The Past Always Comes Back

Chapter 6: All I Want For Christmas Is You

The first to arrive was Neymar who was standing right in front of my face. He was wearing a nice black suit with a black bow tie. He was also wearing a black SnapBack. I can't freak out. I can do this, go ahead talk to him.
"Hi Neymar, I'm Sydney and that's Marie over there" he's gorgeous oh lord I'm going to faint
"Nice to meet you lovely ladies, you both look stunning by the way. Oh and merry Christmas" he looked at me and winked. I'm pretty sure my cheeks are turning red. Then I get to thinking, I really hope he's not a player like a lot of football players are.
"Thanks, you are looking quite handsome tonight as well" I said
"Well come in and get comfy, make yourself at home." Marie said as I turned on some Christmas music and played it softly and he walked in, looked around, then smiled.
"This is a beautiful place you've got" hell yeah it is, suddenly I notice something in his hand. It's a little gift wrapped in red shiny paper with a white bow. He must've read my mind, because he handed me the gift. It was kinda heavy so I wonder what it is.
"Oh and this is for both of you from me" I open it and saw two MacBook Pro's with a $500 Best Buy gift card to get accessories for our laptops. Marie made her way over to see what I was looking at and gasped, then spoke up.
"Not meaning to be rude but we can't accept this, they are probably really nice laptop but we can't take them. They were probably super expensive" Neymar looked surprised, then thought for a moment until he spoke.
"It was no big deal really. I'm sorry if this sounds rude it was not meant to but if you think money is an issue try looking at how much I get paid annually. These were no problem to get. Now will you accept my gift?" He looked hurt when he spoke the last part. Marie was about to speak but I cut in. Which was a good thing because she doesn't have a filter in her brain so she says what comes to mind.
"Thank you so much Neymar for the gift, and I'm sorry I didn't think we would be getting gifts so I didn't buy any for you guys" I really didn't think we would get anything, the thought hadn't even crossed my mind.
"It's okay, I mean how could you possibly shop for a group of guys who you've never met?" Neymar said making a very good point that made me feel a little less horrible.
"Besides you can just make it up to me later" he winked at me and my face turns red and I look at my feet. In the corner of my eye I could see Marie going into protective mother mode.
"Calm your ass down Marie" I say only half sarcastically which made her loosen up a little but she was still doing a grumpy cat frowning face which made both Neymar and I laugh.
"What time is it?" Marie said obviously trying to change the subject but I wanted to know too so I looked at my phone.
"It's 1:55" Neymar blurted out before me so being the smartass I am I wait to pull the trigger
"No it's 1:56" I grin and Marie laughs so hard she's crying
"Shots fired" Neymar held his heart and pretended to look hurt but actually made him look really cute...wait no, I'm not going down that road I just met him and he could still be a player.
"Well we've still got time until more people show up wanna go out to the store?" Marie said. That's perfect, now I can get Neymar and all the other guys a gift. I don't know what I would get them though they already have everything.
"Yeah sure" Neymar said looking at me
"Yeah, but I'm driving" I said, I never let anyone drive my car under any circumstances.
"We're going on an adventure" Marie yelled quoting The Hobbit then running to the car, such a nerd. Now it's just Neymar and I.
"Well I'm going to write a note to put on the door letting the guys know where we are going" I said
"Okay I'll wait for you, Marie is going to freeze her ass off waiting out there though." He said making me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
I finished the note and put it on the door so the guys don't think they have the wrong apartment, and Neymar said he would let them know where the spare key is. Then I snatch my car keys from the counter and we walk out to the car and I unlock the doors for Marie who is shivering and cursing under her breath.
"Wow is this your car" I can't tell if he's being rude or actually likes my car
"What took you so damn long, we're you guys making out?" Marie said making me laugh
"My god Marie no. I was writing a note to tell the guys where we are going" I looked at Neymar and he seemed sad. Might as well say something.
"Neymar do you want to sit in the front?" I sounded like a little kid but oh well. I noticed his face light up which made me happy.
"Sure if that's okay with you Marie" he looked at Marie. Then I looked at her with a 'just say yes' look. And it worked.
