My Neighbor || Brooklyn Beckham

Chapter 18

*Laura🇧🇪*
Do you know what today is? Premier League U15 Girls Championship! We play Man City and I have faith in my girls that we can win. And then, as usual, they give our awards and say if anyone is being transferred. But first on the schedule at 9:30 is the 3rd/4th place match: Brighton vs. Man United. Every other Premier League and La Liga and Bundesliga youth teams are here. My match is at noon, with the ceremony following. Shannon is coming and I can't wait for her to see me play live. And...our match is being shown on TV everywhere! Ah, the life.

*at the match*
So, Man United claimed 3rd place by beating Brighton 2-0. It was a great match from both teams. Now, we are warming up for our match and I see tons of professionals. Man, even David Beckham came...well why wouldn't he? 😂. I practice my corner kicks, free kicks, and penalty kicks and soon the refs are calling captains.
"Hey Marci." I smile.
"Hey," she says, returning the smile. We shake hands and the ref goes over the basic rules, which we already know.
"Good luck, Laura," Marci says.
"You as well," I say and jog back to my team.
Coach pulls us in for a pep talk.
"Ladies, this is it." he smiles. "If we win, we are finally BPL champions! But I don't care about the outcome as long as we play really well. And I hope I don't see any of you leave this season." We all put our hands in the middle.
"What're we calling?" I ask.
"Captain's call." Grace smirks at me. I roll my eyes.
"Keep the blue flag flying high on 3," I tell my team.
"1-2-3 KEEP THE BLUE FLAG FLYING HIGH!" we all shout at the top of our lungs. I kick the ball to Kady and the match starts.

