That’s Where She Gets it From (Alessia Russo x McCabe!Reader)
“Y/n, firstly, congratulations on back to back wins” the presenter shouted into the microphone, trying to get you to hear her over the crowd that was screaming while celebrating your win.
“Thanks, yeah. A bit more of a difficult one there today, but happy to come away with the win” you nodded.
“We know you have another fight coming up soon, so how will you turn it around in such a short space of time?” She asked.
“Yeah, another one now in three months, so I’ll take some time off. My sister is gettin’ married so I’ll enjoy that, and then back into camp to start trainin’ again” you hummed.
“And after that fight, is there anybody else you can see yourself coming up against over the next few months?” She smirked, almost like she’d been told to ask the question.
“Think everyone knows the answer to that already” you laughed. “It’s bein’ sorted out with agents, but I’m ready for Dara whenever she wants to stop bein’ a little bitch and move up the weight” your smug expression caused the presenter to giggle, and then proceed to apologise for your use of language on live TV.
“Enjoy the celebrations” she smiled.
“Thanks darlin’, might see ye there” you winked and handed her back the microphone.
Your coaches were waiting for you to finish the interview before wrapping their arms around your shoulders to bring you back to the changing rooms. You were the second last fight of the night on the card, so nobody was out of the venue yet.
“Heard your little speech, McCabe” the annoying voice you hated to hear piped up.
“Heard your girlfriend screamin’ my name the other night too” you mumbled under your breath with a chuckle.
“Have you something you want to say?” Dara shouted after you, having, thankfully, not heard what you mumbled.
“We’ll talk when ye sign the contract” you shot the girl your middle finger and proceeded to be pulled off. Gabriella was stood a bit further up, away from Dara, who had now been pulled off for a ringside interview.
“Two seconds, I’ll follow ye in” you said to your coaches as they headed into your changing room.
“Congratulations” your, whatever Gabriella was to you, smiled and squeezed your arm.
“Thanks, baby” you replied, not even a hint of hesitation behind the pet name.
“Looks sore” she pouted, cupping your face.
“Maybe ye can come over later and kiss it better?” You smirked as the girl giggled.
“I’ll see you before the week is out” she promised, looking around to make sure the coast was clear before kissing you quickly and scooting off. She had you hooked all over again. Not too hooked that you would refuse if another girl offered, but hooked enough that you’d choose her over any other girl right now.
It felt like you blinked and you were at a club, music blaring and a few drinks in already. You’d puffed your way through the entirety of a vape and had begged Ella to go get you another one so you could avoid the dance floor. Your younger siblings and parents had left and a few of the older ones that were here were gone now too.
Amanda, the bride to be, had begged you to not have anything wrong with your face for her wedding photos and you laughed straight in her face, much to her annoyance. Ella had came back with a fresh vape each and sat down beside you, watching as your leg bounced anxiously and you started puffing the vape like it was a race to see who could finish it first.
“I’m not goin’ to get ye another one if ye finish that one mad quick” Ella warned. “Should ye not be happy tonight? Ye won didn’t ye?” She asked.
“I’m grand” you shrugged, letting the loud music be the only thing heard and allowing the conversation fall flat.
“Were ye hopin’ she’d come?” Ella hummed.
“Yeah, a bit” you nodded.
“When did ye see her last?” Ella continued, rubbing your arm sympathetically.
“Earlier, after I won” you mumbled.
“Anythin’ happen?” She raised her eyebrows at you, only you were still fixated on the weird stains that covered the ground.
“She kissed me” you admitted. “Then just told me she’d see me before the end of the week” you added.
Ella felt god awful for you, she’d never seen you so distant and mopey before. When things first happened with Gabriella, Katie was the one who’d picked up the majority of the pieces, but now Ella was older, you let her see a lot more vulnerability in you. She was just about to give you a speech, telling you that you were too good for Gabriella, and that she was ruining your life all over again, until Katie interrupted.
“What’s up? Should ye not be happy? Or did I miss somethin’ and ye actually lost?” Katie laughed, pulling you up from your seat. You felt a pain in your ribs and shoved Katie off you to try and sit back down.
“Piss off for a minute” Ella huffed to your older sister, but she was met with a middle finger to the face as Katie dragged you to the dancefloor.
“What’s wrong with ye?” Katie asked.
“Nothin’” you mumbled, although you were in a fair bit of pain from the fight, probably the worst pain you’d ever experienced after a fight.
“I’ll get ye a drink” she patted your shoulder and bolted off to the bar.
“Is it just me, or are you getting even better looking?” Leah smirked as you rolled your eyes, in absolutely no mood for her tonight. “Gonna dance with me?” She asked, tugging you by the hand towards her.
“Not tonight” you shook your head and freed yourself from her grip. “Do ye know if Alessia is comin’?” You whispered to Leah who shrugged.
Since you left her that evening, in a bit of a rush to get to Gabriella, you’d both been pretty distant with each other. You hadn’t really been texting as often as usual and the last message you’d sent her to ask if she was coming tonight she’d left on the seen. Ella was the one who sat in the special seat tonight, watching you struggle for the first time in your career.
“I don’t think she can make it” Leah shook her head. “She said she had a family thing she couldn’t get out of” Leah added as you gave her a defeated looking smile.
“Eyes on you” Leah smirked, nodding over to a girl on the dance floor who was staring at you and the minute your eyes met hers, she gestured you over.
