What I Did for Love

Ana glanced around the room, before her green eyes landed on her therapist. She had made the appointment after her run in with Marco a few days ago, she had still to hear from him. As the days went by she was starting to think he had chickened out of breaking up with Emma, she had heard nothing from him. Although she had talked to Mats briefly but they hadn't talked about Marco.

" Ana you know how this works" Catherine her therapist said, wanting Ana to open up a little, they had been sitting in silence for the last ten minutes.

Ana took deep breath, she had to say this now or she would never say it " I like someone" she blurted out.

Catherine smiled at Ana's news, she Ana's Notes from her Therapist back in New York and had thought it would be a while before Ana began to move on with her live.

" That is a good thing" Catherine replied.

" Then why do I feel so Guilty" Ana said quietly.

" Ana, Its normal to have those feelings, especially after everything you have been through" Catherine said, trying to Make Ana see that it wasn't bad that she was beginning to move on.

" It hasn't been six months since Robert's death" Ana said.

" Yet here you are,ready to move on" Catherine pointed out.

Ana was hearing what Catherine was trying to say to her, but she still felt bad that she was no longer thinking about Robert. He had been the man she saw herself Marrying.

" I am scared" Ana admitted, she was scared of moving on and getting her heart broken again.

" Everyone is scared at some point Ana, Its how you deal with It,that matters" Catherine said.

Ana bit on her lip as she thought about what Catherine said.

" So tell me about this someone" Catherine spoke softly.

Catherine noticed the way Ana's face lit up, she clearly was in deeper than she wanted to admit.

" His name is Marco, he is funny, charming, such a nice guy, although he does have bad taste in music" Ana replied, scrunching her nose up a little in disgust.

" How did you meet Marco?" Catherine asked.

Ana frowned as she thought back to how she and Marco had originally met.

" I would rather not talk about that" she said rather bluntly.

" Okay, What does Marco do?" Catherine asked, writing Ana's reluctance to talk about her first meeting with Marco in her notebook.

" He plays football" Ana said.

" Are you talking about Marco Reus?" Catherine asked.

Ana nodded, then smiled shyly as she glanced down at the floor.

" It sounds like you really like him" Catherine said.

" I do, but I fear its a little too soon" Ana sighed.

Catherine studied Ana for a minute, normally she would say yes it was probably too soon, but Catherine could see how much Ana liked the footballer.

" Maybe you should start slow" Catherine suggested.

Ana raised her head to look at Catherine " How slow are you talking?" Ana asked.

" Go on a few dates, nothing serious and see how it goes, Ana you have to move on at one point,so why not now" Catherine said.

" I guess I could do that" Ana replied.

" Great, I would like to see you in a month to see how you are getting on" Catherine said, she hoped that it went well for Ana.

" Okay" Ana agreed.

" I will send you an appointment in the next couple of weeks" Catherine said standing up.

Ana smiled and thanked Catherine before leaving her office, she was a lot more happier than she had been, before she had stepped into the room.

***
Marco played with his phone as he listened to Klopp talking about their upcoming game. He was totally focused, especially now that he had no longer had Emma to worry about. Marco had ended it with her a few days ago, she hadn't been happy about it, but Marco couldn't be with her, while he liked someone else. Marco smiled as he thought about Ana, he decided he would pay her a surprise visit tomorrow. He had just wanted a few days to clear his head.

" Marco are you paying attention?" Klopp called out, he had noticed that his player had been in his own dreamworld the last few days.

" Yes Coach" Marco said, looking up, while hiding his phone.

" Good, I am going need you all focused on the next match, we can't lose it" Klopp's voice rang out.

The team all yelled encouraging shouts out, Marco watched amused at them all, especially Mats, he was the most Vocal, it was what made him a great captain.

Mats walked over to Marco, he was glad to see the old Marco coming back again, he didn't like the snarling Marco Much.

" Did you get your problem sorted out?" Mats asked.

" If you mean Emma, then yes" Marco replied, laughing a little.

Mats was glad to hear that, he had been wrong to set Emma with Marco, she hadn't been right for him.

" So are you going to Speak with Ana?" Mat asked.

Marco looked at his captain, he was worse than a gossiping teenage girl.

" When I am ready" Marco replied, then hurried to get ready for training, ignoring Mat's Curious stares.

***
Ana rubbed her head as she finalized the final drafts for the magazine, she looked up as Neil walked in with more coffee, that she had sent him for.

"Thank you" she said as he handed Ana her coffee.

" You okay Ana?" Neil asked, he had noticed how quiet she had been today.

Ana looked at Neil, touched by his concern,he was such a good friend " Yes, just got a few stuff on my mind" Ana replied.

" Like Marco?" Neil shot back, smirking at her.

Ana ignored that and handed him the final draft for the paper and told him to get it printed. Neil nodded and turned to go when he spotted Mats heading his way, he smirked Mats owed him for losing the bet.

" Hi Mat" Neil said, holding his hand out for what Mats had owed him.

Mats chuckled and hand over the money, then looked at Ana, who looked surprised to see him.

