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Family holiday- Pablo Gavi

After a very long season with not only the league but the World Cup it's finally done which means it's time for everyone to relax and make the most of their time off. This includes my boyfriend Pablo as he has worked so hard and played a lot this season so he definitely deserves some rest and to have a bit of fun and that's exactly what's he's going to get as we are going on holiday with his family. Originally it was supposed to be a family holiday but Pablo wanted me to come too which his family agreed to so now I'm going with them. I can't lie I'm actually really nervous about going because even though I've met Pablo's family a few times I have never spent extended periods of time with them. I don't want to go out there and for them to realise I'm not who they thought I was and for them to dislike me I also don't want them to think I'm trying to take Pablo from them as I was fine with not going but he wanted me to.

All of these worries have been keeping me up at night for a few weeks now but especially recently I have barely been sleeping as I'm just so worried about what's going to happen on this holiday. What was supposed to be a relaxing break so far has caused me a lot of stress but I'm hoping once we are there I'll feel a lot more relaxed. Due to slightly conflicting schedules Pablo and I are on a different flight to the rest of his family and we will arriving a lot later which means I've had all day to pack but also all day to worry about everything that could go wrong. Pablo has no idea that I'm so nervous about this holiday as I don't want him to be stressed too as he is supposed to be relaxing after the season.

Pablo was busy this morning but when he got back we pretty much went straight to the airport which he is more than used to but I'm not as I don't fly very often. Luckily we work well together as he had our passports and boarding passes prepared while I had our suitcases packed and ready because on our own we would've forgotten something. Pablo seems to know everything about getting through airports quickly as we made it through check in and security in no time at all which meant we had a lot of time to kill before our flight. I wanted to just sit down and relax but Pablo had other ideas as he made me walk around to look at all the things in the airport. We also made the most of the fact that Pablo doesn't have to be on such a strict diet as we brought loads of snacks to share which were astronomically priced but that's part of the fun.

Our flight got delayed but after eating far too many snacks and watching a few movies we finally made it to the Maldives which is where Pablo suggested we all go. By the time we got there it was dark out already so we headed straight to the resort and our little cabin we're sharing. Originally we were going to go to dinner with his family but it was too late when we arrived so instead we just had dinner on our own and unpacked ready for the morning. It was kind of relief for me that after stressing about the flight that Pablo and I were going to spend the evening alone but he seemed a bit down about it so without thinking I promised him one other evening we would have spent together we would spend with his family. Right after saying that I regretted it but I want Pablo to be happy so I will somehow get over my nerves and I'm sure we will all have a good time.

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The sun shining through the curtains woke the both of us up early but we made the most of it by going outside to enjoy the sunrise while sat together on the chair on the balcony. We stayed out there for a while before we needed to get ready to meet Pablo's family for breakfast. While Pablo was in the shower I tried on everything I brought with me but none of it seemed right for the situation as I didn't want to dress to casually but I didn't want to dress like we were going out to dinner either. When Pablo got out the shower he saw the mess I had made and offered to pick an outfit for me so I let him as most of the time he has good style. He picked out a nice summer dress so I put that on and straight away he was giving me loads of compliments which made me feel a lot better.

When we were both ready we headed to breakfast and met Pablo's family who were already there. They all greeted him while I stood behind until Aurora gave me a hug and then his parents followed. Everyone talked while we ate while I just sat quietly not really knowing what to say as I had nothing to add to the conversation as they were talking about the last games of the season. I was beginning to feel like I really shouldn't have come on this holiday as it was supposed to be a family trip until Pablo invited me and I just feel like I'm intruding on their family time. I get along with Pablo's family just fine but there is sometimes family events that I don't go to as it's supposed to just be for the family and I feel like this is one of those.

After breakfast it was decided we would go to the beach so we all went to change and then headed to the nearest beach which was only a few minutes walk away. Even though we were going to the beach I made sure to stay somewhat covered up at least until I plan to go into the water as I didn't want to show too much skin. Pablo tried to tell me that his family wouldn't care but I wasn't going to take a chance on that one. When we arrived at the beach we set up our stuff and I made sure Pablo put sunscreen on as otherwise he will forget and then complain later when he is sunburnt. I put some on the parts of his back that he can't reach first then he eagerly did the same for me. He spent a long time rubbing sunscreen onto my back before he then started putting it on the rest of my body for me. Something like that would make me smile on any normal day but today I could feel my cheeks getting red knowing that his parents were watching us. When he was done I thanked him and sat back down to read some of my book I brought with me.

While I was reading Pablo went into the water to go and swim and Aurora came to sit next to me. I have talked with Aurora quite a bit as usually she's in Barcelona more than Pablo's parents but we aren't as close as we could be as I just get too nervous when talking to her. My main problem is I always worry what people think of me especially when I want them to like me which means I struggle to just be myself all of the time.

"Hey girl are you ok?" She asked

"Yeah I'm good" I replied

"Are you sure you seem really quiet" she said

"Oh yeah I'm just trying to stay out the way and let you guys enjoy some time as a family without me intruding " I said

"Do you really feel like you are intruding?" She asked

"I mean a little bit this was supposed to be a family trip until Pablo wanted me to come" I admitted

"You don't need to feel that way my boyfriend would've come but he was busy plus we all love you especially my mum she is always telling Pablo to make sure he treats you right as she wants you to stick around" she told me

"Really" I questioned

"Yeah of course you are part of the family now whether you like it or not" she joked

Hearing that made me feel so much more relaxed. I've always been nervous that his family don't like me as they've never said anything that made me realise they had accepted me into the family. I think you could see my smile from space I was that happy to know that they liked me. As much as I was over the moon that Pablo's family actually liked me I tried not to freak out as much as I wanted to at least externally and keep talking with Aurora. When we started talking we quickly realised that we actually have a lot more in common than we first thought. The two of us talked for ages until I felt wet arms go around my waist and a kiss be pressed to my cheek.

In no time at all I had been picked up and carried from the beach and thrown into the water. I was determined to get Pablo back for that so Aurora and I worked together to push him under the water not just once a but a few times just to make sure he knew not to mess with me again. Once Pablo got the idea I let him be and we enjoyed messing around in the water for a while before I started to get tired. Instead of getting out the water like I wanted to Pablo stopped me and just held me so that my feet weren't touching the floor anymore. He held me tightly to his chest while smiling at me and pressing kisses to my nose every so often, it was a really nice moment that a few hours ago would've left me embarrassed because his parents would be watching us but now I don't care as I know they aren't going to judge me.

We all stayed at the beach for a bit longer before heading back to get ready for dinner. This time I wasn't nervous at all I was actually looking forward to spending time with Pablo's family and hopefully showing them the real me and not the version of me that's been trying to impress them. Hopefully if they really do like me they will like the real version of me that Pablo loves even better.