You Belong with Me

Part One - Chapter Twenty-Six: Getting Distracted

Alexa stretched as she lay back on the couch and waited for Cristiano to come home from training, she was home alone since Daniella was currently with Karim.

The last few days had been peaceful and it was finally the end of August, there was still two weeks until university started and Alexa was determined to enjoy it before her studies started.

Alexa yawned as the two dogs curled up with her, she was still surprised that José had gotten the two of them; they were great company and she was sure that they were perfect.

The blonde closed her eyes as she slipped off her blue ballet pumps as she waited for Cristiano to come home; they had a double date planned and she was just waiting for him to get home.

Alexa smiled as she heard Cristiano come home, she sat up and looked at the door; she was wearing a navy embroidered pintuck blouse and grey linen slouch shorts.

“Hola,” Alexa said making Cristiano jump and look at her, she smiled before pressing a kiss to his lips as he walked over to her; Cristiano pulled her close, he liked her when she was this happy.

“How was training?” Alexa asked making her boyfriend sigh as he kissed her again, things had calmed between them since she had started her part-time job. Cristiano was just pleased that Martha couldn’t control Alexa, she was safe and that was all that mattered to him.

“Training was good…” Cristiano said as he kissed down his girlfriend’s tanned neck, he pulled her onto his lap and held her close; he wished that they could stay home instead of going out on the double date with Karim and Daniella.

Cristiano knew that things had been difficult for them recently, with Alexa just about to start university and Cristiano had been training a lot recently.

Alexa pulled back slightly as Cristiano slipped his hands under her blouse, his fingers caressing the skin as he moved up her back.

“Cris,” Alexa warned him, she knew all too well what was running through her boyfriend of four months mind and they needed to get going; they couldn’t be late for their double date.

Daniella was happy with Karim but Alexa was sure her friend wasn’t going to be completely settled with him for a little while; she had never completely settled with anyone before.

Cristiano cupped her face as she slowly pulled away from him trying to break the kiss; she rolled her eyes as he wrapped an arm around her waist.

“Cris,” Alexa warned him again, Cristiano smirked as he kissed down her neck before he sucked on her sweet spot; he couldn’t resist since he was sure that Karim was busy with Daniella right now.

“We’re meant to meet Daniella and Karim for dinner,” Alexa said as she tried to focus on what she was doing, Cristiano nibbled on her neck as he shifted so he could bring her onto his lap, Alexa bite her lip as she felt him brush against her.

“Why don’t we have dinner here… just the two of us,” Cristiano murmured as he held her close as they kissed, he grinned as he realised she wasn’t going to stop him.

***

Cristiano kissed down Alex’s neck as they settled in their bed, Alexa ran her hands through his hair as he nuzzled her neck; they had well missed dinner by now and she was sure Daniella wouldn’t mind since she hadn’t heard from her friend.

“You know… you’re the only person that I let touch my hair,” Cristiano said as he paused for a moment, they were still covered in a sheen of sweat from their love making and he felt completely content.

Alexa continued to run her hands through his hair; Cristiano chuckled and kissed her lips, the blonde smiled up at him wondering how she had managed to get a man like him.

“Sleep amor,” Cristiano murmured as he moved to lay next to his girlfriend, he pulled her close so that she could cuddle comfortably into his chest while they slept.

Alexa nuzzled into his chest making him smile down at her, but he couldn’t shake one thought from his mind; he had been meaning to ask for a while and he was sure that he hadn’t gotten an answer yet.

“Amor…” Cristiano whispered knowing that Alexa was drifting asleep, she nodded softly too tired to speak; Cristiano ran a hand down her back and pulled her closer.

“When is your birthday?” Cristiano asked her, Alexa was nineteen years old and in the four months they had been dating, she had yet to have a birthday or tell him when it was.

Alexa yawned as she curled into him, her eyes still closed as she tried to fight off sleep for a few more minutes; she hadn’t even realised that her boyfriend didn’t know when her birthday was.

“4th of September,” Alexa mumbled making Cristiano stiffen and look at her, she didn’t notice as she slowly fell asleep; she was exhausted after their afternoon in bed together.

It was already the 30th of August, meaning that Alexa’s birthday was in five days and Cristiano had so little time to get anything ready; he cursed himself for not asking sooner.

Cristiano looked at her, he could tell that she had already fallen asleep; he had no idea what to get her and he needed to think of something quickly.

Cristiano loved Alexa he really did but he had no idea what to get her for her twentieth birthday; she would no longer be a teenager and he wanted to do something special.

Alexa nuzzled her head into Cristiano’s neck, making him smile; he sighed knowing that he wanted to get her something special.

Cristiano closed his eyes, he loved Alexa more than anything and her willingness to give up her life in America for him; Cristiano would do anything to repay her for it.

***

Martha huffed as she got off the phone with Alexa’s former agent, she couldn’t believe that her youngest had turned down the chance to become a model.

Martha hadn’t expected Alexa to become such big news but when Cristiano’s record breaking transfer had happened; suddenly pictures of her daughter were everywhere.

Jennifer had never been able to do anything like this and Martha was determined to make it known that it was her daughter dating the footballer.

Joseph had pleaded with her to leave it alone, he was sure that Alexa didn’t want them messing with anything while she was so happy in Madrid.

However Martha wasn’t having it, she wanted the fame and fortune that came with her daughter dating a footballer and yet she was seeing nothing.

Cristiano had ensured that she couldn’t get in contact with Alexa and that there was no way that Martha could manipulate anything to her advantage; it made Martha hate the footballer even more.

Shaking her head, Martha pursed her lips as she looked down at some pictures of Alexa in Madrid with Daniella; she couldn’t believe that it was her daughter since she was so plain and boring.

Alexa had always been the quiet one of the family, especially since she was the youngest but that didn’t mean that Monica was going to give up.

Cristiano couldn’t shelter Alexa forever and when he slipped up, Martha was waiting to take back control of everything.