"Yeah sure, it's not that long of a drive anyways." She said with a smile on her face, it was fake though, totally fake. On the way to the grocery store we just blasted music. Some in Spanish and some in Portuguese which Neymar obviously knew because he was singing and dancing. I'm glad I know both languages, and I'm fluent in both of them but never use them anymore. Then Radioactive by Imagine Dragons comes on and I want to sing so badly but there are people in the car so I'll just shut up.
"Sydney are you okay? You love this song and always burst out singing." Marie blurted causing Neymar to look concerned.
"I didn't realize it was on, I was concentrating" I lied partially, I was concentrating on where I was going. And at the perfect time we arrived at what I'm guessing is kinda like Walmart, but without all the weird Americans wearing pajamas. No offense.
"We're here" I said and we all got out of the car and I locked it, then we went in. Neymar had to put his hat and some sunglasses on so nobody recognized him. Then we were looking for any food the guys might want to eat. I also need to ask Neymar what I should buy them.
"Hey Neymar what should I get for the guys" he pulled out his phone after I said that.
"Well I don't think you can remember all of it so I'll send you a list, but I'll need your number" he said, so I gave him my number and he sent me the list, wow that's an interesting list. We got all the stuff the guys wanted and I got their gifts that are from Marie and I, then went back to the car and drove home. This time I kinda started singing to El Perdon by Enrique Iglesias, and I guess Neymar heard because he was singing then stopped and stared at me the whole ride home with his jaw dropped. Then we arrived back at the apartment and he was still staring only now with a childish grin on his face.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" I asked
"You have a beautiful voice" he said now smiling and blushing. Awwww he looks cute when he blushes. Damn his cuteness making me act so weak around him.
"No I sound like a dying whale" he burst out laughing then gets serious
"Well I think you have an amazing voice so shush" I was about to speak then he put his hand over my mouth.
"I said shushhhh" so I decided to lick his hand making him squeal like a little girl.
"What was that for?" He pouted
"You're hand was on my mouth" the whole time we were talking Marie was in the back quietly laughing but now she's bursting out in laughter that is uncontrollable at this point.
"Well I'm going inside and you guys are helping bring the groceries in" I said in a motherly tone
"Okay" they both simultaneously spoke. It was now 2:30 pm and we got all the stuff in the apartment.
"Hold on guys I forgot something in the car" I went out to the car to check on Neymar's gift, after I was certain it will be okay I went back in. About ten minutes later the doorbell rang.
I opened the door and saw three men all in suits who then introduced themselves.
"Hello I'm Marc, Marc Bartra" wow he looks and sounds like the Spanish James Bond. He has sunglasses on kinda like Neymar's but they were aviators instead of Oakley's. Then the next man spoke.
"I'm Sergi Roberto" he had and amazing accent and had a SnapBack and Oakley's on. Then the last man spoke.
"I'm Rafinha Alcantara" they all either grinned or smiled which was kind of weird at first but then I thought, they are guys who make tons of money and are all attractive. I bet they are trying to play with girls hearts then move on to the next girl. But hey that's just my opinion.
"I'm Marie and that's Sydney, she's going to be the-?" Marie said looking at me for an answer
"Assistant coach" I said bluntly while putting the guy's gifts under the Christmas tree.
"Come in guys make yourselves at home" Marie said in a sweet voice.
"Thank you for inviting us to your party, you both look wonderful" Marc looked at what I think was me while he spoke.
"Thank you" I blushed when I spoke.
"Thanks" Marie said shyly
The guys all put a gift under the tree which kinda surprised me, I really didn't think they would care enough to bring one...we waited around for a while until Luis and the rest of the boys showed up, and there was a lot of them. As they walked in they introduced themselves besides the ones I already met first up was Marc ter Stegen, then Gerard Pique, Ivan Rakitić, Dani Alves, Andrés Iniesta, Luis Suárez, and last but definitely not least, Lionel Messi. Then there was also Luis Enrique, Neymar, Sergi, Marc B, and Rafinha that I had already met so I didn't need to meet them again. They all said hello and complimented Marie and I then made themselves comfy, that's when the party began. For quite a while we were just sitting one the furniture which was around the Christmas tree, getting to know each other and eating food...except for me, I had some Makers Mark bourbon. I don't normally eat unless Marie forces me to, even then I hate eating in front of people it makes me feel like a pig. Eventually someone sat down next to me and asked me about it discreetly.