“Be rude not to, wouldn’t it?” Katie laughed, shoving a drink into your hand and pushing you towards the girl.
“I am now” the girl nodded with a grin. “You fought so well” she added, tracing her fingernails up your arms.
“Thanks, yeah” you replied, wincing as she brushed over a cut on your arm.
“Sorry baby, did that hurt?” She asked as you shook your head and she pulled your arm to get your ear next to her lips.
“Does it need to be kissed better? Or would you rather I kissed somewhere else instead?” She smirked, adjusting her head and pressing her lips roughly against yours.
“Who had fifteen seconds?” Leah, who’d been timing the interaction to see how long it would take for her to kiss you, shouted sarcastically.
Whatever this girls name was, you don’t think she’d actually mentioned it, she was a good kisser. She was distracting you enough not to think about Gabriella and she was long forgotten as the girl’s tongue slipped into your mouth. When you realised this kiss was probably going to go on for a while, you took the girl over towards the couches to continue. You pressed your back against it as she dug her knees into the couch and sat on your lap. The music was far too loud and your tongue was too deep down this girl’s throat to even comprehend when there was a loud cheer for the blonde, who had finally arrivied.
“Where’s Y/n?” Alessia asked the group as Leah couldn’t help but burst out laughing.
“Bit busy at the minute” Katie smirked and pointed over to the couch. Alessia couldn’t actually see you, just a girl in a short dress. She presumed the hand firmly gripping her ass belonged to you.
“Want a drink?” Leah asked.
“Need a drink” Alessia nodded, heading off to the bar and Leah jogged after her.
When you came up for breath about forty five minutes later, the girl had slid you a spare room key for the hotel next door and you’d wandered off to find Ella to tell her you’d see her tomorrow.
“Ye confuse the shit out of me” Ella laughed, eyeing over to the girl leaving and then to the key card in your hand.
“I confuse the shit out of myself” you chuckled with a shrug. “I’ll see ye tomorrow, alright?” You smiled as she hugged you gently, knowing you were in a bit of pain still. You’d just turned away from Ella before you were met by a mop of blonde hair, in an equally short dress to - god why are you so bad at remembering names.
“Leaving without even saying hello? That’s a new low” Alessia teased, having not looked up at you yet.
“I didn’t know ye were here” you replied with a shrug. “How are ye?” You asked, the girl finally looking up at you and the teasing smirk instantly wiping off her face.
“Jesus Christ” she gasped, cupping your face and scanning over it. “It didn’t look this bad on TV” she added.
“Ye watched it on TV?” You frowned.
“Practically forced my entire family too” she chuckled. “Is it sore?” She asked.
“It wasn’t til ye started pokin’ at it” you smirked, sticking the keycard in your pocket and taking hold of her wrists to remove them from your face.
“Sorry I haven’t seen ye in a while, been busy with camp and-” you tried explaining.
“You don’t need to explain yourself for being busy” she smiled. “Do you have somewhere you need to be?” She reminded you.
“Think I’m alright here with ye instead” you confirmed, watching as the girl nodded and you inhaled your vape like it was a life support machine.
“Blow that in my face and I’ll make you swallow it” she took the colourful machine out of your hand and walked towards the dance floor, stringing you along after her.
“No fair, you wouldn’t dance with me” Leah moaned as Alessia handed you back your vape.
“I had to, she took my vape” you laughed.
“Another?” Leah asked both of you and you gave her brief nods as she scooted off to the bar.
“Despite all the- you look good tonight” Alessia whispered, her fingertips on the edge of skimming your hand.
“Yeah, well, ye look good every night” you bit back, not in a flirty way, just a complimenting your friend kind of way. The same way Alessia said it to you, right?
Alessia’s hand had moved a bit, about to take hold of yours, until you were pulled off.
“Y/n, need you” your agent shouted, pulling you by the shoulder towards a group of promoters that wanted to speak to you.
“Here, hold this til I’m back” you threw your vape to Alessia and wandered off, allowing your agent to ramble on about what they wanted to talk to you about.
Just like that, Alessia had tried, again, and you’d left just before she could tell you what she’d wanted to scream at you for weeks.
The week rolled on and Gabriella had told Dara she was going away for a girl’s break or something, you weren’t really listening to her explanation of how she got away from her current girlfriend to come and sleep with you. She’d nipped down to your kitchen to make tea, starting to become accustomed to where everything was in your cupboards.
“Thanks darlin’” you mumbled when she handed you your mug. She always made the best cup of tea and something about it brought you some weird sense of comfort.
“You’ve got a scar here now” she frowned, pointing at a permanent scar that had formed on your eyebrow.
“Yeah, a deep cut from a few fights ago” you shrugged, not really paying much attention to the fact she looked genuinely concerned.
“Your face was quite bad the other night” she pointed out, again.
“I’m fine now though” you smiled.
“Bet all the girls were after you at your party” she teased as you laughed.
“Didn’t really see past the first one” you teased back, but her face dropped.
“You actually got with someone?” She frowned.
“What’s the problem?” You asked.
“You’re seeing me” she shouted.
“Ye have a girlfriend, Gabs” you tried to get her to calm down, but that seemed to make it worse.
“If you want to keep doing this, there can’t be anybody else” She demanded.
“We only kissed” you inputted, but she wasn’t having any of it.
