Not a secret anymore •Marco Reus / Lionel Messi•

Chapter 44

Sunday

"Yeah mom. I was there." I replied to her question if I was at the Camp Nou. "And? How is it? More beautiful than Dortmund's stadium?" she asked and I looked down on my lap. Nothing can beat Dortmund. Nothing. "Well, I can't say." I said. I heard footsteps and so I took a breath. "Mom, Leo's just woken up." I said. "Oh, okay. Call me later and say hi to him." she said and I nodded. "I will. Say hi to dad. Bye mom. Miss you." I said and hung up. "Good morning." Leo said huskily. I turned around and smiled. Standing up, I walked closer to him wrapping my arms around his torso. I had a bad dream tonight. I had a fight. With Leo. And so, I packed my clothes and came back to Dortmund. And Marco...he had women around him and he was laughing into my face. He didn't want me anymore. Neither did Leo. And right now, I need to realize it was just a bad dream. "Hi." I mumbled into his neck and he giggled. "You look like a lost puppy." he said and I pulled away smiling lightly. "You look like...a champion." I said and he chuckled pecking my lips. "There's still Berlin's final." he said and I nodded. I know. I've been thinking about coming to Germany again. I can't go anywhere, but the stadium. Because if I'd appear in Dortmund, I don't think I'd leave again. But hey, I've got Leo. He's amazing. And I...I...I love him.

Walking hand in hand with Leo, I giggled when a wave hit my leg. It was his idea, coming here. But I like it. This is the place where I feel good. "Still don't wanna swim?" he asked and I shook my head. "I don't even have bikini right now." I said and kissed his cheek. "This is supposed to be a walk around Barcelona, not a swimming day." I said and he smiled. "Shall we swim at home?" he asked and I bit my lip. He called his house our home? At home? "Hey, everything all right?" Leo asked noticing my facial expression. "I just...you...you said at home." I said and he nodded not realizing what I mean. "Home. Leo, it's your house." I mumbled and he chuckled. "Annie, beautiful, it's our house, our home since you've moved in with me." he said cupping my cheek and I nodded. "I know, but..." I couldn't finish because he pressed his lips on mine. "No words needed." he whispered and pecked my lips gently. "It's our home. And I love it." he said.

Marco's POV

I was sitting on Marcel's sofa sipping my beer looking like a helpless fool when Robin slapped my head from behind. "Hey! You look like an old fish! It's your birthday!" he exclaimed and I nodded playing with the etiquette of the bottle. "Yeah." I mumbled thinking about Annie. If she's here, I'd have a cake right in front of my face by now. She was always the one bringing it. I miss all these little things. "You can't get Ana out of your mind. Can you?" Marcel asked looking at me. "By the way, have you seen the photos of her at the stadium?" Marcel asked and I sent him a death glare. Why is he even making me speak about it? About her? Of course I've already seen them. She's beautiful. Her hazel hair on one side. Her lovely blue-green eyes shining. And that all belongs to Messi. "Marcel. Stop." Robin said sternly and he scoffed. "Marco, you're my friend, I don't wanna make it harder on you, but you deserve it." he had said before taking a sip of his beer. "All those comments! Have you read them?" he exclaimed and I shook my head. That's something I didn't dare to do. "Everybody thinks she's beautiful! Wonderful! Even more! Some of them have even heard her speaking. And you know what they said? That to top her beauty, she sounds clever. And she seems funny." he said bitterly and I sighed my heart aching unconditionally. "I miss her too, Marcel. But I don't understand why you're saying all of this." Robin said and I looked at Marcel seeing the flame in his eyes. "To make him realize what he lost." he said.

Ana's POV

"Leo! Stop it!" I said while laughing. He's been carrying me in his arms from the porch of the house. "Why? Don't you like it?"  he asked and slapped my ass lightly. I blushed. Why did he do it? "No, but you'll get injured! I'm heavy." I said and he giggled. "Not heavy at all." he said and placed me on the floor. "I love you An." he said and pecked my lips. "There's one thing I have to tell you." he said and took my hand in his. "Annie, my family will come." he said and I choked. H-his f-fa-family? I'll have to impress somebody after a very long time. I mean, I knew Marco's parents already when we started dating. But Leo's? What if they don't like me? What if the nightmare will happen? "Ana." Leo said and cupped my cheeks. "I'm...afraid." I whispered and he peked my lips gently. "You have no reason to be. They will like you." he said looking into my eyes. Will they? This is...a step forward in our relationship. This is a step ahead. Okay Ana. Don't get too nervous. "When?" I asked biting my lip. "Tomorrow." he whispered and I raised my eyebrows. "And you're telling me now?" I exclaimed and he chuckled. "An, everything is ready. There are 3 rooms. For my brother and his wife, his 3 children and my parents." he said and I hugged him. "You won't leave my side." I mumbled and he giggled kissing the top of my head. "Promise." he replied. I will meet his parents. We're moving this relationship forward.

I was sitting on the bed scrolling through my photos in mobile when a piece of chocolate ice-cream fell on my T-shirt. "Shit!" I cursed and Leo came in with a glass of water in his hand. We decided to lie in bed since it's already 6 pm and we've got nothing to do. "You're amazing." he said while laughing and I stood up. "Hold it for a bit." I said and stretched my hand with the ice-cream out. "Wait." he said and opened the wardrobe. What is he doing? There's only his clothes in this one. Well, only clothes from sponsors. "Put this on." he said and gave me a white T-shirt. I furrowed my eyebrows and he took the ice-cream away from me. "What's this?" I asked looking at the T-shirt. Oh. It's Adidas. With his symbol on it. Marco has his own collection too. With those...monkeys. "Why are you smiling Annie?" Leo asked and I looked at him. "The symbol." I lied. Actually, I started smiling at the though of Marco. An, you can't love him. Not Marco. There's one perfect man in front of you. And his name is Leo, not Marco. Lionel.

×Soo, Leo's parents will come and meet Ana.
×Something very important will happen in a few chapters and it'll affect the last chapters and the way Ana will decide ;-)
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