I let out a shaky exhale I couldn’t hide into his neck. “I’m a little scared.”
“Don’t be.”
“I can’t help it.”
“Remember that idiotic question you asked me in the car? About what would happen when you can’t play soccer any longer?” He didn’t wait for any acknowledgment. “Nothing would happen. We would have a different adventure to go on. You are my best friend, my love, my playmate and my teammate. You’ll have a team with me wherever we are, with whatever we are playing.”
For a man who didn’t talk much, he really went for the knockout when he tried. Jesus Christ. Tears came into my eyes, and I couldn’t even bother blinking them away. “I guess we’ll figure out everything, right?”
He nodded. “I won’t let you give up.”
I smiled at him right before pulling at his leg hair again, earning a grunt that time. “I’ve never given up on anything. I’m not about to start now.”
Epilogue
KULTI ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
Soccer forward Salomé Casillas Kultiannounced her retirement on Wednesday. Following six years in the European Women’s Football League, three EWFL championships and one Altus Cup win with Germany, the captain and forward for CS Frankfurt will be officially hanging up her cleats.
“It’s time,” the thirty-four-year-old expatriate explained. “I’ve done what I wanted to do, and I’m ready for this next step in my life.”
Speculation over her possible retirement was high following CS Frankfurt’s last championship win, when she was spotted limping off the field. Her injuries have been well-documented over her career, but a comeback was managed each previous time. Before joining the EWFL, she played for the U.S. Women’s National Team and spent four years with the U.S. WPL’s Houston Pipers, bringing the team to one championship.
Casillas Kulti has been just as well known for her soccer skills as for her relationship with retired international soccer icon Reiner Kulti. Married five years, the couple has made no secret of their support of each other. ‘The King’ has been noted for his perfect attendance at her games and has been spotted wearing her jersey without fail. This is the second marriage for Reiner Kulti and the first for Casillas Kulti.
We wish the two nothing but the best with their plans in starting a family.