26.5.23

Trent walks into my office clearly pissed off

"hi?" i say

he's been in a shite mood for quite a while

"its over" he says realising that newcastle had won their final game, they were now third and we were now fourth

"oi T, you know how hard you've worked, you got fourth and thats good for how bad the season was going at the beginning wasn't it?"

"yeah but we could have at least got third"

"T it wasn't up to you"

"okay but if i played, if you played me that match against west ham we would have won instead of a bloody draw"

"Trent- you know why i didn't let you play, because your ankle wasn't right, would you rather get injured worse or be fit for the champions league final in two weeks"

he stays silent

"come on Trent, ive got a bloody degree, you know that i know exactly what im doing"

"your right, okay" he says with a slight attitude

"now go off to finish training because you've got the last match of the season in two days, you don't want to drop points on the last day do you, so go end it on a good note"

he nods and walks out to training

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im back at our usual cafe, just me and Sofie for now

its quieter than usual, most of liverpool is right now, its because summer's here and everyone's gone on holiday, but im obviously staying because ive got to stay and help prepare for the champions league final

"so, whats the news on loverboy?" Sofe asks as i roll my eyes

"as usual, still seems pissed at something, his head's not in the right place now, i don't want to be harsh on him and tell him that if he doesn't sort it out he mightn't play the final, but thats the harsh truth, i guess i might tell jude to speak to him"

"not thinking about making a move?"

i stay silent in my thoughts

i shrug

"you can't just leave him waiting like that"

"yeah but he can't just leave me waiting like that"

"bestie im sorry to tell you but your leaving him waiting, he wanted to speak about it but you've never brought it up again, what do you think he thinks?"

"sofe- its barely been two years- im scared"

"then why do you say your over Andres then- you don't have to lie to anyone, especially yourself?"

"okay but like its hard- in a way im over him and i fucking hate him and Jess- but in a way i miss them both, i miss the good moments. like to this day i still feel like texting them but then i remember that they've both changed"

"chloe, ignore Andres, stop worrying about your past and start being excited for the future"

i nod

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TRENT'S POV

"OI TRENT" i can hear jude shouting my name from behind me

"what?" i ask as he approaches me

"mate come sit, i need to talk to you about something"

i follow him to the outdoor benches

"why?" he asks me

"why what?"

"Trent i know you know exactly what i need to speak to you about"

"and that is?"

"Trent im not dumb, whats been going on? your heads not in the right place, you aren't taking life as seriously?"

"Jude the only thing that matters to me right now is football, we've got a final in two weeks and tell me what im meant to do other than think about it" i say grumpily

"wow trent" he says shocked "trent what's this attitude, mate whats wrong, were friends yeah, tell me, because if we don't sort this out, no chance your stepping a foot off the bench"

"you wouldn't understand"

"just tell me though- mate to mate"

i nod

"chloe, thats it"

"what about chloe?"

"well its clearly one sided, she's made it clear that she's only friends with me and im lowkey heartbroken- im heartbroken over someone who was never mine"

"trent your an idiot"

"how?"

"she's not into you, you say?"

"its so obvious"

"trent your blind"

"she's not into me"

"she is-"

"not"

"is"

"literaly not"

"okay fine- ill do this another way- its either you tell her how you feel and fuck it up and get rejected, or you never do and you let it fuck you up instead"

i stay silent

"trent find a way- i know you can"

i nod

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CHLOE'S POV

that night i come across the usual dump of quotes from my dad's streams, ive never exactly found the time to watch them, but the quotes always give me a laugh

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'I like to be here doing streams. I like to talk. In school I used to talk so much that I would get kicked out of the classroom'

'How do you write comments so quickly? I can't read them. The chat is going by so fast, it's like Mo Salah!'

'the most important goal i set for my players when i first came was to have fun, i told them they need to find joy in doing their job, and also because i can't stand serious people, so i wont lie i have some trouble with hendo and james milner sometimes'

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TWITTER

@chloestephens quote retweeted

i can in fact confirm this

he told us that he even got suspended for talking too much once

@anfieldedition-'PATRICK STEPHENS- I like to be here doing streams. I like to talk. In school I used to talk so much that I would get kicked out of the classroom'-

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user12 no one cares go back to ur stupid job

user10 this is the girl responsible for not playing trent against west ham

↳ user55 better get the sack then

↳user24 not happening she's gaffers daughter

user19 wait isnt this the girl who broke trent's heart or smthn

user55 gold digger

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"chloe?"

