𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐘 | l.messi

twenty.

present.

THE DRIVE TO Leo's mother's house was quiet. Jorge drove the car and Leo sat in the passenger seat with Antonella in the backseat. they all preferred to say nothing.

whenever one of them would ask Leo something, he would just stare out of the window. Antonella looked at her huband symptathetically. he just found out he had a daughter and he saw her for the first time in 14 years.

he had every right to feel this way.

Leo felt all sorts of emotions when he first saw his daughter. he felt amazing because she was his own flesh and blood , but then again , everytime he saw Emily , he saw a bit of Valentina through her.

he remember every single detail about the mother of his daughter. every freckle , every green speckle in her eye...everything.

when he found out she left , he was absolutely heartbroken. and even though he hated her for leaving him just like that , he's also very thankful that she left him a gift behind before she went.

Leo felt like breaking down in front of his daughter. she looked...broken....scared and hesitant and all he wanted to do was hug her.

he didn't realise the car had stopped until he felt Antonella's hand on his shoulder. "amor , we're here" she softly said and opened her car door to climb out.

Leo took his jacket and exited the car as well , following with Jorge doing the same.

he walked up to the house to be welcomed with his family. Celia smiled once she saw her son. "hijo" she said

"how is she?" Celia ssked and Leo rubbed his temples. "mama ,mind if i go upstairs? i promise i'll tell you everything once i've gotten some rest" he said and Celia nodded.

everyone knew he needed the rest. "you go ,my boy. i'll call you for dinner" she said. he smiled and bent down to kiss her forehead before heading upstairs.

Mateo, , Thiago and Ciro were playing with their aunt María in the living room ,laughing and talking among themselves.

Antonella looked at her mother in-law. Celia nodded her head . "you go after him, dear. we'll keep the little ones at bay" she sad.

Antonella gave her a thankful smile before kissing her cheek and heading upstairs towards her husband.

when she entered the room , she saw Leo had changed into something comfortable and crept under the covers.

she took off her jeans and tank top and changed into another white vest and some short before sliding in next to him.

it was still light outside ,but night time was quickly approaching and all she wanted to do was hold her husband and do everything to make him feel okay.

she put a hand on his shoulder. "amor? you alright?" she softly asked. he nodded his head.

he turned towards her so he was facing her. "i am. i was just stunned to see her sit there" he said and she nodded her head.

"she looked so grown but so...small" he said. Antonella let him vent. "i just wanted to hug her. she sounded like she went through a lot" he breathed out.

Antonella nodded her head. it was silent for a little while and when she didn't hear him speak anymore , she spoke up.

"she looks beautiful , you know..." Antonella trailed off with a smile. the first thing she noticed when she walked in , was the fact that the girl was beautiful.

she also looked a lot like Leo.

Leo smiled and nodded his head. "she does , doesn't she?" he asked a rhethorical question.

"she thought you didn't like her" he said and she frowned. "why?" she asked and he shrugged.

"i guess that's just the way she saw all stepmoms" he said and she nodded her head. "well , i'll show her that i'm not that type of person" Antonella said as she smiled.

"i know ,you're amazing" he said and kissed her lips. Antonella smiled into the kiss and hugged her husband.

"thanks for everything" he said and she kissed his neck. "always ,Leo. " she said. they laid in each other's embrace.

"come on" Antonella said pulling away from the hug. "let's go down for dinner and pray that these days go by faster so we'll get our daughter" she said ans Leo smiled widely. she actually saw Emily as her own.

"lead the way , Mrs Messi"

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