“Are you just going to stare at me like that?” Marc chuckled.
“I’m just…surprised” I gasped.
“Surprised to hear that I love you?” he asked, amused.
I nodded.
“I didn’t find the perfect moment to tell you, but I felt like you needed to hear it today,” he said, cupping my face.
I kissed his soft lips.
“I really needed to hear it today” I whispered, stroking his cheek.
“I love you too Marc,” I said, looking into his beautiful green eyes.
Marc’s eyes lit up immediately and he lifted me off the ground and spun me around.
“Marc” I squealed.
He put my back down and kissed my nose.
“I love you Olivia Mendez” he chuckled.
“And I love you Marc Bartra” I giggled.
He intertwined his fingers with mine and led me to his car.
“Where are we going?” I asked, curiously.
“A secret” he winked.
He drove us to the marina. He got out of his car and opened the door for me. He picked me up bridal style and carried me aboard this beautiful yacht.
“Is this yours? I gasped.
He nodded.
“We are going on a trip” he winked.
“Do you even know how to steer it?” I asked.
He shook his head and laughed which made me frown.
“The captain will,” he said, pointing to someone who was standing in the cockpit.
Marc whistled, signaling the captain to take off.
“Come on,” Marc said, taking my hand.
He led me inside the cabin, where a table for two was set.
“Marc, what is this?” I gasped.
“I hope you didn’t have lunch yet” he smiled.
“I didn’t,” I said.
“Well sit down, I’ll serve it. I ordered it at my favorite restaurant and it’s kept on warm” he explained.
I sat down, while Marc put two plates on the table.
“It’s Paella. I know it’s a typical dish, but it’s the best in Barcelona” he winked.
“Marc…you really didn’t have to do this,” I said, taking his hand into mine.
“Keeping my lady happy is my priority” he winked, kissing my hand like a knight in shining armor.
I cupped his face and kissed his lips. Marc smiled and removed his lips from mine.
“Let’s eat before the food gets cold and I get hot” he smirked.
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“Oh my god, I’m so full!” I groaned after we finished our plates.
“Good?” Marc asked.
“Good? That was heaven on a plate!” I moaned.
“I knew you would love it” he grinned, pinching my cheek.
“I hope you kept room for dessert in that sexy tummy of yours” Marc winked.
“I doubt it” I groaned.
“Well too bad, we are having it anyway,” he said.
He served this big tray with fruits and next to it was a big bowl of chocolate dipping sauce.
“Don’t say you are going to resist this” Marc said, dipping a grape into the chocolate and putting it into his mouth.
Marc dipped another one into the chocolate and fed me.
“Mmm so good” I moaned.
“You have chocolate on your lips,” he said and licked it off.
“Definitely better than the fruit” he concluded with a smirk.
Marc put a chocolate-covered strawberry into his mouth and fed it to me. We forgot about the dessert tray after that, because we ended up having a different type of dessert.
“I love you” Marc panted, lying next to me.
“I love you too,” I said, putting my head on his chest.
He pulled the blanket up to cover us and kissed my temple.
“What do you love about me, Marc?” I asked.
“Why do you ask that all of a sudden?” he asked.
“Just curious. You could have any model you wanted, why did you choose me?” I asked.
“I have dated models before and they are all the same. They love their luxury and fame and after a while, you just get tired of their superficial character” he said.
“So are you saying you love me for my character and not my smoking hot looks?” I frowned, playfully.
“I love you for both” he chuckled, wrapping his arms around me.
“Do you know why I love you Marc Bartra?” I grinned.
“Why?” he asked, curiously.
“For your smoking hot looks of course, who needs character” I joked.
“Olive!” he groaned.
“I’m just kidding baby,” I said, stroking his face.
“You better or else I’ll punish you with round 2” he winked.
“That sounds like a punishment I can’t deny” I winked, making him laugh out loud.
“Naughty girl” he chuckled and pressed a warm kiss on my lips.
After ‘round 2’ we spent hours cuddling, talking about sweet nothings and just being happy together.
“Marc, thank you for this. I have no words to express how perfect this all is, how perfect you are” I sighed, looking into his eyes.
