The Flight Attendant

Chapter Twenty- Eight: The Final

Lilliana smiled at Rodrigo as he lifted Hope out of her mothers arms. The little girl was cranky and it wasn't helping that her mother had bags to carry.

"Gracias Rodrigo," Lilliana sighed making the teenager wave her off as they walked out of the airport ignoring the press that were surrounding the family.

Lilliana smiled as she thought about her husband who was locked up in the hotel at the moment. Portugal had made it to the final of the Euros and Lilliana couldn't be happier for her husband.

***

Hope babbled to her mother as the blonde walked through the seats with her mother- in- law, sister- in- law, Ricky and her two nephews.

Lilliana couldn't wait to see Cristiano in person and she knew how nervous he must be. Portugal had come far and nobody wanted to let the title slip against Germany.

"I was on the phone to him awhile ago, he misses you and this little one," Ricky said as he tickled the little girl making her squeal and shift around in her mothers arms.

"We miss him too," Lilliana mused as she watched the people set up on the pitch. The game would be starting soon and Lilliana felt sick for Portugal; she wanted them to win badly.

***

Lilliana smiled watching Cristiano jumping around with his teammates as the whistle blew and the Portuguese fans yelled Cristiano's name.

Portugal had won the Euros after Cristiano scored a last minute goal and it was the only goal in the match; Lilliana couldn't be prouder of him and she knew he wanted to see her and Hope.

Lilliana smiled as she watched her husband and the team walk up to the podium and receive their medals and the trophy before Cristiano and Fabio left while the younger players ran around screaming.

"Mrs. Ronaldo?" Someone asked making the blonde look up at the man in the suit who was smiling at her and her daughter.

"Mr. Ronaldo wishes to see you," he said making Lilliana smile as she got out of her seat and left Hope with Dolores while she walked down the stairs with the man.

She knew Cristiano didn't want their daughter in the spotlight and he'd see her later when they were in the privacy of their hotel room. Lilliana followed the man in the suit and met Cristiano at the bottom of the steps.

Cristiano didn't waste a minute in bringing the blonde into a kiss and lifting her up making her wrap her legs around his waist while he spun around and kissed her lips again.

It had been a long tournament without his wife and daughter but Cristiano knew it was worth it when he got to see the two of them at the end of it.

"I missed you so much," Cristiano whispered against his wife's lips making the blonde nod as she kissed him again.

"I missed you too," Lilliana whispered as Cristiano hugged her close and let her feet hit the ground while kissing her lips again.

Cristiano knew it would be awhile before he was away from his family like that again and he knew he'd be spending as much time with them as possible before they go on holiday.

***

"Look who I brought," Lilliana cooed as she walked into the hotel room and watched her daughter playing on the floor with Rodrigo.

Cristiano grinned as his little girl looked up at him and squealed and clapped while holding her hands out to him wanting to be in her fathers arms.

The Portuguese lifted the little girl up and cuddled her close knowing he had missed her while they were apart and he never wanted to leave her again but it wasn't possible with his job.

"Papa," Hope whispered as she wrapped her small arms around Cristiano's neck making him smile as he brought his wife into his arms as well.

Dolores smiled watching the small family hoping Lilliana's parents would stay away from them when they got out of prison. She hated what they had done to her son and what they had almost done to Lilliana; neither of them did anything to deserve any of this.