"Free kick, really?"

"Want to be kicked out, boy?"

"Boy?" Patrick frowned, glancing at the girl beside him. The house was warm, even a little hot. She wears dark blue skinny jeans and only a short-sleeved T-shirt on her upper body. Her side face looked serious, and she was sweating a little because of the steam. He came closer, holding her by the side. She didn't pay much attention.

Then, Lu Ling's ass was slapped. She jumped up with her spoon in hand, glaring at Patrick. "Amber, you know we're not reconciled yet, right? Or do you hope never?"

Patrick raised his hands in a gesture of surrender, smiled and took a few steps back, "Oh baby, this won't happen again, I promise." …… Until we reconcile. ”

She was still glaring at him.

"Your spaghetti batter, love" at least she doesn't hate his intimate salutation. Patrick said as he gestured with his eyes to the steaming pan behind her. Although he thinks that the food she makes may not make a difference at all. Thinking of this, he closed his lips tightly to prevent himself from laughing. He didn't want to be kicked out by her on Christmas night.

Lu Ling frowned and sniffed carefully, but did not smell the mush.

Patrick couldn't help but laugh when he saw her like this. He walked over slowly, making sure she wasn't aggressive for a while, and then he kissed her on the forehead. "My Tina, the smartest girl I've ever met, is as stupid as Zoe sometimes. What the hell were you thinking about today's training session?"

Lu Ling pushed him away, turned around, and continued to stir the food in the pot. "I've always loved competition. I don't like to lose. How do you know if you don't try?"

She thinks back to what happened in today's training session.

At first, it was a lap grab. She wanted to play with the players and get warmer. Of course, you can also do some guidance nearby. But in this game, when she is the ball grabber, she can't touch the ball at one point. This is also not new. So she doesn't like to join the players in these training games, it's to give them a reason to laugh at the manager. Especially when there is a guy like Phil on the team.

"Do you think Ben did it on purpose?" asked Patrick.

Lu Ling thought for a moment. A mistake from Ben allowed her to steal the ball. She hadn't thought about it at the time, and since she couldn't take a closer look in it, she wasn't sure. She glanced at Patrick, "I know you meant it. Later, Pat also made a mistake. And everyone knows that Patrick must have done it on purpose. As long as he doesn't want to, no one can beat him in this training game.

"I'm not. Patrick was well aware of the girl's temper, and he said the same on the field, with an innocent expression, "There are times when this happens. I'm not God. ”

"Apparently everybody thinks you're you. Lu Ling was too lazy to care. As much as she didn't like what he did, the matter was in the past.

"It was a real mistake. Patrick said as he checked the turkey in the oven. She hated the "stupid bird"—her words, but he liked it. So they ended up roasting. She said that she was not allowed to put it in her refrigerator if she couldn't finish eating, and asked him to take it back to her home. It's just the two of them tonight, and of course I can't finish it. Patrick turned off the oven and asked, "But, baby, can you tell me what you thought about the free kick later?"

Lu Ling stared at the bright red in the pan. Today's tomatoes are fresh. She thought.

Free kicks are actually one of her best skills. So later, Phil came over to make a bet with her, and she didn't refuse. Actually, it's more or less because it's Phil. She was well aware of Phil's level. But then, Ben and Leon and Hans were also involved. Pat is eager to try, but she chases him away. She wouldn't be tempted to match Patrick Amber's footwork. He is the best free-kick player in the team, and he is the best in the world.

As a result, Phil lost 20 pounds to her. Phil's kick, in Gonzalo's words, if there were any stands, flew out as well. Ben and Leon won her 40 pounds. As for the result of the match against Hans, there was no loss and no win. Hans pounced on her, and Hans himself "flew straight out of the stands". Later, some players wanted to bet on other things with her, but she blew them away. If she continues to gamble like this, no matter how high her annual salary Nate gives, she will lose all of them to these bad boys.

The good news is that the players are still in high form amid the festive atmosphere. She hopes that tomorrow's Boxing Day match will still be a good result.

"At least I didn't promise to bet with you. Bet on you and lose. Lu Ling pursed his lips. "Pate, can we change the song? I don't want to listen to Christmas songs anymore! Also, open a bottle of red wine. ”

"No problem, my Queen. Patrick smiled and kissed her cheek again before heading to the living room.

Patrick changed the song. Her voice was heard from the kitchen immediately.

"I don't want to listen to men sing about women's big butts!!"

Patrick shrugged and changed again. This time, she finally didn't protest again. "Would you like that bottle, baby? ”

Lu Ling lowered the heat. That Christmas was the Christmas she reconciled with Nick. Nick takes the bottle of wine that Peter gave him and jokes that she and Peter are really friends again. At that time, my father and mother were also in the living room. Two years have passed, my father has passed away, and he is thirty-nine years old. Pat asks if she will miss him again, she doesn't know if she misses him, but she does think of him, like today. On his birthday. That man is really going to pick a day to be born. She smiled. "Okay. She replied loudly.

Patrick poured the wine and brought it to her.

Lu Ling looked at Patrick while sipping his wine. He poured himself some too, she didn't speak, she believed he wouldn't drink more. There was a slight smile on his face, and there was also a smile in his eyes. His lips are suitable for kissing. She thought. Her eyes fell on his Adam's apple, his collarbone, his pectorals. He was also wearing short sleeves, and she was staring at his tattoo one of the last time. But she immediately looked away. This time, she really smelled mush. She really didn't know why every time she cooked it was this damn result. Maybe it's true, as Nate says, that some people just shouldn't cook, and she's one of those people.

