Give Your Heart A Break

Chapter Four: Home Sweet Home

"Why would you need a house this big?" Valeria whispered stepping into the house that they had come to see, it was five storeys high and she couldn't imagine why anyone would need a house this big to live in. 

It made their home back in Barcelona look like a cottage and Valeria was fairly certain that with her sense of direction that she would easily get lost in here. 

"You do know you'll be here mostly by yourself?" Valeria teased softly, she smiled at him as he moved to look around the house that his father had secured for him. 

It was in Bougival and Neymar was determined to make the most of his move, he had loved his home in Barcelona and he wanted to be able to relax here when he didn't have to train or have a match to play. 

"Yes, but you'll come to visit as will Davi and some other people," Neymar replied wrapping his arms around her, he did agree with her that this house was a bit much but there was nothing that he could really say without offending his father. 

He peeked back at the man that he felt like he owed everything to, if it wasn't for his father then he would still be playing football for Santos and wouldn't have ever had the chance to play for teams like Barcelona and PSG. 

His father had spent Neymar's entire career ensuring that his son's image was well maintained, he always wanted to make sure that Neymar could always be as successful as he needed to be. 

Things had worked out for the better than he had ever imagined, Neymar was going to make the most of all the chances that he was being offered; if he had never moved to Barcelona then he would never have meet Valeria. 

Kissing her cheek, Neymar smiled at her before taking her hand so that they could explore the place that he would now call home; he was sure that he would get used to this place rather quickly. 

The hotel had been nice but it wasn't a permanent solution, he needed a place of his own and Neymar was eager to get settled before the season got even more intense and he didn't have the chance to make his own mark on the place.

What mattered most to him was that he would be able to call this place home, it had taken him awhile to find the perfect place to call home when he had moved to Barcelona and he was a little sad to leave that behind. 

But it was the sacrifice that he'd had to make to come here and have his chance of standing in the lime-light not stuck in the shadow of anyone else. 

No matter how much he loved Messi like a brother, it was hard always being trapped in someone else's shadow, ignored for all his achievements while the other man was praised for everything. 

Valeria would be staying in his home back in Barcelona, he had insisted on keeping the place especially as he still had many connections to the city. 

Not only did his girlfriend live there, but his son did as well and Neymar couldn't imagine ever not seeing his son or going back to Barcelona to visit even if he no longer played there. 

The dogs would be fine with Valeria for a couple of months while he got things sorted out in Paris; the three dogs would certainly keep his girlfriend company while he was here in Paris. 

Hell, Neymar was even considering leaving Poker there to keep Valeria safe in the house; he knew how much his girlfriend adored the Labrador and he would be the best one to look out for her. 

It was only for a while and Neymar was sure that once things had settled down that he would be able to really sort things out and have people come and stay with him; he was excited to start this new chapter of his life. 

There was no telling what the future would hold for him now that he was here in Paris, he wanted to make the most of what life had to offer him and grab life by both hands.