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LAST DANCE
"i can talk to hundreds of people in a day but none can give me the smile you give me in one minute"

~joão~

im sitting in my car almost hyperventilating because i'm so nervous to pick up lyla. i texted harper earlier and told her to get lyla all dolled up and looking pretty, but to be honest she could wear sweatpants and a hoodie and i would still think she's the prettiest girl in the world.

i don't know why i'm so nervous. i'm excessively wiping my sweaty palms over my pants, i need to stop. i take one last breath and decide to just go for it. the longer i wait the more nervous i'm gonna get.

i quickly send lyla a text to let her know i'm here, then hop out of the car and start to hike up the steps towards the door.

the neighbor from the last time i was here is in her garden and she gives me a weird look. i'm not sure why she's always in her garden or outside doing something, but i feel like i'm being judged by her and she needs to mind her own business.

i nervously knock on the door and it flings open seconds later, harper, sophia, and meredith standing there staring me down. normally i feel very confident in myself, but the way they are gazing at me, plus the random neighbor, is scaring me.

"don't screw up tonight." sophia sticks a finger in my chest and i take a surprised step back.

"she likes you a lot and you better not mess up again." harper eyes me and i can tell they are being completely serious. there is no hint of sarcasm in their features and i suddenly feel even more nervous, which i didn't even know was possible.

"she talks about you like you put the stars in the sky." meredith sighs like that's a bad thing, but it makes my heart almost jump out of my chest. i bite my lip to hold back a smile. "so i'm expecting the best from you."

she opens her mouth to say more but i see lyla skip down the stares behind her and run into a different room. my eyes immediately get caught on her dress, and suddenly i can't speak. my jaw feels like it drops to my feet and i'm so starstruck i don't even notice micah standing in front of me.

"can i help you or is staring at my sister one of your hobbies?" he asks, but i don't pay any attention. i only actually realize he's there after lyla disappears behind a doorway and i'm forced to look somewhere else.

"sorry, what?" i gulp.

"nevermind." micah laughs and brings me into a hug. "it's been a while. i missed you. the team misses you." i wrap my arms around him and the smell of his cologne brings back so many memories from being in spain.

i love it here in london and i'm so incredibly thankful for this opportunity to play in the premier league, but i do miss it back at atletico. i miss my old friends and my teammates. i should go back and visit them sometime soon.

"i miss it too. it's good to see you man." we smile at each other as i pull away, and i open my mouth to tell him something but immediatly forget what it is once lyla walks in the room again.

i'm having a hard time functioning when she's around me, i have no idea how i'm gonna make it through tonight. "sorry i couldn't find my shoes." she lets out an airy laugh and gives me a quick side hug.