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i wasn't hungry so an hour later i went upstairs and fell asleep next to joão.

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i bite into my toast the next morning and scroll on instagram. there's a new hashtag on my name which is about kevin and joão. i ignore it and shut my phone off.

"hey." rosia enters the kitchen with antónio. "we completely blanked out last night but i feel so energised today!"

"should we go out then?" i suggest. "we can get some ice cream and go shopping?"

"sounds good to me, antónio?"

my brothers nods as joão finally comes downstairs.

"you must've have a good sleep," i joke as he laughs and ruffles my hair. "anyway we're getting ice cream and going shopping, wanna come?"

"sure," he replies. "i need to buy something too."

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we walk outside after getting changed and go into town, it's a hot day but not too hot.

we walk into the ice cream shop and after paying for the ice creams we all sit at a table.

"so, eleanor. it's your birthday soon," rosia smiles.

"oh my god yeah it is," i chuckle. "i almost forgot to be honest."

"what do you want for your birthday?" joão asks.

"oh please, don't get me anything guys you really don't have too." i beg.

rosia and antónio look at joão with a look on their face that i can't quite understand.

"i have to. i'm your boyfriend," joão smiles. "but don't worry el, i have the best gift ever. trust me."

i insist that i don't need any gifts but they all refuse, and in the end i just gave up.

we take our ice creams outside and walk down the pavement.

"me and joão are gonna go shopping, we'll be back in half an hour," rosia says quickly and drags him.

before i could reply they both hurry off. i shrug in confusion

"well." i say. "now it's just you and me brother. do you know what they need?"

"nope." he shrugs. "it's probably nothing important so don't worry about it." he reassures me.

"i feel like i haven't spoken to you at all." he chuckled. "you are always with joão."

"same with you. your always with rosia." i answer back with a grin. "but even if we don't talk often i'm still your sister."

"yeah, i know." he smiles. "i'm happy for you and joão. and i don't regret introducing you to him."

"thanks. i don't know what i'd do if you hadn't introduced me." i thank him. "i probably would of never met him, who knows?"

"he looks a lot happier when he's with you. i think you guys are soulmates."

"thanks." i say. his mother and now his best friend? "anyway can we go shopping now? i need a few things."

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"i'm not that rich-" antónio complains.

"your literally a professional footballer," i point out.

"yeah but still." he rolls his eyes. "i'll buy it only because it's your birthday soon."

i only bought necessary things like micellar water and makeup etc.

i hug him. "thank you!"

-

joão and rosia came back and we all walked home (which only took about ten minutes) the whole time joão was staring at me which i pretended not to notice, even though i was dying inside.

when we get home we all sit on the sofa and watch a movie. i'm sitting on joão's lap and he's stroking my hair.

"your so beautiful." he whispers into my ear.

i shake my head. "no, joão. i'm just an ordinary girl.."

"look at me." he says as i look him in the eye. "you're the most perfect girl i've ever met. you're pretty, you're smart, you're funny. i couldn't ask for a more perfect girl than you."

i feel like i'm going to start tearing up out of happiness, but i hold it in and smile. he places a kiss on my lips which turns into a make out.

"guys we are still here," antónio says awkwardly.

"right-" i say, pulling away from joão.

"then don't look." he grabs my face and continues the kiss.

mrs felix enters the room and i pull away from joão quickly, hoping she didn't see

"ha!" antónio laughs at us.

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