*overtime of the match*
We have kept the score 0-0 and I'm really proud of it. I start running towards Man City's goal, keeping onsides of course, because Jessica is dribbling towards the goal. I get a high ball from her, and know what to attempt...a bicycle kick. I perform the action, not knowing if I made it. But I hear cheering around me and see the ball in the net. I run back to my side and my team dog-piles me. We beat Man City in the championship...!!! We won! We are officially BPL champions, just like the men's team! The next moments are just blue confetti falling, and a trophy being brought to us. The cheering dies done as the President of the Youth Premier League grabs the trophy and stands with a microphone.
"Chelsea, who will receive your trophy?" he asks. We all look at my coach.
"Go ahead, captain." he smiles at me. I go up to receive the trophy and there is more screaming. He hands me the mic.
"Uh, hi fans. I never thought I could beat Man City in a finale, let alone make a bicycle," I say. "I'm really proud of my team because there was max effort put in. I'm gonna miss the 12+13 year olds next year and will definitely want to meet the new players stepping up. But thank you for your support!" I finish and the cheering is massive. My coach gets us settled down and I get my team together.
"We're gonna do that cheer that Man City did for us last year, ok?" I say. They all nod.
"2-4-6-8 who do we appreciate? City! City! City!" we shout and their team smiles and we congratulate them. I hug Marci and we chat until the President says its award time. The other youth teams come to the pitch and sit together. I sit with my team and some more Premier League staff go to the stage.
"Alright, first of all, MVP of the match," one says. "No surprise here: Laura Hazard!" There is applause for me as I go up to get the small trophy. I sit back down and get pats from my teammates.
"Alright, MVP in the season over all," the next guy says. "For her amazing talent, ability to score goals in every game, her headers, and the fact that her team is undefeated: Marci Aguero!" I clap for her and high five her as she walks past me.
"Thank you," she says and sits back down with her team. They announce a few more awards, each team getting a couple. Then...it's the biggest award that you can get...the David Beckham award. It's given to the player or players that show unique talent, skills, and are unpredictable.
"Alright," the President says. "This year we have two winners for the Beckham award: Laura Hazard and Marci Aguero!" We both go up and collect the award and pose for a couple pics. I give her a hug and soon enough, it's transfer talk.
"Chelsea is where the transfers mainly are this season," the guy in charge of transferring says. "First, we have Grace Terry playing for Manchester United's U17's this upcoming season." There's lots of applause for her, and she does look a little happy.
"Alright, Kady Treviño will be heading for the Barcelona U17's this upcoming season." She looks really happy because her family lives in Barcelona. Good for her. He reads off a few others and then the President announces the last one. Weird.
"And the biggest transfer, haha no one saw this coming." he laughs a little. "Laura Hazard is moving to Manchester City U17's for the upcoming season." Wow...didn't see that one coming. Marci and her teammates go crazy over it and I can't help but smile at them. My team looks depressed and I am too, don't get me wrong. We get around to taking photos with fans, professional players, and family. Eden hugs me so tight...I feel like I could burst.
"Eden," I say. "We have the whole summer."
"Yeah, but who's gonna look out for you?" he sounds concerned. Marci approaches us.
"Don't worry, Eden." she smiles. "They have dorms near the training centre and a great school we attend. She will be fine."
"Thanks Marci." I hug her. Brooklyn and family finds me and bear hugs me.
"You won my award!" David exclaims. "I'm so happy that someone u actually know won it!"
"Can we get a pic with it?" I ask him. He nods and I hand Eden my phone. I hold the award and David puts his arm around my shoulders. Once the pic is taken, I go on Instagram and post it using the caption: "just won the youth championship and a few awards! Including the David Beckham award!!😋 jealous? I thought so😂...but I am going to Man City in the fall😭." Brooklyn kisses me just for winning. I feel a tap on my shoulder and turn to see Sophia.
"Hey, I'm going back to Belgium now, but I'll see you in a couple weeks." she engulfs me in a hug. She goes away with her parents and I get pictures with the rest of my teammates. I go back to Eden and the Beckham's. Victoria smiles widely at Eden and I.
"How would you two, and the little ones, like to come to my fashion show this evening?" she beams. I look at Eden.
"Sure why not." he smiles. "What time?"
"We'll pick you up at 6:30 and the show isn't until 7:30." Victoria hugs me once more then leaves. I just now notice that Brooklyn wasn't with them just now. Eden picks up the twins and we begin walking to his car.
"I've missed you, Laura." a way too familiar voice says. I turn around and scream.
"Andre!" I run towards him and hug him really tight. "I've miss you way more!" Eden comes over and bro-hugs Andre.
"So, these are the two little ones?" he beams at Sophia and Jackson.
