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“I think you’re every one of my fantasies put together,” I say, and I rest my forehead against hers. I try to take a deep breath, but it feels like there’s dust in my lungs. “You really were made for me.”

Dallas to Maven

“Oh, shit,” someone says from a couple stalls down.
“Hot damn. I guess we’re really celebrating,” someone else adds.
“I bet it’s Bellamy. He’s got a new girl, and they can’t keep their hands to themselves.”
“Should we leave? Let them have their fun?”
“No way. Maybe this is part of the fun.”

His teammates hear them in the shower

Dallas sneaks Maven into the locker room showers after a game.

If someone were to ask me when I knew she loved me back, I’d pinpoint this moment, right here, with tears on her eyelashes. The way she looks up at me as if I hung the moon, and for her, I’d die trying.

Dallas about Maven
They both feel the same way

“I started going to therapy after my injury. My therapist thought I needed something to renew that love of the game. A fresh start to wipe the slate clean,” I explain. “He suggested I get new cleats because they weren’t tied to the past experiences. I know you aren’t sure where you want your future to go with soccer, but when you decide, you’ll have your own fresh start, too.”

Dallas gave Maven cleats

Maven gave Dallas a digital picture frame for Christmas. 🎁

Smoochy kisses allowed by June Bug 💋

…talking about anything and everything and nothing in between.

A sign of a great relationship ❤️

“Has he talked to anyone? The team psychologist? Shawn?” I ask.
She gives me a look. “Come on. You know it’s ingrained in their minds that asking for help is weak, which is fucking bullshit. He looks so sad in all the photos I took of him, and I don’t know what to do.”

Maven and Cassidy talking about Jett
Stressed taking care of Benny

“Come on, lone star. Let’s go stand a respectable distance apart and pretend like we’re not sleeping together. It’s going to be a blast.”

Maven to Dallas
Thanksgiving at her father’s