Ophelia arrived back home to see that Rico was playing with Marmalade,

"Lia!" Rico cheered as he ran over and tackled the girl into a hug,

It was how he usually said hello when she got home.

"Hey buddy," Ophelia smiled as she wrapped her arms around him,

"What are you two doing?" She added seeing that Marmalade currently had a cape from Rico's teddy bear,

"Giving him love," the toddler grinned as he had been cuddling the cat before Lia had gotten home,

"Are you being gentle?" The physio asked knowing that it was something she was trying to teach him,

"Yes," Rico nodded as the ginger cat made his way over to the duo,

"Look at you two," Ophelia smiled as she watched the boy stroke the cat,

"Come give me a cuddle," she added as she sat on the ground,

Sometimes she just wanted a moment with the boy to remind her how small he still was.

"Lia!" Rico let out a groan as he shook his head,

"I deserve it," the physio tried to reason with the boy as she wasn't giving up,

"Fine," the toddler let out a groan as he sat on the girl's lap and rested his head on her chest,

"Happy?" He added with a sigh,

Although he wasn't her son he most certainly had her sassiness.

"Very," Ophelia smiled as she began to suffer him with kisses,

"Yuck," Rico clenched his nose as he clearly was not impressed,

"How did I find you?" The physio laughed as she shook her head.

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The group was in Marseille as it was the second champions league game.

"Bonjour Madame," Bernardo waved as he saw that the girl was up and out of her room,

"Hi," Ophelia waved as she let out a yawn,

"This is for you," the footballer handed her a coffee knowing that she wanted one,

"Oh you are a star," the physio let out a moan as she sipped her coffee,

"It's amazing how easily you can be impressed, to be honest," John shook his head as he joined the duo with a few other friends,

"Really?" The South African cocked her head,

"Yeah," the defender nodded with a small smile,

"All you need to do in life is get you coffee or food and we do well," Sergio explained in a duh tone,

"Well, that is all I do need in life," Ophelia shrugged as she smiled and sniffed her coffee,

It had a nutty scent to it.

"Is anyone's family coming to this game?" Bernardo changed the subject to a lighter tone,

"I think Gianna is bringing Rico later," John looked to the girl who nodded,

"When are you two having your own little one?" Ophelia asked with a smirk,

"Pardon?" The footballer's eyes went wide,

"You heard me, when are baby John's and baby Anna's going to start running around." The physio explained with a giggle,

"I don't know," the Brit was obviously getting nervous and didn't know how to hide it.

"What are you hiding from us?" Bernardo crossed his arms,

"Nothing," John shook his head as he was trying to find a way to leave the group,

"No you usually give us a direct answer," Ophelia pointed out in a duh tone,

"What do you mean?" Sergio asked as he didn't understand where the girl was going with it.

"When we asked you about babies you responded with a question, that's not something you usually do." The physio explained as she grew confused,

"I'm going to tell you all something," John figured that it was now the time to tell everyone,

He wasn't good at keeping secrets.

"Tell us," Ophelia waited for an answer as she was excited.

"Don't rush me!" John sent the girl a glare,

"We are getting a dog," he added with a smile,

"Well, that was underwhelming." The physio let out a groan as she was not impressed.

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The group were on the bus as they were busy talking about possible names for the dog,

"How about Charlie," Sergio proposed as the players were all gathered around,

"Too much like Charlie and the Chocolate factory," John shook his head as it clashed with one of the rules,

No movie titles.

"Maybe because it's the same exact name," Ophelia piped up in a duh tone as she giggled,

"Do you want to stay in this conversation?" The defender turned to the younger girl with a glare,

"You kick me out and I go to Gianna with my suggestions," the physio warned as it was no secret that she was good friends with his wife,

"Fine then what do you think?" The Brit realised that the girl hadn't given her suggestion once during the ride,

So it was obviously something big.

"Mudbud or Budderball," the South African smiled as liked both names,

"Huh?" John cocked his head as he listened to the names,

"The buddies movies," Bernardo spoke up as he instantly recognised the names that had been dropped,

"You've seen them?" Sergio looked over to the European as he grew confused,

"Wait she has obviously watched those with Rico," John explained in a duh tone,

"How have you seen them?" He added as he cocked his head,

"I don't reveal my secrets." He shrugged as the bus stopped signalling that they were at the stadium.

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𝐀𝐍: 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝.