#Mason Cup

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Mason Mount - England NT - FIFA World Cup 2022

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NASCAR Numerology: How NASCAR's Current Teams Got Their Numbers: Part One.

So this blog has been a bit NASCAR heavy these past few weeks, but my request, I'm going to do one more: NASCAR Numerology: How the Current Teams Got Their Numbers.

To start with, a brief introduction: in European motorsports like Formula One and MotoGP, the norm has become that drivers chose their numbers. Lewis Hamilton, for instance, has chosen the #44 and will take that number from Mercedes to Ferrari when he moves after this season. The exception to this is the #1, which is typically reserved for champions. Max Verstappen (normally #33) and Pecco Bagnaia (normally #63) currently run the #1 plate in F1 and MotoGP, respectively.

Neither of these rules exist in NASCAR. In American racing (NASCAR and Indycar in particular) numbers are associated with the teams, with some teams having run the same number for decades. How these numbers came about various - some were chosen as they were the lowest available number, some to go along with sponsor, others to go along with a numbering convention at a given team. We'll get into these stories here.

We're going to start at the beginning...and the end, with Trackhouse Racing, who run the #1 and #99. Ironically enough, their story begins with the #99, as Trackhouse first entered the sport in 2021 with Daniel Suárez. Trackhouse was, at this point, a one car operation leasing a charter from Spire Motorsports, getting engines from Richard Childress Racing, and running out of a space in the RCR shop. They chose the #99 as a tribute to Carl Edwards, who ran the number from mid-2004 to 2014 as part of Roush Racing.

In a happy coincidence, Daniel Suárez had run the #99 in his very first race in Monterrey, Mexico at the age of seven.

As for the #1, well...for 2022, Trackhouse wanted a more permanent arrangement, so they bought out Chip Ganassi Racing and took control of their two charters. Ganassi had been running the #42 team for Ross Chastain, and the #1 team for Kurt Busch. Busch was off to 23XI anyway, thus the #1 charter was given to the #99 team.

The #42 team meanwhile, with Ross Chastain as driver and the CGR crew behind him, was switched to the #1. Why? Well, for starts #1 and #99 is a good number combo - the first and last numbers available and they add up to 100 - and furthermore, it has history.

Justin Marks and Pitbull are the owners of Trackhouse, but the team is run by Ty Norris. Now, in 1996, Norris was handpicked by Dale Earnhardt to help create the Dale Earnhardt Inc. (DEI) team, with support from Dale's current team, Richard Childress Racing. DEI would go full time in NASCAR in 1998, with driver Steve Park driving the Pennzoil #1 Chevy. Yeah.

Furthermore, the #1, the #8, and the #15 would be DEI's numbers throughout the 2000s. In 2008, DEI would merge with Ginn Racing (formerly MB2 Motorsports) who ran the #01 Army Chevy with Regan Smith and Mark Martin as drivers. As the recession continued, this team would merge again, this time with Chip Ganassi Racing, in time for 2009.

Chip Ganassi at this point ran the #41 Target Dodge for Reed Sorenson and the #42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge for Juan Pablo Montoya.

DEI, meanwhile, had the #01 Principal Finance Chevrolet for Regan Smith, the #1 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet for Martin Truex Jr., the #8 US Army Chevrolet for Mark Martin and Aric Almirola (the #01 had the Army sponsorship originally but the #8 was DEI's flagship car so the sponsorship moved over), and the #15 Menards Chevrolet for Paul Menard.

The 2009 season would essentially be a bloodletting for the team, and come 2010, the merged Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing would run the #1 Bass Pro Shops/McDonalds Chevrolet for Jamie McMurray, and the #42 Target Chevrolet for Juan Pablo Montoya. These are the same numbers that CGR would run when Trackhouse bought them, and the #1, with its lineage going back to 1998, would be reunited with Ty Norris at the Trackhouse team.

