Once, quietly waiting for the light, refusing to leave no matter the storm, landslides and cracks, unswervingly supporting him to run at full speed towards his dream, and creating a warm harbor for him, it was Lu Zhengze and Jiang Youning.

Now, the light still shrouds the figure of his parents, but there is a figure in front of him who is sheltered from the wind and rain, and it is Candace who fights side by side with him in all difficulties and redefines the meaning of home.

During the Super Bowl, the families of the players can choose to stay in San Francisco or travel to New York, and the team is responsible for providing seating but not food and lodging - as long as it is because there are too many players, many of them are black players, maybe twenty or thirty, or even more, if it is arranged uniformly, the cost is not to mention for the time being, and the order and discipline that are difficult to reconcile are the most troublesome, so it is still up to the players to arrange it themselves.

However, family members are not allowed to stay overnight in the hotel, even if they are couples. If you want to visit, you have to wait in the hotel lobby like Candace did, meet during non-training hours, and then have a curfew at night, after which you are not allowed to stay.

Even though all the players are already adults, the coach still needs to make rounds, just like a training camp or a dormitory.

After a busy and tiring day, being able to see Candace in the hotel is a bright color in the hazy weather, Lu Ke stood quietly in place, his shoulder line relaxed like this, and then, he stepped forward and sat down beside Candace.

"Ahh

Candace, who was engrossed in doing things, was suddenly interrupted by an external force, and was startled, and then saw Lu Ke's figure, her frightened expression had not had time to regain her calm, and she was about to give Lu Ke an old punch, and then Lu Ke moved her body inside, and the whole person curled up, leaned on her thighs, and lay down directly, which made Candace's body muscles completely stiff, and she looked at Lu Ke at a loss.

"Bambi?" Candace looked a little worried between her brows, her hands and shoulders spread out, and she maintained a stiff position, not knowing what she should do.

"Give me five minutes." Lu Ke said vaguely, and then the whole person was like a marshmallow melting, all the tension and stiffness melted and disintegrated, and he closed his eyes without any defense, and fell asleep groggily, and those tiredness and fatigue began to peel off little by little.

Candace maintained an embarrassing stiff movement, as if she had been put in a plaster, looked at Lu Ke, and then at the messy desktop, carefully put the scissors in her right hand and the colored paper in her left hand back on the table, and then the strength of her shoulders slowly loosened, and she looked down at Lu Ke.

Lu Ke didn't seem to have anything to do, so he fell asleep, his steady breathing and relaxed eyebrows revealing a hint of peace; But Candace knew that such a Lu Ke was unusual, and Lu Ke would never make such a childish move, let alone in public.

Lu Ke didn't say, and Candace didn't ask. It's not because she doesn't care, it's just because she cares too much, Candace knows that the pressure of the whole team and the whole city is piled up on his shoulders, and her concern will become another kind of pressure, so it's better to wait quietly by Lu Ke's side.

She just wanted him to know that he was always there when he needed it. Just like now.

Candace didn't ask or say anything, just carefully traced the lines of Lu Ke's eyebrows, eyes, nose bridge, and lip flap with her eyes, and then before she realized it, the smile on the corner of her mouth rose slightly, and such a busy moment made her feel a small sense of happiness.

After a while, Candace looked up again and began to get busy again.

Candace was busy, Lu Ke was asleep, and the two of them snuggled together like this, saying nothing or doing anything, but time was so gentle.

"What's going on?" After a long time, Lu Ke's hoarse voice sounded, breaking the peace.

This time Candace was not frightened, but was slightly surprised, glanced down, only to see Lu Ke still tightly closed his eyes, she knew that Lu Ke was still resting, just wanted to chat, she lowered her voice and said casually, "The support card prepared for Ryan." ”

"Cliff came in with the banner of the 'King of the Bay Area' and we were going to show up at the Mets with the flag on our shoulders, but we knew that this game was still for Ryan and Miles, and Myers came to New York, so we wanted to do something about it and have Ryan accompany us through this game, that's our commitment, isn't it?"

Candace knew that Lu Ke was relaxing, so she deliberately said trivial and verbose, babbling and explaining the whole ins and outs, including how they discussed, how they conceived, and how they finally executed—the nine of them were working together to prepare for this battle.

