What I Did for Love

Ana cheered loudly as Marco scored his first goal, a few people looked her way, but she just ignored their curious stares. Turning to Neil, she grinned at him.

" Did you see that goal, it was amazing" she gushed.

Neil was glad to see that the little fight at Mats's house last week, hadn't caused much trouble Between Ana and Marco.

" It was a good goal" Neil agreed.

" It was amazing" Ana corrected him.

Neil smiled at Ana " So I take it things between you are good?" he asked.

Ana thought about Neil's question, things had been good since that night at Mat's house, she trusted him, it was just the girls that she didn't trust.

" More than good" Ana smirked.

Neil laughed, he knew that tone all too well, clearly the couple had taken their relationship to the next level.

" So does this mean you will be meeting his parents soon?" Neil asked.

Ana Knew she would have to meet them one day, but she just wanted to Enjoy her time with Marco a little bit more, before she met his parents.

" He wants me to meet them, and has for a while, but I keep holding off" Ana admitted.

" Why?" Neil asked, a little curious about Ana's reluctance to meet Marco's parents.

Ana paused for a moment, as she watched Marco being tackled by Ribery. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Marco get back to his feet. Turning back to Neil, he was still waiting on her answer.

" I just don't want to meet them and build up a close relationship with them, to have them lie to me as well" she confessed.

Neil understood where Ana was coming from, she had told him about Robert and his parents.

" You have to learn to trust people again" Neil said quietly.

" I trust Marco" Ana replied.

" Do you really?" Neil asked, looking intently at Ana.

Ana looked away from Neil, and back down at Marco, did she trust him? she was sure she did, but the talk with Neil, was making her doubt herself.

" I do" she finally answered.

Neil believed Ana wanted to trust Marco, he wasn't sure if she trusted him one hundred percent.

***

The game finally ended 2-1 in Dortmund's favor, Ana stood up and bent down to pick up her bag, when Neil nudged her in the back. Ana turned to glare at him, while he pointed Marco's Parents out to her, they were heading her way.

" Oh god I am so not ready for this" Ana Muttered to Neil, who looked like he was enjoying himself a little too much.

" Suck it up, because they are coming over" Neil replied.

Ana forced a smile on her " What do I say to them?" she asked Neil, through gritted teeth.

" Hello would be a nice start" Neil replied sarcastically.

" So helpful aren't you" Ana moaned, as she prepared herself to meet Marco's parents.

Manuela stopped in front of the girl, that had been dating her son for the last three months, she was a little curious. Marco usually introduced his girlfriends to them by now.

" Hi, I am Marco's Mum Manuela, and this is his father Thomas" Manuela said, while smiling warmly at the girl.

" Hi, I am Ana" Ana replied warily, as she shook both of their hands.

" I hope we aren't intruding, I just wanted to meet the girl, my son has been talking about for months" Manuela said.

" You aren't, Its nice to meet you" Ana said, a little awkwardly.

Manuela liked Ana, she seemed a nice enough girl, but she obviously wanted to get to know her more.

" You should come over to dinner some time" Thomas suggested, he had hoped that Marco had found a good one this time.

Ana smiled at Marco's parents, they seemed nice, and what harm could one dinner do.

" I would like that" she replied.

Manuela smiled brightly at Ana " Great we will arrange a date with Marco, it was nice meeting you Ana" Manuela said.

" It was nice meeting you too" Ana replied,biting on her lip nervously.

Marco's parents said their goodbyes and left, Ana turned round to Neil, who had been rather quiet.

" See was that so bad?" Neil asked.

Ana shook her head, it went better than she had expected it to.

" It wasn't bad, not Bad at all" Ana muttered as she followed Neil out of Marco's box.

***

Marco smiled as he styled his hair, he had a good game today and he couldn't wait to Celebrate the Victory with Ana. The team was finally heading in the right direction and that was definitely something to Celebrate.

" Someone looks Happy" Marco heard Erik say loudly, Marco looked away from the Mirror and turned to Erik.

" I had a good game, the team got three points, and we beat Bayern, there is a lot to be happy about" Marco grinned.

Erik smiled at Marco, he liked smiley Marco much better than angry upset Marco.

" So what are your plans for tonight?" Erik asked, while playing with his iphone.

" Spending time with Ana" Marco said, he knew he was spending less time with his friends, but he knew they would understand.

" How long have you guys been dating now?" Erik asked.

" Just a little over three months" Marco replied happily.

Erik hadn't seen Marco this happy, since well forever, he hoped that it all worked out for Marco.

