"Recovery is a process. It takes time. It takes patience. It takes everything you've got."
***
PRESENT // LILIANA + MIRANDA
"Take your time Liliana."
Miranda passed a tissue towards Lila, the Spaniard hadn't stopped crying for the past twenty minutes. She tilted her head and looked at her with her big black orbs; she wondered how she was mentally so strong after everything she had been through, she admired her courage. Lila inhaled a long breath, composing herself.
"I used the phone and called the police, I still had no idea where I was. They arrived shortly after, they took me straight to hospital where I was joined by Neymar."
"How was he?"
***
PAST // LILIANA + NEYMAR
Neymar didn't know what to do. He had gotten the call early in the morning on the day he was supposed to play Barcelona, he was looking forward to a reunion with some of his best friends, but he knew he had to be by her side. He hadn't spoken to Lila all day, he knew something was wrong. He had received text messages telling him that she was at a photoshoot, he got suspicious when her bodyguard wasn't with her and her best friend Stella told him she wasn't booked on a shoot.
He had raced into the hospital, getting directions from the receptionist, he walked even quicker to her room. By the time he got there, Lila had passed out; he was only left with the doctors and the police officers, both of whom, had various questions.
"Can somebody please tell me what happened?"
"Miss Lopez was taken hostage by Mr Alarie. We received a call at around three am this morning from her, she didn't know where she was, so we had to track her. Luckily, we found her, but she wasn't in the best condition."
Neymar blinked rapidly, he didn't know whether to cry or scream. He balled his fists, he knew Hugo was the reason behind this. He couldn't help but blame himself for what had happened. He tried not to cry, wiping away the few tears that had already fallen. He glanced over at Lila, her face was covered in bruises; her clothes were ripped and her arms and legs had smears of blood across them.
"We have briefly spoken to your fiancé about what happened, but I want to tell you personally that nothing will happen to her, she isn't in trouble for what she did. We understand why she did it and we are very sorry that something wasn't put in place earlier to prevent this from happening."
He ran his hands through his hair, he looked up at the policeman with a confused look on his face. Neymar let out a breath and intertwined his fingers with Lila's, unknowing of what to say. He softly traced a finger over her hand, sighing to himself.
"What do you mean?"
"Hugo attacked Miss Lopez, he tried to suffocate her. He had bought a gun with him, she managed to grab it and shot him twice. He died from his injuries."
The colour drained from his face, he was in shock at the words he was hearing. He was secretly happy to hear Hugo wouldn't be in their lives anymore; but at the same time, he was furious to hear he had laid hands on Lila, hands that nearly killed her. He struggled to breath, the thought about losing the love of his life so soon clouding his mind.
"Don't worry Mr da Silva Santos; Miss Lopez will be fine, physically, she'll have a few cuts and bruises. But mentally, she will struggle, something like this will be hard for her. It will take time and patience, but with you by her side, I'm sure she will get through it."
***
PRESENT // LILIANA + NEYMAR + MIRANDA
"How do you feel Liliana?"
Lila stopped for a second and thought to herself, how did she feel? She had felt every emotion in the past few years, it had been a never-ending cycle of pain. She was over the physical pain Hugo had caused, the bruises had slowly disappeared, a few scars were still visible. Mentally was a different story; some days she felt good, some days she felt sad, other days she didn't feel anything. But there was something inside of her she hadn't felt in a while, true happiness.
"I miss laughing and smiling without a care in the world. I miss being able to enjoy something and not feel guilty about it. But honestly? I do feel happy now; I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I have a loving fiancé, a wonderful step-son and a beautiful family."
***
Lila rapidly walked through her house, calling out Neymar's name. She watched at the Brazilian flew to the top of the staircase, he was worried but excited to hear her voice. She softly smiled at him; he quickly ran down the staircase, pulling her into his arms. He tightened his grip around her, hugging her as though his life depended on it. She rested her head against his chest, taking in a deep breath.
"I told her."
He stroked her hair, placing a small kiss to her forehead. He cupped her cheeks, staring into her green eyes, the eyes he remembered falling in love with eight years ago. He passionately kissed her, picking her up and moving the pair of them to the couch. He placed kisses all over her skin, holding her as strongly as he could, he never wanted to let her go.
"I'm so proud of you, Lils. I love you so much."
Lila traced a thumb over Neymar's cheek; he closed his eyes and let her touch take over his body. They removed each other's clothes and made love; they had made love countless times before, but this time it felt different. The love between them was stronger, they knew that if they had each other, they were going to be okay.
"Couple more sessions and then I'm done. I never thought I would ever say that, she's really helped me. But I want to thank you; I want to thank you for putting up with me, for loving me during my lowest time. Without you, I wouldn't have made it out of this hole I found myself in. I'm so in love you."
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lila-lopez will never get tired of kissing you neymarjr
