𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐘 | l.messi

nine.

present.

FRIDAY ARRIVED FASTER than he expected and soon he was driving to the airport with Antonella and the kids in the car. "are you curious to know what he said?" Leo asked his wife who drove as the children played on an iPad.

"yeah so much. you better tell me everything when you get home" she said with a pointed look and he nodded his head. he felt somewhat stiff since he knew he had to tell Antonella about his first love.

"are you going to live in an hotel?" Antonella asked and he snorted. "mama would be angry with me if i even thought about that" he said and she nodded her head.

his mother wanted him to stay in their house if he came to Argentina , instead of a hotel.
"just tell them all i say hello" Antonella said.

they parking in the front and climbed out. there were a lot of people walking in and out of the airport.

a man with a suit walked towards the footballer before anyone saw him. "Mr. Messi" he began once he reached them.

Leo nodded his head and hugged his kids who pouted. "papa why can't we come with?" Mateo asked.

"i'm not going to visit. but Papa will tell them you said hello , okay?" he said and they smiled and hugged him.

he turned to Antonella and gave her a kiss and a hug. "tell me when you arrive" she said and he smiled and nodded his head. "te amo" he said.

"te amo , Leo" she said. he waved at them and followed the man as they walked hastily towards his private plane that is in another gate.

fortunately , the walk to his jet wasn't long and they stood there in no time.

Leo entered the jet and sat down as he prepared for it to take off. he sent Joseph a message saying that he'll be there in a few hours.

he closed his eyes as he wished to know why he needs to go to Rosario so urgently.

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Leo sat in the huge ,black car as he drove to his mother's house. the streets were filled with memories and nostalgia. he remembered
playing in these streets until nighttime when his mother would call him back .

he drove to a familiar park where he used to play football with his best friends and also with her. Valentina were there when he first started to play football.

that park had many memories of the two of them. once he realised that he was thinking about her when he shouldn't , he snapped himself out of it and focused on the car getting back to the house.

he called Antonella and his best friend , Luis aswell to tell them that he already arrived since they both pestered him about it.

the car came to a halt and Leo realises that they have arrived at his family's home.

his mother — Celia— came outside with a smile on her face. Leo climbed out and hugged his mother.
"mama , i missed you" he said as he hugged her.

"i missed you too" she said as she kissed his cheek. the men carried his luggage in to the house and Celia let her son through.

"Leo!" he heard the voice of his father — Jorge— from the hallway. Leo hugged his father. "why are you here? shouldn't you be back in Barcelona?" his father asked as they walked to the living room.

"some lawyer , Joseph King , wanted to see me. said it was urgent" Leo said and Jorge frowned.

"want me to come with you? make sure everything's fine?" Jorge asked and Leo nodded his head.

"yeah i'd like it if you came with" he said. Celia entered the room with lots of food on the plate. she sat it down in front of them and immediately Leo ate some of the homemade pies his mother made.

"when do you need to be there?" Jorge asked his son. "tomorrow" Leo said , ceating the pies. his mother frowned. "where are you going?" she asked.

"i need to meet someone that's why i need to come to Rosario" he spoke and she nodded her head.

"Jorge , take the boy's cases upstairs to his room" she said and the man stood up and obeyed his wife.

Leo walked over to his mother and hugged her once again. he would often get homesick and just miss his mother terribly.

"i missed you ,mama"

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