PURPLE - Trent Alexander-Arnold

TWENTY TWO

19/5/2020

Ella took out her headphones when she saw Beth gesturing for her to come back into the dressing room. She headed to her seat and slipped on her shirt, turning to Antonio Conte

"Today is a big day for all of us, you have all worked so hard for this and this is your chance to win the FA cup. But no matter who wins today, you deserve this more than anyone and I am proud of every one of you," He said "Now let's go blues,"

They cheered and lined up in the tunnel, Ella was in the starting lineup behind Eden so she walked onto the pitch with the team and lined up. They all took off their jackets and Antonio gave them a pep talk and they all put their hands in, calling Blue Army on 3

As they walked onto the pitch Olivier gave Ella a comforting smile and she looked up into the stands where Trent was sitting wearing her Chelsea shirt for the first time. He grinned at her just before the whistle blew and as the game began she forgot about her nerves and focused on the team's goal of winning the FA cup

Manchester United were definitely a tough team to beat but the Chelsea players were determined to prove they deserved to win this, and knowing Trent was watching comforted her a lot more

In the 21st minute Ella made a short pass down the wing to Hazard in the centre, he ran forward into the box to shoot but Phil Jones tackled him harshly and Michael Oliver instantly blew the whistle for a penalty. Phil Jones was given a yellow card and Olivier, Eden and Ella met quickly

"Are you taking it?" She asked Eden

"My ankle feels sore right now," he shook his head

"You should," Olivier said to Ella

"What?"

"Go on," he encouraged her "We'll take the rebounds," Ella frowned but nodded at him. The boys went back to the box line and she took her place behind the ball, the Chelsea fans cheered in anticipation and she searched for Trent quickly

He blew her a kiss and she felt her nerves calm and turned to face De Gea. Ella ran on the spot quickly and just as De Gea dived to the right she shot it into the left and Chelsea went 1-0 up, the Chelsea fans were deafening as she ran to the corner and did her celebration to the fans

"Ella Beckham cores the penalty to put Chelsea 1-0 up! In her first season for the first team she may have just won the FA cup for them!"

Her team pulled her into a group hug but all of their words seemed drowned out by the noise of the fans. When they all pulled apart she looked up in the stands and Trent was on his feet cheering, he put his hands in a heart and she blew him a kiss in return

Ella ran back to her spot and the game restarted, Chelsea stayed 1-0 up and Ella came off for Chloe in the 65th minute. In the 89th minute they were still 1-0 up and the players all began to look at each other in anticipation, when Michael Oliver blew the final whistle the team ran onto the pitch to celebrate

Ross Barkley hugged Ella tightly and spun her around, she laughed and Antonio jumped onto their hug. The Chelsea players turned to their fans and cheered to them, the fans celebrating was nearly deafening and Ella smiled to herself as she took it all in

"And Chelsea are officially FA cup champions! And I think you can see by the look on Ella Beckham's face how much this win means to them, and what a night it has been for her, coming up through the Chelsea academy and winning the FA cup for them tonight. A brilliant night for the Blues."

Over all the noise she heard someone calling her name and exiting the tunnel was none other than her boyfriend, she left her team and ran to him. Ella jumped into his arms and he swung her around

"You did it," he said quietly to her

"I can't believe it," she shook her head "We actually won the FA cup,"

"You were amazing," Trent smiled "I'm so proud of you,"

"By the way, did I tell you that you look hot in my shirt?" Ella grinned proudly

"You're not seeing me in it ever again," Trent chuckled

"Yes I am,"

"No you're not," He shook his head. Ella laughed and cupped his face, she leaned up on her toes and pressed her lips against his

Trent brought her closer, encircling her with his arms to keep her close. They both knew the cameras would be filming this, as well as their teammates probably but didn't really care at that moment

"Watch it!" A familiar voice shouted to them and Ella pulled away from Trent, blushing when she noticed her family walking over to them

Ella smiled and sprinted over to her dad's open arms, letting him swing her around "You did it!" 

"I can't believe it," She laughed into his shoulder

"I'm so proud of you," He grinned and kissed her hair. He let go of his daughter who was instantly pulled into the arms of her twin brother while David walked over to the young Liverpool player Ella was dating

"I'm David," He stuck his hand out

"I'm Trent," The scouser replied, nerves evident on his face "I just wanted to say first what an honour it is to meet you, you've been one of my idols since I was so young and I can't believe I'm meeting you right now,"

"Thanks, kid," David laughed "I've watched you play and you're an amazing young player." Trent didn't even know what to say, he was just in awe "And I need you to know that I'm happy with you dating my daughter as long as you treat her exactly the way she deserves,"

"I promise I'll treat her like an angel for the rest of her life," Trent said "I love her a lot and I would never hurt her,"

"Good to hear," David nodded "But I'm sure you've already found out that her godfather Gary is much more threatening than I am,"

"I did," Trent laughed 

"I'm glad you make my daughter happy though," David said and Trent smiled

Ella called the two over for a group picture before Antonio called Ella over to her team so she left her family and went into the changing room with her team to put on their team jackets and head to the tunnel to wait for the award ceremony

Each of the players was awarded a medal and then Gary Cahill, Chelsea's captain, was handed the trophy, he made his way onto the stage and the team gathered around him. They let out a cheer as he lifted the trophy and the fans roared

Ella was passed the trophy, she kissed its metal happily and passed it onto Millie. They posed for hundreds of pictures with the trophy and then their families and friends came onto the pitch again. Eden took several photos of Trent and Ella holding the trophy between them, and then of Ella and her family holding it between them

"Trent get in it," Victoria told the scouser who was watching the Beckham family "You're part of the family, come on,"

Trent smiled and took the spot next to Ella "I love you by the way," Trent whispered. Ella's cheeks flushed pink and she smiled up at him

"I love you too," she replied and pecked his lips. Tomorrow Ella would be heading to St George's Park for the England Under 21s while Trent stayed in Liverpool to prepare for the Champions League final. And then Trent was also coming, but he was going to be apart of the Senior team for the first time