present.
TODAY WAS THE day of the press conference. the football team hada press conference with journalists to talk about their on-going games , leagues and possible new signings.
and it was no doubt that people will start to ask questions about Emily. Leo had on a white t shirt with some denim shorts and his black adidas.
he went to sit next to Busquets and Pedri. journalists started to ask them questions which they were happy to answer.
"Mr Leo Messi. si podemos preguntar, ¿quién era esa chica fotografiada con usted y su familia en el aeropuerto?" a blonde woman asked. she held onto her little microphone and Leo glanced at Xavi who nodded his head as a sign to continue.
"that girl that was there , was my daughter" he finally said. murmurs were heard around the room and his teammates looked at him with wide eyes.
"No quiero ser irrespetuoso, señor Messi, pero... ¿es una hija ilegítima?" the same woman asked and that caused Leo to chuckle slightly.
"no , i had her before i met my wife" he spoke. more murmurs were heard and Leo was sure this would be headlines in the morning.
"may we ask what age she is?" a bald man asked and Leo sighed , knowing that they were going to do a background check on her.
"she is 14" he said and the man raised his eyebrows. "what about her mother? is she in the picture?" he continued to ask and by now , Leo was getting irritated.
even Xavi could see it , so he stopped it.
"i don't think Mr Messi is ready to go into all of that. everything is still new to them and us." Xavi began.
"may we get to the football side?" he asked and Leo looked at him , grateful for his intervene.
the questions surrounding football kept coming up and Leo could see his teammates giving him curious looks. he knew he had to tell them as soon as they finished with the conference.
after thanking the players , coaches and journalists , everyone exited the building and they all met outside in the private parking lot.
"Leo! you didn't tell us you had a daughter" Pedri said and Gavi nodded his head. "it was all new to me. I wanted her to adjust in Barcelona first" Leo explained.
"yeah but no need to drop that bomb on us." Gavi said and Pique nodded his head. "yeah i saw one of the journalists almost pass out" he joked and they all laughed.
"but seriously guys , i don't want her to feel uneasy" Leo said. "tell you what... my birthday is in two days. how about you bring her to the dinner with you and we can meet her" Pique stated.
"i don't want her to feel overwhelmed" Leo said , frowning. "listen , that's why we won't make her feel left out. let her make friends with some of the kids there" he replied.
"i think that's a great idea" Gavi said and Leo thought about it. "i'll talk to Anto about it" he said and Pique smiled and nodded his head.
"great" he said. Leo said his goodbyes to his friends and entered his black jeep before backing out of the parking lot.
he drove towards a coffee shop and got Antonella the iced tea that she wanted. he also got Emily one and some snacks for the boys.
he arrived at him and greet his family before plopping on the couch. Emily and Anto came inside of the living room.
"uh... how was it?" Emily asked nervously. "they sure were shocked" he answered and handed her the iced tea.
she gratefully took it. "thanks" she answered. Anto sat next to her husband and Ciro took a sip of Emily's iced tea and pulled a face.
"are you okay?" Anto asked. she know he didn't want to put Emily in a place where she didn't feel safe.
"yes , i am. I just wish they didn't have to ask" he said and gave the boys their snacks.
"hey , Emily....would you mind attending a birthday with us? it's like a....dinner. a birthday dinner" he said.
"you can meet my teammates and also make new friends? that's i-if you want to?" he said , hoping she'll say yes. he knew Gerrard would have his head if he didn't fully convince her to go.
"i would love to" she replied and he smiled and nodded his head.
Emily just sat back with Ciro on her lap and kissed his hair. Leo looked at her. "don't worry , you won't regret it"
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A/N:
[ si podemos preguntar, ¿quién era esa chica fotografiada con usted y su familia en el aeropuerto? -— if we may ask , who was that
girl pictured with you and your family at
the airport? ]
[ No quiero ser irrespetuoso, señor Messi, pero... ¿es una hija ilegítima? — i don't mean to be disrespectful , Mr Messi but...is she
an illegitimate child? ]
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𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐘 | l.messi
Fanfiction'i was living in a different world , before i met my little girl' - leo messi. world's greatest footballer , a good husband , a great father and a huge idol to many. - Emily Hidalgo. his 14 year old daughter. taken away by her mother by birth. ...