And in another move in relation to the Earnhardts, Trackhouse will add the #88 Chevy for Shane van Gisbergen for 2025. The #88 was last run by Hendrick Motorsports, first for Dale Earnhardt Jr. from 2008 to 2017, and then by Alex Bowman from 2018 to 2020. More on that in a bit.

All of that for the #1...now onto #2!

Team Penske has run the #2 since 1991, when they acquired the services of Rusty Wallace and his long-term sponsorship deal with Miller Brewing Company. Rusty had driven for the Blue Max Racing team (and won a championship for them in 1989) but that relationship collapsed in 1990. With a new program and a driver as decorated as Rusty, Roger let him choose the number - Rusty chose the #2, which he had last used in 1985.

That car, with Rusty Wallace from 1990-2005, Kurt Busch from 2006-2010, Brad Keselowski from 2011-2021, and Austin Cindric since 2022, has been the Penske flagship car.

In 2012 with Brad Keselowski behind the wheel, it won its first championship.

Penske's other cars have, typically, mimicked the #2. When Penske took over the Kranefuss car of Jeremy Mayfield for 1998, they renumbered it from #37 to #12, with Mobil 1 sponsorship. Mayfield was fired late in 2001, and Rusty's brother Mike filled out the season, before Ryan Newman and Alltel took over the #12 car for 2002. Newman would leave for Stewart-Haas Racing for 2009, and David Stremme would take over that car.

As mentioned a few weeks ago in my Viceroy rule blogpost, Alltel was bought out by Verizon in 2008, and that caused a problem as NASCAR's title sponsor was Sprint. Alltel was grandfathered in, Verizon was not. Thus, for 2009 and 2010, the #12 would run as a black and red Penske Truck Rentals car that totally wasn't mimicking the Verizon logo.

Anyway, David Stremme would be replaced by Brad Keselowski at the end of the 2009 season, and he'd remain in the #12 for 2010.

In 2011 however, Penske secured a new major sponsor in the form of Shell/Pennzoil, and Shell wanted a flagship entry with a flagship driver. Thus, Kurt Busch was moved from the #2 to the new #22, while Brad's #12 team became the new #2 Miller Lite team. Kurt Busch would essentially have a meltdown in the 2011 season - screaming at his team in multiple races - and would be fired at the end of the season. AJ Allmendinger and Sam Hornish would fill in for 2012, and for 2013, current driver Joey Logano was hired for the #22.

Meanwhile, the #12 would return to full time competition in 2018 with Ryan Blaney as driver and Menards as the main sponsor.

Logano's #22 would win the championship in 2018 and 2022, while Ryan Blaney would win in 2023. The #2 is Penske's original number, but now, all three have won championships. Furthermore, all three - plus now the Wood Brothers car they prop up - are now locked into the 2024 NASCAR playoffs.

Speaking of, this blog is running long and I'm gonna have to make this into a bit of a series over the next week or so, but while we're on the topic of the Wood Brothers, lets finish off that car real quick.

The Wood Brothers is NASCAR's oldest team and has run the #21 from the beginning. On rare occasions when the Wood Brothers ran multiple cars, back in like the 60s and 70s, it would usually be something that pays homage to the #21 - examples include the #12, the #121, and the #41.

NASCAR's modern era is considered to have started in 1972, and since then, the Wood Brothers has always run the #21 except for a controversial two-year exception in 1985 and 1986 when the team, then fielding Kyle Petty, had a 7Eleven sponsorship and thus ran the #7. They would return to the #21 in 1987, and at the 2024 Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway, they won their 100th race with driver Harrison Burton.

So yeah, the story of some of NASCAR's current teams' numbers. I'll pick up with RCR tomorrow (spoiler alert: all they have going for them is Earnhardt nostalgia) as this numerology project turns out to be bigger than I expected.

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Mason Mount x reader

Word count: 1.2k

Summary: Mason is nervous to know about the worldcup squad

Warnings: Fluff, Angst? And a little grumpy/nervous Mason

Notes: Just a short little oneshot. And also I don't know how the process works so lets just pretend that they see the list if that's not how it actually works.

