After they had eaten in a comfortable silence, Andorra felt stuffed but good. "Thank you for making brunch for us. It tasted really good." Aitana smiled at her. "No need to thank me at all. I'm just proud of you for eating something. I hadn't expected you to eat everything but you did and I'm proud of you."
Andorra blushed slightly and then stood up, putting their plates in the dishwasher. "How come that you're so patient with me?"
Aitana got a flashback from her time with Anouk and thought for a couple of seconds. "Well, I don't know if you know but I used to be in a relationship with Anouk Williamson, she had gone through the same kinds of things when she was just a kid and she taught me how to be patient even when I sometimes feel impatient."
Andorra nodded her head, only now realising that Aitana had been in a previous relationship with a girl which made her happy and a lot more hopeful. "Do you want some water?"
Aitana nodded her head. "Yes please."
Andorra didn't want to poke too much into Aitana's private life and just filled the two glasses with water, putting one glass in front of Aitana.
"Wait a second, don't you have something else to do or something today? I don't want to hold you back from doing anything, well, fun in between this big mess that I dragged you in."
Aitana shook her head. "You didn't drag me into anything. Also, this isn't a mess that you created Dorra. In all honestly, I'm happy that you trusted me enough to be one of your witnesses. You don't have to worry. We will win this case. Did Thalia contact you by the way?"
Andorra smiled gently at Aitana's words. She had been blaming herself continuously and to hear someone say that it wasn't her fault at all and that she shouldn't feel guilty for the things she had been feeling guilty about, meant a lot to her.
"Uhh, no. I don't think that Thalia contacted me, why?"
"A year ago, when Thalia was still working full-time for us, after the Euros shit broke out too and we were busy with arranging meetings to fix the national team but then fate struck and Thalia had some kind of heart attack? I don't really know what it is that she suffered but she wasn't allowed to work under stress anymore and she was pregnant so she became unemployed for a while. She now only works part-time with us. But my point was that a lot of girls put complaints in about the RFEF with her. Maybe she can also testify in your favor?"
Andorra gently shook her head. "I don't want to put her under pressure. Especially after what you just told me about her heart, especially with her having two kids. I'm not going to involve people I have barely even seen Aitana."
Aitana nodded her head. "It's all up to you. I just wanted to help."
Andorra nodded her head. "You know, you should probably leave."
Aitana tilted her head lightning fast, how she didn't get a whiplash is a mystery, she definitely did not expect this turn-around. "What? Why?"
Andorra kept eye-contact with the midfielder. "You probably have other things to do and you probably want your own clothes to wear. I'm sorry for falling asleep on top of you yesterday and you came here to help me, right? Well, you did."
Aitana shook her head. "I really, really don't have other things to do and even though these clothes are a little bit big for me, they are comfortable. I'm glad that you're feeling a little bit better but will that stay that way when I leave? Will you keep eating and sleeping without me? Will you be able to do that?"
Andorra shook her head. "There's only one way to find out really. I appreciate your help but I need to learn how to survive on my own."
It was at this point that Andorra looked away from Aitana, looking the other way. Aitana got up from the barstool and stood in front of Andorra. She wanted to reach out and gently hold her hands but the midfielder didn't know how the goalie would react to that so she just stood in front of her, deciding to ask instead.
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FanfictionAitana Bonmatí x OC Andorra de los Santos is the youngest keeper for the Spanish national team. What happens when she suddenly has to step up and play on the grandest stage of them all?