We Could Be Something

“Are you sure that you don’t want me to stay?”

Iker, who was stood in the centre of the small unoccupied bedroom, jumped a little at the sound of Adriana’s voice before he lifted his head, peeking towards where she stood in the doorway. “I am sure that we’ll be fine” he noted softly “Your papa and I, we get along pretty well, and my papa will be here too. We’re just going to make a start on the painting” he added, peeking around the room slightly.

It had been a couple of days, after the baby’s first kick, Iker and Adriana had enjoyed a couple of quiet days with their families, but with his parents and her father due to leave the following day, Iker had opted to enlist the help of Jose Luis and Rafael in making a start on the nursery, wanting to ensure that things were ready for the moment that the baby decided to put in his or her first appearance.

Adriana, who was rested against the door frame, offered him a slightly dubious look before she shook her head, something which made Iker smile a little before he stepped towards her, his arms settling around her waist. “You know” he quipped, offering her a boyish smile “I have sort of done this before” he added teasingly, poking her cheek playfully

Adriana rolled her eyes playfully before she shifted her arms, wrapping them softly around his neck. “I know that” she noted softly “And I am sure that you’ll do a wonderful job this time. You did with Olivia’s first nursery” she enthused, quirking a small smile.

Iker returned her smile softly before he carefully ducked his head, pressing a soft kiss against her lips. Adriana smiled into the kiss and leant into him slightly, holding onto him for a couple of seconds before the sound of someone clearing their throat reached them, causing her to pull back a little, her blue eyes peeking towards Rafael who stood a little away from them, a teasing grin on his face. “Papa?” she posed.

“I didn’t mean to intrude” Rafael noted teasingly “But Carmen is downstairs with Olivia and Luca and she’s ready to get moving. She asked me to check if you were ready to go” he added softly.

Adriana stepped away from Iker a little before she nodded her head, a slightly nervous look on her face. It had been impromptu, Carmen’s request to spend the day with her and the children had come slightly out of the blue, but Adriana hadn’t had the heart to tell her no, even if she was still slightly nervous about spending time alone with her mother-in-law, she knew it meant a lot to Iker that she and Carmen got along. “I should probably get moving” she noted softly “I’ll see you later” she added before she pushed herself up onto her toes, pressing a brief kiss against Iker’s lips before she padded out of the room.

Iker watched after her for a couple of seconds before he quirked a small smile, shaking his head a little. Things had been good between them, since the baby’s first kick, things between the two of them seemed more settled and content, and Iker was keen to keep it that way, even if he knew that Adriana was still a little nervous, he wanted to enjoy the run up until the day that the latest addition to their family arrived.

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“So, Iker, Adriana told me that you opted not to find out if it is going to be a boy or a girl”

Iker, who had been carefully painting bottom of a wall, startled a little at the sound of Rafael’s voice before he turned his head, offering a small smile towards the older man. It had been a pleasant morning, Iker and the two older men had spent a lot of time preparing the small bedroom before they’d started to work on it, and Iker was pleased with their progress, even if it was a long way from being finished, he was glad that they had made a start.

“Adriana opted not to find out when she was pregnant with Olivia, and when she was pregnant with Luca, we decided that we liked the idea of being surprised when he was born, something we wanted to do again this time” Iker enthused softly, his expression soft and warm.

Rafael, who’d been cutting a piece of wallpaper, admired the expression on his face for a couple of seconds before he shook his head, a small smile playing at the corner of his mouth. It wasn’t the first time, whenever the topic of Adriana or the children came up in conversation, Iker’s face tended to light up, and Rafael had to admit that it was something he liked seeing. It merely confirmed to him that Adriana was onto something good with the keeper. “The due date is in March, isn’t it?” he posed softly.

“It is” Iker confirmed, nodding his head

“You two must be getting pretty excited” Rafael mused, moving to sit down beside the keeper.

Iker offered the older man a small look before quirked a small smile. “I am pretty excited” he noted softly “I mean, I know it is a lot, 3 children under the age of 5 is a slightly daunting prospect, but I can’t wait for bump to arrive, something I know that Adriana shares in, even if she is slightly worried about us. I know that she’s as excited as I am” he mused, his voice soft and warm.

Rafael mulled the younger man’s words over for a couple of seconds before he shook his head, a small smile on his face. “Adriana is a worrier” he noted softly “It’s something she inherited from me, I am afraid” he quipped playfully.

Iker spared a small chuckle before he shook his head. “She’s always been the worrier in our relationship” he noted softly “But, as much as it has the potential to get on my nerves, I love that about her. I like that she doesn’t want things between the two of us to fall apart” he added, a small smile playing at the corner of his mouth.

Rafael admired the smile on the keeper’s face before he shook his head, a doting smile on his face. “She loves you, Iker” he noted softly “More than she’s ever loved someone before, and I hope that you two keep things working as well as they have done for the last 3 years. You’ve made her very happy and I am very proud of the way things are between the two of you” he enthused softly, his hand patting the keeper’s shoulder softly. He didn’t want to interfere, Adriana and Iker’s relationship was between the two of them and he didn’t want to stick his nose in, but he wanted to ensure that Iker knew how happy he had made Adriana. He wanted to encourage him to keep doing what he was doing.

Iker allowed the older man’s words to linger for a couple of seconds before he nodded his head, wordlessly promising that he would do the best he could to ensure that things between him and Adriana stayed as they were.