Thursday afternoon was always lazy. It had been a long week of work and only one to go before the weekend. You still had some work to do but you'd finished the office day early and did the rest at home in your couch

"Hey, what are you doing?" Mason gruffed from the door opening, your head turned to him with a frown. "What is that tone?" you huffed at him

He didn't even respond to your remark, same annoyed expression on his face "what's for lunch?"

You blinked at him, not understanding where the mood came from, he had just been playing with some of his friends which usually left him in a good mood but apparently not today.

"I don't know" you said calmly, looking as his eyebrows furrowed together.

"I'm hungry"

You scoffed, shaking your head at your boyfriend "Well then cook or order something i'm not your fucking servant" you spat, turning back to you computer as he left to the kitchen with a sigh, you couldn't help but to death glare at his back when he left the room, feeling immensely annoyed.

You were boiling inside. He had been moody all week, you knew why, you knew he was anxious for the team news. The world cup squad were about to be announced in an hour and even if his spot where most likely guaranteed he was nervous and anxious and he took it out on you, and you were tired of it.

You didn't see Mason for the next thirty minutes, assuming he was up playing or being grumpy somewhere. You didn't want to have anything to do with him when he was in this mood.

When the clock had turned half past two you gave up. Your own stomach growling for food so you did the one thing you didn’t want to and went up to his office/game room having expected him to have had gone up there again but it was dark and closed.

“Mason?!”

You didn’t get any answer so you continued your searching to your bedroom.

“Mason?” You asked carefully as you pushed the door open. He was sitting in the bed over the bed-sheets. Head rested back against the bed frame and a tired expression on his face.

You didn’t know what to do because you didn’t know what he wanted right now

Mason lifted his eyes and looked at you with sad eyes, “come here” he whispered. You slowly walked towards the bed and sat down on the opposite side but ge was quick to pull you closer so you where half laying next to him, his head in your neck .

“I’m really sorry, I know I’ve been acting shitty and I know I’ve been a dick.”

“It’s okay. I understand why”

"It’s still not okay" Mason hummed, kissing your skin where your shoulder and neck met.

“Why are you so stressed? You already have a pretty much given spot”

“I know but I can't relax until I see it” he sighed.

You sighed too “Are you still hungry?” You asked lowly. Leaving the topic because you knew that the only thing that would calm him down was as he said, seeing his name on the list.

“Yeah” he hummed “let’s order something then” you decided moving to leave the bed but he quickly stopped you

“Y/n, I’m really sorry. Are we okay?”

You couldn’t stop your smile. Leaning back to peck his lips. “We’re completely fine Mase. But if you’re a grump I will meet you with the same attitude.”

Mason smiled at you. Pulling you down to kiss him for real.

“As you should, what about a movie?”

You both moved to the kitchen, going trough the cabins for snacks but you found none. "What's the clock?" You asked Mason who shrugged, pulling his phone from his pocket "14:45"

"What about we go down and buy snacks and by the time we're home the squad will be out" you suggested. Mason threw one arm around you and kissed the side of your head with a soft smile "Sounds good"

It didn't take many minutes down to the shop and after a round in the snacks aisle you had your needed amount and walked back home again.

"What's the time?" he asked, nervously. He had been really quite the whole walk back. "Check your phone" you shrugged but he shook his head "I turned it off" "Well... it's 15:04 you announced while he unlocked the door, quickly walking in and starting to unpack the bag. "Do you want me to read it out for you?" You suggested sweetly, seeing how anxious he was.

"Please"

"Okay" you hummed, going into Instagram where you knew it would be easiest to find it and immediately found the list. Mason was still with his back against you as he unpacked and you sneaked a quick scan to search for his name which was there, as expected.

"Okay, here we go" you said, watching him stop unpacking and leaning with his hands against the counter.

"So, goalies Pickford, Pope and Ramsdale. Defenders Walket, Stones, Trippier, Dier, Maguire, Alexander Arnold, Coady, Shaw, White. Middles are Bellingham, Gallagher, Henderson, Philips, Rice and Mason Mount"

You heard him let out a pent up breath and you couldn't help but to chuckle and go over to hug his back. "Congrats" you smiled as he turned around, wrapping his own arms around you, kissing you sweetly "Thank you" he grinned.

