After the Burnley match, the Man United team stumble sadly into the changing room. Erik gave them a speech and as soon as he was out the door, the team burst into chatter. Most importantly, Rasmus and Alejandro. "I did so shit." Alejandro said. "It's okay... dude." Rasmus put a hand on his shoulder awkwardly. Alejandro noted that and the word "dude". Alejandro looks at him with confusing eyes, making Rasmus take his hand of Ale's shoulder.
Once they were both changed and it seemed the tunnel was empty and no one was coming Alejandro and Rasmus waved goodbye to the rest of the team, they left quickly, luckily. Soon, you appeared out of an entrance. "All clear?" You whisper. They nod at you and you make your way over to your boys.
Yes, your boys. Alejandro and Rasmus were a thing maybe a month before they met you. Knowing that the public would go feral, they kept quiet. And then they found you, sipping on your martini, looking lonely at the bar. After losing a game of rock, paper, scissors, Rasmus goes and strikes a conversation with you. You hit it off, Rasmus introducing Alejandro as his boyfriend, made you sad a little. Both such handsome men and both of them were taken by each other, shame. They can tell your mood shift and Rasmus blurted randomly "We're looking for a third partner." and that was it. After multiple dates (them wearing hats and sunglasses to cover up) you agreed to join them in their relationship.
You hug both of them together and planted a kiss on each of their lips. "I'm sorry about the match, babes, but ye can do better in the next one!" You said cheerfully. Ale smiled at that and immediately got better. "Ready to go home?" You take both of their hands, knowing you're going to have to quickly let go soon.
"You know what Ras said to me in the locker rooms? "Dude." and he put his hand on my shoulder like a bro thing." Alejandro snickers and your laugh bounces off the walls. "What? Do you want everyone to find out, including our parents?" He talks back. Your voices silently echo through the tunnel, and a faint step of boots follow behind, none of you realising.
The next day, you got up late, sandwiched between the boys, you pry out and reach for your phone.
"Holy."
"SHIT."
You shriek. The lads got up in an instant. "What is it babes?" Rasmus is quickly to pull you in his arms but you push slightly back. "THEY KNOW. EVERYONE KNOWS. THE WHOLE WORLD KNOWS." You say, your voice threatening to go to whispering level. "About what?" Ale rubs his eyes.
"About us."
Tabloids, magazines, newspapers, news articles, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, whatever app, there was pictures with you, Hoijlund and Garnacho kissing in last nights tunnel, holding hands, laughing. Video clips of you kissing them, speaking to them, them to you. Everything.
"Okay, okay." Rasmus is pacing around the room, your staring into nothing and Ale is snooping around on the internet. "Fans are pissed. Like, PISSED. Threatening to throw us off the team, finding us, shooting us, calling you," Ale jerks his head in your direction. "a slut, a skank, not satisfied" He turns off the phone and then launches it across the room. "FUCK." He cries into his hands. Each of your parents called each one of you. Ale's and Ras's parents were shouting like you can hear them in the whole building and yours were the same.
You motion for Rasmus to stop pacing and you grab Ale's shoulders and Rasmus's shoulders. "It'll be okay. We have each other. Everything will be okay." They nodded into your chest.
But you were lying to them and yourself. Will it ever be okay?