That's a long minute. &. {l}

Lu Ling opened the red wine and looked back, Nicholas was still talking on the phone by the window, his expression was a little serious. She didn't look closely, turned her head and lifted the bottom of the bottle and poured the red liquid into the glass. She poured half a cup, and then she poured half a cup for him, and she took it and looked at it, so that there was only half a bottle left. She set the bottle aside, picked up her glass and took a sip. The wine is very mellow and has a slight sweetness. She pursed her lips, remembering that he used to like to say to her, "Look me in the eye when you drink."

But why?

For the first time, he replied: "It's a kind of etiquette." ”

The second time, he replied, "Because my eyes are beautiful." ”

The third time, he replied, "I want you to do that, that's it." ”

After that time, she never asked again, there was no need.

Still, occasionally she forgets. He tirelessly reminded her, with a word or a look. She smiled and shrugged, or apologized, or promised that she would never forget next time. He would reluctantly say, "You've improved, babe, at least you've improved." He probably didn't know that when he said that, she would definitely burst out of her heart with the phrase "hat the **".

It could be a contest between a paranoid and a liberal.

Of course, things won't always be so complicated. She looked at the garden with her thoughts.

The garden lights were on, and she remembered turning them on earlier when they first entered the kitchen. Palm trees appear hard in the light. Yes, it was so hard that she could imagine the feel of her touching its branches. This made her frown. And she suddenly smelled the fragrance of flamenco.

She jerked back, he finished calling, his hands in his colorful shorts pockets and his shoulders moving slightly to the music. She swore that if any other man wore such shorts, she would not be able to resist laughing at his taste with a hundred jokes, but her dear Nicolas Flores wore something different. She even told him that you should be a male model, which would definitely overshadow the beautiful men at Milan Fashion Week. He actually pouted and said that he was too short and that he was too old. It was a little different from him, but it looked like him with disdain.

To be fair, Nicholas is really not tall, and he may be really short when he is a male model. And her ex-boyfriend seems to be in a similar situation to him. In fact, she had already remembered that she had played a similar joke with Patrick a long time ago. Patrick also laughs at his height, but doesn't forget to emphasize that "at least enough to fit your tallest heels."

She raised her arm and took a sip of her wine.

The music continues. Nicholas's hand was taken out of his pocket, and he tapped his feet twice to the gentle sound of the guitar.

An instant took her to the Andalusian Tapas restaurant and took her to last summer, when she also drank wine, wore a red dress and danced awkwardly......

Suddenly, there was a passionate and rough chant in the soothing music. Lu Ling looked at the man, he clapped his hands along with the chant, he never smiled, his expression was perhaps too serious, as if he was really performing. And his body language was seducing her to join her.

She shook her head gently in refusal. Everyone knew that she was terrible at dancing, not to mention, right now, she was far from drunk.

How could he give up?

"Come on, babe, you've got a nice ass, and if you don't writhe, it's a waste. ”

"Oh, I was convinced. She laughed and sarcastically said, "You know you dance like a penguin, right?"

"There's no one else here, my players will never see it, so I have nothing to worry about. Come on, this is Flamenco and you will definitely fall in love with Flamenco. ”

She looked at him, bright shorts, bright shirt, as if she was afraid that others would not know that he was on vacation, as if she was reminding you all the time, summer is coming, summer is coming, and his eyes are full of encouragement.

This is Flamenco and you will definitely fall in love with Flamenco.

Full of passion, with sorrow.

Lu Ling drank the red wine in the glass in one gulp, since she was not drunk, she could let herself get a little drunk, she put down the wine glass and walked slowly towards him.

****

The sweat ran down her cheeks and down her neck, and Nicholas wanted to reach out to wipe it away, but the thought was distracted as soon as it formed. He looked at the muscles of her slender arms and remembered that she had said that she had a low body fat percentage, and thought that this was true.

"What are you looking at?" she sat up completely upright, but moved her shoulders, her collarbone sunk in, and the sweat was inside.

"It's like a sink. Nicholas's gaze returned to the drop of sweat, and he poked her collarbone, which was wiped away by his fingertips.

Lu Ling also reached out and poked the man's collarbone, "Your body fat percentage is also very low...... If I were as good at cooking as you are, I'd be a fat girl. ”

"You know, I don't usually have time to cook a dinner with a full starter and dessert like I did tonight. ”

"That's right. Lu Ling said and was about to get out of bed, there was still a condom bag on the carpet, she muttered, "Nick, pick it up and throw it in the trash." ”

"Where?" he asked casually, not moving in bed.

"Shower. She had already gotten out of bed and headed for the bathroom. She was a little surprised that he hadn't followed, so she glanced back. He was picking up his phone, he looked at her with a smile and said, "I'll make a call, don't lock the door, I'll join you later." ”

Lu Ling nodded, then closed the bathroom door without a lock.

He had several phone calls today, was it Zixiang's transfer or was there a problem with the Real Madrid side? She then thought, will Leon really go to Barcelona? If she is Nate, if she is Rafa, she will definitely try her best to keep this Uruguayan. The splash had already washed over her head, and she shook her head, that wasn't something she had to think about, and she couldn't control what would happen next.

