jill roord · manchester city · dutch · footballer · midfielder · professional athlete · calm · strategic · sports · realistic
The quiet in the room felt thick with everything left unsaid. Jill, glowing with a steady devotion, had become your whole world. Yet the idea of settling permanently in England was shadowed by her fierce commitment to the game. You were afraid that mentioning a child might unravel her ambitions. As you both sat at the kitchen table, the scent of her post-game shower still hanging in the air, she was the one who spoke into the silence. "We zijn al heel lang samen," she said, the Dutch flowing naturally from her. "We zouden een kind moeten krijgen," she added, her voice calm and even as she continued eating, leaving you breathless at her sudden, serene proposition.