"By the way, Kate is here too, do you remember her? Kate Wiggins. We thought it would be nice if Kate could come in with Miles with her cheering card; But on second thought, it wasn't quite right, after all, Kate wasn't Ryan's wife, so we decided to entrust Jonathan anyway. ”

Lu Ke didn't need to speak, just closed his eyes like this, listened to Candace muttering in detail, and his spirit was completely relaxed, "Tangtang, you say, can we defend the title?" After a long time, Lu Ke finally spoke, and his voice revealed a little tiredness, "This is Ryan's promise, and it is also Miles' wish, as well as Patrick, Ted, Justin...... I was really scared, afraid that I would fail them. ”

This season...... has really experienced too much, even if he is as strong as Lu Ke and is about to stand on the stage of the Super Bowl, it is inevitable that he will start to suffer from gains and losses.

It's one thing to be in front of a reporter, but it's another thing to get out of the spotlight. He didn't want Ryan's last wish to come to naught, he didn't want Miles' Christmas miracle basket to go up the drain, and he didn't want them to fall before the finish line after fighting all season.

"What about you?" Candace didn't answer, but asked rhetorically, "Bambi, what about you?" ”

Lu Ke fell silent and did not speak.

Candace was not in a hurry, put down the tools in her hand again, and then gently touched Lu Ke's hair with her right hand, bent down and imprinted a kiss on the side cheek, and whispered in his ear, "Bambi, what about you?" You also aspire to this title, and you fight not only for them, but for yourself. Remember? You always tell me to do your best until the last moment, no matter what the end result is, as long as you make sure that you have a clear conscience, then you can face it calmly. ”

"So, get up on that pitch and fight! That's enough! Ryan, Miles, and the teammates on the team, they will all fight with you, and then face the ending with you, this is your stage! Candace whispered the earth-shattering words, which reverberated heavily in the depths of Lu Ke's heart.

Candace then added, "What's more, Jack and Anne are always there, and I'm always there, and whatever the outcome, we're all together; In the same way, we fight together. ”

Lu Ke opened his eyes, and then he saw that Candace's bright eyes were shining, as if the light of the whole world was gathered here, he raised his upper body slightly, and followed his breath to find her lip flap, and the curvature of the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

"Thank you." Lu Ke said softly, and the smile on the corner of his mouth rose again, "Do you need my help?" I should have twenty minutes off now. "Then it's time to go back to the room and study the game footage.

"You'd better get some rest." Candace wrinkled her nose and refused with disgust, "Your hands and passes are okay, it's terrible to make these handicrafts, it's a disadvantage at all." ”

Lu Ke didn't quibble and struggle, but covered his chest exaggeratedly and let out a cry of pain, "Oops! It was as if I had been hurt by Candace's words.

Candace couldn't help but chuckle.

"Are my parents okay? The weather here is really bad, everyone is fleeing New York, and we're headfirst in a blizzard, and they certainly don't get used to it. Lu Ke asked with some concern.

Lu Zhengze, Jiang Youning, and Candace, like them, all lived at the Hilton Hotel not far away, and they followed the large army to the East Coast early.

Compared with Lu Ke, who was so busy that his feet didn't touch the ground, it was Candace who accompanied them every day.

"They made a day trip to New York today, and they also climbed to the top of the Empire State Building, and by the way, they took a picture, and I saved it in my phone, and I'll send it to you later. It was true that they were not very accustomed to the weather, but both of them were a little excited, saying that they had rarely seen snow before, and they couldn't help but look forward to it. ”

Candace's words made Lu Ke laugh directly, "In Huaxia, our hometown is the south, and we hardly see snow, so every time we see snow, we are inevitably curious. If I wasn't a rugby player, I would have been very happy to see the snow fall but after those games I changed my mind. ”

chattering and rambling, chatting like this, there is almost no nutrition topic, just trivial matters of life, but the pace of time has slowed down like this, and even the sound of breathing in the bar and the slowly flowing heating have become beautiful, and then Lu Ke found a moment of peace.

In just twenty minutes, it's fleeting.

Lu Ke didn't delay any longer, leaving a kiss on Candace's forehead, and then turned around and left the bar, preparing to go to the room to continue the tactical meeting; Candace didn't leave immediately, but stayed at the bar to put the finishing touches on the cheering signs, then packed up her things and got up to leave the Westin Hotel.

Standing at the door of the hotel, the cold weather invaded, so that Candace couldn't help but pull her coat closer, raised her head, and could vaguely catch some traces of starlight, which seemed to be flickering, Candace silently prayed: I hope there will be good weather on the day of the game.