****

The next day, Lu Ling and Nicholas slept until noon and did not get up, and after a simple brunch, they went to visit a friend of Nicholas, and they had another lunch at this friend's house.

When Lu Ling and Nicholas came out of a friend's house, she touched her bulging belly and complained with a smile, "Okay, that's it, I will never wear a bikini today." ”

He glanced at her stomach and said disapprehantly, "I thought you didn't care." ”

She thought for a moment and touched her stomach again, "I don't seem to care that much." After a few moments, she added, "I kind of know how my players get fat." Where are we going now?"

"I told you this is my paradise, and I haven't had a chance to introduce you to my ship. ”

By the way, he has a ship.

They arrived at the pier.

When he came, Lu Ling noticed the name of the pier and was very familiar. She followed him through rows and rows of moored yachts. She kept an eye on the numbers. Before reaching the docking point of Nicholas's ship, she saw the ship.

Tina.

Exactly like the address given on the card, she was moored there, among countless white yachts that looked like her, large and small. It's as beautiful as the card, but in these yachts, she looks pretty ordinary.

Nicholas saw that she suddenly stopped, and also stopped, and he followed her gaze, and saw the ship as well.

"The ship?"

"Yes. ”

"I thought you didn't take it. ”

"I didn't, I would have given the keys to Steve a long time ago. ”

"Tina, really?"

"Too stupid?"

"It's a little, but I'll admit it's quite romantic, he's a romantic little boy. ”

"Sometimes. ”

"Hey—"

Lu Ling turned his head and looked at the man, "What's wrong?"

"Do you regret it?"

"Oh come on, I can afford a boat myself. Lu Ling laughed, "I'll tell him, let him change that stupid name, spray the names of other girls, and send it away." ”

Nicholas frowned and sneered, "You're so bad, give something you don't want to give to someone else." ”

"Thinking about it from another angle, it's something that doesn't suit me, but something that suits someone else. ”

"I'd be happy if we talked about the same thing, wouldn't we?"

"I don't know, you tell me. Lu Ling smiled slyly, "Let's go to your ship, unless you want to go over to 'Tina' to have a look." ”

So they continued on their way.

Half a minute later, a man came out of the Tina, wearing sunglasses and looking like he had some problems with his feet. The clear blue sky had a dark shadow in his eyes. Marbella was a beautiful place, he knew she was here, he just didn't know what she was doing at the moment. It's going to be a long summer, and he's got an injury to his foot. He turned around and looked at the beer in the ice bucket and took out his phone, he was going to order a pizza and spend the afternoon drinking beer.

****

The sun was shining on the sea, and they were a little far from the shoreline.

Although Lu Ling said that she was not going to wear a bikini, she still changed it after getting on the boat. She was half-lying on the deck, looking into the distance, she seemed to see something, she was a little confused, pointed in that direction and asked the man who was sailing, "Is that the Strait of Gibraltar?"

"Yes. ”

"It looks narrow on the map. Lu Ling sat up a little and looked in that direction carefully.

"It's just very narrow, and at its narrowest point it's probably a little over eight miles. ”

Nicholas stopped what he was doing, and Lu Ling heard the engine gradually quiet.

He walked over to her.

She had some strange premonitions, she knew what it was, but she wasn't sure. Before her brain could tell her how to do it, she opened her mouth, speaking quickly, "May I ask you a question?"

Nicholas had already walked over to her, he looked at her inquiringly, a hint of confusion on his face, he spread his hands, "Any questions." ”

"Why do you want to propose?"

Nicholas froze for a moment, then he slowly raised his arm, touched her cheek with his fingers, and asked her, "Why do you think I'm going to propose?"

"You found a bunch of lame excuses to talk to my dad that day, and I couldn't think of anything other than to ask for his permission. I'm surprised that you did this, obviously even if my dad didn't agree, it wouldn't affect anything, but you still did it, it means you respect him a lot, it means you love me a lot, it means you value it, I'm sorry I might have ruined everything you prepared......"

"Oh, slow down, babe, you don't have to be so nervous, I'm not going to get down on my knees and pull out a ring right away, do I look like I have a ring?"

She actually looked at him, could she tell? She thought it was a little funny, but her heartbeat finally calmed down. She took a breath and continued to look into the man's eyes, "Do I look nervous?"

"A little. ”

"Are you nervous?"

"Do you want to hear the truth?"

"Yes. ”

"I was so nervous. ”

He said he was nervous. He winked at her again, and she didn't know if he was joking or serious.

Lu Ling touched his chest, "Okay, I'm more nervous now." ”

Nicholas hurriedly hugged the girl in the bikini and whispered in her ear, "Are you nervous because you want me to do that, or don't you want to?"

Lu Ling also hugged him, and she raised her head on his shoulder and looked at the strait in the distance again.

