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When You Close Your Eyes

Things between Lionel and Isabelle aren’t as easy as they once were.

After almost 4 years together, their relationship is starting to struggle, something which ultimately causes the two of them to agree to end things before things between them deteriorate further.

There’s just one problem: They’re only a month away from her sister’s wedding.

Not wanting to upstage her little sister in the run-up to her big day, or cause problems with her parents who’ve always been fond of Lionel, Isabelle suggests that they postpone their break-up until after the big day, something which Lionel hesitantly agrees to, wanting to help her out.

Will the two of them still decide that breaking up is for the best or, will a month together help them put things back together again?

a/n: Obviously, I don’t own Lionel Messi or anything or anyone you may recognize, but the plot and OCs are mine
  1. 01: This Isn’t Working
  2. 02: What Do You Want To Do?
  3. 03: I Said I’d Play Along
  4. 04: It’s Not The First Time
  5. 05: Is He OK?
  6. 06: Nothing To Be Sorry For
  7. 07: I’m Sure You’ll Get There
  8. 08: Late Night Talks
  9. 09: One Night Isn’t Going To Fix It
  10. 10: Is That What You Think This Is?
  11. 11: You Know That
  12. 12: Figure Us Out
  13. 13: Don’t Let Him Go Easily
  14. 14: And What About You?
  15. 15: Not Right Now
  16. 16: He’s The One To Ask
  17. 17: One At A Time
  18. 18: I Didn’t Know You’d Be Here
  19. 19: Trust Me
  20. 20: You Never Know
  21. 21: You’re Good For Her
  22. 22: Getting Away
  23. 23: Come With Me
  24. 24: If This Isn’t What You Want
  25. 25: It’s About Time
  26. 26: Better Than The Last
  27. 27: Is It Possible?
  28. 28: There’s Something I Need To Tell You
  29. 29: You’re Serious?
  30. 30: Nothing Compares To It
  31. 31: Can We Talk?
  32. 32: Of Course I Am
  33. 33: I Only Want What Is Best
  34. 34: I Know That You Are
  35. 35: Four Years And Counting
  36. 36: That’s Our Blob
  37. 37: Ours
  38. 38: Shout It From The Rooftops
  39. 39: Keep It Up
  40. 40: I Thought You Should Know
  41. 41: Don’t Doubt Me
  42. 42: I’ve Never Given Them Reason To
  43. 43: It’ll Be A Good Surprise
  44. 44: You’ll Work It Out
  45. 45: She Knows It Too
  46. 46: Thinking Ahead
  47. 47: I Think I’ll Be Fine
  48. 48: That’s All We Want
  49. 49: A Little While Longer
  50. 50: Welcome To The World
  51. 51: Our Daughter
  52. 52: My Girls
  53. 53: We’ll Give It Everything
  54. 54: Just The Three Of Us
  55. 55: We’ll Get There
  56. 56: We Should Do This More Often
  57. 57: The Best It Has Been For a While
  58. 58: You’ll Have To Get Used To Me
  59. 59: Here & Now
  60. 60: A Long Time Coming
  61. 61: Our Decision
  62. 62: It’s A Big Deal For Her
  63. 63: It’s Not A Problem
  64. 64: You Do Things In Your Own Way
  65. 65: Something You Want To Say?
  66. 66: All You Had To Do Was Wait
  67. 67: I’d Do It Again
  68. 68: You Were Expecting More?
  69. 69: I Think We Can Afford To Wait
  70. 70: I’d Say We Made It Work
  71. 71: You Found Your Moment
  72. 72: The Day You Want
  73. 73: Make A Fuss
  74. 74: You Think That?
  75. 75: What You Want To Hear
  76. 76: How Can He Be Worried About That?
  77. 77: This Isn’t Last Time
  78. 78: Now Isn’t The Time
  79. 79: Is This What You Want?
  80. 80: We’ll Get Back To Us
  81. 81: It’s Not My First Time
  82. 82: I’d Like It to Stay That Way
  83. 83: He Makes You Happy?
  84. 84: Back On Track
  85. 85: Before You Know It
  86. 86: I’m Better Now
  87. 87: As Long As It Stays That Way
  88. 88: A Day To Look Back On
  89. 89: It Means A Lot To Us
  90. 90: It Feels Different
  91. 91: Us
  92. 92: For Keeps
  93. 93: We’d Like To Know
  94. 94: Husband Duty
  95. 95: Like Her Mother
  96. 96: Now?
  97. 97: Your Little Sister
  98. 98: Look At You Now
  99. Epilogue: Have I Told You That I Love You?