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I’ve never had to earn his approval. He’s never cared about anything I bring to the table except how I love his daughter.

“Like she’s ready to win.”

“That’s our girl.”

A grin pulls at my mouth as I watch her take her place on the field as if she owns it.

Because she does.

And if anyone out there still doesn’t believe that?

They’re about to learn.

For the next ninety minutes, I watch the love of my life take everything she’s ever worked for and make it hers.

She’s a World Cup champion and a damn good soccer player. A leader. A force. An inspiration. The best thing to ever happen to me. The brightest star wherever she goes.

A woman like her will always find a way to get everything she wants.

How lucky am I that she wanted me?