" Ah you are still in the New Love stage" Erik teased.

Marco blushed a little, he was never one to talk about relationships with his teammates, he was usually the Joker of the team.

" Maybe" Marco agreed as he put on his leather jacket, Ana had loved this jacket so much that he had to hide it whenever she was around. He knew given the chance she would take it.

" Well enjoy your night" Erik said, before he walked out the locker room with a few of the players.

***

Ana looked up as Mats walked out of the locker room, she had been standing outside the teams locker room for the last forty minutes.

" Is he still in there?" she asked Mats.

Mats nodded and Laughed as he walked away.

" Any Idea when he will be done?" she called after him.

" After he and his Hair are done" Mats Yelled back, then waved goodbye at Ana and Neil.

Ana sighed in frustration, this was the only bit of Marco that annoyed her, he would take hours on his hair. She had never seen someone more obsessed than him.

" He will be out soon" Neil said, trying to hide his smile.

Ana mocked glared at him, before she looked back towards the locker room. " You said that about twenty minutes ago" she moaned.

" Well you don't have to wait now, here he comes" Neil chuckled.

Ana looked up and watched as Marco made his way through his teammates. She wanted to yell at him, but the smile he shot her, Melted her angry heart, she just couldn't do it.

Neil laughed lightly at Ana's reaction, so much for giving Marco a piece of her mind.

" Great Game" Ana said proudly as she wrapped her arms around Marco and kissed him.

Marco smiled into the kiss, he could get used to Ana being at all his games.

" Okay Marco, you can put her down" Neil joked.

Marco kissed Ana one more time before he pulled away, linking his hand with Ana's he started walking to the exit, with Neil hurrying behind them.

***

Marco was watching the Highlights of La Liga, when Ana walked into his living-room,in just his Jersey, he didn't notice at first, as he was too engrossed in the football.

Ana coughed lightly trying to get Marco's attention, she had decided that Marco deserved a treat after his good performance today. He still wasn't paying attention to her, she coughed louder. She saw a hint of a smile on his face, which told her, he knew she was standing there.

" Marco" she sang, moving to sit on his lap.

Marco continued to ignore her, as he kept his eyes on the game, it was getting harder to stay focused when Ana was sitting so close.

" Oh Okay, you don't want your treat" she said, going to move off Marco's lap, but his hand wrapped around her waist tightly.

" I never said that" he whispered into ear, before he lay a soft kiss on her neck.

Ana grinned as she realized she had managed to distract him from Football.

" Lets move this to the bedroom" Ana replied, getting to her feet and pulling Marco to his.

Marco grabbed his phone and switched off the TV and followed Ana into the bedroom.

Ana eyes shined brightly, as she watched Marco quickly take his shirt off, she went to do the same, but he quickly stopped her.

" My shirt looks good on you" he replied, pulling Ana closer.

Just as things got rather heated, Marco's phone began to ring,

" Ignore it" Ana said, in between kisses.

Marco nodded and Pushed Ana lightly onto his bed, his phone kept ringing in the back round, it was distracting him. Marco, smiled apologetically at Ana as he walked over to his phone and answered it. Ana groaned in frustration as she flopped back on Marco's bed.

Ana listened to Marco's phone conversation, he was speaking fast in German, she couldn't understand a word of it.

Finally Marco ended the call, he turned back to face Ana, confusion on his face.

" What is wrong Marco?" she asked, noting the expression on his face.

Marco looked over at Ana " When were you going to tell me you met my parents?" he asked.

Ana had forgotten about that, she had been so distracted by Marco.

" I met them today, your parents seem nice" Ana replied, hoping he wasn't too mad at her.

" I thought you didn't want to meet them?" Marco asked, as he walked back towards the bed.

Ana knew what she had said weeks ago, but things had clearly changed, she was ready to meet his parents.

" Well I do now" Ana said quietly.

Marco grinned at Ana, he had been wanting this for weeks, but had been too scared of how to ask her.

" Well good, because they have invited us over for dinner, Next Friday" Marco smiled.

Ana had nothing planned that day, so she could go " I can't wait" she said, meaning it.

" I can't wait for you to meet the family properly" Marco rambled.

Ana laughed lightly, as she moved onto Marco's lap " Well that is settled" she said, her lips inches from his.

Marco nodded, while he flipped them over so Ana was underneath him " So where were we?" he teased as he undid his belt.

" I can't remember, you need to show me" Ana whispered as she pulled Marco closer.Marco was only to happy to oblige.