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In Secret
You know it shouldn't be like this.
Jude has Ashlyn. Everyone sees them together—photos, interviews, the perfect image. But with you, it's different. With you, he doesn't have to be Jude Bellingham, the Real Madrid player, the England star. With you, he's just Jude.
It all started after a match. A message you didn't expect him to answer, and he did.
Since then, there have been glances no one else understands. Messages that get deleted. "Can you make it at 9? The usual hotel."
Ashlyn thinks he's in recovery, in meetings. And in part he is, but when he's finished, he comes to you.
It’s not just stolen kisses in the elevator or the hallway. It’s how he looks at you when no one else is watching. How he tells you he doesn't know what to do, because he loves her, but what he feels for you is something he can't turn off.
You both know it’s complicated, a secret that weighs heavy. But when you’re together, in that room with the lights off, the outside world doesn't exist. It’s just the two of you, trying to make a few minutes last as long as possible before returning to reality.