“I don’t care” she almost screamed. “I want you all to myself, so no anything with anybody, okay?”
You didn’t want anything to stop with Gabriella, but you couldn’t give your entire commitment to the person who firstly, had a girlfriend, and secondly, gave you these commitment issues in the first place, could you?
“Yeah, okay” you nodded as she smirked and kissed you again.
From that night, you’d basically removed yourself from everything and everybody. Due to your time off, you didn’t have to go anywhere, so you were pretty much just waiting to go back to Ireland next week for the wedding. All of your calls and text messages had went unanswered, unless they were from Gabriella, who seemed to have consumed your entire existence now.
Seven days before you were set to go for the wedding, it was lashing rain outside. You decided to stay tucked up on the couch, watching TV and flicking through social media, while drinking endless cups of tea. You were eventually dragged off the couch when there was a knock at the door, and you trudged along to pull it open.
“Ella?” You frowned, looking at the soaking wet girl who was fit to kill someone.
“Get out of the fuckin’ way” she mumbled, pushing you to one side and storming straight upstairs.
“Ella what the fuck are ye doin’?” You shouted, closing the door and sprinting up after her.
“I’ve been callin’ ye and textin’ ye every poxy day and I got nothin’ back. What was I meant to do? I thought ye were fuckin’ dead” she huffed.
“How did ye even get here?” You asked, knowing she didn’t drive and she definitely didn’t get a lift from the sheer wetness of her clothes.
“I had to get like five different tubes and a bus and then ran the rest of the way” she groaned. “Can I take a shower?”
“Yeah, I’ll get ye fresh clothes” you nodded.
“Here” she said, throwing you the massive bag she had with her.
“Can ye wash and dry them? They’re soakin’” she added as you stared at the bag. “Oh, I’m stayin’ for a few days, until ye learn how to work a phone again” she stated, shoving you out the door and getting ready to go for a shower.
You headed downstairs, throwing her clothes into the washing machine and starting to make lunch for you both. Ella eventually came downstairs, looking snug in your shorts and hoodie.
“Made ye a cuppa” you mumbled, nodding your head towards the mug as your little sister bypassed it and instead crashed herself against you.
“Missed ye too” you replied softly, wrapping your arms around her.
“I’m gonna take a wild guess that things are gettin’ a bit more serious with Gabriella” she mumbled as you nodded.
“Think she wants to start goin’ out again” you said, almost like you were trying to convince yourself that that’s why she’d asked you not to see anybody else.
“I was thinkin’ of asking’ her to come to Manda’s weddin’ with me” you continued.
“That’s a great idea” Ella smiled, pulling away from you and grabbing her tea.
“Really?” You smiled back, happy your little sister was happy for you and your - you were still trying to figure out what Gabriella was to you right now.
“No, not really, you fuckin’ twat” Ella huffed in frustration and headed into the sitting room.
“Well firstly, Manda will kill ye” Ella laughed. “Then secondly, Katie will kill her” Ella added. “And lastly, she’s not your girlfriend anymore, and everyone in our family hates her for what she did to ye” she reminded you.
“Ye don’t get it, she said it was a mistake” you moaned, following after her to sit down in the living room.
“Mistake or not, she’s not good enough for ye” Ella said, bluntly. “And she’s not worth ye closin’ off actual real relationships for somethin’ she sees as casual”
“Well, who am I gonna bring then? Manda thinks I’m bringin’ someone and if I don’t she’s gonna murder me now for changin’ stuff” you pinched your nose with your thumb and pointer finger, waiting for Ella to offer a solution.
“Alessia” Ella shrugged casually.
“Haven’t even talked to Lessi since the night of my fight” you shrugged, trying to forget the fact that you’d been ignoring the English girl.
“Few days away back home then to catch up” Ella added, offering another solution to another problem. “The worst she can say is no” she flicked your phone as you sighed.
Actually, the worst Alessia could say was yes.
It’s nice to hear from you 💕
I’m free, what do you have in mind?
Will you come to my sister’s wedding with me?
Alessia was currently at home, pacing back and forth looking at your message. The problem Alessia was having was that she’d realised she really liked you, in a way she’d never like another girl before. Only, while she was still trying to figure out her own feelings, she didn’t want to start labelling herself or explaining herself to anybody. So, she kept her feelings for you hidden, and didn’t call anybody to explain the fear that was running through her body looking at your message.
If I say yes, do I need to ask your sister for the actual details? 😂
Ella had arranged for Alessia to come over to yours tomorrow, and you, weirdly, messaged Gabriella to say you were busy and that you’d see her when you got back from the wedding. For the remainder of the night, you and Ella just relaxed out on the couch, tucked up together and watching a film that you fell asleep during.
When you got downstairs the next morning, Ella was sat at the kitchen table. You were just about to moan about being tired, until you saw the two heads of blonde hair instead of one.
“Morning” she smiled back, getting up off the chair and coming to give you a hug. You squeezed the girl tightly, regretting every second that past you by the last while that you hadn’t spoken to her.
“For?” You frowned back at her, sticking the kettle on.
“Well, your sister has informed me that you do not actually have an outfit yet, for the wedding that’s next week” Alessia explained. “And I also need to get something” she added as you rolled your eyes.
“Can ye both not go shoppin’ together and I’ll stay here?” You smirked as Ella laughed.
