𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐘 | l.messi

seventeen.

present.

THE SWEAT WAS running down his face and his undershirt clinged to his chest as he entered the green pitch of Camp Nou once again. it was now second half , and no goals were conceded by either teams.

Leo entered the pitch with Lewandowski behind him and the rest of the team following behind. they took their spots and soon , Atletico Madrid's team walked onto the field.

it has been 3 days since he came home from Rosarío and still he hadn't heard back from the clinic or Joseph. he was curious to know what the results are.

"you alright?" Pedri whispered at him and he snapped out of his thoughts before nodded his head.

he got his head back in the game and the whistle blew , signaling the kick off. Atletico had the ball now and it was going from one person to the other.

Gavi tried taking the ball but had no luck and when he saw they were heading to the net , Leo ran towards them and finally got the ball in his grasp , making the crowd go wild with his skills.

he ran with the ball at his feet as Atletico's players tried to take it from him. Leo struggled with all the defenders around him , but gained control of the ball once again.

once he was free , the crowd goes wild as he neared the net. but was stopped by João Felix. thinking very quickly , Leo saw Ansu out of the corner of his eyes and shoot the ball towards Ansu.

Ansu flicked the ball to Pedri once the defenders were around him and Pedri kicked the ball to Leo.

once again , all the eyes were on him and he moved with the ball closer to the net.

he kicked the ball to Lewandowski to throw Atletico's players off guard and Lewandowski shoot the ball straight into the back of Atletico's net.

the crowd , the players and the coach were going crazy as they all jumped onto Lewa's back. now , Barcelona was leading the game 1-0.

Leo smiled and fist bumped Lewa before running with the ball again , trying to concede another goal for the team.

10 minutes go by and nothing yet. 20 mintues and still nothing. they all ran around the pitch , trying to make the 1 a 2 but still , no luck.

they got 2 extra minutes and by now , everyone had given up by trying to get a goal. and so , Barcelona won the match 1-0 against Atletico.

Barcelona's players greeted Atletico's players and they all headed towards the dressing room. "congrats boys!" Xavi said with a huge smile on his face.

he talked about how great they were playing , the little mistakes they were making and then he dismissed them.

all Leo wanted to do now , was take a huge shower and spend the day with his family at home. walking outside to the private parking lot with his bag slung over his shoulders , he saw Antonella and their three boys standing there.

"mi amor , you did so good!" Antonella said and he gave her a kiss. "Papa!" they all said and he picked Mateo up and gave them all a kiss on the forehead before they got in a car.

they got to the house and finally , Leo got that warm shower he wanted ever since he walked off of the pitch.

he put on a hoodie , some knee shorts and a pair of adidas sneakers. he walked out to see Antonella sitting on the bed with his phone.

"where's the boys?" he asked and she looked at him. "downstairs" she said and handed him the phone. "Joseph King called , said it was urgent" she said and he took the phone.

he called Joseph again and within three rings , Joseph picked up. "ah , Mr Messi." he said.

"Mr King" Leo said. "i knew we would see or hear from each other again" the lawyer  said and Leo frowned. "uhm...why is that?" he asked slowly.

he could practically hear Joseph's smile through the phone. "Mr Messi , the results...they're in" he said.

Leo's eyes widen , he wanted to hear it. "what is it?" he asked. "don't you want to come down personally?" Joseph asked and Leo let out a breath.

"no , Mr King. please tell me" Leo said and he heard the man sighed. "she's yours , Mr Messi. the girl is yours" Joseph said and Leo's stomach churned.

he went to a standstill and could see Antonella looking at him , confused. "what's going on?" she mouthed.

"Mr King , i'll talk to you later ,okay?" he asked. "sure thing , Mr Messi" Joseph said. "thanks" Leo said before hanging up the phone.

he put the phone on the nightstands and ran his hands across his face. "Leo? what's wrong? what did he say?" Antonella asked as she put a hand on his shoulder.

she could feel his muscles were tense. Leo looked up at his wife. "she's...she's mine , Anto...i have...i h-have a daughter" he said.

Antonella went still and finally sat next to her husband on the bed. Leo didn't want to look at his wife. what is going to happen now? will she leave him and take the kids away?

Antonella took his hands away from his face and made him look at her. "what're we going to do?" he asked softly , kind of scared of her answer.

Antonella just stared at him and held his hands in hers , giving it a tight squeeze.

"we're gonna take the kids , fly out to Rosarío and go and get her"

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