5.5.23

"yous doing anything tonight?" Trent asks me and Jude as they watch me fill some paperwork

"nah nothing" i say

"ive got to go see my grandparents in birmingham tonight actually, its my nan's birthday" Jude explains

"bro how do i tell andy that i don't feel like babysitting his kids tonight" Trent asks

"unlucky mate" jude snorts

"and this time he's got some fancy family thing at his house with his wife so he's bringing them to my apartment"

"i can come help if you like, i don't mind kids" i tell him

"really?"

"yeah i don't mind at all"

"thank you so much Chlos"

"no worries, when do you want me over"

"Robbo said he'll bring them at 6, so yeah come around then"

"alright, ill see you then"

"yeah"

after the wedding me and Trent acted like nothing ever happened, i don't know why at all, but im not going to bring it up because thats just awkward

but it would be a huge lie if i said i don't think about it often, just Trent in general is always in my head. that moment where we nearly kissed still lingers in my head, and i do think sometimes what would have happened if my dad didn't burst through

i think my dad might be a reason i just haven't brought it up to Trent, in fact i haven't told anyone about it, not even Sofie, and as far as im aware Jude doesn't know so if T hasn't told Jude he probably hasn't told anyone either

it scares me because if we get together im not sure how my dad would react considering Trent is obviously one of his players, and that im his literal physio. but in the end i am still his daughter

its inevitable now, im falling for Trent

he has been a little off for a few days now, every time i ask him about it he either says he's knackered from training or he's fine, but i can kinda see he's not. i made him delete twitter the other day because i caught him reading through some of his comments and safe to say they weren't very nice ones, but still it doesn't seem to have helped

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TRENT'S POV

the wedding was something different now that i think about it

at the time i didn't really think much about it when i leaned in, i just did it

thinking about it, i feel as if it was a completely different side of me, or at least thats what i feel around chloe in general. safe

i was heartbroken when she didn't mention it, i know its awkward but don't you think when our heads were this close that she'd take then hint and mention it at one point. maybe she was just going along with it and she was like really glad her dad interupted, maybe it was a mistake

i can't just lose her like that though, it might hurt for a while if we settle for being just friends but ill take it because she's different, and even if she doesn't feel the same way i do, but ive fallen for her already, i wouldn't be able to get rid of her from my life, heck her dad is literaly my coach, and she's my physio, chloe is literaly my entire life at this point

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she shows up at my door at precisely 5:58 PM

her timings have always been on point

at this point Robbo hasn't come yet so we kinda just sit down and i grab her a glass of water

i look at her

she's dressed in green baggy trousers and a jumper that just about covers her stomach. it was obvious that she didn't really bother with her makeup, but i still find her as beautiful as ever

she smiles

she isn't just beatiful

she's a work of art

and art isn't meant to just be beautiful

its meant to make you feel something

and god did she make me feel a lot

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i feel the need to speak to her about it for some reason

"oi chlos?"

"mhm?" she says locking her phone and looking up

"remember the wedding we went to"

"yeah? what about it?" she nervously says

"remember that bit of the night" i say knowing she knows what i mean

"yeah i remember"

"would you have pulled out if your dad didn't come"

she shakes her head slightly "well, no- but its complicated"

as im about to speak, the doorbell rings and the sounds of andy's cheery kids start to etch through the door

"we'll speak about it later" she says as she walks to the door

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CHLOE'S POV

im glad the doorbell rang but also im not

something in me just wants to go up to him and kiss him, but another part of me is telling me not to

i walk up to the door and unlock it

"hiii" i say to the little boy and girl standing next to Andy

"Chloe! your helping trent today is it"

"yeah, i don't think he can deal with them himself today" i say as trent waves from behind

"true, well hopefully your a bit more mature than jude, so please just don't give them any sweets, and ill be back to grab them in 3 hours or so"

"yeah alright then"

"alright then, Rocco, Aria, don't drive Chloe and Trent bonkers like you did to Jude, yeah?"

they both nod and walk in as Robbo leaves

they instantly hoard over to Trent, clearly not used to seeing me

"she doesn't bite you know?" trent tells them and i nod

"where's Jude" Rocco asks

"Jude went to see his nan" I tell them as they both look dissapointed

"its fine maybe we can call him later" trent says as they both smile

god why do they both like Jude so much

"umm, Rocco, Aria, thats Chloe, she's my friend"

"like Jude?"

