𝙟𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙩𝙮𝙥𝙚 || 𝙥𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙤 𝙜𝙖𝙫𝙞

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CÁLMATE
"sometimes what you're looking for comes when you're not looking"

~mallory~

i had to take the twins to training with me today against their protests. we are leaving for romes holiday house right after training so we won't have time to go home first.

this isn't the first time i've brought them to practice, i normally just let them sit in a corner with some toys and their ipads while jonatan orders some trainers to watch them and make sure they don't run away.

all the girls on the team love them like their own and treat them with the uttermost kindness, which i always appreciate. but the twins always find a way to distract everyone and since it's our last practice before the break, jonatan and xavi need all our attention.

"vamos chicos." salma calls from in front of us, mateos small hand wrapped around her pointer finger, trailing behind her as she walks. i bop mila up and down on my hip and wipe her small tears away that stained her cheeks.

as we near the locker room i notice gavi walking out towards the field already geared up, and i get an idea. "gavi!" he turns at the sound of his name being called and his eyebrows raise when he notices it was me. "come here."

he looks around him, searching for someone to save him and then scurries towards me, "don't talk to me mal, somebody might think we're friends." he grits through his teeth and i roll my eyes.

"here." i shove mila into his arms and a look of fear crosses his features, not knowing what to do.

"mal- what?" he whisper yells at me and salma moves mateos hand to hold pablo's free one. i don't completely trust pablo with the kids, but after what he said yesterday, i want him to know what it's like to have to take care of two crazy five year olds. also, he was the only person around and i can't take them into the locker room with me.

"just take them to the field, entertain them for a couple minutes while i change." i shrug and push the door open letting salma walk in ahead of me.

before i get the chance to enter, pablo slams the door shut with his foot and i spin around to look at him dumbfounded. "mallory, what are you doing? i don't know how to take care of kids!" he looks between me and the twins with a pleading look in his eyes, its funny seeing him so vulnerable.

"well the way you insulted me yesterday made me think you were great with them." i smile knowingly and a look of realization flashes in his eyes.

he sighs. "mal." my name rolls off his tongue like it's his last words. "i didn't mean what i said, i promise."

his tone sounds so sweet and genuine that i almost forget i'm angry at him. i open my mouth to speak but then shut it quickly when the thought of practice flashes through my mind. "then prove it."

i push his chest back gently and slip into the locker room before he can complain anymore. i quickly get dressed and go to wait for salma but notice she's already gone.

i shove my feet into my untied cleats and jog out to the field, a couple of my teammates following close behind. i can hear a couple of them snickering and i turn around, thinking they are making fun of me for something.

i give them a look to explain and one of them giggles and runs up to me to whisper in my ear. "look how attractive gavi looks." she points somewhere and i follow her finger.