Young Love (Patri Guijarro x OC)

Back To Reality

The next morning, I feel a hand shaking my shoulder and I open my eyes hardly.

"Andrea is waiting for us downstairs." Ana smiles at me.

"Oh, damn, the breakfast." I jump out of bed panicking.

"Don't worry, Sandie and Viola are still asleep, Patri went to warn Andrea we will be late. They are coming up in a minute. I thought it might be better if she doesn't see you sleep with her jacket on." Ana explains.

"Thank you for that." I nod and get ready.

I go to my friends' room once I'm done, and I wake them up softly. Sandie hugs while getting mad at herself for getting drunk last night, while Viola is just growling on the other side of the bet. I tell them to be ready in 15 and go back to the kitchen. I greet Andrea happily and we tell her about our night out.

Once Sandie and Viola finally join us, we go downtown to have breakfast and we enjoy the warm morning in Valencia. Around 12 am, we decide it's time to leave because Ana has to be in Barcelona at 4 pm for an event with Alexia and Cupra. We say our goodbye and Sandie wishes us luck for the Copa and the Champions.

We start the trip back to Barcelona in a bright mood as Ana and Patri decide to do a little blind test. We are all really good at it so it's fun. After a little more than three hours, I park in front of the place Ana has her event, and we wait for Alexia. As she gets near us, I can see the smile on her face.

"Te extrañé, cariño." Alexia hugs me softly and kisses my cheek. "¿Como estuvo tu viaje?"

"It was fun." I smile widely. "Valencia is a pretty city."

"I know, right?" Alexia winks at me. "I loved living there at the time."

"The Oceanographic was awesome." Ana adds and talks more about it.

"It sounds so great!" Our captain states. "Did you get drunk afterwards?"

"You can say that." Patri tries not to gives up information about our last night's state but Ana laughs.

"They were all wasted as fuck." Ana informs Alexia who raises her eyebrow. "Julie was the less drunk, Patri was good but clearly not in her normal state, Viola was out, and Sandie threw up soooo...."

"Okay, you did relax well." Alexia chuckles knowing we needed that. "Hopefully, Ana took care of you."

"She did, she is the best." I nod and Ana hugs me. "You guys should go. You're going to be late."

"Fine, I'll bring Ana back to your place." Alexia tells me.

"Perfect." I agree. "I'll take Patri back to her car."

We go to my car, and I drive in silence. It's not weird, it feels even great not being forced to fill the silence. Patri hums softly along some Spanish songs she put on, and I just enjoy the moment. Once we're on my parking lot, Patri thanks me again for the trip and takes her stuff in the trunk. She walks to my window slowly.

"See you tomorrow, Tiburón?" She wonders.

"Is that going to be my new nickname from you?" I chuckle.

"It might." She smirks. "As long as I can't call you anything else."

"Which means?" I frown and we stare at each other for a while.

"N-Nothing." She stutters and kisses my temple kindly. "Have a nice evening."

"You too and thank you for coming." I smile at her awkwardly.

"Pleasure was mine." She smiles back and leaves.

I park and go to my apartment thinking about what happened during the weekend. I decide not to overthink and just do as always, as if nothing happened.

I send a text to Ana, telling her to invite Alexia over tonight and I start making diner. After a while, they both come back from their event, and we spend the night all together laughing and listening to some music.

The next morning, we have a training session and it's pretty easy seeing we just came back from the weekend. I'm feeling super happy, and it shows on the pitch.

"Going to Valencia suits you, Simon." Jona teases me jokingly. "More than Patri and Ana, they look exhausted."

"Weird, they'll get better, don't worry." I reassure our coach and go to the locker room.

I sit between Ana and Alexia. I can feel Ana being exhausted as she puts her head on my shoulder while yawning. She stays like that for three minutes while I gently strike her arm. Then, she goes to the shower, and Alexia nudges me.

"What is going on with Patri?" Alexia wonders. "She seems really down, today."

"Oh, I don't know, I haven't spoken to her yet." I inform her.

"She is trying to catch your eyes since she arrived but it's almost like you're trying to avoid her." My friend frowns.

"No, not at all." I lie and Alexia raises her eyebrow at me. "I swear."

"What happened?" She takes her stern voice.

"Nothing." I repeat and I feel she doesn't believe me.

"Ana thinks otherwise and Patri's behavior lets me think otherwise too." Alexia explains.

"We were close, but just the usual Patri and I way of being close."

"But?" She continues.

"But she is falling out of love with Carla, and she is lost because we are close. They just need to find each other again." I dismiss the talk. "There is nothing between us."

"Sure." Alexia chuckles. "Her puppy eyes tell me another story."

"Can we not talk about that?" I plead and go to the shower still avoiding Patri's eyes.

"As you wish." Alexia leaves me alone and I quickly take my shower.