"Okay" you hummed, breaking free from his grip which made him frown "What? I need to read the rest. I am interested at least"

"Okay okay, go on" he chuckled, leaning against the counter again but this time facing you.

"So, forwards are Grealish, Foden, Kane, Sterling, Maddison oh wow that's nice, eh Saka, Wilson and Rashford" you ended, looking as he hummed thinking over the squad "It's a good squad"

"I think it's the best squad since we met" you agreed, walking back into his embrace which he happily welcomed. "I'm gonna have to look a lot more into that but first, pizza?" You nodded, happy this was all over. You had around a week until he was supposed to gather with the squad so that meant some nice relaxing time and of course build up for Mason but at least you would spend some time together.

You had decided together that you wouldn't be going to Qatar if he was in the team. You didn't what to with all the political aspects nor could you considering work so you were going to be home and that meant at least three weeks with the group games and then hopefully of course they would go further, if they stayed the whole time which they probably would regardless of how far they would come it was a month. Quite some time but it felt like the best decision at the moment.

Your pizza was delivered and Mason had picked out some cheesy rom-com and you'd poured up all the snacks and the drinks. All settled for a cozy evening.

"I'm really gonna miss you" he hummed as he wrapped his arms around you in the couch, making you smile and kiss his cheek "I'm gonna miss you too" you murmured, kissing him with a smile on your face.

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OFF TO THE FINALS!!!!

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"𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐎𝐅 ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃"

Masterlist

credits for the idea to @pedriscroquettes

(None of these stories have any connection)

more fics to come soon / if you have any request for one of these players at the world cup send an ask

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PABLO GAVI

Unusual Surprise - Gavi fluff

Costa Rica - Gavi smut

La Llegada - Gavi fluff

Sticky Rice - Gavi smut

Grand Drama - Gavi smut

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PEDRI GONZÁLEZ

Volume - Pedri smut

Germany - Pedri smut

Reports and sex - Pedri smut

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FERRAN TORRES

One Night - Ferran smut

Night One - Ferran fluff

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JULIAN ALVAREZ

The Moment - Álvarez fluff

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PAULO DYBALA

Save Travels - Dybala smut

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RAPHINHA

Arrival - Raphinha fluff

Locked Eyes - Raphinha Fluff

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RODRYGO

Caught - Rodrygo angst

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MASON MOUNT

Shopping Spree - Mason fluff

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TRENT ALEXANDER ARNOLD

Distance - Trent smut

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JOÃO FELIX

Alone - Felix smut

Beaches - Felix smau

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• Splash War •

Boyfriend!mason mount x reader

warnings: Fluff

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the hotel was strangely quiet when you and Stacey arrived back, the two of you had taken the kids out for the day while Mason and the rest of the team trained for their upcoming match against the USA. It was pushing bedtime for the two children as the four of you got out of the car, and three year old Poppy was utterly drained the heat and exhaustion from the day hitting her all at once. 

"Aunty Y/n" she whined stopping in her tracks and tugging at your hand, her mom had already gone ahead with her older brother as the whole way home the young boy had been complaining about needing the toilet. So you volunteered to dawdle behind with Poppy. "whats wrong pops?" you asked sweetly turning round to see her puppy eyes staring up at you,her little arms raised and hands grabbing at the air. "mmh sleepy" 

You smiled down at her. Her flushed cheeks, puppy eyes and pig tails cutting right through and tugging at your heart strings. "come here dot" you mumbled kneeling slightly and lifting her up resting her on your hip. Poppy immediately snuggling into you, her head resting in the crook of your neck. You and Mason had been together for three months when Poppy was born, so you'd watched her grow up and loved her just as much as Mason did.

