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María Álvarez had flown into London to help her best friend with what was supposed to be a difficult time alongside Eleanora's mother and father. They were planning on surprising the girl but when they reached her house, she wasn't there.
"The Montesinos family! Come in!" Dolores opened the door to the unexpected visitors and started to rush around to make sure that they were comfortable.
"Dolores, where are Eleanora and Raúl?" María asked the maid since the Montesinos parents didn't have great English.
"They're in Leicester." Dolores spoke as if it was no big deal. The girl had left just a few hours before her family had arrived with her brother. Dolores had no idea why because Eleanora seemed very frantic and in a rush but Raúl had reassured the maid that everything was fine.
"Por qué?" Sofía, Eleanora and Raúl's mother questioned. She could understand English pretty well but struggled to speak it as she was not fluent. It was very fragmented.
"James." Was all María said before she went out into the back garden to dip her toes in the pool. The small girl couldn't help the smile that appeared on her face as she thought about how her best friend was finally chasing her happiness.
*** "This is it. The address that Ben sent me." Eleanora sighed as her bother parked the car in front of the large house that belonged to the footballer.
"I'll just head back to the hotel-" the brunette boy started but was immediately interrupted by his older sister's state of panic.
"No! What if it goes horribly wrong? You have to stay here here in case I need you." Eleanora tried her best to persuade her brother. He knew that it was all nerves and that everything would be just fine. James seemed like a reasonable guy and he made his sister happy.
"Fine but go now or else you'll lose your nerve. Good luck." He kissed Eleanora's forehead and watched as she approached the gates of the house.
The brunette girl pressed the button and waited for it to let her in.
"Who is it?" James' English accent spoke over the speaker and Eleanora had to hide her nerves as she replied to the blonde boy's question.
"It's Nora." Her voice was full of nerves and anyone would have been able to tell.
The gates started to open and Eleanora made her way up the very long driveway. It was slightly ridiculous how big his house was but the model was in no position to judge, her house being of a similar size.
When Eleanora reached the door, she didn't need to knock because James was already standing on the front step with the door wide open.
"Hi," the blonde boy scratched the back of his neck awkwardly as he looked at the girl who was standing in front of him. He hadn't seen her in a few weeks and he hated himself for what he had said but also for forgetting how beautiful she was.
"Can I come in?" Eleanora asked and James moved to the side, being too caught up in her beauty to remember to invite her in.
The smaller girl stepped inside the house, the warmth instantly wrapping her up. His house was stunning. It was modern and very similar to her house but just in a different location.
"I'm sorry that I didn't text or call. Ben tried to talk me into it and I was stupid-" James started to ramble before Eleanora cut him off. He really had been stupid. He should've tried to make contact but truth be told, he didn't know what to say. It wasn't an excuse and he knew that.
"Don't worry about it. It's all forgotten." The brunette smiled at the footballer. She had been annoyed that he hadn't texted or called but Ben had explained the reasoning why and she could understand.
"What?" James questioned, confused and shocked as to what the model had just said to him.
"I've forgotten about it." Eleanora gave him a small smile. The small girl had always hated conflict and did whatever she could to avoid it, hence why she was so willing to forgive James.
"No, Nora don't do that," James started as he led her to sit down on one of the couches with him in his living room.
"If you want to forgive me, do that but don't forget about what I did. It was lousy of me and I made it worse by not contacting you. I should be held accountable for my actions." The blonde boy explained to the girl that he fancied so much, his heart hammering in his chest as he petted his dog, Diego.
"Okay. James, I forgive you." The words fell from the brunette's mouth so effortlessly and James was relieved that he had a second chance at this.
"Thank you." The boy whispered as he found his face inches away from Eleanora's. His breath fanned on her face and she nudged his nose with her own before their lips connected.
The kiss was filled with passion, both of them longing for the other one's touch but they were interrupted by the sound of Eleanora's stomach rumbling.
"Sorry, I'm a bit hungry." The model admitted sheepishly, embarrassed that her stomach had ruined a good moment between them both.
"Really? You think so?" James laughed a little at the moment making a smile appear on Eleanora's face as she realised that he didn't mind in the slightest.
"I should get heading. My brother's still out in the car-" the model started to head towards the door but James pulled her back by her wrists.
"Let's go out to dinner. You invite your brother and I'll invite Ben." Eleanora didn't even need to think about James' proposal before agreeing. What could be better than dinner with three of the people that she loved most in the world?
"Let's do it. Come on." She stood on her tiptoes and pressed a lingering kiss to his cheek, making him smile and blush.
The pair walked out of James' house together, both of them with a smile on their faces as everything in their lives was good again.
a/n: things are back on track for these two! and james is going to meet nora's brother, raúl, so we'll see how that goes...
what's your current obsession? - i can't lie, i can't stop listening to that peter crouch podcast. it's so good and so funny! thanks @harrywinksxx for getting me hooked!
