𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐘 | l.messi

twenty-eight.

present

TODAY WAS THE day of the football game between Fc Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. Emily was in her room , putting on the t-shirt with her father's last name. of course Antonella had to get her the same t-shirt.

she put on a pair of light washed jeans and tucked the shirt into it and some sneakers. she was busy curling her black hair when she heard a knock on the door.

"come in" she said and continued to curl her hair. Antonella entered the room with her football jersey on and smiled when she saw Emily getting ready.

Antonella was very excited to have her , to have a daughter in the house who could relate to her and to help her with anything she needed help with.

Emily was slowly getting used to Antonella as her new mom. she knew Antonella didn't want to take her place in her life as her mother , but Emily knew she needed a mother figure in her life.

Antonella walked slowly over to her. "can i help?" she asked and Emily hesitated before nodding her head. "just the back , please" she said softly and Antonella nodded her head before taking the curling iron from her.

as she was curling Emily's hair bit by bit , she decided to make small talk.

"are....are you alright?" she asked the teenager who nodded her head with a faint smile. "better than ever" she said , which wasn't a lie. she felt better than she had felt a couple weeks ago.

"is this your first football game?" Antonella asked as she twirled the piece of long hair on the curling iron.

"nope. this is actually my second" she said and saw Antonella giving her a curious look so she continued. "the first one was when my mom took me when i was 10" Emily began.

"she knew i wanted to go for the longest time and surprised me with it on my birthday" Emily said as she smiled at the memory.

her mother was the most sweetest , caring and loving person she had ever known.

"i take it she was a great woman?" Antonella asked , surprising Emily by asking about Valentina. Emily nodded her head.

"without a doubt." Emily answered. Antonella took another piece of hair and twirled it around the curling iron.

"you're not...weirded out that i'm talking about her , right?" Emily asked , biting her lower lip in nervousness.

Antonella gave her a small smile and curled another piece of hair.

"no , not in the slightest. she's your mother and i know you'll never forget her. plus , Leo told me what a great woman she is" Antonella spoke and curled some more hair.

"he did?" Emily asked as she slightly frownws. "he did. after i found out about you , i asked about your mom and he gladly told me what type of person she was" Anto said as she smiled.

Emily wondered how a woman could bare to listen how her husband talks about his dead ex girlfriend. she guessed that Antonella was just a very wonderful person.

"there , all done" Anto said as she put the iron down and sprayed some hairspray over Emily's hair.

"thank you , Anto" she said shyly and Antonella spoke and put her hands on Emily's shoulder.

"no , thank you. I finally have a girl in the house. a daughter. a person who can share things with me. whose hair and nails i can do. who i'd have a girls night with" Antonella said and the tears brimmed in Emily's eyes.

"so thank you. and i'm not trying to take your mom's place , but i'm ready to be there for you when you need me" Antonella said and Emily wrapped her arms around the woman.

Antonella didn't expect the hug ,but hugged Emily back , figuring that the girl needed it. they both needed it.

the boys came into the room as they were hugging. "we want to hug!" Mateo said and the girls smiled. "group hug?" Antonella suggested and they all hugged each other.

"come on , wipe those tears. don't want to ruin this good make up" Antonella told Emily as soon as they pulled away from the hug , handing her a tissue.

Emily chuckled and dabbed the tissue under her eyes , careful not to smudge her mascara.

"we leave in 5 so i'll go downstairs" Antonella said and Emily nodded her head as they all left the room. she grabbed her phone and put it in the front pocket of her jeans.

she dabbed lipgloss on her lips and put it in her pocket. she took a cream coloured scrunchie and tied the upper part of her hair , leaving the lower part loose.

she shut her bedroom door and walked downstairs where everyone was waiting for her. the boys looked cute with their jerseys on as they waited patiently.

i'm done" Emily said and Antonella nodded her head. they had maids that cleaned the kitchen ,living room , backyard and the boys' rooms, so they didn't lock up.

Emily followed Antonella and the boys to the car and when they got in , Ciro came to sit next to her as usual. he quickly got used to his older sister.

Antonella entered the car and put her seatbelt on. she played some Ed Sheeran songs on her phone and backed out of the driveway.

and then they were on their way to Camp Nou.

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