We Could Be Something

59: Not The Right Time

Chewing on the side of her thumb, Adriana quietly paced the bathroom, her blue eyes peeking towards her phone which sat on the side, its timer ticking down slowly.

It was a little sudden, when Adriana had woken up a few days previous feeling a little nauseous, she had dismissed it quickly, but after a couple more days of feeling a little off, she had opted to purchase a pregnancy test, something she had opted to do whilst Iker wasn’t around.

It wasn’t something they’d talked a lot about, the prospect of taking another step forwards in their relationship was a topic they tended to steer clear of, but Adriana knew that she had to find out, even if it was still early in their relationship, she knew that she needed to know.

Nibbling on her thumb, she spared another look towards the phone before she let out a small sigh, moving to collect the small white stick which was settled on the counter. Swallowing a little, she hesitated for a second, briefly contemplating ignoring it, before she turned it over in her hand, her blue eyes studying the result.

Blinking a couple of times, she re-read it before she carefully settled the test back onto the counter, her hand moving to rest on the front of the shirt she wore. It was soon, she and Iker hadn’t quite been dating for a year and Olivia was only a matter of months old, but still Adriana was a little excited at the prospect of welcoming another baby, even if she was a little nervous that it would be too soon for Iker, part of her was more than slightly happy about the news that she was expecting again.

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Staring at the door which stood ahead of him, Iker spared a small sigh, his stomach twitching a little at the thought of the news that he had received. It wasn’t entirely unexpected, after losing his place in the starting eleven for the national side to David De Gea at the European Championships, a small part of Iker had been expecting that he would miss out on a call up, but still the news hurt him, even if it hadn’t been entirely surprising, a small part of him hated the idea that he would not be with the squad.

Offering another look towards the door, he quietly pulled his key out of his pocket before he pushed the door open, moving to step inside. Shaking his head, he carefully settled his kit bag beside the door before he padded into the living room, his dark eyes settling on Adriana who sat on the couch, Olivia giggling softly in her arms.

“You’re back a little later than normal”

Iker, who’d drifted off a little, startled slightly at the sound of Adriana’s voice before he looked up, offering her a soft look. “I had a call I had to take” he noted, the tone of his voice caught between frustrated and soft.

Adriana frowned a little at the tone of his voice before she tilted her head. “Should I be worried?” she posed softly.

Iker, who’d moved to sit down beside her, shook his head before he moved to rest it back against the couch, something which made Adriana shake her head a little. Offering him a soft look, she carefully moved to settle Olivia down in her seat before she padded back towards couch, her hand gently moving to take a hold of his.

“You know” she mused softly, her fingers playing with his “We’ve been together for a little while now. I would have thought that you’d know that you can talk to me about anything” she added, peeking up at him gently. It wasn’t unfamiliar, since they’d first met, Iker had tended to keep things to himself when he thought that they weren’t overly important, but Adriana wanted to encourage him to talk to her, even if it wasn’t a big deal. She wanted him to know that he could talk to her about whatever it was that was on his mind.

Iker, who’d lifted his head up, spared a small look down at their hands before he sighed. “It’s nothing, Addie” he mumbled softly.

Adriana shook her head. “I don’t believe you” she mused softly.

Iker offered her another soft look, wordlessly trying to convince her to drop it, but the look on Adriana’s face told him that she wasn’t going to, something which made him spare another soft sigh. “I didn’t get a national team call up” he noted softly “I mean, I was half expecting it, after the Euros and with the fact that there is a new coach, I am not entirely surprised but…”

“It’s Ok to be a little upset” Adriana interjected kindly.

Iker blinked a couple of times, caught off guard by the interruption, before he nodded his head, something which made Adriana lean up, pressing a soft kiss against his cheek. “I’m sorry” she noted gently “I know that being a part of that team is a big deal for you” she added, resting her forehead against his temple.

Iker offered her a half-hearted smile before he shifted his hand, wrapping it around her waist in an attempt to make the embrace a little more comfortable. “Do you think we can just not talk about it for a little while?” he mumbled quietly.

Adriana nodded. “Of course” she noted gently “What do you want to talk about instead?” she posed, leaning away from him a little.

Iker shrugged. “I don’t know” he noted “What did you do today?” he added.

Adriana mulled his question over for a moment, briefly contemplating bringing up the pregnancy test that she had taken that morning and its positive result, but she opted against it, instead offer him a small shake of her head. “We didn’t really get up to a lot” she noted gently.

Iker offered her a look before he nodded his head, moving to push himself up to his feet. “I’ll go and get us some lunch sorted out and then we can come up with something to do this afternoon, no?” he posed.

Adriana quirked a small smile and nodded her head, something which made Iker grin before he stepped out of the room.

Adriana watched after him for a couple of seconds before she carefully shifted her hand, resting it against the front of her shirt. She knew that she had to tell him, it was only a matter of time before the signs of her pregnancy started to show, but she wanted to put it off for a little while, wanting to wait for the right moment to share the news that they were expecting.
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