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When people heard Hope was getting married after the 2012 Olympics, they didn't believe it. there was no way those two would ever make it work. forget the absolute shock of this "sudden" romance draped in secrecy, the pairing just didn't seem right. She was Hope Fucking Solo. Badass Goalkeeper who's stare could shatter a marble statue into a million pieces. Yet, in that small little room, on a cold seattle day, Hope slipped a shiny gold ring on Kelley O'Hara's ring finger and pledged her undying love. And Kelley did the same. And so it was. the United States Womens National team love story that baffled, bewildered, and brightened everyone's heartstrings.
To their close friends and family however, this was not surprising. Some even said they saw this coming in the last year after the 2011 World cup. What was surprising was after the Olympics in LOndon , when Hope was working on her ninth month of pregnancy, Kelley announced she was three months pregnant as well.
It was and idea they had one night. To be pregnant at the same time in a way. It would be hard to basically have three newborns but it would give them time to come back strong for the world cup in 2015. And other than their marriage and kids, soccer was their third love. So on May 22nd, 2013, Bailey Owen O'Hara was born. Bo for short. Kelley picked the name because she could think of so many cute nicknames to call him, "Think about it Hope. WE can call him our little Bonana. Or Boo. like Boo Radley from 'to Kill a Mockingbird'." that was all Hope needed to hear to agree to the name. The delivery was long and arduous with Hope cussing alot and Kelley laughing at what a baby she was. Until Hope looked her dead in the eye and said, "I'm a wussy? we will see what you say in six months"
Six months came faster than they could have imagined. And when Kelley successfully, albeit, painfully delivered their two girls, Hope did not berate her for the hours of whining and crying Kelley went through. she was just to happy to bother with that. After the DNA testing was concluded, their wildest dreams came true. The two newborns were not twins. Chloe Erin O'hara was a product of Hope's egg and the donor. Kasey Alice O'hara was the lucky recipient of Kelley's genetic material.
the five of them spent the next couple of years growing together into a tight knit family with Hope and Kelley navigating the ocean of training, playing, and parenting. It was hard. very hard. Which is why when the 2015 World cup rolled around, their victory was so gratifying. The pictures of the two of them holding their two year old and his slightly younger sisters were pasted all over the newspapers. Even though the kids wouldn't remember any of what was happeing at the time, they would have the memories to share with them when they got older.
When the Olympics began in Rio, the children were older and their personalities began to solidify. Chloe was quiet and pensive. always observing without making much noise. She was hard to impress and for some reason, Kelley loved the challenge. "I knocked your walls down Solo. I will knock hers down too." Kasey was Kasey. At least that's what Kelley would say. She was always acting goofy and overyl dramatic. When she would throw a fit and scream that it was "torture", Hope would just glare at Kelley like it was her fault. "What?" Kelley would say, "I'm not like that. Don't even blame that on me." Bo was the heart breaker. always the flirt with his gorgeous blue eyes and coal black hair. he was always the loudest to cheer especially for a one Alex Morgan, much to the dismay of his parents. Even when Kelley's sister posted a picture on Instagram with the three O'Hara children walking down the street with their grandparents, Chloe in a 5 jersey, Kasey in a 1 jersey, Bo proudly wore his 13 Morgan jersey. 'Something feels out of place here' was what the caption said.
So on an evening in August, in rio's grand stadium, the United States Team won their Gold medal. After the final whistle and a short trip to the locker room to get ready to get their medals, they stood on the podium to hear their anthem play. It was a proud moment the two shared together as Hope held her hand behind her so Kelley could hold it as they sang along. As soon as the anthem finished, Kelley and Hope raced to the side of the field to scoop their three children in their arms and let them experience the glory along side the two soccer players. And after the party that night, when the two slid into their bed, Hope began scrolling through her messages. She clicked on one from the trainer that consisted of a pic. Hope began to silently chuckle to herself as she observed the picture he had taken of the happy family. It was the perfect picture she thought. Hope holding a frowning Chloe as she smiles down on Kelley crouched down on one knee to be eye level with Bo showing him her gold medal. they Both had their mouths wide open with glee. And Kasey and her pigtails in the background playing with the gold confetti with pure elation on her face. Hope quickly copied and pasted to her IG account with the caption, "Chloe's so done with it. Bo is so excited about it. And Kelley Jr. in the background with the goddamn confetti. #appledoesn'tfallfromthetree #andi'msohappyaboutit"