pairing: ex husband!Saliba x ex wife!reader x Willow Saliba
summary: William brings his new girlfriend to Willow’s 5th birthday and no one is impressed
note: might make this a 3 parter, i dunno
@kjlovesbigwilo @kbg96 lmk how you like this one🤓
25, divorced, single with a beautiful 5 year old daughter wasn’t in your deck of cards, but when William came home one evening and slapped the divorce papers on the counter, accusations of you wanting him for money and fame despite stopping your own dreams to support his own, you did it anyways.
Tears brimming your eyes, throat tight and hands shaking, you signed the papers.
all be it came as a shock to you, you took it with your chest, and started your life from scratch with your daughter, no demands for spousal support or child support from your ends which took William and his attorneys by surprise considering he cited your hunger for his money and fame as the reason for the divorce
today was Willow’s 5th birthday, opting for a princess themed pink and purple party, you’d decked your backyard out with everything possible, and the smile on Willow’s face as she pranced around with her princess dress soothed every ache and pain you went through to rebuild your life after the wrecking ball of William Saliba crashed through it
Despite asking, many of his teammates sided with you, also completely thrown off by his rash decision which he backed with some blurry photos and a daily mail tiktok, you still forgave him, moved on and let the judge rule joint custody.
“let me just get the door” you excuse yourself from Helen and her husband Martin
you swing it open, there your ex husband stands in a lilac dress shirt and fawn pants, his curls are gone now and his goatee overgrown but it’s the woman hanging off his arm who catches your attention.
You don’t let your smile faulter
“she’s in the back” you say stepping aside without greeting, like many times you’d met to exchange Willow, you knew he wasn’t there for you
“this” William starts “this is Naomi”
“nice to meet you” you say throwing her a smile “i’m YN”
“the pleasure is all mine” she recieves “i have big shoes to fill”
“what do you mean?” you ask
“nothing” William says ushering her into your home
the two make their way past you, greeting the members who havn’t thrown him a look of distaste.
you keep yourself busy for the day, which isn’t hard with a bunch of rowdy, sugared up toddlers around, the only time you interact with Wilo is when it’s time to sing for your daughter and help her cut the cake.
As the host, you gather the dishes, Willow asking for a glass of water from you to which you nod and mar your way inside to get her a cold glass of water
“at your daughters birthday party?” you hear Jurrien say “really man??”
“so instead of swallowing your pride and admitting you fucked up and lost the best thing that ever happened to you, you pick up some random woman and come parade her at your daughters birthday?” Jurrien hisses
“when’s her birthday?” Jurrien cuts him off
“you’re unbelievably stupid Saliba” Jurrien sighs “you’ve just thrown every prospect of you getting her back out the window in nano seconds”
“yes you do! don’t think i havn’t seen the looks you’ve been throwing her, you’ve paid her more attention than Naomi” Jurrien points out
“that means nothing” William dismisses
“right, so why’s she still your wallpaper and why do you still kiss the picture of her and Willow in your locker before every match?” Jurrien asks
“you fucked ip dude, jumped to a conclusion and all you needed to do was apologise” Jurrien says simply
you take the cue and walk into the kitchen, acting as if you’d heard nothing
“sorry, Willow asked for cold water” you apologise
“it’s alright, i was heading back anyways” Jurrien smiles
Jurrien walks out, a stern look thrown at his friend as he mouths “talk to her”
“nice place, and great job on the party” Wilo says “i’m sorry i wasn’t much help, the season just started”
“i know” you say sharply “Naomi is a beautiful woman, you treat her well”
“you’re prettier” Wilo says before he can stop himself
you let out an unamused laugh, closing the tap before turning to Wilo
“don’t treat her like you treated me”
you’re gone before William can respond, heart in his mouth as his mind comes to terms with the fact the he’s fucked it all up.
he’s lost you and there’s no getting you back.