"yes, like Jude"

"can we have sweets"

so thats why they like jude so much

"your dad said you can't have any sweets Rocco"

"pweassee" aria mumbles

"i don't even think Trent has any"

"waitrose" rocco smiles

me and trent both snort at the fact that we now know that Andy goes to waitrose

"maybe later" i laugh

i decide to turn the tv on and play some youtube mr bean compliations because they were begging to watch some cartoons, and while they watched, Trent decided to go and find some toys inside which they could play with

"chloe?" rocco mumbles

"can we pwease call jude?" he asks, his scottish accent showing right through

i know he will keep asking, so i agree and i facetime Jude

"oi Jude, look who we've got here" i say as jude answers, and pointing the phone to the two kids

"oh my gosh hi rocco, hi aria"

they start smiling and shouting happily

"jude, can you tell chloe and trent to give us sweets?"

"did your dad say no Rocco?"

rocco hesitantly nods

"well you have to do what dad says don't you?"

"but you gave us sweets last time when papa said no"

"maybe later then" jude laughs

"chloe i want to tell jude a secret" he says as he asks for my phone

"oh- alright then rocco" i say confused but i pass him my phone

the little 6 year old runs to a corner in the room with his sister running behind him, and pretends to whisper, thinking i can't hear, but its not exactly very hard to hear what he's saying

"jude" he pretends to whisper

"yes rocco"

"is chloe trent's girlfriend"

how the fuck does a 6 year old think this

mate if jude says anything- he's dead

Jude bursts out laughing but calms

"nah, no they're just friends rocco" he giggles clearly not knowing how the 6 year old thought of this information

rocco nods and runs back with his sister and passes me the phone as i pretend to not have heard

"how the fu-fudge-" i say realising the kids around me "how??"

"no bloody idea"

"jude if you let this slip to anyone-"

"not even andy? these are his kids"

"jude i can literaly tell my dad not to play you"

"oh um- okay nothing out of my mouth"

"good, now go deal with your nan or whoever" i joke ending the call

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not long after, Trent walks back out with some building blocks and a bubble machine

he manages to get the bubble machine running and we end up spending the rest of the night, playing blocks with a 6 year old and a 4 year old while listening to nursery rhymes and bubbles floating everywhere. Rocco wanted to watch football goals compilations but every time we switched Aria would start fighting with him and me and Trent until we'd change it back to bloody cocomelon, so by the end Rocco was watching Ronaldo and Messi compilations on my phone

Trent's chemistry with the kids was adorable, he clearly knew how to deal with them, and managed to even take Rocco to the potty without needing me to intervene, and somehow the house didn't end up trashed. luckily they also completely forgot about the sweets when they saw the bubble machine

but eventually Robbo came

"god it feels like the west ham stadium in here" he jokes as Trent unlocks the door and the two children rush to their dad

"Hello mate"

"did they drive yous crazy?"

"nah not really, we just had a few fights over watching cocomelon on the big screen or watching footie compilations"

"so no broken vases"

"nah, they was angels"

"good good, now you two, say bye bye" Robbo says to his kids who are definitely more cheery about me and im convinced they don't mind me anymore

"and we also know about waitrose" i mention as they are leaving

andy's eyes clearly widen and i point to rocco

he pulls a bit of a face and walks into the elevator

i help Trent to clear up a little, and then i decide im going to go home

"already? you can stay if you want, we'll watch something if you like, or some cod even?"

"nah nah, i have to be up at 8, Luis' first training session back is tommorow, also you need to be early if you want me to check that ankle you was speaking about"

he nods

"ill see you then T" i tell him as i give him a quick hug by the door

"see you" he says

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