the things we don't say
5 things that steven gerrard wanted to tell xabi alonso but never did
stevie/xabi
g; 170w.
1. That their first meeting is burned into his memory. How Xabi had looked like drenched in sunlight that highlighted the sharp edges of his cheekbones, the slant of his nose, the subtle ambers of his hair. How he had felt a strange churning in his stomach when Xabi looked him in the eye and said in Spanish-accented English, "Hello, nice to meet you. My name is Xabi Alonso." How he still does when he sees that face, or hears that voice.
2. "I meant that kiss" instead of "It was a spur of the moment" then maybe Xabi would have returned to their shared hotel room that night in Istanbul, all those years ago.
3. "I understand what it feels like to want to leave."
4. That he has never been good with words; that he can't properly express these foreign, inexplicable feelings he has for Xabi; that he doesn't know where the thin line between friendship and love lies and that even if he does, he thinks he has crossed it.
5. "Stay."
stevie/xabi
g; 170w.
1. That their first meeting is burned into his memory. How Xabi had looked like drenched in sunlight that highlighted the sharp edges of his cheekbones, the slant of his nose, the subtle ambers of his hair. How he had felt a strange churning in his stomach when Xabi looked him in the eye and said in Spanish-accented English, "Hello, nice to meet you. My name is Xabi Alonso." How he still does when he sees that face, or hears that voice.
2. "I meant that kiss" instead of "It was a spur of the moment" then maybe Xabi would have returned to their shared hotel room that night in Istanbul, all those years ago.
3. "I understand what it feels like to want to leave."
4. That he has never been good with words; that he can't properly express these foreign, inexplicable feelings he has for Xabi; that he doesn't know where the thin line between friendship and love lies and that even if he does, he thinks he has crossed it.
5. "Stay."