When you walked through the recpetion you heard a voice call out, you turned around and saw Declan Rice coming over a big grin on his face. "hey müller man" you teased as he got beside you, he rolled his eyes before chuckling. "Where you headin’ to?" He asked smiling down at the girl on your hip, tickling her gently, "Well she's going to bed, and I'm going to find Mase. Have you seen him ‘round?"

"I have not, I'm assuming he's up in his room but i could be wrong…I'll see you around I've got a massage in five" Declan said as he looked down at his watch.

"oh what a hard life you live" you joked as he started walking backwards down the hall, he sent you another smile before saying goodbye and slipping away, You carried on your way up to Stacey's room. 

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"As much as i love Harley and Pops, them kids aint half tireing" You said into the room as the hotel door closed behind you. After what Declan had said you had just assumed Mason would be in the room probably in bed watching a film. But when you rounded the corner he was no where to be seen. You felt a little silly for basically talking to yourself now, but you were more curious as to where your boyfriend had gone off to. On the bed was a little note, which after you dropped your bag down onto the chair in the corner, you picked up and read.

I'm down by the pool, come down when your back. Love you mase xx

You smiled down at the note and decided the night was still fairly young and still incredibly warm so a little dip in the pool would probably would be just the thing. So you grabbed a Bikini and a cute cover up to wrap round yourself.

Before you left the room you remembered you could see the pool from your little balcony. So you stepped outside and tried to spot where mason was, when you peered over the railing you could see him swimming around all by himself. You stood there for a moment and just watched him float around peacefully, a small chuckle leaving your lips when he started trying to do handstands his legs flailing in the air. That was when you decided to head down. 

Outside the sun was setting but the thick Qatar heat still remained, You dropped your towel and cover up on a chair beside where Masons was. He was still underwater when you came around and sat down on the edge of the pool. He jumped slightly as he came up and saw you there but he quickly recovered and swam over to you with a smile. "Hi" he said sweetly as he stopped between your legs his wet hands coming up and resting on your hips. "hi" you smiled your own hands resting on his toned shoulders. 

"How was your day?" He asked looking up from the water his thumbs rubbing little circles on your waist. You gave him a brief run down of how your day had gone, telling him all about the different shops you'd all been in and the cute restaurant you had gone to for dinner, even gushing about how cute Poppy was when she was tired. which he was more than familiar with but he still listened to everything you said so intently it was as if he'd never heard it before. And then when you'd finished he said "I'm starting to think Pops likes you more than me"

"I mean...who doesn't like me more than you" you teased grinning cheekily at him, Mason frowned playfully and pinched your sides making you laugh. you wriggled on the edge of the pool trying to swat his hands away which only egged mason on more his pinches turning to tickles. Making you wriggle even more trying to get away from his grasp. Which lead to you accidently slipping into the pool. 

You bobbed back to the top and drew in a breath as you wiped the water away from your eyes and pushed back you hair, while Mason was beside himself laughing. "Your an ass" you groaned pushing you arms forward and splashing him. Starting a splash war, both you and Mason darting round the pool trying to dodge the others attacks your Laughter filling the little courtyard.

After a minute or two Mason manged to get behind you and send a huge wave hurtling over your head, and when you turned around after just wiping the water from your eyes he sent another splash directly into your face. So forceful you stumbled back slightly eyes stinging from the water. "that was mean mase" 

"I'm sorry" Mason stuttered out through his laughter reaching out under the water to grab your hand and pull you closer to him, one hand wrapping round your waist to hold you flush against him while the other came up and he used his thumb to wipe the water droplets from your face. You smiled having him so close, your arms tightly wrapping round him. His hand settled on the side of your face once the droplets were gone, cupping your cheek. You subconsciously leant into the warmth of his touch, placing a sweet slow kiss on his lips. 

You pulled away, leaving your faces still close enough you were basically sharing each breath, big cheesy grins on your faces. Your nails ran lines up and down Masons back under the water and the two of you just enjoyed the small moment of just being alone together. Which hadn't happened in the last couple weeks since everywhere the two of you went there was a teammate or there was games to play and training to go to. Mason leant in and pecked your lips over and over again, letting you know he'd been missing your touch just as much as you had been his. 

