Two weeks passed before we had gotten into a new routine. I walked Nala in the morning while Alexia made breakfast for the three of us. She took Nala on an evening walk while I got ready for bed. We walked her together once during the day, sometimes I joined her in the evening, and she sometimes joined me in the morning. Around this time call-ups for the next camp started to arrive. Alexia got hers, so did Mapí and Aitana. Everyone got called up except me. I knew why. Jorge punished me for rejecting his advanced. I hated this. When the squad for camp got published a lot of fans found it strange that I wasn't there. They said that I had been playing amazing, and along with Mapí barely anyone got passed us. We were a defensive powerhouse, and everyone knew how good we were together.

Articles were published. Everyone speculated about what was going on. The rumours were hateful and destructive. Journalists blamed me and said that I had been angry and ruined everything for my teammates. I wanted to go out and tell my story. At the same time, I didn't want to do that. I was scared about what would happen if I did. Things were already going downhill, and it wouldn't get better if I confessed about what was going on. People would say I was bringing him down for excluding me from camp. That I was trying to ruin his reputation by spreading lies.

"You should tell someone cariño. What he is doing is not okay. He has power over you, and he is abusing that power, he has always done that against you. It hurts seeing you not being called up just because you rejected him" Alexia said in a very caring tone. She knew that she needed to take this slow, and to be caring while she did it. "How do you think I feel?" I asked, my voice breaking while I said it. I heard how Alexia started to say something and I just snapped. "You don't get to say anything about how it hurts you, because it hurts me more. I can't play for the national team because of him and half of me regrets that I stood up for myself, and I hate that. I hate that a part of me is so desperate for the approval playing for the national team gives me. I hate that I am expected to stand up for myself. I hate that everyone thinks I am the one who has done something wrong. I hate him" I screamed. Tears were filling my eyes. Everything I said came from how hurt I was. I was angry at him, I was angry at myself, but I wasn't angry at Alexia.

She didn't say anything for a while. Instead, she pulled me close and hugged me tightly. I sobbed into her shoulder. I felt her shirt getting soaked by my tears. Alexia held me tightly as I cried. She whispered sweet nothings in my ear and kissed my hair. She did everything a good girlfriend would have done. That was because she was an amazing girlfriend, and I didn't deserve someone like her. "Lo siento" Alexia apologized. "Don't be sorry, it is just a lot and I have some troubles dealing with it" I explained, as if it wasn't obvious to her what was going on. "Still, I shouldn't have pushed, you will deal with it in the way you think is best. I'm just angry that he is trying to ruin your career" she explained. "Don't worry" I said and looked up at her.

Alexia carefully wiped my tears away. She placed kisses on my mouth and on my nose. "When you are ready, I will be there to back you up" she said with a smile. I kissed her in appreciation. Nala came out from under the couch. The poor thing must have been scared by my yelling. I picked her up and did my best to apologize. It is hard to do that when she can't speak. In that moment I realised that I needed to apologize to Alexia. Screaming at someone was never a good idea, and it was never kind. "Lo siento querida" I apologized. "Don't worry about it Isa. I love you, and that will not change by you screaming at me" she said with a smile.

Wait, did she just say that she loved me? How could she love me?

"You love me?" I asked. My voice was very small, and I couldn't believe what she just had said. "Of course I do. I love you Elisa" she continued and kissed me when she was finished. "I love you too Ale" I answered with a big smile. I couldn't believe this. "Thank God" she said with a laugh, and I pulled her in for a hug. Alexia Putellas loved me, and I loved her. Nala complained that she was stuck in the middle of our hug.

"Can't we go somewhere? Like just drive until we find the perfect place. You know the three of us" I asked. I don't know where that came from. "Of course," Alexia answered. I packed blankets, pillows, and comforters. Alexia started in the kitchen and packed food.

We made sure the car was fully ready for us to leave. Alexia got our mattress into the car while I made it more cosy with string lights. We worked well together.

Half an hour later we left our apartment. Nala was sat in my lap, secured by her leash. When she fell asleep after an hour of driving, I placed her in her carrier. "I can't believe we are doing this" I said. We just left Barcelona that afternoon. We had to be back tomorrow afternoon for training. Everything we needed for that was packed. A small measure to ensure that we wouldn't be late tomorrow. "I honestly can't believe it either, but it is hard to say no when you look like that" Alexia answered. Managing to compliment me in the process.

Alexia parked the car after two hours of driving, at some cliffs close to the ocean. "We should cool down a bit" she said. "I didn't bring a bikini" I answered her. "You don't need one. I didn't bring one either" she answered me. Persistent that we would go down in the cold ocean. It was October, I mean it wasn't way too cold, but it was not hot. "Fine" I answered and kissed her.

Nala was brought out of the car with us. She was the first one down in the water. Her little legs worked hard to keep her floating. Alexia joined a second later. I was still standing on the cliffs, with Nala's leash in one hand, and a t-shirt.

"Come join us, please" Alexia said. I knew she wanted me to join her, so I did. We didn't stay in the water for long, it was way too cold for that. The sun dried us when we got up. Soon enough we were back in the car and on our way to a restaurant.

Alexia ordered food for us. We ate it in the car when we had found a place to spend the night. I had brought my computer with only one movie downloaded on it, Tangled. Alexia complained, but I knew she secretly loved it. Nala was laying in between us, she was walked for the night and was sleeping. Her snores were soft, and it made me feel happy. I was here with my girlfriend and our dog. It was incredible.

I fell asleep in Alexia's arms. Nala was loving sleeping between us. I was a person who let the dog be in the bed, I loved having her there and so did Alexia.

"You talk a lot in your sleep cariño" Alexia said as I woke up. "Oh, I do querida? But you don't mind it, do you?" I asked. "I don't" she said and kissed me. I no longer cared about my morning breath when I was with her. It might seem silly to do, but I did it in the beginning.

We stopped at a breakfast place, and Alexia ordered us both avocado sandwiches. It was my favourite breakfast food. Along with that we had some coffee and shared a pastry. Nala ate her usual dog food, which we had remembered to bring. I would have to say that we were good parents to her.

It was a small trip, something that we only did to get away from everything for a while.

After breakfast we started the drive back home. It wasn't a long drive, but we sang along to the music I played for the entire ride. It was almost two and a half hours back, so maybe it was long. I had been on longer trips before, like nine hours in a car with my parents.

"I really enjoyed it" Alexia said as we were nearing home. "So did I" I said and kissed her cheek. We weren't home for long before we had to leave for practice. Alexia drove us there soon after.

The little time we had at home forced us to get lunch at the training centre. I preferred eating at home, but the food here wasn't too bad. It was always quite delicious, I just had some anxiety about eating food that I hadn't cooked myself. 

@anaelisagarcía
Road-trips are always the best vibes

@alexiaputellas
They really are
^@anaelisagarcía
Even better with you:)

@aitana.bonmati
Jealous
^@anaelisagarcía
I'll bring you next time

@danielagarcía

@user38292
Did Alexia and Elisa go on a trip together? More proof that they are a couple

@alexiaputellas added to her close friends story

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14 weeks since I got injured, might miss the rest of the season and the emotions are killing me. I spend all my time doing my rehab to get back, and have no time for writing. Can't be alone with my thoughts and I am that when writing, so I have no motivation. Cried in my writing class because I am writing poetry which hits too close to home. 

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