“Go get ready” Alessia giggled, shoving you out the kitchen door, all the way to the bottom of the stairs as you released a defeated sigh. “Stop moaning” she squeezed your arm.
“Thanks for agreein’ to come” you mumbled, pulling the girl in for another hug as she completely melted against you.
“Dare I ask, have you booked flights yet?” Alessia smirked, feeling your head shake as she finally pulled away from you. “Y/n” she hissed.
“I’ve been busy” you laughed. “Ella have ye booked flights?” You shouted.
“Are ye jokin’? I sent ye flight details weeks ago to book it” Ella appeared at the kitchen door, probably the most angry you’ve ever seen her. You didn’t even give her a second to take a step out of the kitchen as you’d sprinted up the stairs to get ready for your fun day out shopping.
Once Alessia had the theme of the wedding, she set out looking for clothes for both of you to wear. You had good style, more masculine, opting for slacks and a shirt. Alessia, on the other hand, picked up a dress that complimented your outfit as well as the theme. You thought after that, that you were finished, until she then moved on to shoes, a bag and finally, jewellery.
“Are we nearly done, Lessi?” You groaned, slumped over the check out counter while the cashier was scanning the endless items.
“She gets hungry” Alessia explained to the cashier as both of them laughed.
“My boyfriend is the exact same” the girl giggled, continuing to scan the items. You waited for Alessia to correct her, like she did all the time when people made the mistake, but she didn’t.
“That’ll be £780” the girl stated and you shoved Alessia out of the way to tap your phone.
“Y/n” Alessia squeezed your arm, but the transaction had already went through and the receipt was being placed in one of the multiple bags.
“Thanks” you smiled at the cashier and took all the bags in your hands, heading for the exit. “I’m gonna throw these in the car and we can go get food or somethin’” you suggested.
“Sounds great” Alessia smiled, following behind you to the car. “You didn’t need to pay for my stuff” she mumbled.
“Ye wouldn’t need to buy stuff if ye didn’t agree to come with me” you shrugged. “Should be everythin’ sorted now though. Clothes, hotel and flights” you nodded.
“No” you shook your head at her, tossing the bags in the boot of your car. “You’ve saved me bein’ murdered by my sister by sayin’ ye’ll come, trust me” you laughed.
“Okay, well, I’m buying food” she smiled as the two of you took off towards the shopping centre again to head into a restaurant.
“So, how have you been?” Alessia asked as the smile you’d had on your face since you seen her this morning wiped off your face.
“Yeah” you shrugged. “How’re ye?” You asked.
“That wasn’t an answer” Alessia frowned. “I’ve been kind of worried there’s been something wrong” she added.
“It’s nothin’” you mumbled.
“If it’s nothing, you can tell me” Alessia encouraged you, putting her hand over yours. Alessia was your friend, a person you could open up to and not be afraid of being judged.
“Remember that night a little while ago I got into a fight with Dara?” You asked and the girl nodded. “The next mornin’ Gabriella texted me to apologise and, I dunno” you shrugged.
“What?” Alessia pushed further.
“She said she missed me and wanted to see me and we’ve been sleepin’ together since” you admitted as Alessia’s heart dropped.
“You’re back with Gabriella?” She asked.
“It’s complicated” you mumbled. “She’s still with Dara, but she asked me not to see anybody else while she figures it out”
“And you’re happy with that?” Alessia huffed as you shrugged.
“And what? If the person that cheated on ye wanted ye back, ye’d say no?” You grunted, making stern eye contact with the girl.
“Yeah, I would, because I know I’m worth more than that” Alessia bit back, and your head dropped in something what felt like embarrassment. “You’re worth more than that” she added, gripping your hand.
“Ye didn’t correct that girl” you mumbled under your breath as her head tilted.
“What girl?” Alessia asked.
“The girl workin’ in the shop basically called me your girlfriend and ye just smiled at her” you explained. “Ye usually correct people”
“Well, if you can be Leah’s boyfriend, then you can be mine too” she giggled, making a lighthearted joke she knew would make you laugh, which it did.
When you started laughing, you caught the girl’s eye who was smiling at you, the same way Gabriella used to smile at you when you were together. You were too fixated on her to even notice when the waitress came over to take your order, your mind was spinning.
Okay, was Alessia attractive? Yes
Did she make you feel good about yourself? Yes
Did she care about you? Yes
Wait, do you have actual feelings for her? No, because of Gabriella, but-
“Y/n” Alessia kicked you under the table, pulling you out of your trance and eyeing towards the waitress who was waiting to take your order.
“Sorry” you mumbled before proceeding to order your food and continuing to go back to a somewhat normal conversation with Alessia.
This was going to be the longest few days of your life.
You saw Gabriella before you left, briefly, in the back seat of your car. You told her you were bringing a friend to the wedding and were then forced into showing her Alessia’s Instagram profile.
“How did you meet her?” Gabriella frowned, until she scrolled down further to see her in Arsenal gear. “Katie” she added, watching you nod.
“I wanted to ask ye to come with me, but I didn’t think ye would be able to” you lied, deciding not to tell her that your little sister talked you out of it.
“Well, I obviously wouldn’t” she scowled, almost like you were an idiot for even thinking of asking her. “So what? That thing and you are friends? Since when?”
“She’s your type” Gabriella added with a huff, folding her arms.
