Relationship of Convenience

Chapter 4.

She found herself traveling to Barcelona alone, she wasn't used to flying by herself but she was basically forced to do it so there she was. She thought of this as a job, after all she was an actress and she had to act as Neymar's girlfriend and she was 100% she could do it and make it believable and this was just a part of her preparation with the role.

She hadn't spoke to Neymar himself, it was always his dad or Jude and so they told her a driver would take her to Neymar's house and she would be staying there for two nights and then he'd drive her to the airport and she'd leave. It was easy but she was nervous because she had never spend time with him alone.

When she landed it was barely noon and after she gathered her luggage together, Ely looked around and walked towards the man who was holding a paper with her name on it. He helped her with her bags and drove her to Neymar's house.

When she got there she got even more nervous than before, it was the first time they'd be alone and so she took a deep breath and walked towards the door and knocked.

"What are you doing here?!" Neymar answered the door and grimaced when he saw her, what was she doing here? And why had she come to his house? He wasn't aware that the stunt was going to start today.

"Eh, what do you mean what am I doing here? Is your birthday tomorrow isn't it?" She asked equally confused.

"Don't tell me they didn't tell you!" She said now finally understanding.

"Tell me what?" He leaned on the door and stared at her.

"Ugh, your father told me I had to come here for your birthday party and I have to stay at your place! Seriously you didn't know?" She asked him.

"Okay come in," he said and grabbed his phone from his pocket, "let me just call my dad" and he excused himself and left to the kitchen.

While he was away Ely took time to look around the house, she sat down at the living room and contemplated the contemporary look of the place when someone knocked on the door.

Neymar seemed to not notice someone was at the door.

"Were you expecting someone?" Ely asked but no answer. The knocks came rapid and impatiently, "can you get that?" Neymar came out of the kitchen and locked himself in a room next to it.

"Who are you?" The woman at the door was looking at Ely impatiently, she walked past her to the living room, "where is he?" She asked her.

"Who? Neymar?" Ely asked nervous about what she was going to say because she wasn't sure if Neymar wanted everyone to know about them this soon.

"Ah Carolina," Neymar came out of the room and Ely released the breath she was holding, talk about saved by the bell, "this is um Ely, she's you know, Ely," he said looking nervous and unsure while introducing them, "and this is Carolina, the mother of my son,"

With a simple 'ah' Ely went to shake her hand and Carolina spoke,

"Great, now that you're here I would like to set a few rules with you, since you'll be around here often,"

"Can you do that later? Where's Davi?" Neymar interrupted.

"You were supposed to pick him up an hour ago! So I just dropped him and decided to come here and yell at you but I can see that you're busy with her," Carolina snapped, Neymar went on and told her what had happened.

"Okay then, you're forgiven but I still want to talk to her. Alone," Ely gulped and looked over at Neymar, he just shrugged and went back to the kitchen.