"hi sofe"

"ive seen ur twitter replies"

"theres a reason i barely ever go on there"

"god chloe delete that app now"

"already did that"

"chloe don't download it again, you definitely don't need to see any of this bullshit"

"ok"

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27.5.23

today was the last match of our season against southampton

Arsenal have won the league and we've managed to find ourselves a 4th place spot

some of T's London and Manchester mates have decided to come and watch the match and join in on the liverpool end of season party as they call it, which honestly im not expecting it to end well

"MASON- MY OTHER PARTNER IN CRIME"

Jude blocked me on whatsapp for a day after i kept bombarding his phone with memes, and trent did it too- except he unblocked me 20 minutes later and said he'd do it again if i kept sending him cat videos. And after all that drama ive found out that Mason doesn't mind my cat meme's at all- and he's also been helping me conspire pranks that i could do to my dad on his livestreams

"HI CHLOEEE"

"so? update me on the girl drama"

"well- like you said im only giving her one more chance but im not sure how much she's keeping away from me right now- she's actually coming today to the party"

"oh, interesting hopefully she's nice enough"

"yeah i don't see why she wouldn't be"

eventually Reece arrives and he introduces me to Marcus and Jadon who are also friends of Trent

And then as usual Sofie is late to arrive, and even when she does she ditches me to get drinks with bloody Marcus

i decide to go and interupt one of their conversations

"someone's ditched me" i tell sofe who was sipping on a water

"go find your boyfriend on the pitch or something" she jokes

"wait do you mean Trent?" Marcus asks

"shush no shush" i say dramatically covering sofie's mouth so she can't say anything

but when i let go

"chloe really likes him if you couldn't tell" sofie blabbers

"SOFIE"

"its obvious though- everyone can tell" Marcus shrugs

"wait so your his mate- what does he think of me because i want to tell him but like im bricking it"

"you realise how he's got a bit of an attitude lately- why he's been a bit down?"

"yeah, do you know why?"

"Jude told me it was you- he said you kinda kept putting off speaking about it and almost made it seem like your not really into him"

suddenly i feel the guilt seep in

"what?"

"he's heartbroken and you need to do something about it"

"you know what- fuck it, i'll kiss him tonight at the party"

"WOO" sofie starts cheering

"im bloody pissing myself though"

"don't- if you really like him it'll be easy" sofe tells me

"chloe he's basically in love with you- telling him how you feel won't ruin a real connection"

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TRENT'S POV

we walk back into the tunnel at half time

were 1-0 up but i definitely haven't played to my best

all i can think about is chloe

Coach walks up to me as i sit in the dressing room

"Trent"

i smile slightly

"look Trent- i can see your not in the right headspace to play, so not to take you off guard- im having to sub you off- but i just want you to tell me whats going on because this needs to be sorted, i can see your trying but somethings getting in the way"

"coach i wish i could tell you but to you especially- you really wouldn't approve"

"Trent- i want you to see me as more of a mate than a coach- im not going to judge you for nothing, all we want for you is to improve- im your friend Trent, not your enemy, you can call me patrick like literaly everyone else, i don't know why its just you who calls me sir and coach"

i nod

"go on" he says

"well, i guess im heartbroken kind of"

"oh- you know you could have told us, we do have a therapist in the team"

"yeah but i guess its just easier to sit down and pretend that everything is fine when my heart is just swollen over somebody who was never mine"

"a girl?"

i nod

"whats her name?"

i take a deep breath

"Chloe"

he gets up and hugs me

"i could see it Trent- and if you think that im the one stepping in between you and my daughter then you need to think again, your my player and she's my daughter- yes, but why should that stop your love?"

"because i don't think she likes me that way"

"you dont but literaly everyone who has seen you two speaking does" he tells me "OI JUDE" he shouts calling jude over

"yeah"

"you see what i see between Chloe and Trent yeah?"

Jude smirks and laughs "who doesn't?"

"see?" patrick says

"i know about this party tonight im not an idiot- so you go tonight and you try and work it out with her yeah- and if you want me to speak to her-"

"no- ill do it myself thank you"

he laughs "alright then- you go take a shower and rest your head until tonight"

i nod and walk into the showers 

for the rest of the night im not that convinced, sure Patrick knows that im basically in love with his daughter, but maybe they're all wrong and maybe im the only one in love

i guess ill have a drink or two tonight and maybe ill speak to her

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