What I Did for Love

Ana eyed Marco warily, He had been in such a strop since Dortmund had lost their game. The first couple of days he had ignored everyone including Ana. She was willing to give him space to mope about, but one week was too much. She had decided enough was enough and dragged him out of his house for dinner. Dinner had gone well, Marco was still in a strop, but at least he was now talking to her. Marco told her at dinner, he would pick her up early on Friday morning, for his surprise weekend away. So here Ana was standing beside Marco's Car trying to suss what sort of mood he was in.

" Ana you can get in the car, I don't bite" Marco sighed, as he opened his car door.

Ana smiled a little as she got into Marco's car, " So where are we going?" Ana asked, clipping her seat belt.

Marco glanced over at Ana, a teasing glint in his eyes, he wasn't going to tell her till they got there.

" You will just have to wait and see" he smirked as he turned on his CD Player on, Justin Bieber's voice came blaring at Ana.

Ana quickly turned it off, ignoring Marco's annoyed looked, she quickly placed her Mix CD on.

" Now this is Music" Ana said, smiling at Marco.

Marco groaned as Coldplay started to play, he wasn't too keen on them.

Marco reached over and turned off the CD and stuck the radio on, it would have to do.

" Hey I was listening to that" Ana protested.

" Well now you are not" Marco replied, as he pulled out his drive.

The sat in silence for the first half an hour then Ana decided to break it, she was bored and it seemed like it would be a long drive.

" So How is Mario?" Ana asked, turning in her seat to face Marco.

" Good, he likes you by the way, told me not to mess things up" Marco laughed.

" I like him too, he is funny" Ana replied.

" I can be funny" Marco fired back, his jealousy flaring up again, he wanted to be the one to make Ana laugh.

" Is someone jealous" Ana gently teased, as she lay her hand on Marco's thigh.

Marco looked down at her hand, but said nothing as he focused his attention back on the road.

" I don't get jealous" Marco boasted.

Ana laughed hard, Marco was jealous because the waiter had smiled at her, the other night at dinner.

" If you say so Marco" Ana sang back.

A small smile crept onto Marco's face, he had missed this, the last week he had been a total nightmare to deal with and he was just grateful that Ana didn't hold grudges.

***

Ana looked around as they arrived at their destination, it was in the middle of nowhere. She looked back at Marco, he was watching her carefully.

" Where are we?" she asked, taking in her surroundings, it was so peaceful and quiet, she could see why Marco would love it here.

Marco just climbed out the car, Ana quickly followed him,he held his hand out for her to take, she linked their hands as Marco pulled her after him.

" You are not leading me to my death, are you?" Ana joked quietly.

Marco just grinned at her, as they kept walking, he was taking Ana to his favorite place, a place he used to come to when he was a child.

Ana just followed Marco, she had no other choice, she cursed as she almost tripped, Marco was walking too fast for her.

" Can you slow down, not all of us are amazing footballers" she teased.

Marco stopped and turned back to look at Ana, he could see she was out of breath.

" Climb onto my back" he said, offering his back to her.

Ana laughed awkwardly, there was noway she was getting on his back, she would end up breaking it.

" I am fine walking" she replied.

" Ana just get onto my back" Marco huffed.

" Fine, but don't blame me when I break your back" she warned.

Ana climbed onto Marco's back grateful that she choose to wear her shorts today. Marco started walking, like it was no big deal. He wasn't even breaking a sweat.

Ana placed her arms loosely around Marco's neck, she leaned in and gave him a quick kiss on the neck.

" What was that for?" Marco asked.

" Just being a Gentleman" she replied.

Marco mumbled something but Ana didn't quite catch it, she looked up and gasped at the little cottage in front of her, it was beautiful. Marco finally stopped and let Ana climb down from his back.

" This place is beautiful" Ana gasped.

Marco watched Ana face and was glad he had made the decision to bring her here.Ana was the only girl that he had shared this place with.

" You should come see inside" Marco said, grabbing her hand and leading her in doors.

***

Ana followed Marco around the small Cottage, it was lovely, she could see why Marco loved it. Marco led her to the two bedrooms, he looked back at Ana, they hadn't talked about taking their relationship to the next level yet, so knew she would like to have her own room.

Marco pulled Ana into the first bedroom, " This will be your room for the few days we are here" he said.

Ana nodded and looked around the room, she loved it. As much as Ana wanted to share a room with Marco, she knew it was still to soon for that.

" I love it" she gushed as she flopped down on the bed, she beckoned Marco over with her right hand.

Marco strode over to the bed, he looked down at Ana, who was grinning at him, she reached for his hand and pulled him down on top of her.

" Thank you for bringing me here" she said, before kissing him.

Marco smiled into the kiss, happy that he had done something right for once, his football may be a little off, but he was glad to see he still had his touch at pleasing people.

Ana wrapped her arms around Marco's neck as the kiss heated up, she knew it wasn't going to go much further,she just wanted to be a little close to him, for a minute longer.

Marco finally ended the kiss, he gently pulled away from Ana " Come and see the rest of the house" he said, pulling Ana to her feet.

" Show me the way" she replied, feeling a little hot and bothered from that kiss.

***
Once Marco had shown Ana around, he began to prepare dinner, Ana had offered to help, but he waved her off, handing her a glass of wine and told her to relax.

" So is this Cottage yours?" she asked, sipping on her wine.

Marco looked up from chopping onions,he was making Spaghetti, the only dish he could cook well.

" It belongs to my family, we used to come up here when I was a kid" Marco replied.

Ana smiled at Marco " Marco as a kid, I would have loved to have seen that" she joked.

" No you wouldn't, I was a horrible kid back then" Marco sighed, he was always causing trouble.

" I find that hard to believe" Ana replied.

" Just as my Mother or My sisters they will tell you" Marco blurted out.

Ana's eyes widened at the mention of Marco's family. " You want to meet your family?" she asked.

Marco stopped what he was doing and looked at Ana, he didn't know why she was surprised, it was the next Natural step in their relationship.

" Well you are my girlfriend. so of course I want you to meet them, I have met yours" Marco shrugged.

" You weren't my boyfriend back then" Ana shot back.

Marco sighed as he walked over to Ana, he could sense she wasn't happy about this latest development.

" Don't you want to meet my parents?" he asked, staring down at Ana, the fire in his eyes making Ana take a step back.

Ana had a feeling she had offended Marco, but she didn't mean any harm, she just didn't want to let anyone else in, in case they also lied to her.

Ana reached out for Marco's hand and linked their fingers together " I just think it's a little soon for that" she replied Gently.

" I know that, but I would like you to meet my parents when you are ready" Marco rushed out.

Ana smiled up at Marco, he was being really nice about this " I would like to meet them, I just have a few Issues to deal with first " she sighed.

Marco pulled Ana a little closer to him " Is this about Robert?" Marco asked.

" Not him, more about his Parents, they lied to me for three years, I am finding it hard to let people in" Ana admitted.

Marco could understand Ana's reasons, which is why he wasn't going to push her into doing something she wasn't ready for.

" You let me in" Marco countered.

" I did" Ana agreed.

" You don't regret that do you?" Marco asked.

" Of course I don't, I just need a little time before I meet your family" Ana replied.

" Then time you will get" Marco said, leaning down to give Ana a quick kiss.

Marco pulled away and went back to chopping Onions, Ana silently watched him. Ana knew she was lucky to have him, she just hoped he would be patient with her, she was learning to trust again. Ana just hoped that finally she was putting trust in the right person.