" I will leave you guys to it" Neil said, making a quick exit.

Mats waited until Neil was gone, before he turned to Ana, he came to talk to her, because Marco wasn't going to unless pushed.

" What can I do for you Mats?" Ana asked politely.

" I am here because of Marco" Mats said.

" How is he?" she asked Mats, she had missed Marco the last few days that they hadn't been talking.

Mats smiled at Ana's interest it meant that him coming here hadn't been a mistake.

" Marco is Marco, he isn't snarling at anyone these days" Mats joked.

Ana laughed, she had always seen the Mr Ray of sunshine Marco, never Snarling Marco.

" Is he still with Emma? Ana blurted out before she could stop herself.

" No" Mats confirmed.

Ana danced a little inside, then frowned she looked back at Mats " Then why hasn't Marco been in touch?" She asked him.

" He is scared that you will reject him" Mats replied.

Ana shook her head in disbelief " That is stupid" Ana muttered.

" This is why I am here, to get you to talk to him" Mats said.

" Why do I have do it?" Ana complained.

Mats laughed at Ana, she sound just like Marco, they would make a perfect match.

" Because Marco is a idiot" Mats fired back.

" Yes he is" Ana agreed.

" So will you talk to him?" Mat asked.

Ana sighed knowing there was no getting out of this, if Marco wasn't going to make the first move then she would.

" Yes" Ana replied.

" Great, well he isn't go out tonight, so you could go over to his then" Mats said, walking to the door.

Ana laughed at Mats, he was taking his role of cupid way too seriously.

" Bye Mats" she called out, he just waved his hand at her as he made his way out of her office.

***
Marco rubbed his eyes, to make sure he wasn't seeing things, but it seemed he wasn't. His former Teammate and best friend Mario was standing on his door step.

" Well are you going to stand there and keep staring at me or are you going let me in?" Mario joked.

" Come on in, I just wasn't expecting you" Marco said, running his hand through his hair.

" Still can't leave your hair alone" Mario teased, as he followed Marco into his living-room.

" Shut up Idiot" Marco flung back, he was happy to see Mario, although he would never admit it, he had missed Mario since he left for Bayern.

" So how are you?" Mario asked Marco, he had talked to Mats and had heard that Marco hadn't been his usual self.So he decided to come back to Dortmund for a few days, he was carrying a slight injury so wouldn't have been able to play.

" Fine why?" Marco asked suspiciously, he had a feeling Mario had been talking to Mats.

" Mats said you were feeling a little down" Mario replied.

" I am fine" Marco seethed.

" Really?" Mario asked, glancing around the room, it was a mess, usually Marco was a neat freak.

" Yes" Marco replied.

Mario nodded, dropping it for now,he knew Marco would open up when he was ready.

" So are you still with Emma?" Mario asked, as he flopped down on Marco's sofa.

" No we broke up" Marco replied.

" Why?" Mario asked, a little confused the last time they had talked Marco had gushed about Emma.

" No reason" Marco lied.

Mario studied Marco closely there was something different about him " You like someone else" Mario finally said.

Marco just glared at Mario, he forgotten how annoying he could be.

" Who is she?" Mario asked.

" It doesn't matter" Marco said,handing Mario a controller and grabbed his own, a few games of Fifa would distract Mario.

Mario could see what Marco was trying to do, but he would eventually get Marco to open up, he always did.

***

Ana still wasn't sure she was doing the right thing by coming here tonight, but she knew they needed to talk, even if nothing came out of it then she could say she tried.

Ana knocked on the door a couple of times, she was a little Nervous as she stood waiting, after a few minutes, the door opened.

Ana looked up and into the face of Marco's former teammate, of course she knew who Mario was everyone did. you couldn't speak about Marco without mentioning Mario.

" Can I help you?" Mario asked, staring a little curiously at the girl standing in front of him.

" Is Marco there?" Ana spoke quickly.

Mario had never seen this girl before and wasn't about to invite her into Marco's house, she could be a crazy fangirl for all he knew.

" Who are you?" he asked.

" I am Ana, Marco knows me" Ana said.

" Yeah that is what they all say" Mario said, and slammed the door shut in Ana's face

Ana didn't know whether to laugh or Cry, shaking her head she started walking away, she looked back debating with herself about going back, but she decided against it. She would call Marco later to tell him his Idiot friend sent her away.

***
Marco glanced back up at Mario as he walked back into the room.

" Who was at the door?" Marco asked, taking his beer from Mario.

" Just some crazy fangirl" Mario replied.

Marco raised his eyebrow at Mario, he had never had a fangirl come to his door before.

" Did she tell you her name?" Marco asked.

" She said her name was Ana" Mario said, reaching for his controller.

Marco froze and turned to glare at Mario before he rushed out his house, but she was already gone.

Mario followed Marco outside, wondering what was going on.

" You are a Idiot Mario" Marco groaned.

" How?" Mario asked a little insulted.

" Ana is the girl I like" Marco confessed, the look of horror in Mario's eyes would have been so funny if Mario hadn't sent Ana away.

" Oh" was all Mario could say.