Cris's POV
Surprisingly Chanel took the news about my engagement pretty well but I am worried about her. For the pass two weeks she's been at my house and she's been staying out late which is totally not like her. I would just ask her about but she'd just lie about it and tell me that "she's fine."
Its another night and I could hear Chanel trying to sneak back in the house quietly but she failed miserable.
"Where have you been" I asked her as I flipped the hallway light on.
"I was out." she said shrugging her shoulders.
"Yeah, but where?" I asked leaning up against the door frame.
"I was hanging out with a new friend." she said and thats when I heard loud pounding on my front door.
"What the hell is that?" I asked as I went back into my room and grabbed my bat.
"I don't know." she said sounding scared.
"Stay behind me." I said as we went downstairs to find out who was at the front door.
I opened the door to see Gareth.
"What the hell dude?" I yelled as I put my bat down.
"I saw you with him! Were you seeing him when we were still married?" Gareth said slurring his words.
"What is he talking about?" I asked Chanel.
"Who I see is none of your business." she said back to him.
"Listen I'll take him home." I said as she went back up the stairs and I took Gareth home.
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The Next Day (Match Day)
I was surprised to see Gareth in the dressing room the next day acting like nothing happened. I wandered if he even remembered.
We are playing in the Champions League Final and so he better have his shit together I thought.
We all headed out one by one for line ups in the tunnel. Well, when it was my turn I could hear Gareth yelling at someone and I didn't see who until I got closure.
He was yelling at Miguel, Anne's brother ( Atletico's Madrid's GK. )
He yelled, "are you sleeping with her?"
Sergio and Marcelo were holding Gareth back and Miguel started to take off his gloves and I knew things were about to get worst.
"Thats none of your business." Miguel said calmly and that seemed to make Gareth even more mad.
Miguel got close and whispered something in his ear and I didn't hear what he said but Gareth lost it.
He was calling Miguel every name in the book but surprisingly Miguel didn't fight.
"The only reason your face isn't broke right now is because of that woman right there." Miguel said pointing down the hall and to my surprise there stood my sister, Chanel.
What the hell is going on I thought.
"Your a fucking whore!" Gareth said slurring his words and for the first time that evening I realized he was drunk.
Before I could react Miguel had already connected his fist to Gareth's face.
A couple of the staff carried him away to the medical team.
Players started heading out one by one.
"Are you okay?" I asked my sister who had an unsure look on her face.
"Yeah Im ok." she said.
"Well, after this we need to talk." I said seriously.
"Of course." she said and I started to head out the tunnel leaving her and Miguel behind.
Before walking onto the field I took once last glance at my sister and Miguel.
She was holding his hand making sure it was okay, and then she said something that I couldn't hear and then he smiled and put his hand to her cheek.
And I can't describe it but the way he looked at her it was like she was the only woman in the world and his point in life is to make her happy. Her happiness is his.
And I know this because this is the same way I feel when I look at Anne.
I had waited months to tell anyone in my family about her because I don't like brining woman around if I don't think its gonna last but with Anne I just know it will.
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