But suddenly some yells came from behind you "no simps in the pool" was yelled three times from three different voices, before three men came hurtling into the pool. You and Mason both looked away from the splashes turning your heads and squeezing your eyes shut. When you both looked round your grips on eachother still there but looser you saw Belingham, Rice and Saka all coming up laughing.

"I hate all of you" Mason grummbled.

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England NT — Nike FC Event at St. George’s Park | Inside Access | FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

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Beautiful boy part 2 - Mason Mount

Request: Can you do a part 2 where the next day while mason sleeps in and he is the only one to not have breakfast yet; you guys go over all the pictures and videos since he was little and such. You gush over them sm and picture if your baby boy will look the same as Mase when he will be born as Mason’s genes are strong. You and his family joke that your baby boy will come out as Mason’s twin and will look the same as baby mason and you will birth his carbon copy. When mason comes down all sleepy and sees what you guys do, he starts to whine and “threatens” you again and starts joking but you take it seriously and because of the hormons you start to cry and shake. His mum scolds him and they try to calm you down. Mase is so protective over you and comes by your side in an instant and just hugs and kisses you and whispering sweet nothings to you to calm down.

You can read part 1 here 🥰

Warning: anything worth mentioning I guess apart from some cuteness overload

Tag list: @masonxomount @chelsealover @masterclassbaby​​

You didn’t wish to end your night any different from how it did: you and Mason cuddling each other on your bed as you, a little drowsy, were trying to fight your sleep to pay attention to all of your boyfriend's talking that went from your plans for the next day to the sweet nothings he kept on whispering into your ear and against your belly, by way of ranting about the name you should have given your baby.

He just stopped when you let out a loud yawn, snuggling closer to his chest and kindly asked him to resume the conversation the next day. Mason stayed silent for a moment, glancing down to your peacefully sleeping face against him and smiled, love overwhelming him.

"Sleep tight, baby girl" He whispered as his thumb brushed over your cheek and his lips got closer to yours in a soft, feather-like kiss.

The next morning you were the first one to wake up and you were all smiles while staring at him sleeping deeply. You would have liked to see that relaxed expression on his face everyday because that meant everything was okay. His slightly parted mouth caused your smile to grow even wider. God, what if your baby looked exactly like him? He would have been the most gorgeous baby ever.

That thought sent a shiver down your spine as well as goosebumps all over your skin. The journey you were going through bigger than you and a constant rollercoaster.

You leaned down carefully, in order not to wake him up, to place a first gentle kiss against his lips then a second one on his forehead. Stop looking at him was impossible as he looked like an angel while fast asleep, he needed some well deserved rest with the hectic life he had to face everyday. You brushed his exposed tattooed arm before leaving and closing the door behind you.

"Good morning sweetheart" Debbie cheerfully welcomed you in the living room as you were making your way down the stairs.

"Hi everyone" You smiled back, taking your seat at the table.

"Is your baby daddy still asleep?" Lewis teasingly asked you, wiggling his eyebrows. 

Nobody knew about those two nicknames, baby mummy and baby daddy, you secretly used for each other but his brother somehow knew it and you couldn’t help but blush violently.

"Lew really? Mind your own business"

He chuckled, hugging you and pressing a kiss against your cheek.

"She knows I'm just joking"

"Don't ever let it slip out of your mouth in front of him" You playfully warned him.

"You should have been quieter the other day…but don't worry, I won't" He winked mischievously: he wouldn't have missed the chance to tease Mason for the world.

"Debbie, I was wondering…" You felt a little embarrassed to ask for it out of the blue but you didn't stop thinking about baby Mase since last night.

"Yes, love?"

"How was Mason as a baby? I saw a few pics of him but tonight I started wondering how he was really like"

"Oh dear, he's the same as he's now: always happy and smiley…but I'm biased"

You and your mother-in-law shared a laugh and in that moment she read your mind asking you if you wanted to see some pictures. In a few minutes photo albums were sprawled all over the table, Summer looking curious about who that boy was and she squealed in surprise when her mum told her it was her beloved uncle Macey.

