The Secret - Alexia Putellas

18.

Thank you Eliza!!!

The next morning Erin awakens in her bed, the comforter pulled up over half of her bare skin, while the other half was covering Alexia's naked body, which was mostly resting on top of her.

Just as the blonde yawns and rubs her eye with her free hand in an attempt to check the time, she notices a strange noise.

What was that?

"Alexia...", Erin mutters as she carefully tries to push the sleeping brunette off her without waking her up, so she could reach her cell phone and to see who's calling. However, Alexia's hand clutched her shoulder tight enough, that it was impossible for Erin to move.

"Ale... your phone", Erin repeats, opening her eyes once she hears Alexia release a sleepy groan. Slowly, the captain rolls over, grabs her cell phone, her eyes still closed.

"Hola?", Alexia rasps, pressing the phone to her ear, voice hoarse when she gently wraps an arm around the blondes body, pulling Erin against her. She still felt exhausted after last night's activities.

Those few hours of sleep definitely weren't enough.

"Hola Alexia. Dónde estás?", a voice is heard from the other end, making Erin start wondering. Alexia's eyes widen and the brunette sits up, lets go of Erins body, while nervously running her fingers through her soft hair.

"Who is this?", the blonde asks, struggling to understand what the unknown person on the other end of the line was saying. But to Erin's surprise, she is silenced by a warm palm covering her mouth, prompting her to shut up.

"Madre", Alexia shivers, quickly checking the time on Erin's nightstand, only to discover that she's running late. Actually, she hadn't even considered setting an alarm for the meeting with her mother when she arrived at Erin's last night.

It appears she was busy dealing with other things.

"Where are you, young lady? We were supposed to have breakfast together this morning, remember?", Eli, Alexia's mother, announces in a higher-pitched voice, causing Erin to catch her breath as the captain's hand releases her mouth.

"I... I'm sorry. Where are you now?", Alexia asks anxiously as she stands up. But she feared that she already knew the answer.

Hopefully, she was wrong.

"In front of your apartment, sweetheart. Where else would I be? The question is where are you?", Eli wonders, whereupon Alexia squints her eyes and rushes towards the closet, pulling out several pieces of clothing that didn't belong to her.

But she didn't care.

Erin is watching from the bed and pulls the covers up to her chin, immediately missing the brunettes warmth, as she rests back against the wall. She can't help but crack a smile as she watches Alexia struggling to get dressed while her mother keeps on talking on the phone.

That athlete looked so damn tired.

"I'll be home in ten, madre. Lo siento mucho", Alexia stammers before hanging up and pulling a pair of Erin's sweatpants up her legs, before throwing a colorful shirt over her head.

"You look tired...", Erin teases, biting down on her lip as she watches Alexia's hazel eyes dart up at her, shooting her a death glare as the captain hurries into the bathroom, grabbing her toothbrush.

"I am aware of that. Last night was... eventful. And tiring. So thank you, Bonita", Alexia comments dryly, brushing her teeth before quickly pinning her hair up into a bun.

As soon as she's finished, she heads for the door to meet up with her mother.

"Hey! Not even a goodbye kiss after a night like that?", Erin chirps after her, whereupon the athlete storms back into the room and towards the blonde, perching down on the edge of the bed.