Lover II- ML

325. Gorgeous

An hour into the flight, Kaia and Fabian were both fast asleep under the same blanket as the clouds passed below them.

Mapi sat closest to the aisle, being a buffer between them and the loudness of everyone else passing to go to the bathroom at the back of the double decker plane.

The public were below, but Barça Femení had the full second floor to themselves as every team member from medical to media was flying with them.

Other clubs had also picked Mexico as their preseason country, including Arsenal and Roma which made for this particular tournament to be a highly anticipated one.

There was no trophy to win, but playing against European teams as well as South American ones gave opportunities to build, to standout and gain experience for the younger players and teams who didn't face world class players every week.

"Look at those two." Lucy comes to a stop next to Mapi's seat, admiring the mother and son cuddling by the window.

"Perfect, aren't they?" Mapi chuckles, but her voice was almost self conscious of the fact her family was so perfect.

Lucy hums, handing a yogurt down to Mapi. "Did Kaia not sleep well last night?"

"Hm?" Mapi's innocent gaze lift back up to Lucy, shaking her head despite knowing it was her who kept Kaia up. "All the travelling, staying awake to talk about building contracts, the injury, all of it just catches up. It's nice for her to have a moment of peace."

"Yeah." Lucy agrees, her eyebrows already furrowed because Kaia had sent her an email last night. "Did Kaia send me the contract for the restaurant last night? Has your lawyer finally got something finalised?"

"Yes." Mapi confirms seriously, sitting up a little because she thought Lucy had already signed it. "Kaia said if you both sign, you can have the construction start in September, maybe open sometime in the new year."

"Oh cool." Lucy grins. "I'll sign it once we're back home."

With that, Lucy wanders back to her seat and leaves Mapi's gaze dragging back over to Kaia and Fabian, both of them with their heads turned towards each other and their hair blended together.

Mapi didn't feel sorry for Kaia's sleepiness in the slightest. In fact, she could see the glow and relaxation in Kaia's features and she was proud to have supplied her with that.

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Landing at 3pm local time, Kaia had already texted Leah and Alessia and asked to meet up for coffee after checking in.

Their hotel wasn't too far from the Arsenal camp, and they were even sharing the same training facilities but offsetting their schedules to not clash.

It was nice, like Mexico City was their shared hub where they could walk, explore and enjoy the sizzling heat.

Mapi immediately put Fabian in an airy long sleeved shirt to protect him from the sun but keep him cool, placing a Nike cap on his head before sending him off towards Kaia.

For some reason, Fabian only let Kaia put suncream on his face.

Mapi knew it was because he could stare up into her bright green eyes and have that bonding time, with Kaia's manicured nails always finding themselves in the back of his hair and scratching his scalp softly.

It wasn't something Mapi was upset about, because she was Fabian's go-to for tying his laces because he loved looking at the tattoo on the back of her neck as she looked down at his feet.