“You’re my type” you said softly, pulling her back towards you. “Lessi is straight and there’s nobody else Gabs” you shook your head and kissed Gabriella’s forehead as she settled back against you.
“Keep it that way” she smiled, tugging your T-shirt towards her and melting into a kiss.
You weren’t confused anymore. It was Gabriella. It was always Gabriella. It had to be Gabriella.
Alessia and Ella both stayed with you last night, Alessia took the spare room and Ella shared your bed, which resulted in you sleeping on the floor due to her fidgeting like a fish in her sleep. She woke you up this morning and you flung a pillow at her, almost knocking her to the ground with the force you threw it with.
“Get up ye moron” Ella shouted again as you reluctantly pushed yourself off the floor.
You were just wearing a sports bra and shorts, and trudged down the stairs to put the kettle on before you could even think about getting ready. Booking an early flight is always a good idea when you book it, but waking up for that early flight was hell, for some.
“Morning” Alessia smiled from the kitchen table, fully dressed, breakfast made, not having looked up from her phone yet.
“Mornin’” you grumbled back, heading towards the kettle.
“Is someone grumpy this-” Alessia tried to say until she looked up at you.
“She’s grumpy every mornin’” Ella laughed, coming into the kitchen also fully dressed.
“Do ye notice how me and Alessia are ready before we come downstairs?” She teased, squeezing your arm.
“Need a cuppa tea” you moaned, shoving your sister away from you.
“Go get ready and I’ll make ye one” Ella shoved you back, towards the kitchen door this time.
“Ye alright?” You asked Alessia who was absentmindedly staring at you from the kitchen table. “Lessi?” You frowned when the girl didn’t reply.
“Sorry, yes. I’m fine” she nodded, waiting until you were out of the room and up the stairs to squeeze the bridge of her nose.
Ella knew you liked Alessia and she also knew Alessia liked you. She prided herself in that she figured it out before either of you did, but she wasn’t one to push either of you to act on it.
Thankfully, there was two free seats beside Ella on the flight. Caitlin and Katie had headed the day before and you’re not sure if Ella or Alessia had told either of them you were bringing their English blonde teammate, because you certainly hadn’t. You sat between the two girls on the flight, and both of them took hostage of a shoulder each to fall asleep on, while you munched on the snacks Alessia had packed in her bag, which you presumed were for you.
Katie was the one that was assigned to pick you both up from the airport and Alessia being stood with you was not on her wedding bingo card. Before you even saw her, or she had a chance to say anything, Ella had ripped her away and was grilling her.
“Trust me, it was better than the other option of who she was goin’ to bring” Ella mumbled as Katie pressed her to explain further, which Ella did.
After hearing that the options were Alessia or Gabriella, Katie felt a weird sense of relief that her colleague was here as your date. She drove the three of you to the hotel and you checked in, now finding out Ella had booked conjoining rooms for you and her.
“We could do us in one room and then Alessia in the other one” Ella suggested.
“I’m not sharin’ with ye ever again. Ye flopped about like a fish last night” you huffed.
“It’s two double rooms” Ella explained as you grabbed a key card out of her hand.
“Ye alright with that?” You asked the blonde who nodded at you. “Do ye flop like a fish in your sleep?” You chuckled as she laughed at you.
“Guess you’ll find out” she teased, tugging your arm towards the lifts. You both flung your bags into the room and you went off to take a shower while she flicked through the TV. You’d left your phone on the bedside table and both yours and hers buzzed simultaneously.
Katie added you to a groupchat
Booked the 4 of us in for a game of ⛳️
So sorry in advance for how bad I am
Y/n is just in the shower, but we’ll be ready 😊
“So what? They’re a we now?” Katie huffed.
“Would it be so bad? Alessia is nice” Caitlin added.
“That’s my issue” Katie sighed. “Ella told me when I collected them that Y/n is seein’ Gabriella again”
“No” Caitlin gasped, prolonging the o sound. “Since when?”
“I dunno” Katie shrugged. “But if she’s stringin’ Alessia on too-”
“We don’t know that” Caitlin interrupted. “I’m also pretty sure Alessia is straight”
“For her sake, I hope she steers clear of being anything more than friends” Katie mumbled, pulling out clothes to get ready for your golfing trip.
You arrived up to the green, carrying a set of clubs that you and Alessia were going to share, putting them in a golf cart and driving the two of you to the first hole.
“Afternoon” you smiled at your sister and her girlfriend. “Good to see ye” you said to Caitlin, giving her a hug.
“Ready to go, yeah?” Katie asked and all three of you nodded. “Ye both can tee off first, it’ll take ye both longer than us” Katie said to the two girls as you laughed, giving her a subtle fist bump that she stuck her hand out for.
“You’re both bullies” Caitlin huffed, but both of them hit off anyway and took the first cart to go find their balls.
“So c’mere, ye are back with Gabby?” Katie asked.
“Really? Hole one and you’re already on my case?” You shot her a stern look. “Ella tell ye?” You asked
“She’s worried about ye” Katie explained.
“I already told her she doesn’t need to be” you frowned. “Can we just play?” You gestured her to hit the ball, as she sighed and played on.
You spent the rest of the course with Alessia, mostly, teasing her about being god awful at golf. After what felt like hours, the four of you went back and got ready for dinner that your entire family were having in the hotel restaurant.
