𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐘 | l.messi

thirty-three.

present.

EMILY STOOD UP straight and the boy's hands fell to his side. "are you okay?" he asked and Emily just stared at him. "y-yeah..i'm hot. wait , no i mean you're hot. no...i-...i'm fine"

he watched her , a smile playing on his lips. she could see his braces on his teeth and mentally sigh at how hot he was.

"are you sure i didn't hurt you?" he asked and his eyes roamed over her body , making her very aware of it.

"you d-didn't. i'm fine" Emily stuttered. she watched as his hands found the pockets to his hoodie and he nodded his head.

"try not to trip anymore ,okay?" he said and turned to walk. Emily watched as the massive curls on his head bounced.

"b-bye" she said and he nodded his head and walked towards the men's bathroom.

Emily felt dryness in her throat and walked back towards the dinner table where everyone sat.

she kept thinking back to the boy and everytime she did , her throat went dry.

Antonella saw her and frowned. "you okay?" she asked and Emily nodded her head.

she saw a glass of water and pointed at it. "can i have it?" she asked and Anto nodded her head and put the glass infront of her.

Emily gulped the whole thing down , feeling slightly embarrased but calmed down when she realised that no one was looking at her.

"Emily? is something wrong? your face is red" Anto said and Emily felt her cheeks. warm.

she was pretty sure she looked like a tomato. "n-nothing" she spoke an averted her eyes to the table.

"did something happen?" Leo asked his daughter and she shook her head.

Leo decided to leave it and returned back to his conversation with Luis.

"where's Delfi?" Emily asked after she calmed herself down with the glass of water. "getting you two drinks" Anto explained.

soon ,Delfi returned with a pink lemomade and Emily took it gratefully.

Delfi sat next to Emily as soon as people started sitting at the dinner table and getting ready to eat.

a figure walked from out of the hallway and Emily's eyes widened once she saw who it was.

he walked closer to them ,his eyes on the floor as he walked and she mentally sighed as she noticed how hot his walk looked.

the boy hugged Gerard and sat down next to Marcelo and Emily's eyes widen.

"oh god" she said , causing both Delfina and Anto to give her looks.

"you okay?" Anto asked and Emily nodded her head. Anto was getting concerned for her.

the guy looked up , a smirk playing on his lips as he saw and recognised Emily.

"hey , it's you" he said , his voice booming , causing Emily to look up at him. as she stared into his eyes , her face went red.

"h-hi" she stuttered. Anto raised a brow as she looked between the two. "do you guys know each other?" Delfina asked , a knowing look in her eyes.

"yeah sort of" the boy said with a glint of amusement in his eyes. he stuck his hand out , eager for Emily to shake it.

"i'm Enzo" he spoke and she took his hand in hers. "Emily" she answered as she cleared her throat.

"okay everyone , gather around. let's get this night started!"

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Emily sat infront of the drinks section as she stared at all the selections. they already ate and now people were just partying and cathcing up.

"what can i get you?" she heard a voice and looked next to her to see the boy. she couldn't seem to see enough of his tanned skin , curls and braces.

Emily quickly moved her eyes back to the front. "nothing. I-i can buy my own , you know" she said , a bit of confidence seeping through her.

"but i want to buy it for you" he said as his eyes scanned the menu. Emily figured that he wouldn't let it go so she shrugged.

"i'll take a regular coke" she spoke and he nodded his head , satisfied that she didn't fight with him on it.

Enzo ordered them the cokes and handed her the can with rhe glass and ice.

"thank you , you didn't have to." Emily spoke and opened the can of coke. "of course i had to." he spoke.

he watched as she poured the coke into the glass , her eyes focused on the coke and nothing more. she was definitely one of the prettiest people he had ever seen.

"when i heard the rumours that Messi had a daughter , i couldn't believe it. never thought you'd be so pretty" he spoke and took a sip of his coke.

Emily felt a blush covering her cheeks. "shut up." she answered and he chuckled at her reaction.

"aren't our dads supposed to be rivals with their teams?" Emily asked and Enzo shrugged. "of course they are rivals , but only on the pitch" he began.

"they're friends in real life. just like Messi and Ronaldo. fans always try to compare Bracelona and Real against each other , but they are all good friends" Enzo stated.

Emily nodded her head in understanding. "let's play a game" Enzo stated after a while , making her look up.

"what kind of game?" Emily asked as she looked at him. "20 questions?" he asked and she gave him a look.

"really?" she asked with a raised brow and he smirked. "yeah why not?" he asked and Emily shook her head.

"fine whatever" she said and he smiled in victory. though before they could talk , Emily felt a presence behind her.

she looked up to see Anto standing there and came into view. "hey , i don't mean to bother. but Emily , we're about to leave. Ciro picked up a feaver" Anto said.

immediately , concerned washed over Emily. "is he okay?" she asked. "we're going to take him to the clinic" Anro said and Emily nodded her head.

"looks like i can't play that game" Emily said as she faced Enzo. Enzo shook his head. "go , family is important" he said and she smiled.

"you should...give me your number" Enzo said before she could walk away and that made Anto raise a brow with a sly smile.

"to uh...answer the questions...of course" he added quickly and Emily nodded her head and put her number in his phone.

she handed it back to him. "see you , Enzo" she said and he offered her a smile.

"bye' he said and watched as she walked away with Antonella.

Anto gave Emily a teasing smile.

"looks like we have a lot of catching up to do"

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