"Yeah," Eden says. "They're not very fussy at all." It's true. We make a bit more small talk, and Andre and I make plans to hang together. Once I get home, I showed and go into Sophia's room. I pick out her frilly pink dress and pink flip flops and dress her. I add a little crown so she looks like a princess. I take Sophia into my room, and look in my wardrobe for something to wear. Three boxes, small medium and large, are lying on the floor. I open the large one and stare in awe of the sky blue dress. I open the medium sized one and find a pair of white flats. I open the smallest box and find a white necklace...and a note: Hope you open the small one last! Haha, I got this for you as a 6 month thing. I kinda forgot to so there you go!☺️ see u tonight, cutie. 💙~ Brooklyn. I smile at his sweet note and change into the outfit (on side). I braid my hair and then put it into a bun...like Elsa's from Frozen. I then grab Sophia, and head downstairs. Eden comes out of his room with Jackson and stares at me.
"Wow," he says, smiling. "Uh, you look stunning." I smile back at him and hug him.
"Thank you, Eden," I say. We hear David honk so we get into the car and I end up in the back with Brooklyn and Sophia. It's actually pretty roomy, but whatever. Brooklyn keeps staring at me.
"You like?" he finally asks.
"Yes, I love it!" I smile, giving him a peck on the cheek. He pulls something out of his pocket, a small crown.
"Every princess deserves a crown," he says, putting it towards the front of my head. I blush.
"I'm not a princess, Brook," I say.
"You're my princess," he says, quietly.
"And you're my Prince Charming." I smile at him and he smiles back. Gosh, I love him. He looks at Sophia.
"Even she's a cutie," he says. "Can I hold her?" I hand her over to him and he holds her like a baby.
"Yeah, I bought her that little outfit last week," I admit.
"There's an after party after the show." he smirks. "My mum said we can stay, if you want."
"You'll get an answer before the show is over." I smile, taking his hand. After 10 minutes of driving to somewhere, we get out and are loaded with paparazzi. Sophia buries her head in my neck and we easily ignore them. We find our front row seats and Eden takes Sophia from me.
"You have any plans tomorrow?" Brooklyn asks.
"Uh, don't think so. Why?" I ask.
"Then we are going to the zoo." he says and I laugh at his excitement. The show starts and by 9 o'clock it's over. I decide not to go to the after party as I am super tired from earlier today. Right before we leave, Brooklyn puts his arms around my waist and I put mine around his neck.
"See you tomorrow," he says, placing his lips against mine.
"Yep, see you tiger." I smile at him. We get into the car and I feel myself falling asleep. I wake up to a grunt and see Brooklyn carrying me up the stairs.
"Hey," he says.
"I'm only like 115 pounds," I tell him. "Am I that heavy?"
"Nah, Brook is just weak." David laughs from downstairs. I laugh, finally get to my room, and change into a Manchester United kit.
"Laura!" Eden shouts from downstairs. I groan and jog down the stairs.
"What is it?" I ask.
"I just realized we should probably move," he says. "We need more room."
"Really? You never call me down here for important things," I say.
"Well, I've singled the list down to three houses," he says, pulling a paper out and handing it to me. I scan through the houses and gasped at one. It was a four story house with 5 bedrooms and 2 guest rooms, a kitchen and dining room, living room, pool, football goals, basketball court, and 4 1/2 baths.
"I like this one!" I exclaim. He looks at it.
"Yeah, I did too. It's the closest one to the Bridge." he smiles and gets on the phone to buy it. Sophia has learned to say my name...sorta. Jackson, eh he knows daddy and mummy.
"Waura!" Sophia shouts from the nursery. I run up the stairs to her and see her teddy bear on the floor. I pick it up.
"Here you go Soph." I smile at her and she holds up her arms.
"Uppie!" she exclaims. I pick her up and put her on my waist and look at Jackson, who is sleeping peacefully. I carry her downstairs and Eden takes her and tickles her.
"How's my little princess?" he says. "You should be in bed."
"Me not tired," Sophia says. I laugh.
"We're moving to a bigger house, little gopher." Eden smiles.
"Speaking of that, when is Natasha coming back?" I ask.
"I think tomorrow," Eden says. "I'm not cued in on anything." Sophia giggles.
"Daddy id dumb," she says. Eden looks at her, and tickles her again.
"We're moving next week," Eden says. He takes Sophia upstairs and I'm assuming he's going to bed, so I sit down on the couch and put on Stalker. It's such a good show. My phone starts ringing, a face time...from Natasha's phone. I answer and see Yannis.
"Hey buddy." I smile.
"Hi, auntie!" he exclaims. "I'm coming home tomorrow."
"Did you hear we are moving?" I ask. He nods his head fast.
"I have to go!" he whines. "See you tomorrow!"
"Night, Yan." I turn off my phone and head up to bed. My phone beeps.
Brooklyn💞: I see you😋
Me🙌🏻: how?
Brooklyn💞: your blinds are open
Me🙌🏻: guess what? I'm moving to a different house near the Bridge
Brooklyn💞: 😭😭😭😭😭
Me🙌🏻: babe, it's like 5 minutes away😂
Brooklyn💞: don't forget zoo tomorrow. pick u up at 8:30am
Me🙌🏻: can I bring Sophia?
Brooklyn💞: absolutely! Nighty night
I bid him goodnight and fall asleep. I wake up at 3:30am and hear soft crying. Ugh. I walk in the hallway and to the nursery. Sophia stands up when she sees me and reaches for me.
"What's wrong, princess?" I ask. She looks frightened and I catch on. "Did you have a bad dream?"
"Yes," she says, a tear rolling down her cheek. I pick her up and take her to my room. I lay her on top of me and pull the blankets over us. I kiss her forehead.
"Sleep tight, Sophia." I smile and I hear her falling asleep...so I fall asleep, too.

*Hey guys. Thanks for all the reads lately and I really hope you like the story. I appreciate suggestions! Luv u all!

~Laura xx*