You were all smiles while looking at those pictures of him kicking the ball around, wearing a Brazil jersey. Then you all bursted out laughing when Debbie showed you a pic of him in a silly Halloween costume. 

"Look at him! That's the man you're having a child with" Lewis joked.

"And so? He's so cute!" Your cheeks were aching from all the smiling you had been doing that morning. The love you were surrounded by was thr most valuable thing ever, it was like living in a little bubble of happiness.

Your heart shattered when your glance fell on some pics of newborn Mason, in his cot, fresh from the hospital. 

"He was so tiny" His mother recalled with the most loving expression on her face.

"I wonder if our baby will look like him…"

"I hope not!"

"Lewis come on!"

"Yes, I mean I think he will be the perfect mix of you two"

"Well, I hope he doesn't have our nose at least"

"Why?? I love your nose…okay that sounds weird"

Your line made everyone laugh but you really meant it, you thought one of Mason's sexiest features was his nose which made his side profile irresistible but you couldn’t state it in front of his family, of course.

"I think he'll be like Mason's carbon copy, you will birth his twin" Jaz joked, holding the photo album in her hands.

"That's a bit scary" You chuckled, still fantasising about what your future baby boy will look like. “I mean, he will be a beautiful baby if he takes after Mason but, I don’t know…”

“That’s okay love, a baby is a major shift in a couple’s life so you still have to wrap your head around it. The important thing is that he’ll be a healthy baby”

“Yeah mum but he’s also has to be a beautiful baby”

“Oh Lewis, really? Stop with all that nonsense” You all giggled at his joke as Jasmine playfully scolded him before stopping as Mason entered the room.

"Fuck, I can't believe you're really doing this" He whined with his voice still raspy from sleep as he got downstairs, getting closer to the living room table where Debbie was sharing with you all those memories printed on film.

The morning light was too bright for him to keep his eyes open so the sight of him strugglingto keep his eyes open to the sunlight, his messy hair made you soft.

“Uncle Macey!!” Summer squealed as soon as her favourite uncle came in sight.

“Watch your language, honey” His mum admonished him softly.

“You were the most beautiful baby!”

“There’s some embarrassing things I’d rather you not see” 

“Oh Mase, we all had embarrassing moments during our childhood”

“Well, I hope you never had that Justin Bieber like haircut, at least” Lewis made fun of his younger brother referring to those pictures of him at Chelsea academy where he had longer hair.

His jab made everyone present in the room laugh except for Mason who matched his sleepy eyes with an annoyed grin. He loved being in your company as family was the most important thing to him but he didn’t expect to find you all gushing over him or laughing at funny pictures of him while he was still asleep and unaware.

“Good to know that I’m a joke to you, you’re just jealous of me because I’ve always been the coolest baby in the family”

“Summer is the coolest in the family, aren’t you baby?” Jaz asked his own daughter, making her giggle.

“I was the one in my time” He muttered, sipping on his coffee.

He was still a child sometimes and that never failed to make you smile, that side of him was so endearing to you.

You pressed a soft kiss against his shoulder before laying your head on it. Mason moved his head to look at you, smiling against your hairline before leaving a peck there.

“How are you? Did you sleep well?” He asked considerately, his hand already reaching for your bump under the table.

“Yes, he kicked a bit more than usual but I’m fine”

Mason smiled and pressed a kiss to your temple, before stealing one of your chocolate cookies from your plate as they were the craving you woke up with that morning.

"You broke our vow"

"What vow?" You didn't know why but his serious tone frightened you, did you really break some promise you made him, hence making him angry?

"The one about my baby pics so no more massages for you"

"But I'm in pain! My whole body aches" You whined as he giggled, getting slightly on your nerves. “You can’t be this mean”

"You should have thought about it, hun" He bit on the biscuit as you were clearly falling apart as the hormones were taking over you. The mischievous smirk plastered on his face made your blood boil, nothing about what was going on was funny to you and he was there laughing at you?? That was so inconsiderate you expected him to be a little more careful with you .

