The Book of Football One-Shots

NEYMAR - PROMISES

"We can't keep doing this," I tell him.

He nods his head before planting a passionate, yet gentle kiss on my lips.

He was intoxicating.

I pull away from him and look him in the eyes.

" Neymar, please." I look at him pleadingly.

" I promise meu amor, this is the last time."

I smile before - once again - our bodies crash together.

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I lay in the bed, facing away from him.

" When does she get back?" I ask.

"Uma semana." 

" And Davi?"

" Same time."

I roll over and scoot closer to him. 

His hands brush against my cheek and he gives me a smirk. 

He was so close to me, but far away at the same time. I would never be able to fully have him while he was still with Bruna.

He puts his arm around my waist as I lay my head on his chest. 

His phone rings and he reaches over to the little table by the bedside. 

" Hey........ What?"

He sits up suddenly and my I almost get whiplash.

" Merda," Neymar says.

" What's wrong?" I ask, pulling the sheets up to my chest. 

" Bruna is on her way here."

" What!? You said she would be gone for another week!"

" Well, she flew in early to surprise me."

" Shocker," I say sarcastically. 

" You need to go," He says. 

" Are you kidding me?" 

" I'm really sorry, I promise I'll call you later."

" Save your promises for someone who will actually believe them," I tell him. 

I quickly slide my clothes on and walk out, slamming the door. I didn't even check to see what I looked like. 

When I get into my car, I look into the rear view mirror and notice that I don't look too bad. I guess that would just have to suffice. 

I pull out of his long driveway without looking back.

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I look down at my phone to see a new notification saying that Neymar texted me again.

Talk to me, it said. 

I lay my phone back down on the counter and turn the volume up on the tv louder. 

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Bruna walks into the house right after I slam my phone down.

" You ok?" She asks.

" Sim."

She walks over to me and seductively says, " We have it all ourselves, Davi will be gone for a few more days."

I take her hands off of my neck, not remembering when she had put them there.

" We need to talk," I tell her.

She takes a few steps back. " You cheated on me."

It wasn't so much of a question as it was a statement.

" Don't act so innocent, you've done the same thing to me."

" Not recently."

" Oh, really, you're going to try and say that?"

" This isn't about me," she exclaims. 

" You're right, this is about me and what I want. And I don't want you anymore."

" Ney, we could work this out. We always find a way," She pleads.

" Bruna," I say quietly, " Please, get out."

She grabs her things and walks out sulking, slamming the door on her way out. 

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I step into the little café and walk to the corner where Neymar was waiting for me.

" What do you want? You've been bothering me nonstop for the past week."

" If you answered my texts, you would know. Now sit."

I oblige and sit across from him. 

" Do you want anything?" He asks.

I shake my head.

We sit there for a few minutes in awkward silence before Ney spoke up.

" I broke up with Bruna."

" How many times have you told me that?" I ask him, actually wanting him to think back to all the times he gave me false hope. 

"It's really official this time," He replies.

" You've said that, too."

He reaches across the table and puts his hand on top of mine. " I know."

I slowly slide my hands out from underneath his, letting it drop to the table. He leaves it there.

" So what are you proposing?" I ask while clearing my throat. 

" I simply want you to come to the airport with me to pick up Davi. "

" That's it?" I ask skeptically. 

" Yes."

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I look at the flight board and it says that the plane had landed, so Davi was going to pop up at any moment.

Just then, a little blond boy walks out of a crowd carrying a bag that was too big for him.

I was partially nervous, even though I really had no reason to be. 

" Rafa shouldn't be that far behind him," Neymar says to no one in particular. 

Davi runs over to Ney and gives him a big hug, dropping his bag to the floor. 

I just stand there. 

" Davi, this is a really good friend of mine," Neymar says to his son. 

Davi looks up at me, reading between the lines and knowing what wasn't said.

" So you and Bruna broke up..... Again." He states. 

" It's a long story," Ney says while picking up his bag. 

" You're going to be there to tell it, too, right?" Davi looks over to me. 

" Sure."

" Promise to tell me the truth?"

" I promise."

I ruffle Davi's hair and walk out of the airport, Neymar holding on to both me and his son. 

I smile at the thought that I can finally have the guy that I love.