“Baby, if you love someone you try to make them as happy as you can. I hate seeing you upset…and I knew you were upset, I could hear it in your voice on the phone earlier. I know you didn’t want to talk about it, but I just want you to know that I’m here for you if you need me…always” he said, lovingly.
My eyes started to get watery because this man in my arms was just so flawless.
“Baby, no crying” he cooed, pressing a kiss on my forehead.
“Marc, are you the definition of perfection?” I sighed.
“You are crazy baby! I’m far from perfect” he chuckled.
“But you are perfect for me” I whispered, kissing his lips.
“And you are perfect for me” he whispered against my lips.
We cuddled a little while longer and finally decided to get dressed. It was evening already. We went out on the deck and stood at the bow of the yacht. Marc hugged me tightly from behind and rested his head on my right shoulder. The sun was setting and the view was stunning.
“This is so beautiful,” I said, adoring the sunset.
Marc kissed my neck softly and said, “Just like you.”
My cheeks flushed slightly and I wrapped my arms around his. We stood there watching the sunset together. It was an extraordinary experience viewing the sunset from a yacht, with the arms of the one you love wrapped around you. I didn’t want this moment to ever end, I wanted to stay like this with him forever and ever.
The darkness slowly crept over the ocean and the moonlight shone on the yacht soon. We arrived back at the marina.
“I’ll take you home” he sighed.
“I don’t want to go,” I said.
“I have to be at Camp Nou tomorrow at 7 am baby. Our coach wants to brief us about training, matches, etc,” he said.
“Busy days about to begin huh?” I sighed.
“Yes, but we’ll see each other a lot because of your intern” Marc smirked.
Marc dropped me home after a perfect day at the yacht. I lay in bed, thinking about him. I was missing him already! I thought about the end of our summer holidays and though I was looking forward to my photography internship, I was also worried about how busy things were going to become for the both of us. I knew Marc’s passion was football and he would have a lot of training, matches, press conferences, etc. and I would be busy learning new things about professional photography, etc. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me after all. I was excited about the start of my internship, but also somewhat scared. I fell asleep soon because I was really tired.
The next day I spent at home, reading about sports photography. It was different than the photography I was used to. The lenses they used were just too amazing for words and highly expensive. I was excited to use one of those wide-aperture telephoto lenses for the first time in my life. I took notes because I didn’t want to look like a fool in front of Alberto tomorrow morning. I went downstairs to have my lunch when Adrian saw me.
“Hey snappy sis” he smirked.
“Stop the sarcasm” I groaned.
“Feeling better?” he asked, sounding worried.
“Yes, I’m better,” I said, smiling thinking about the yacht trip with Marc.
“Okay…no details for me” he gagged.
“Adrian just wait until you are in love,” I said.
“Olive is in love huh?” he gasped, dramatically.
I bit my lips. Shit, did I just say that out loud?!
“Well I approve sis, Marc is a great guy” he winked.
“Ugh…thanks, not that I needed your approval,” I said, rolling my eyes.
“Do I have to do the whole ‘I’m her bro, if you hurt her, I’ll castrate you’ talk with Marc?” he smirked.
“Adrian! Don’t you dare…I’ll f*cking kill you” I yelled while laughing.
Adrian patted my back and said, “I’m glad sis that you are happy again.”
“Thanks, Adrian, though I hate you most of the time, I do love you,” I said.
“I love you too Olive, my sweet baby sis” he cooed.
“Eewww enough” I gagged.
He laughed out loud and sang, “Olive and Marc, sitting in a tree…s-e-x-i-n-g!”
“Adrian your dead!” I yelled.
He ran to his room and locked himself in.
“Yes, be afraid of…be very afraid” I yelled through the door with a smirk and went to my room.
I texted Marc asking how he was and telling him how much I was missing him. I lay in bed daydreaming about Marc when my phone buzzed a little later.
“I’m good baby, missing you too! I can’t wait to see you tomorrow at training!”
I smiled to myself and was excited, but also very nervous about tomorrow morning, the first day of my internship.
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Olive and Marc are very much in love ♥ He does know how to treat his lady, doesn't he? And Adrian is unbelievable like usual! :D
Love you guys ♥