Blake's POV
"Hey I need to talk to Maria...I'll come back here later?" I asked Aitana who nodded.
"You need to talk to Mapi? About what?" Aitana and Ona both looked at me confused but I dismissed the question getting up and leaving them.
Mapi and I started texting alot and we've talked at the fields alot now. Especially since I'll openly speak Spanish to the girls now. She's really not good at English so I was helping her by speaking Spanish instead.
I quickly drove to Ingrid and Mapi's place after leaving Aitana's. I hope that Ingrid lets me to talk Mapi alone. I don't care if Maria tells her everything later, but I just need to get the conversation done.
"(Welcome.)" Mapi opened her door and let me in. "(I take it this conversation is about your sister?)"
Yep, the biggest pain in my ass.
"(Who else? I'm honestly not sure what's happening between her and Alexia. I need your help though.)"
"(What am I useful for when it comes to your sister?)" Mapi gave me a funny face as I took a seat.
"(Blair has an issue with respect, but you're a captain Maria. Maybe you could guide her while Alexia and her take a break away from each other?)" I tried my best to explain the situation to Mapi.
I think Mapi may be one of my new favorite teammates. She's always super funny and energetic. We kind of had complementing personalities during practices.
"(I will try my best to help you out with her. Since you're distracted or whatever.)"
"(Distracted?! Is that what you're calling it?)" I laughed as I shook my head. Mapi's a funny girl.
"(You know Aitana is basically Ingrid and my child. I mean hey you are giving us less babysitting hours.)"
"I really like her Maria." I looked down at the ground as I blushed. Aitana was just so positive and entertaining, but she was also beautiful and talented. I was proud that for once I felt like I found a 'good girl'. We were like meant to meet.
"(I can tell. Please don't make any dumb mistakes. Aitana's too pure to be played Laid. I'm well aware of your past reputation, but I'd like to think this is a new you.)"
I gave her a small nod. I was pretty out of control for quite some time. During our one year of college I was popular, but I think Blair had all this attention from guys that I began to be more sexually active with girls in order to distract myself from it all.
I've come to accept it though. Blair was destined to be the more 'famous twin'. I'm not a nobody, but I can't help, but wonder how someone identical could be better. I'm nicer and smarter than Blair. I'm more confident. I'm still less than her.
"(Something did change when you came here.)" Mapi looked at me intrigued.
"(I kind of accepted somethings and decided to grow up a bit.)"
"(Any of those things have to do with someone that shares your face?)"
"(Yeah, I would say they do.)"
"(You're nothing alike really. I much prefer you to her if I'm honest. I don't dislike your sister, but I'm not sure I'd want to be her friend.)" Mapi tried to state it nicely.
"(She's not as bad as she seems to be...we've been through alot. I handle it much better than her. Blair's struggled in many ways that I just don't. Our similarities stop at looks and soccer.)"
"(What happened with your national team? There seems to be a reason you left America. Keira had a point when she mentioned most of the Americans go to the WSL or France. I actually can't think of any player that chose Spain.)" Mapi asked a question I didn't want to answer.
I convinced Blair to leave Usa. I was done being there. I wanted away from the noise there. I love Europe. We are quite literally Spanish, but none of the girls know that. When she agreed to leave the states I was ecstatic. When we managed to sign to Barcelona I was even happier.
People call us the best midfield and forward duo in the world. That is when we can stay healthy. I'm just hoping we finally get to have a chance to have a good run here. If Blair can settle in then there's no way she won't become one of the top five players in the world this year.
I benefit off of that as well. She won't let Barcelona drop me. I will get to stay on the best club team in the world and when I can play along side great players I'm great. I almost always finish the chances I'm given.
"(I wanted to go away.)"
"(That's a vague answer.)"
"(It's not exactly my place to tell....Somethings have happened over the years. We started really young, but it wasn't like we both looked our age at 16. I think freshman year we were 5'6-sorry 168 cm and like 57 kilos. We come from money so we always acted different than the girls our age.)" I began to almost fully vent to Mapi. I didn't plan on going on this tangent.
"(Something bad happened, didn't it? But not to you...)" Mapi must have understood the direction of where I was moving.
"(Some really bad things happened. We were too young to be at that level.)"
"(I was twenty two when my first bad football occured. There was quite a bit of drama around my transfer from Athletico to Barcelona. I couldn't imagine what you dealt with being a minor.)"
I couldn't imagine it either because for some reason it didn't happen to me.
"(But it wasn't you...)"
"(No, it's like she kept me safe from it and I was always there for the aftermath.)"
"(You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to.)" Mapi laid out a hand which I smiled before holding.
"(I'm not legally allowed to talk about some of it. Let's just say some of it was so intense that there was a decent settlement and lawsuit plus we have a little bit more control over the relationship with our federation now.)"
"(Oh my god she was...)" Mapi trailed off not wanting to say it, but she knew what happened.
"(Like full on...?)"
"(I cannot confirm nor deny. But it was bad. She's moved past it, but I don't think I could. Some ways were different I suppose. Luckily for me I was never you know. They pushed us so hard from a young age and I'd like to think that's part of the reason we've had such bad injuries.)"
"(Sounds like it.)"
"(But yea that's that. Umm what happened between you and your federation no one did anything like that you right?)" I asked her concerned as I gave her hand a small squeeze.
"(Not the same treatment, but still not in a great state either. Speaking of not in a great state...what's your opinion on Alexia?)"
"(I don't hate her.)"
"(You don't like Ale? Because of the Blair situation or?)"
"(Strictly because of Blair...although I do know that her and Aitana are little bit at odds at the moment so I suppose there's that.)" I found that talking to Mapi was so easy honestly. Not that I didn't believe we'd get along, but I figured we'd have a more simple and immature friendship. I didn't think I could go to her to talk about things like this.
"(I see. I'm not certain what's happening between Aitana and Alexia, but by the looks of it your sister really likes Alexia and Alexia doesn't give attention to those who don't give attention to her.)"
"(Has she ever been like this with a teammate before?)"
"(No. New territory.)"
"(I'm not sure if I'm relieved or more scared by that statement.)" I chuckled as I watched Ingrid walk up behind Mapi.
"(But honestly try giving her a chance you know...she deserves it.)"
"(I'm hungry.)" Ingrid leaned down wrapping her arms around Maria and kissing her on the cheek.
"(Why don't you and Aitana join us for dinner?)" I smiled and gave a small nodd grabbing my phone to call her.
"Be right back."
A\N:
I'm at roadblock for all of my other stories and I remembered I have this so figured I'd update it.