Lu Ling dipped a spoon in a little sauce and brought it to his lips, and Patrick hugged her behind her. "Baby, don't kick me out, okay?" he whispered in her ear, "Let me taste it." She deflected the spoon and he licked it. "I know it's mushy. She said bitterly, turning off the fire, waiting for him to laugh at her. "It's okay, I like it. And, we still have that stupid big bird. In any case, no one will go hungry. He rubbed his lips against the side of her cheek and asked, "What were you thinking?"

"When?"

"When I asked you if you wanted to open that bottle, you hesitated for a moment. ”

Lu Ling put down the spoon and flipped over the pasta in the pot. "Dad, Mom, and ...... Nick. She answered his question.

Patrick wasn't surprised. He remembered Christmas and how he dressed up as Santa Claus. I remember that she reconciled with Nicholas that day. I remember Jack and Lucy telling him to chase her out and tell her that he was willing to end his career tomorrow for her. At that time, he said that he was reluctant, and that Tina would not love a man who gave up all his talents.

Actually, he wanted to. He was just afraid that even if he did that, she still didn't want him.

"Nick Flores is really going to pick a day to be born, isn't it? Every Christmas, you think of him. Patrick muffled over her shoulder.

Lu Ling smiled in a low voice. After a moment, "So what were you thinking?" she veered towards his face and touched his. She knew that he had been cautiously approaching her consciously or unconsciously for the past few months, he had always liked to touch her, he liked intimate physical contact, in fact, she liked it too.

"When?"

"When I look at you. ”

Patrick hugged her tighter and whispered in her ear, "Of course I miss you." …… I want to kiss you, kiss your whole body, want to/have sex with you, all night. ”

His words set it all on fire. She didn't move, and he began to kiss and nibble on her neck. She heard his rapid breathing, and she herself was a little out of breath, followed by a slight whisper of pleasure in her mouth. This encouraged him to make the next move, and he turned her to him, clasping her around the neck and preparing to kiss her. Then she reached out and blocked his lips. His gaze was both obsessed and confused. She looked at him, trying to make him understand that she had some last hesitations.

After a few seconds, Patrick gave her a helpless expression and slowly let go of her.

Lu Ling turned around, picked up the pan, and put the pasta on two separate plates. Then she half-turned to look up at him, laughing and taunting him, "/sex? Really? That's what the coolest Patrick Amber in the world would say?"

Patrick is still calming**. Hearing her words at this time, he said depressedly, "I knew you were going to laugh at me." Yes, it's just doing/sex, it's not bang, it's not h□□e sex, it's not **, it's not shag......"

She chuckled. I went to check the oven again.

"Despite the ridicule, naughty girl. Patrick stared at her pouting ass, trying to hit her hard twice, or pinch hard, or ...... He eventually sighed and looked away. If he did, he had no doubt that she would actually throw herself out. "I went to call my mom and dad, hoping they didn't give Zoe too much food, I thought they would be angry if I left them this year, but I didn't expect them to be happy and only I spent Christmas with you. ”

"Say hello to me, or you can bring your phone and I'll ...... it myself"

"No, I'll tell them you're seducing me and not letting me get what I want. ”

"Oh Pat, don't be like a baby. ”

"Baby, you're just like a baby. And you think about things in the same way that the Premier League referee arranges stoppage time, it's completely unpredictable and it's crazy! You don't know how many times I've gone crazy lately. ”

Lu Ling found himself unable to refute. In addition, Patrick Amber is generally not sarcastic, and if he does, Nicholas Flores will probably have to bow down.

****

Lu Ling was a little drowsy, she didn't know if it was because of red wine or dessert. She half-squinted at the shiny colorful Christmas tree in the living room, feeling that she could fall asleep at any moment.

"You talked to Ben that night, didn't you?"

Patrick's voice suddenly came above her head, and she rested on his lap, his fingers scraping her hair again and again. That's very comfortable. Maybe it's because of this. Lu Ling thought. She looked into the man's eyes, "Yes." But I can't tell you the specifics. ”

"I understand. What do you think of his acceptance?"

Lu Ling thought for a moment. She said it very bluntly and clearly, and she should have understood what she meant. He has not crossed the line of words or actions lately. Apart from......

Except for the 7-0 game against the Wolves, Ben scored the goal and came over to hug her. In fact, it is very common for players to hug the coach, but the way Ben hugged her always made her feel a little weird. Even though she was wearing a thick down jacket at the time, she felt that he hugged her waist too tightly.

"I don't know, seriously. Lu Ling frowned.

"He's gone further than Hans. Patrick said. He smiled and looked at her with fascination, running his fingers lightly over her furrowed brow. "Is it hard to say no?"

Lu Ling closed his eyes. She remembered the red elk's Christmas sweater. She moved her lips and said, "It's not really a question of whether it's hard or not, it's just something I have to do." Since it was something I had to do, I naturally chose the one that I thought was best. "She couldn't make Ben feel like she cared even a little.

"Tina......" Patrick suddenly and earnestly called out her name.

Lu Ling opened his eyes and asked with his gaze.

"You're willing to talk to me about anything, not even Nicholas, why are you still reluctant to talk to me?"

"I don't understand. She leaned sideways and said lazily.

"You understand. Patrick's gaze was still soft, but it was already a little sad, "You flew halfway around the world that summer, from Sochi to Hawaii, and you cried for so long on Nate's plane, and you never told me. You tell Alex that I broke your heart, so you don't like me......"

Lu Ling jerked up from Patrick's lap with an expression of extreme surprise.

Her phone rang.

Patrick chuckled softly, "It's him." He called you anyway. As he spoke, he got up from the couch to avoid it.

Lu Ling frowned and shook his head firmly. "Nick won't contact me anymore, and I won't contact him again. Then she picked up her phone, and the name still surprised her. "It's Phil. She said. 166 Reading Network