Your mam had quizzed Katie and Ella on what the situation was with you and Alessia, but they both were reluctant to give a straight forward answer. If your mam knew you were seeing Gabriella again, she’d murder you. Your family were very outspoken and you were actually one of the quietest siblings. You were also, in the eyes of your older sister, the most responsible of the ones that didn’t have their own kids, which is why she banged on your door this morning to wake you up.
You pulled your arm away from where it was resting on Alessia’s waist. Your hand on her stomach, slid under her T-shirt. Wait - what? Did you fall asleep like this?
“Y/n, open the fuckin’ door” your sister, Amanda, shouted as you jumped off the bed and Alessia woke up too.
“What do ye want? We were asleep” you groaned as you swung the door open to reveal your sister. “Sorry, didn’t know it was you knockin’, what’s up?” You asked.
“I’m sorry to ask, I need you to look after the kids today” she sighed, and you noticed she looked stressed.
“Yeah, no hassle” you smiled. “Everythin’ alright?” You raised your eyebrow and she nodded.
“Just tryin’ to get everythin’ sorted and I love my kids, but I’m goin’ to kill them” she groaned as you laughed.
“Just give me 15 minutes and I’ll come get them” you said as she squeezed you tightly in a big hug before rushing back to her hotel room. You shut the door of the room, and headed back towards the bed to grab your phone.
“Good morning” Alessia smiled.
“Mornin” you smiled back. “Sorry, she’s just a bit stressed” you explained to the girl as the reason you were both woken up.
“Don’t worry about it” she shook her head. “So we’re babysitting today?” She asked, jumping out of bed.
“Well I am” you laughed. “Ye don’t have to-”
“That’s what wedding dates are for” she giggled, squeezing your cheeks and heading off to the bathroom.
You both got ready quickly, both of you grabbing showers and getting dressed. You’d sent Alessia downstairs to grab tea and a coffee and you went to collect your niece and nephew who both jumped into your arms once they saw you.
“What do ye wanna do?” You asked both of them as they both started shouting ideas at you, and poking your face. “Did I hear zoo? Do ye wanna go the zoo?” You smiled as they screamed in excitement in your arms.
“Here, take my card” your sister offered, opening her purse.
“I’m alright payin’ for my niece and nephew to go the zoo, Manda” you laughed. “Come on then, have to introduce ye both to Lessi” you smiled, squeezing them both as you brought them downstairs to the lobby with you.
“Well, hello” Alessia giggled at the twins that were occupying both your arms.
“This is Lessi” you introduced them. “And this is the twins, Lily and Bobby”
“Hi Lessi” Bobby shouted, making grabby hands for her.
“Hi Bobby” Alessia giggled, fully accepting that he wanted to transfer from your arms to hers. Lily was a bit more shy with strangers, she usually only went with people she knew.
“Ye wanna say hello?” You whispered to Lily who gave Alessia the slightest of little waves before tucking her head into your shoulder.
“She’s a bit more shy than that mad man” you laughed, squeezing your niece a little bit tighter to let her know it was okay.
You used the car Katie had been given to drive the four of you out to the zoo, spending the day with Lily on your shoulders and Bobby pulling Alessia in every direction towards the animal enclosures. You stopped around half way through to get more tea and Alessia bought the two of them ice cream.
“Do you want one too?” Alessia asked, handing the two of them their ice creams, as you nodded.
“What do we say?” You reminded them.
“Thank you, auntie Lessi” Lily smiled, giggling before she bit into the ice cream.
“Yeah, thanks auntie Lessi” Bobby repeated the thanks and the motion of munching the cone before going for the ice cream.
“Lessi isn’t your auntie” you corrected them.
“Yes she is!” They both shouted back.
“Here” Alessia said, handing you your own ice cream cone.
“Thanks, auntie Lessi” you smirked as she pushed your arm and rolled her eyes.
“Don’t encourage them” she laughed quietly.
“Can we go see the lions next?” Bobby asked.
“Yeah, just finish that first” you pointed at the mess in his hands of what was an ice cream cone roughly 60 seconds ago. “And aim to get it in your mouth, Bob” you laughed.
You got them cleaned up and continued to walk around the zoo, stopping anytime Bobby so much as saw a leaf on the ground.
“Lessi, look” Lily shouted, pulling her by the hand towards the lion exhibit as Bobby ran after them. You felt a sense of comfort that both of them warmed up to the blonde so easily, so much so, they wouldn’t stop referring to her as auntie Lessi.
You continued to walk around, both of you trying to race after the pair that kept running anytime they seen an animal move. You felt a head fall on your shoulder and knew that it wasn’t either of them, because they’d have to be in your arms in order for them to reach it. You froze a little at the realisation of who it was.
“Ye okay?” You asked the girl.
“Having kids is hard” she giggled, continuing to rest her head against your shoulder.
“I know darlin’, I dunno what we were thinkin’ havin’ them” you sighed playfully, reaching your hand down to grab hers.
“Think we made a mistake” she played along, interlocking your fingers and squeezing your hand a little tightly.
“Ye wanna grab dinner alone tonight?” You asked as the girl nodded against you.
“Yeah, maybe” she smiled. “And we could just watch a movie back in the room then” she suggested.
“Sounds good” you agreed, still yet to let go of eachother’s hand. “Bob, Lil, come on” you shouted as the pair ran toward you again, only this time Lily ran to Alessia and Bobby to you. As you picked both of them up, that was the first time you released Alessia’s hand.
