Sure Thing • Gavi

Chapter 33: Meet the Team

🎶 Young Right Now — Robin Schulz, Dennis Lloyd 🎶

"Irene, I'm so nervous about tonight" I whined to my friend and co-worker as we were out for lunch on Friday. Today I would be meeting Pablo's whole team, and even though some couldn't make it as he invited them on a short notice, there were enough new people coming.
"Chill, they're going to be all like Pablo and you will charm them in a matter of seconds" Irene said, trying to calm me down.
"Ok, but what should I wear?" I asked.
"Like this is fine" she said and pointed to my outfit with her fork.
I looked down at myself - I was wearing black jeans and a white oversized blouse.
"You sure? The girls are all super fashionable, I don't want to look like I don't care about my appearance" I mumbled.
"Vicky, you always look like you don't put in effort. That's your style, and still you are one of the most stylish girls I know" Irene said and rolled her eyes jokingly. "Ok, but now tell me, Pablo is coming to your parents' this weekend?" she asked and I just nodded. "Well, he'll be in for a surprise" she said laughing and I just shot her a look. "Are you giving him a head's up?"
"If I pick him up on Monday I can talk to him in the car alone, if he rides back with us on Sunday... I guess I'll tell him in the driveway?" I mumbled.
"In the driveway!" Irene howled and clapped her hands while laughing.
"Eat up, we have to get back" I said annoyedly and rolled my eyes.

After work, I quickly raced home to take a shower and ultimately decided on a nice midi ribbed-knit polo dress with my usual velvet slippers, which I basically owned in every colour. Pablo and I were almost the same height and I didn't like wearing heeled shoes and towering over him - I didn't want to feel any older than I already was.

Then, I ubered to Pablo's house, where he was already waiting for me, looking happy and smiley.
"Good day at training?" I asked before kissing and greeting him.
"Yup. And my super hot girlfriend just showed up but I have to restrain myself as guests will be arriving in a few minutes" he replied.
"A few minutes could still be enough time" I said and stroked my fingers over his chest.
"Yeah, but I doubt we want to greet everyone with sex hair and face" Pablo chuckled.
"You might be right about that" I said and laughed, cuddling myself into him in a hug.
God, I loved him so much. He was perfect.

The bell rang and my head shot up while my hands started sweating.
"Bet it's Ilkay, those Germans are bloody punctual" Pablo said and went to the door. Being the journalist I am, I had obviously prepared myself, memorising names and interesting facts I could start small talk on.
"Ilkay, Sara, this is my girlfriend Vicky. She writes for Vanguardia" Pablo introduced me after having let them in and I shook hands with them, knowing that Germans weren't as touchy as Spaniards upon the first meeting. Sara immediately started a conversation with me and she was so friendly and nice, we got along very well.

More people started coming and introduced themselves to me, and finally also Xavi and his wife Nuria were standing in front of me. Fuck.
"My brother is friends with Pablo. I'm at a journalism conference in this hotel. Gavi was very nice when I interviewed him" he mimicked me and I turned dark red, while my boyfriend started laughing.
"Well... he now is friends with my brother! And the hotel was really just coincidence!" I tried defending myself.
"Ahhh, anyways, welcome to the family" he said and hugged me tightly, which definitely took me by surprise. "This is the second best choice you took in your life" Xavi told Pablo and patted him on the shoulder.
"What was the best?" I asked curiously. It wasn't exactly flattering calling a woman a second best choice.
"Coming to La Masía obviously" Xavi said and I nodded. Yeah, he was right, that had definitely been a good decision and I smiled at both of them.

After getting another drink, I was now somehow involved in a conversation with three pregnant women: Mikky, Christensen's fiancée Katrine and ter Stegen's wife Daniela. They were mostly talking about baby furniture and swollen ankles, so I excused myself and went to the loo real quick. Pablo followed me with his eyes and I hoped that he didn't think I was swooning about getting pregnant now too.

When I returned, I greeted Fermín, who had just arrived and was standing with Ferran and Pedri in front of Pablo's Kopa trophy and Golden Boy award.
"Don't tell Pablo, but I dust them off every time I'm here. He doesn't seem to bother too much about them" I said and the boys all laughed.
"We're all very jealous of him. Trophies, Golden Boy, now he got a Golden Girl" Ferran said with a smile on his face.
"You should emphasise the old in 'golden girl'" I joked, which made them laugh again. "How's uni going Fermín?" I asked curiously before feeling an arm creeping around my waist, which I immediately recognised as my boyfriend's.
"She dusts off your trophies!" Pedri immediately said and I rolled my eyes.
"I told you not to tell him!" I exclaimed. Last time Pablo noticed me doing chores around his place it didn't end too well.
"I was wondering why the golden ball was looking so shiny the past weeks!" Pablo said and gave me a kiss on my cheek. Whew.
"Uni is good, bit stressful to get everything together with trainings and other stuff going on, but maybe you have some tips for me as someone with a fancy Master's degree?" he asked.
"Um... my motto during uni was 'Never miss a party', I doubt that that could be helpful for you" I replied.
"Well, I'm here!" Fermín said proudly.
I shot him a look. "You're drinking coke and will be home by 12, we have a different understanding of college parties" I chuckled.
"Oh my gosh, did you do drugs?" Fermín now asked, seeming heavily invested in knowing everything about my time at uni.
"No?" I replied, how did he get that idea.
"Ok. Weed?" he now asked and the boys' eyes were on me.
"Nope." I said.
"Boooooring" Pedri said and rolled his eyes.
"Look who's talking with their non-alcoholic drinks" I said and pointed at the boys' glasses.

Between 11 and 12, the first guests started going, the Spanish people were the last ones to leave and around 1, Pablo and I were left alone with lots to clean up.
"Let's just do it tomorrow morning" Pablo whined and tried dragging me to bed.
"Surely not. You'll have to be at the training center and the last time I cleaned up your house you basically broke it off with me. Plus, we'll be much quicker together" I said.
"Vicky, something like the last time won't happen again, I'm really sorry about that" he said, his face serious and he pulled me closer to him. "I will never risk losing you." he whispered and pulled me in for a kiss.