"Stop being mean to me" Tears started rolling down your cheeks as you tried to defend yourself from his attack but your hormones decided you had to make it more dramatic than it actually was so trembling was added to your cry.

Jaz and Debbie glared at him even though he was already by your side comforting you.

“Hey babe, what’s wrong? I was joking!” Mason was seriously worried for you, he feared he might have hurt you for real. The fact that you wouldn't look at him but just keep your teary stare down while sobbing made his heart break: all of that was because of him, that was the worst thing.

"Shut up, Mase" 

"But I was just joking! Babe come on, you know it" He tried to get closer to you but his sister pushed him away. 

"Let her breathe for a moment"

"I just want to make sure she's alright!"

"She'll be, love but just let her take a breathe for now" His mum tried to aak him more kindly than his sister did.

Mason was about to snap at his mother and sister but instead he decided it was better to count to ten to let his anger blow off before doing something he would have regretted. As a consequence, he went to finish having his breakfast in the kitchen, as you probably needed some time for yourself or some girl time as his mum and sister were still by your side consoling you.

His heart couldn’t take the sight of you crying, he couldn’t let you be in that state and go so he ignored what his mum asked him and came back in the living room to show you he would have always been there no matter what.

Mason stood behind your chair and lowered himself to hug you, letting his arms wrap around your shoulders.

His nose tickled your ear and your cheek as well as his breathing over your neck. It was the best feeling in the world to have him that close to you.

He sighed before placing a lingering kiss against your temple.

“I’m sorry, you’ll still get all the massages you want” He started whispering sweet nothings into your ear so only you could hear him as what you were sharing was an intense moment of love.

You smiled and let out a weak laugh as an answer to his words while all his family, who was still sitting at the table with you, got up to leave the privacy such a moment would need.

“I would never hurt you, never. I love you so much, you and and the baby are my everything. We're gonna spend the whole day looking at ridiculously tiny, cute clothes for him and I'll keep quiet the whole time, I swear” He joked and you could feel the grin that had been forming on his lips through his voice.

Mason’s speech brought tears to your eyes, happy ones this time as your heart was bursting with love for him.

“I love you, I love you”

You smiled, placing your hands over his arm still around your figure and took a deep breath.

“I love you too, Mase. So much”

You shared a moment of meaningful silence then, him giving you some kisses every now and then.

“Are you okay?”

“Yes”

“Are you sure?”

You nodded, placing a kiss on his forearm before he broke the embrace to help you up from your chair.

“What about going for a walk? Uhm?” He asked you, his eyes a bit shiny.

“Yeah but what about the Xmas shopping your mum -”

“Forget about that, we’re going baby shopping” He smiled, wiggling his eyebrows. “I’ll tell her now, don’t worry and don’t worry about letting her down, I know you” He smiled and you smiled back at him as it was what really was crossing your mind right now and he knew that, he always knew everything flashing through your mind. He was amazing.

“Okay, I’ll go get ready then”

“Good girl”

“Don’t tease now” You whined in a whisper as you didn’t want no one from his family to hear you begging him not to call you what he would do in bed as it would have been highly embarrassing as it happened with the baby mummy/baby daddy moment earlier.

The moment you entered your shared bedroom to get some warm but comfy clothes to wear you let out a loud sigh as if you could finally let go of all the tension built up that morning.

Your eyes fell then on the eternity ring on your finger. That shiny circle around your ring finger somehow calmed you down, as if it reminded you how your love for him was the most important thing in your life and that challenging moment you were going through was just something temporary that didn’t deserve your time nor your energy and that shouldn’t have spoiled your relationship with him, even though you were perfectly aware you being rather whimsical wasn’t something you were doing on purpose.

You also knew he knew that and loved you no matter what. You were still his baby girl after all and nothing would have changed that.

“Baby girl, you ready to go?”