When We Were
She was the sister of a friend of his.
When Lionel had known Emilia, he’d only known her as the little sister of a friend he’d had before he’d left for Barcelona. They’d been friendly in passing, but never anything more. When he’d left, he couldn’t even remember them saying goodbye to one another.
Move forwards a few years, and with Lionel back in his hometown for his friend’s wedding, he finds himself sharing a table with the groom’s sister, a woman whose vague memory flits around in his head.
Almost strangers, they hit things off, but with his departure back to Barcelona hanging over the two of them, as well as her six year old son’s father still hanging around in the picture, is there more of a chance for them to leaving a lasting impression on one another or will he have the chance to forget her all over again?
A/N: Obviously, I don’t own Lionel Messi or anything or anyone else you may recognise, but the plots and OCs are mine.
When Lionel had known Emilia, he’d only known her as the little sister of a friend he’d had before he’d left for Barcelona. They’d been friendly in passing, but never anything more. When he’d left, he couldn’t even remember them saying goodbye to one another.
Move forwards a few years, and with Lionel back in his hometown for his friend’s wedding, he finds himself sharing a table with the groom’s sister, a woman whose vague memory flits around in his head.
Almost strangers, they hit things off, but with his departure back to Barcelona hanging over the two of them, as well as her six year old son’s father still hanging around in the picture, is there more of a chance for them to leaving a lasting impression on one another or will he have the chance to forget her all over again?
A/N: Obviously, I don’t own Lionel Messi or anything or anyone else you may recognise, but the plots and OCs are mine.
- One: I Get The Feeling I Ought To
- Two: I Thought You’d Never Ask
- Three: I Bet There Is
- Four: I Mean You
- Five: That Sounds Like Him
- Six: That’s Not It
- Seven: Whatever You Want To Call It
- Eight: It’s Better Than Nothing
- Nine: What’s That Got To Do With You?
- Ten: You’ll Remember Me This Time
- Eleven: I Think We’re Worth Trying
- Twelve: He Loves Easily
- Thirteen: We’ve Not Got All Night
- Fourteen: The More Time I Spend With Him
- Fifteen: I Don’t Think I Would Have Been That Optimistic
- Sixteen: We’re Trying Our Best
- Seventeen: I Don’t Think He’s Exaggerating
- Eighteen: How’s That Going?
- Nineteen: Time
- Twenty: You’re Here Now
- Twenty One: Are You A Quitter?
- Twenty Two: With You Around
- Twenty Three: I Wanted To Make Sure You Knew
- Twenty Four: If I Could
- Twenty Five: Leave It Alone
- Twenty Six: I Wasn’t Expecting You
- Twenty Seven: You Make It Sound Like A Big Deal
- Twenty Eight: I Don’t Know If She’d Say That
- Twenty Nine: You Think?
- Thirty: You’re Not The First, You Won’t Be The Last
- Thirty One: Yes? No? I Don’t Know
- Thirty Two: I’ll Just Be Glad To Have You Here
- Thirty Three: Can You Do That For Me?
- Thirty Four: I Wouldn’t Want You To
- Thirty Five: Is That Supposed To Be Reassuring?
- Thirty Six: Who Knows How Things Will Be?
- Thirty Seven: It’s Something I Have To Think About
- Thirty Eight: Us
- Thirty Nine: Eventually
- Forty: I Don’t Know If I Can Change Her Mind
- Forty One: But I’d Still Do It All
- Forty Two: Make It Four
- Forty Three: He Didn’t Know That?
- Forty Four: I’ll Tell You Whatever You Want To Know
- Forty Five: It Doesn’t Have To Be
- Forty Six: Everything Is Fine
- Forty Seven: Who Else Is Going To?
- Forty Eight: Can We Take A Minute?
- Forty Nine: As Long As You Can’t Have Him
- Fifty: I Wish I Knew What To Do For The Best
- Fifty One: Why Don’t You Come And Sit Down?
- Fifty Two: You Tell Them That Things Are Different
- Fifty Three: That’s My Offer
- Fifty Four: I’ve Got To Get My Shots In When I Can
- Fifty Five: Whatever You Need To Do
- Fifty Six: He’s Going To Be So Annoyed
- Fifty Seven: All Of It
- Fifty Eight: I Know What I Did
- Fifty Nine: He’s Got The Girl
- Sixty: I’d Be Lying If I Said No
- Sixty One: It’s Probably Going To Be A While
- Sixty Two: Together
- Sixty Three: That’s A Later Problem
- Sixty Four: You Have To Know How Happy I Was To Be Here
- Sixty Five: We Need To Sing Her Name
- Sixty Six: He Really Does
- Sixty Seven: I Might Know What You Mean
- Sixty Eight: You Worry?
- Sixty Nine: This Place Has Grown On Me
- Seventy: You Know That I Know, Right?
- Seventy One: You Said You Had High Hopes
- Seventy Two: See You Next Year
- Seventy Three: Before I Ask
- Seventy Four: It’s That
- Seventy Five: I Might Have
- Seventy Six: I’ll Be Seeing To It
- Seventy Seven: Because We Both Know How He Feels About You
- Seventy Eight: Don’t Be A Jerk About It
- Seventy Nine: You Said Be Serious
- Eighty: You Never Acted Like Someone Who Loved Me
- Eighty One: You Two Do What You Want
- Eighty Two: Then Don’t Do This
- Eighty Three: I’m Not Going To Be Here While He Is
- Eighty Four: Where We Go From Here
- Eighty Five: Then & Now
- Eighty Six: How Can You Not See It?
- Eighty Seven: I Need To Hear That You Get This
- Eighty Eight: Not The Point
- Eighty Nine: I’m Funny Like That
- Ninety: I’ll Remember It
- Ninety One: Early Is Good
- Ninety Two: I’m A Hero
- Ninety Three: I’m Not Asking For An Explanation
- Ninety Four: I Hope He Knows
- Ninety Five: You Can’t Let Me Have This Day?
- Ninety Six: He Still Gets That Smile On His Face
- Ninety Seven: It Never Even Crossed My Mind
- Ninety Eight: That’s What I Am Worried About
- Ninety Nine: That You Are
- One Hundred: Why Would He Want To Do That?
- One Hundred & One: You Two Were Worse
- One Hundred & Two: I’d Just Hoped It Would Have Happened By Now
- One Hundred & Three: And?
- One Hundred & Four: We Wanted You To Be The First To Know
- Epilogue: But I’ve Spent Years With You Now