You dropped the tired pair back to the hotel room, your sister forcing you into another tight hug to thank you for minding them today. You headed back to your room to find Alessia tucked up on the bed as you let a laugh pass your lips.
“What? I’m tired” she sighed, laughing back.
“Wanna just order room service?” You asked and the girls face lit up at the suggestion.
You grabbed the menu and both of you scanned it, choosing what you want before you ordered it on the little tablet in the room. It wasn’t long until the food arrived and she’d picked a movie for you to watch while you ate. When you finished your food, she did as she usually did and adjusted herself against you to get a bit more comfortable.
“This okay?” She whispered and you squeezed her side to let her know she was alright there. “I meant to say, you are really cute with them” Alessia added as you chuckled.
“Who? Lily and Bobby?” You asked as the girl pushed herself off of you and sat beside you properly on the bed.
“I didn’t expect you to be so-” Alessia mumbled, trying to find the right words.
“Childish?” You guessed with a smirk.
“Caring” she corrected you and her eyes flickered as they met yours and her hand fell over your own.
You couldn’t kiss her, as much as you felt like you wanted to. Alessia was your friend, she was your straight friend and she made that very clear the first night you met each other. You also had Gabriella, who was the love of your life and had asked you to not get with anybody while she was figuring her own relationship out. But Alessia’s lips were tempting you the more you looked at them. In fact, your eyes were fixated on them.
“Do it” Alessia breathed out as you hesitated for a split second, before pushing yourself off the backboard of the bed and leaning in to kiss her. The internal thoughts that had ran through your mind a mere ten seconds ago, now forgotten as you felt her breath against your lips.
“Alessia” Ella shouted, kicking the door between your two rooms open. “My nail broke, I need help” she yelled, as you jumped off the bed in order to create as much distance possible between the two of you.
“Fuckin’ emergency of the year Ella, fuck off” you moaned. This was the second time you and Alessia had almost kissed, and the second time some idiot at a door had interrupted you.
“I have glue, one minute” Alessia scrambled to her feet, rummaging through her bag and following Ella into her room.
You needed a minute to breathe and rethink everything that just happened in the last few minutes, or maybe since the first time you and Alessia met. You grabbed your phone and your secret hidden vape and headed to the hotel bar, ordering yourself a pint and sitting outside. You’d been there for over an hour or so when you felt a hand squeeze your shoulder.
“Do your coaches know you vape?” Amanda laughed, sinking into the couch beside you.
“Can’t sleep?” You asked, watching your sister shake her head. “It’ll go grand, don’t be worryin’”
“Just what every bride wants to hear, that it’ll be grand. Thanks, Y/n” Amanda laughed. “I didn’t know ye were seein’ that girl, Katie said ye were just friends”
“Well the kids are very much under the impression that she is their new auntie” Amanda laughed.
“I don’t know why they started callin’ her that” you shrugged and shook your head.
“Lily said it was because she bought them ice cream” your sister smirked. “And Bobby told me that it’s because ye hold hands like auntie Caitlin and auntie Katie” she pressed a little deeper.
“She’s straight” you reiterated.
“Is that why you’re hidin’ down here then?” She asked.
“Can’t vape in the room” you lied, waving the toxic device around.
“Well whatever she is to you, just tell her thanks for keepin’ my kids entertained today” she smiled. “All three of them” she added with a smirk.
“Wanker” you scoffed playfully and stuck your finger up at her.
Amanda’s friends came to collect her from the bar, all of them were staying in the same room tonight and you were thankful you were sleeping nowhere near any of them, because they were all shitfaced. You headed back to the bedroom, only to find Alessia asleep and the room in complete darkness. You got ready for bed and slid in beside her, scrolling on your phone for a few minutes before trying to get to sleep, which didn’t take too long.
You woke to the alarm that Alessia had thankfully set, as you’d forgotten there was a certain time you needed to be up for. You had the girl pulled so close against you, it was difficult to comprehend how either of you were even breathing.
“Turn it off” you grunted, feeling the girls stomach vibrate from laughing.
“Let me go then” she giggled, wriggling out of your grip and knocking off the alarm. “Nice of you to come back” she added, turning around to face you while her head stayed comfortably on her pillow.
“I just needed a breather” you explained as the girl nodded and both of you got lost in the other’s eyes briefly.
“We better get ready” she smiled softly as you groaned and pulled the pillow over your head to scream into, causing the girl to laugh again.
The ceremony was early enough, and after the couple shared their I do’s, Amanda seemed to calm down completely. The dinner was unbelievable. You ate the entirety of yours, and then proceeded to finish off Alessia and Ella’s plates, and praying Caitlin or Katie wouldn’t finish theirs.
It wasn’t too long after dinner that more people arrived and you were drinking whatever was being handed to you. There was a big area for dancing and then a mixture of tables and booth type seating for people to sit down. By 10pm, Alessia had been dancing with Lily and Bobby before they were brought to bed and Ella and Caitlin took over dancing with the English girl.
You and Katie were in a booth with some of your other siblings and you were letting the conversation completely fly over your head you were that wasted. You hadn’t touched the dance floor tonight, much preferring to suppress your possible feelings for the person you were going to share a bed with later with alcohol.
“Little baby tired?” Katie teased, poking your face as you slapped her hand away from you. “Oh little baby has good reaction time even when she’s drunk” she laughed.
