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Merry Christmas ❤️❤️❤️
Soph 👸🏼 That's a lot of people!! Merry Christmas to you too ❤️
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Ruben ❤️💚 I am so proud You're so cool Working solely for others You make everyone feel bad lol
Soph 👸🏼 James didn't feel too bad when sending me a pic of Mum's Christmas cake 😩
Ruben ❤️💚 Knowing British food, I wouldn't feel too bad to have missed that
Soph 👸🏼 Oi I'll be cooking you and our kids some great British Christmas food in Portugal in a few years
Ruben ❤️💚 It'll be me ending up in hospital then With food poisoning 😵💫😵💫😵💫 But OUR KIDS 😍
Soph 👸🏼 Pager is beeping got to go sorry
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"What did Ruben get you for Christmas?" Alfie asked as he sipped on his beer as we sat at Bramall Lane with our parents on Boxing Day, ready to watch our brother play against Luton. "We decided to exchange gifts after Christmas" I replied and shrugged. "You mean, you asked for a delay because you still haven't found anything for him" he interpreted my words, and he was right, which was also confirmed by the look I gave him.
"I don't think he needs much, just... you. Without... you know, just what men always want" Dad chimed in and I wanted to disappear into thin air instead of talking about my sex life with my family. In that moment I decided to never do that with my kids one day. "Agree" Alfie chimed in. "We can go to intimissimi to shop for some new stuff if you need-" Mum added and now I really had enough. "Thanks for your help, but I'll manage" I snapped at them, which only made them giggle however and I turned my attention to the pitch on which the game was about to start.
We went through all the emotions with Luton taking the lead in the first half, then Sheffield equalising with an assist from James himself, before taking back the lead with a second goal. But then we conceded two own goals which made Luton eventually leave with the three points. James was in a bitter mood, he felt that he could have played better and even Ruben swinging by our house in the evening after just returning from Portugal, to try and build him up, didn't make it better.
"How is he?" I asked as Ruben closed the door to my room behind me as he came back from talking to my brother. "Like me when I was his age" he chuckled and sat down in front of me on my bed. "He'll get over it tomorrow to give even more at training." I smiled when he said that and he leaned forward to give me a kiss. Gosh, he and his lips were perfect.
"How was Christmas?" I asked as he leaned back. "Loud but great. I've missed seeing my family... Everyone's been asking about you" he replied and grinned, which made me cover my face with my hands. "I guess I'll meet them all this summer?" I asked. He had been going on and on about holidaying in Portugal with me, telling me everything he wanted to do with me and show me. "Definitely. They won't believe their eyes when they see you" he chuckled and I raised my eyebrows.
"You mean how an average nobody like me managed to wrap someone like you around her finger?" I asked. "Stop putting yourself down! You're smart, beautiful, clever, if anyone here is lucky, it's me. And my parents and Ivan already adore you, everyone else will be just like them" he tried to calm me down and I knew that I was overthinking but I was just so scarred by my last relationship believing that I wasn't good enough - for anything or anyone.
"Anyways, Christmas presents!" he announced excitedly, changing the topic and I threw myself back onto my bed, covering my head in my hands. Slowly, I stood up and walked to my closet, taking out a wrapped present for my boyfriend. "I'm really uncreative with gifts and... you already have everything and..." I blabbered but he cut me off by grabbing me by my waist and making me fall on top of him on my bed. "You're the biggest gift for me. I mean it. Having you after all this time... I can't ask for more, really" he told me, looking straight down into my eyes.
He interrupted the cute moment though, by snatching the present from behind my back and starting to unpack it happily like a little kid. "It's so stupid" I sighed when he opened the cashmere jumper from Reiss that I had gotten him. His usual favourite brands weren't really in my budget but I tried to afford something that had a high quality and he would hopefully wear nonetheless. He did look a bit... surprised that it was just a jumper, so I smiled and bit my lower lip.
"I stitched our initials onto the sleeve" I said and showed him the left arm's sleeve where the letters R and S were sewn into it in an interlacing font with a small heart next to them. "So that you can always wear your heart on your sleeve" I joked. "Wow... This is so thoughtful..." he mumbled, looking at the small letters adoringly. "I didn't know you had these housewifey skills" he chuckled. "My Grandma taught me" I replied and walked over to my jewellery box.
"She also gave me this for a birthday" I said and pulled out a small gold heart pendant. I had been unsure about giving this to Ruben until now, but he was the one I wanted to give my heart to, literally. I sat down on his lap, straddling him and pulled out the necklace with the cross pendant he always wore from under his sweater. "Can I?" I asked, showing him the pendant and he nodded. "I don't want to take it away from you though" he mumbled as I opened the small fastening at the back of his neck to slide the heart onto the necklace too.
"Here. Now you have my heart" I chuckled and kissed his cheek. "And you've always had mine, even if you didn't know it" he replied and grinned. "Now, for your present... It's actually non-wrappable. We're going to Madeira over New Year's" he said and I gasped. "What?" I asked, just to be sure. "Just you and me, quality time before the new year starts and we'll both by busy with working" he replied and smiled.
"When are we leaving?" I asked, already dreading having to pack because I never know what to bring and end up overpacking. "Saturday after the game. And before you ask, we are flying private" he chuckled. "Waste of moneyyyy" I sing-sang, making him laugh. "Nothing's wasted if it makes me spend more time with you. And you can sit on my lap there. Or have sex with me, it's up to-" he started, but I cut him off. "Ok, ok, got it" I quickly said and waved him off as I blushed at the thought of getting railed at 35,000 feet.
