, along with a potential gag order. Those requests will be handled in a preliminary hearing on December 4th. A tentative trial date was set for February 12th, with plans for discovery to take place while the team is in town for the United Soccer Coaches convention and NWSL Draft.