"Before you can answer that, you have to answer my question. ”

Nicholas thought for a moment and said, "Why don't we enjoy this afternoon first, and then we'll talk about this in the evening." ”

He let go of her and turned around as well, looking in the direction of the strait. Under the blue sky, above the blue sea, the sun is a little dazzling. That strait is there, always has been. He never really thought about exactly when and where to propose, he only knew that if that time came, it would have come. Does he look like he has a ring? He doesn't have to look like it, he just has it.

It's a bit windy.

Maybe not this moment.

****

Patrick tossed the last slice of pizza into the box, and the ten slices of pizza that had been gnawed were quietly arranged in a disorderly manner, and if Tina would have taunted her with a strange joke, he would have to be glad she wasn't there. He took two more sips of his beer, then flattened the aluminum can. He turned around and looked at the sea, which was unusually beautiful in connection with the sunset. There are several ships returning to the port approaching the pier. He stood up and should have gone back.

After a while, he called someone to clean up, and he thought, he should have a party or something, and find some people to play with him. Zoe is still in London, he can keep another husky or something, but then Zoe may feel competitive when she comes back, and of course she may be happy to have a playmate, who knows?

Patrick put his sunglasses back on, heard the sound of the boat, and he didn't look back. His figure was dragged by the setting sun for a long time, and he felt that he must look like an old man from behind, who made him lame.

****

Lu Ling didn't remember that this was the first day of the holiday, she took out her mobile phone, flipped through the calendar, and asked Nicholas: "Is Diego coming tomorrow?"

"The day after tomorrow. He replied to her.

"The newspaper says your contract with Real Madrid has been finalised, when are you going to tell me?"

"You didn't ask. ”

"You've always looked mysterious. ”

"I went to Madrid in five days. He finished washing his hands and walked over, smiling, "Five days later." Considering that you are now unemployed, you will have to come with me to Madrid for a while, and I hope to see you every day after work, and I am not talking to you. ”

"Oh no, Nick, I've got a few things that Steve has emailed me a lot and I haven't even looked at them, but I know that at least I've promised interviews with multiple media outlets and some FA lessons, as well as a couple of business and charity events. ”

Nicholas sat down next to her, she got a tan, her bikini print was obvious, and she looked extremely sexy.

"And when you're done with that? Are you going to come to Madrid for a while? I mean, when you're rested and have a new job, we're not going to see each other for a long time, even months. He kissed her and turned on the TV.

She took the remote control from his hand and pressed it to mute.

"We'll have to talk. She said seriously.

Nicholas lowered his eyes, "Say it." ”

"Nick, why do you want to propose?"

"Ordinary girls won't say it even if they knew, and even if they don't want to agree, they want to see what the ring looks like, and I actually kind of hope you're just an ordinary girl now. ”

"I am. I just like things to be clear. ”

"What do you mean by clear?"

"I think the process of moving towards marriage is a process of acquiescence to each other and gradual transition......"

"So you don't think we've gotten to that point?"

"I don't understand, you've never been a person who yearns for marriage, why, why do you want to do this?"

"I love you, I want to spend my life with you, is there any doubt about that, or is it too much for you? Are you still afraid to make promises?"

"Nick, you are Nick, you know what kind of person I am, I love you too, we can stay together until we are smoothly moving towards the stage where we both think we should move towards marriage, we don't have to rush ......" Lu Ling leaned closer, touched Nicholas's face, and made him look at himself, "I don't want to reject you, that will break your heart, and it will break my heart...... Don't change anything, okay?"

He looked at her. The first time he saw her, she sat there with a cup of Long Island iced tea in front of her, a somewhat old trench coat, and a lot of things in a mess in her notebook. She divided the pitch into eighteen zones, exactly like him. When she raised her eyes, her eyes were dark and black, and she said mocking words to him. The first time he kissed her, she almost jumped right on top of him. Their first time they had sex/sex was also on a summer day like this, seet summer seat. The first time they met, she lost 1:4 to him, and that was the last time they stood together on the pitch of Loftus Road, and she was so depressed at that time, and he had both the pleasure of beating her, and the unbearable look of her, and many, many other emotions. Later, they were in New York, in Edinburgh, in Nyon, in Liverpool, in London, here...... Constant reunion, that snowy Christmas, he went to London to find her, he was never supposed to go to London to find her...... Is that so?

She didn't know what he was thinking. She swallowed and called his name, "Nick." ”

He answered, and after a while, asked without any emotion, "So you're telling me that if I propose, you're going to refuse, right?"

"I might say yes, but ...... Nick, I don't want to make a lifetime commitment when I'm not ready. Lu Ling licked her lips, it was too dry, everything was too dry, and she continued: "You know I love you. ”

"I'm not a dog, I don't need sympathy, I need an answer. It's not a marriage proposal, you don't have to answer yesno. He said this, blocking her hand, "Babe, it's nonever."

A minute had passed, and Lu Ling could still feel the strength he had just blocked her hand.

He was forcing her, she didn't feel angry, not at all, she only felt sad, she said with difficulty: "But, Nick, if our relationship is either going to marriage or ending for you, it means that there is a problem between us, a big problem. 166 Reading Network