Dark Moves Of Love ~ Neymar Jr

Chapter 28

 It was after midnight when people started coming back. We had just finished watching the second movie when David opened the door and came in.

"Oh what do we have here?" He said sounding amused. "I thought you were with the others lady!" He told me.

"Nah, I left with Thiago." I told him. "The others aren't back yet?"

"They are coming. So what are you three stooges doing?"

"Just finished the second Harry Potter movie. To be continued tomorrow." Neymar said.

"You started a movie marathon without me?" He said as he sat himself between Thiago and me on the couch.

"You were on a date." I commented.

"You can't hold that against me!" He said accusingly but then he smiled.

"So how was it?"

"Great. Amazing. My Sarah is back." He said gazing at the ceiling dreamily.

"Someone had a little too much to drink." Neymar said.

"And we have practice in the morning." Thiago added. "Let's go curly. I'll take you to your room."

Thiago helped David up as Neymar held the door for them.

"Don't be naughty while the cat is gone." David said. "On second thought, you better be." He said winking as Neymar shut the door behind them.

I laughed. "Oh drunk David is one for the centuries."

"Yeah he's a good drunk. Especially now that things with Sarah are good again."

"Yeah can you believe it? This morning things were so different. A lot can happen in a day."

"Too much sometimes." He commented.

"The scavenger hunt seems like years ago. Things change so quickly."

 "Especially between us." He added.

"What do you mean?"

"Well... When I was Juninho things were different, weren't they? I was an ass for what I did, I know that, but in a way... It was freeing I guess."

"I've been in your world for some time now and seeing what you go through when it comes to privacy, I understand why you took the chance to be someone else when you could. I don't like it, I certainly didn't enjoy it but I understand it."

He nodded. "It was easier. It was..."

"It was better. Juninho wasn't carrying a country on his shoulders."

"I can deal with the pressure. I am used to it."

"Well you're playing for Barcelona! I am guessing you have to be!"

"But even before that. I was a part of this world since I was a kid and football is everything for me. So it wasn't a weight on my shoulders, I didn't see it like that. I still don't. But I do believe that when you have a talent you do have the duty to see it through. The duty to yourself. To make something of yourself."

"That's very noble and brave."

"But you don't agree?" He asked me.

"No I do. I just... I don't think I am that brave." I admitted.

"But I think you are. You just don't know it yet."

He rested his back on the sofa but opened his arm and without thought I moved closer to him and rested my head on his chest. He wrapped his arm around me and I closed my eyes.