𝔹𝕚𝕣𝕥𝕙𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝔾𝕚𝕣𝕝

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It was officially Caspers birthday, but it was also the North London Derby later that day.

"You excited for your birthday?" Christian asked as he had stayed over the night before,

"You're still here?" Casper jumped seeing him sitting in the kitchen,

"No I'm a ghost," the midfielder sarcastically responded as the girl rolled her eyes,

"I will aim this ball where the sun doesn't shine," the striker sent him a slight glare as she picked up her football,

"Casper put that ball down," Sam walked into the kitchen with a stern look on her face,

"You're like no fun!" She groaned before setting the football on the ground,

"So what are you planning on doing today?" The American asked the young footballer before placing a kiss on his girlfriend's lips,

"Firstly ew, and secondly not a lot as it's game day," the Brit grabbed an apple as the couple sent her an amused look,

"Don't be getting jealous that Gio is in Germany," Sam stuck her tongue out at the girl who shook her head,

"I'm getting dressed and then leaving," Casper shut the fridge before leaving the kitchen.

"I think it's working," Christian whispered as he gave his girlfriend a quiet high five.

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Casper walked into her father's house,

"Hey Christine," Casper smiled as she pulled her stepmom in for a hug,

"Hey, love, happy birthday." CHRISTINE LAMPARD as she stopped making her breakfast,

"Do you have any clue where my dad is?" As much as the striker liked the older women, she had always been her father's daughter.

"He's in the back," she smiled knowing that her husband missed his older daughter,

"Hey, dad!" Casper grinned as her father turned around,

"Hey kiddo," Frank turned around to see the striker walk-in,

"This is for you," he added before pulling the box out from one of his drawers,

"Thank you," she grinned as she got pulled in for a hug,

"And then your nan wanted you to have this when you were older," Franks mum had only gotten to meet one of his four children so it made sense that her engagement ring was handed down to Casper when she was old enough for it.

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The game had ended and Casper was pulled to the side to have an interview,

"Firstly happy birthday Casper," JAMIE REDKNAPP smiled as the girl walked up to him,

"Thank you J," Casper grinned at her uncle as she looked up to see Christian and Sam heading down to the tunnel with someone,

"You scored your twenty-fifth professional goal on your eighteenth birthday, how do you feel about that?" He asked knowing that the girl wanted to score loads of goals during her professional career.

"Well it's a great achievement but I have to thank Jordyn for the assist," there were now thirteen goals that they scored where the other assisted them.

"But yeah it's like a nice birthday gift in a way," the striker let out a laugh,

"North London Derby, what does the win mean to you?" The ex-footballer remembered how competitive all the of the London Derby's were when he played,

"The win always means a lot but the win is three-point that we deserved which is great." The young Lampard took after her father in the sense that she also spoke in a very diplomatic way.

"The last thing before we let you go as I'm sure there are people in the stands that you would like to see," Jamie joked but Casper never caught what he meant,

"You are the player of the match today!" He added before handing the girl the trophy,

"Thank you!" Casper grinned before shaking his hand.

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Casper arrived back at the flat alone as Sam suspiciously said that she needed to meet Christian at the store.

"Is someone in here?" She asked herself seeing the unfamiliar shoes at the door,

"Hey love," Gio smiled as he turned past the wall to face her,

"Bub?" Casper stood there in shook before the boy nodded,

"Yea," before he could finish his sentence she jumped into his arms,

"What are you doing here?" She asked with a smile,

"I couldn't not come to see the birthday girl," The American spun the girl around before placing a kiss on her lips,

"Hi," the Brit felt like a kid in a candy store as she pulled the boy in for another kiss.

"Hey," he smiled as he carried the girl over to the couch,

"Wait a minute, were you at my game?" The striker asked remembering mystery boy,

"Yea, I met Jamie by the way," the girl considered the Redknapp to almost be like an Uncle as she usually stayed with him when her father moved to New York.

"That's what he meant!" Casper finally realised what he was going on about earlier,

"Thank you for coming through," she added with a grin as she rested her head on his shoulder,

"You're welcome," Gio placed a kiss on her forehead knowing he was going to want to savour the next four days.

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It was later than evening when Gio decided to take the girl out for dinner,

"Where are you taking me?" Casper asked as they walked into Soho,

"Christian recommended a restaurant down here," he explained as the two walked hand in hand around the area,

"I'm going to miss this," the striker sighed as she felt his thumb softly rub her hand.

"Me too," like every other long-distance relationship, they had to savour the time they hand together.

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𝙰𝙽: 𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚊 𝚠𝚎𝚎 𝚋𝚒𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚊 𝚜𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚋𝚎𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚏𝚞𝚕.