“I’ll little baby ye now in a minute if ye don’t shut the fuck up” you groaned.
“Coming to dance?” Caitlin asked you, already proceeding to drag Katie out of the booth.
“Yeah, go on” you nodded, following behind them as you made your way to the dance floor.
“Oh my date is finally going to dance with me?” Alessia teased, in a whispered tone that only you could hear. “Thought I had been abandoned”
“Never” you shook your head.
“You look tired” she whispered softly, cupping your face as she said it.
“I’m alright” you smiled back, but she knew now it wasn’t tiredness you were feeling, you were drunk. “Gonna give out to me again if I vape?” You asked and the girl shook her head and you proceeded to inhale.
“We’ll be back in a few” Katie shouted as you shot her a thumbs up and her and Caitlin headed off to the bathroom. Just as they left, Ella was beckoned over by some of your family that were leaving that you’d already said goodbye to.
“I don’t know if I told ye this earlier, but ye look-” usually when you described a girl, you’d tell her she looked fit, or unreal, and that worked, but Alessia didn’t deserve that.
“Beautiful” you mumbled into her ear.
“I don’t know if anybody has told you, but you are incredibly drunk” Alessia giggled. “But it’s okay, because I am too” she slurred.
“Ye make me so confused” you blurted out as the girl frowned at you.
“I don’t know if ye actually want me to be your friend or not” you shrugged.
“I do want to be friends” she nodded.
“Just friends?” You whispered and the girl shook her head at you, and clamped down on her bottom lip. “Ye told me ye were straight” you added.
“I was- I am” she stuttered. “I’m confused too” she sighed. “I’ve never had these types of feelings for a girl”
“What feelin’s?” You pressed further, letting your fingertips start to find a grip on her waist.
“Feelings that I shouldn’t have” she shook her head, and your fingertips pulled her closer to you. “But I want to have them” she added, whispering in your ear.
“Tell me what ye want, Lessi” you slurred against her, as her hands found the back of your neck.
“I don’t want anything” she shook her head.
“I need you” she breathed out, before pressing her lips to yours softly.
There was no interruptions this time, although the one time the kiss was successful was in a crowded room of your family members and family friends. However, everyone else seemed too occupied in their own conversations to even notice the two of you kissing, well, except for Ella and Amanda, who high fived and then Ella sprinted to the bathroom to keep Caitlin and Katie stalled for as long as possible.
The kiss felt better than anything you’d ever experienced before. It wasn’t rushed, it wasn’t forced. Instead, your lips moulded against each other perfectly, almost like you were made for one another. It felt like every relationship, situationship or casual thing you’d ever had, had led you to right now.
“Are ye sure, Lessi?” You asked when the two of you broke away briefly.
“Take me upstairs” she grunted as your eyes went wide.
Without even hesitating for a second, you took the girl’s hand and led her out of the room and upstairs, swiping the key to your shared room and kicking the door closed behind you. Alessia pushed you against the door and immediately started kissing your neck.
“Lessi” you groaned. “Can I take this off?” You asked as your hands went to the zip of her dress and she nodded at you, going back to kissing your lips instead. You unzipped her dress and felt her start to pull your shirt out of where it was tucked into your trousers.
“I should have let you kiss me that night we met” Alessia grunted, starting to undo the buttons of your shirt.
“I’ve wanted you to fuck me for so long” she moaned. Since you’d started kissing her, you had been turned on, but the minute she said that, you were done for. You slid the girls dress off her shoulders and made your way to the bed, your lips not leaving hers for a singular second.
“If ye don’t feel comfortable at any time, just tell me and we can stop” you said, before either of you touched the bed.
“Promise me” you added. Alessia wondered was this a thing you did with every girl before you slept with them, a thing that you just said to make them feel like they mattered.
“I promise” she nodded anyway, and your lips found her neck this time, as she lay back on the bed.
You sunk to your knees, hovering over the girl as you kissed down her body. You got right to the bottom of her stomach, hands on either side of her underwear as she pulled your head up.
“Lock that” she smirked, pointing to the conjoining door between you and Ella’s room.
You jumped up and locked the door, realising now that she wanted this so badly and didn’t want to be disturbed whatsoever. In turn, you wasted no time in connecting your lips to her. She groaned, feeling you against her for the first time and put her hand behind your head to pull you closer against her.
“Ye taste so good” you mumbled.
“Please don’t stop” she begged.
“I don’t have anythin’” you said, hoping she’d understand what you meant.
“I don’t need anything other than you” she replied, pulling your head even closer to try get you to refocus. “Your fingers, please” she moaned and you obliged.
“Whatever ye want, Lessi” you breathed out, as the girl screamed your name and you knew if your sister was next door, that she definitely heard it. But fuck it sounded too good to tell her not to do it.
“I’m gonna-” Alessia panted as you pressed your mouth a little harder against her, and the girl didn’t even get to finish her sentence. “Fuck” she whispered.
“Ye alright?” You asked, standing up before letting your back hit the bed. But before you comfortably took a breath, the girl had straddled you, undoing your belt and unbuttoning your trousers.
“What? Ye want more, do ye?” You laughed as the girl rolled her eyes with a giggle, pressing her lips against yours as you pulled your trousers off.
You knew two things were for certain.
You and Alessia were never going to be just friends.
You could never tell Gabriella what happened when you got back to London
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