𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐘 | l.messi

twelve.

present.

LEO SAT ON the couch of his parents' living room. his brothers , Rodrigo , Matias and their sister María sat there too as they took in the news.

Leo know that the first person he should've told was his wife , but when he got home they all were there already. Celia looked at her son with concern. "so will you go tomorrow?" she asked softly.

she didn't know what to make of the information that she just got. Leo nodded his head. "yeah , i have no choice. i have to know if she's mine. i need to" he said.

Rodrigo then looked at his brother. "and if she's yours? what will you do then?" he asked. everyone looked at Leo for an answer.

"i have to tell Antonella first and talk to Xavi into letting me stay a bit longer" he replied. if that girl is his daughter , he won't hesitate to take her under his wing.

not only will she be his own flesh and blood , but she will be the only thing he has left of Valentina.

"where will she live?" María asked her brother who just sighed. "all that will come in due time." Leo said.

"i can't believe she was right under our noses" Matias said softly. "didn't Valentina tell you or something?" María asked once again.

Leo shook his head. "the reason she fled was because of the pregnancy" he said. he ran his hand through his hair.

after a while , Celia spoke up. "are...are you hungry?" she hesitantly asked her son who just shook his head. "i don't really have an appetite right now" he replied.

Celia nodded her head in understanding. her other children also declined as they took in this new piece of information they had received.

suddenly , Leo stood up. "where are you going?" Rodrigo asked. "going to talk to Anto" he said.

"will you tell her?" Jorge asked and Leo shook his head. "no , i don't think now's the right time" he said , leaning against the wall.

"she's your wife , Leo. she has the right to know" Matias said and gave his brother a look. Leo rolled his eyes with a sigh. "i will tell her , Matias. just...i just need time to process all of this." he began.

"i just found out i might have a kid. a whole almost grown up daughter! and i have to deal with everything that comes with it" he said.

Leo walked upstairs to his room and everyone else fell silent. Leo sat on his bed and whipped out his laptop.

he began skyping Antonella. "hi mi amor! how are you?" she asked and he immediately brightened up. "i'm doing...okay. and you? how are the boys?" he asked.

"i'm doing fine and so are they. they just miss you , that's all" she said with a smile. he gave her a faint smile and she seems to notice.

"Leo? what's wrong? what did that guy want?" she asked and he shook his head. "i...uh...it's a long story" he spoke and Antonella raised a brow.

"good thing i have time" she said. Leo ran his hands through his hair before shaking his head. "it's not something i can say over skype. I'll tell you once i come home , okay?" he said.

Antonella didn't look convinced but nodded her head nonetheless. "i trust you to tell me everything , alright?" she said and he nodded his head.

"how's everyone?" she continued to ask. "mama is alright and healthy and so is papa" he said and she smiled.

"tell them i miss them , okay?" she said with a smile.

they continued to talk about Mateo and Thiago's football games and how Ciro cheered them on.

Leo began to laugh and talk with his wife , relaxing a bit now that he'd seen her.

"you should get a good night's sleep , amor" she said and he nodded his head. "you too" he spoke.

"i love you" she said and he smiled and waved. "i love you more" he said and she waved before hanging up.

Leo sighed and shut down his laptop before putting it on the nightstand next to him.

he sighed as he fell on his bed and closed his eyes. "oh Vale , why did you leave me with all of this?"

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