"Hey Sydney are you alright?" I turned to see Neymar staring at me with a concerned look.
"Yeah I'm fine why?" I said and faked a smile
"Well you looked kind of sad and you aren't eating." Well duh I'm not eating
"I'm fine I just have a headache, and I had a big lunch before you guys got here so I'm not hungry yet" that was such a lie, I'm not fine.
"Okay then, do you mind if I sit by you?" Neymar smiled, his was real unlike mine.
"I don't mind" then we got interrupted by someone speaking quite loud.
"Who wants to open gifts?" It was Marie who was speaking. Which made the guys act like children and arguing who gets to open a gift first. Then their coach spoke over them.
"I think the ladies should go first" Luis Enrique said loud enough so all the boys could hear.
"I think that's a great idea" Marc B agreed with the coach, making everyone look at Marie and I which was creepy and it made me nervous.
"Okay, but only if you don't stare at us like that" I said and they murmured something like 'fine' or 'okay' or some just shook their heads. I also could've sworn I heard someone say 'whatever you say princess' or something along those lines.
"Will someone pass each of them a gift with their name on it" Luis commanded, they passed both of us one gift to open for now. Since we have one from each team member. Marie and I opened ours at the same time, she gasped and I was grinning. I  got a stadium pass like what the staff has to get in games for free, it was from the coach, Luis Enrique. Marie got one kind of like it but it said guest on it. Next up was Marc ter Stegen opening a gift from Marie and I, I heard from Neymar he needed new goal keeping gloves and he told me the exact pair so it's perfect. He opened them and smiled.
"You couldn't have possibly known that I wanted these, who told you?" He sounds curious, and I glance over at Neymar casually who was grinning.
"I was told by a classified source" I kept a straight face.
"Okay then who's next, Gerard what about you?"
"Yay presents" he squealed like a little girl. Wow such a man (sarcasm). He opened his and it was FC Barcelona Beats. He reacted just like Marc ter Stegen had. The rest of the guys opened their gifts one by one. Ivan got new boots (or cleats), Dani got a new bag to put his training stuff in, Iniesta got an FC Barcelona SnapBack with a matching thermal coat, Luis Suárez got FC Barcelona joggers, Messi got pajamas, Sergi got a shirt that has Maryland Monroe on it, Marc Bartra got a nice watch and a really cute collar for his bull dog Ninã, Rafinha got new boots (cleats), they all were asking how I knew and thanked me for the gift, except for Neymar. He got something as well but I didn't tell him about it. I noticed in the store he was talking about how he wanted to get his son Davi a puppy but didn't have the time to take care of it. Well I happen to love puppies and making children smile so I got them a Labrador retriever puppy, he is about one month old. Neymar opened the box and jumped around like a little kid.
"Oh my gosh when did you get this?!?! How long was he in the box?" Everyone turned to look at me with interesting expressions on there faces.
"We got him when you fell asleep in the car after going to the grocery store, and he's been in there since then. Well besides one time when we got home when you guys thought I forgot something in the car I was actually checking on him and took him for a short walk and gave him some treats" they looked shocked that I could hide something so well.
"Well then, that wasn't expected" Neymar laughed.
"I can always take care of him if you need me to" I offered to Neymar, he seemed like he was going to decline my offer then had a change of mind.
"Yeah sure" he smiled. Okay then that's weird.
After all that happened we just sat around and drank wine and ate food, except I didn't eat of course. I don't eat in front of people so I just drank lightly. After the party was over and everyone was heading home they were all pretty drunk so I called them all taxis and they went home, I kept "Charlie" until tomorrow so I can bond with him a little. Neymar was the last to leave but before he did he muttered something like
"I can't wait until I can call you mine" I think that's what he said but I could be wrong, and besides he's a little tipsy. It must be a mistake he would never say that to me he's just a player and I'm just a girl who has lots of problems. I will ask him tomorrow, I wonder if there is anything between us...