Haven't met you yet

6. Black coffee

Neymar's pov

A week has passed since I last kissed Lio, the hickey has already fade away but I still felt Lio's stare on my neck every now and then. He offered himself to take me home many times but I had to refuse since Davi Luca would be waiting for me, and I wanted to spend some time with him when I arrived. This kid has become my life after my one true passion, and he's all I've got. Sometimes I sit and play with him and he smiles out of the blue, I even envy his little hands contrasting with mine, the way he kicks the ball unsure back to me.. Well, there's a reason I have a tattoo of him in my arm. He's the prince of my all.

I had caught Marc staring at me a few times this week and when I looked at him it all turned into something awkward, but time just went by and my neck went clean, just like the jerseys you wash and use again for the next practise. We were watching the guys run across the field since we had finished first, and he brought up how he had stayed up all evening until late night taking care of little sick Thiago.

I said "I know that feel," and we laughed.

"Davi can be a pain in the ass when he's with a cold. I've played with him on the xbox for hours when he couldn't sleep, and he doesn't even know how to handle a controller."

'' Well, he's better now and is staying with his mom for a few days, so I can relax a little now''

"Hey what if we take Thiago from his mom's and take him with Davi out for a movie? I'm pretty sure they're streaming Despicable me. Thiago has a thing for minions, he looks at one and immediately giggled. You should see him," he smiled to me.

''Sounds great, I'm sure Davi will love the idea, but I think I will have to take him back to his mom's house later''

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I dressed casual with a white shirt and ripped jeans and drove by Davi's mom, telling her I'd be back at 9. Just as the old times when I was at Brazil and had to run through the down hill streets to not get yelled at by mom. I told myself that the story always repeats itself while checking myself on the rearview's reflection, and called Leo's cellphone to get him out of his house.

He got out carrying Thiago, they were both gorgeous. Thiago was wearing a little blue shirt with some jeans and socks and Lio was wearing a blue shirt to match his son's one and some black pants.

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Our kids enjoyed the movie and they seemed to get along perfectly. They threw popcorn everywhere but the place was almost empty so nobody complained, and they fell asleep quickly in the backseat of the car..

Leo and I giggled more during the movie than them, lost conscious of the spot where our elbows touched.

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After the movie we took our kids to my house so they could sleep for a while. They were really tired. Lio and I sat down on my kitchen taking a coffee.

The smell of it reached me as I poured it into the cups and heard the thump of Leo's body against my kitchen's counter.''I guess this is it'', He said, looking down.

''Practise tomorrow, huh?''

''yeah'' I smiled and grabbed brown sugar from the cupboard. After some minutes he was kissing the edge of his mug and humming, enjoying the sweet foam staining his lip. ''It's brazilian coffee'' I added, and drank mine.

''It's delicious'' He smiled at me and took another sip from his mug. We drank our coffees in a rather awkward silence.

''So... um have you gone out with Marc again?'' I was taken back by his question, I really wasn't expecting that.

''Mmm... No, I haven't actually talked to him these last days''

''Really? thought I saw you two laughing the other day''

''Oh that... Yeah it was nothing'' I took a large sip of my mug and avoided his stare, I could feel a hint of jealousy in his tone.

Messi's POV

He told me it was nothing, but I knew Marc wanted to ask him out again, I over heard him in the locker room.

''Are you jealous?'' Neymar broke the silence. Sometimes the ambience would get awkward like this. I walked around the kitchen laughing and yelling at him.

''No! I'm not, but he's a jerk.''

''Why?'' He wasn't smiling. His phone started to buzz. ''Hello?''

I watched his face grow serious and perturbed as he left the kitchen running towards the living room, where Thiago and Davi Luca slept. Neymar woke him up and told him to get ready.

''Wait here'' He said to me.

He got out of the house slamming the door behind him. He seamed really angry and I'm not sure why.

I looked down to the cup between my hands and sipped. He was being really nice to me and I just fucked it up being jealous, how was I even able to face him? Maybe I was just so lost in him that I had forgotten about myself. I smiled, thankful about us being at least friends.

A lot of screams came from the living room. I slammed the cup down and ran as fast as i could. I wish I hadn't though, Neymar was fighting with Davi's mum.

They were yelling something in portuguese that I couldn't really understand. When they realized I was there neas there neymar walked up to me and took me to the kitchen again.

''Listen, I'm sorry about this, please grab Thiago and I will drive you two home''

''Is everything ok Ney? do you need any help with anything?''

I was truthfully concerned about him ans Davi right now.

Ney broke down and grabbed a hand to his face. Silence muted him and I watched him snap out.

''She's taking him to Brazil. I coulnd't win against her in court''

I didn't know what to do, this was way more hard than I had expected.

''An-and I don't know when I will be able to see him again''

I grabbed his face with both my hands and I could see sadness in his eyes, they were puffy. A single tear rolled down his cheek and I wept it away with my thumb. My arms surrounded his torso and I hugged him tight, keeping him against my chest for long time until his ex walked carrying a crying Davi.

''I'm out of here, Neymar''

The kid lifted his head from my shoulder and walked up to Davi Luca, hugging him and messing with the bright blond curls. ''It's gonna be alright, huh? You pai will go get you. Go''

He kissed his cheek with such love and care that my hear shrunk.

I heard Thiago calling me and just went for him.

''Honey watch some t.v, I've got to talk with Neymar''

I went out to take Ney inside. Davi was in the backseat of the car waving him. I put my arm around his shoulder as we watch the car leave.

''We're going to get him''

He just simply nodded and we stayed like that watching the moon.

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