STRANGE [ben chilwell]

I

15th February 2022
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Sofia is 26+5 weeks pregnant and she's just coming home from work.

It's been a very long day for her as she had a lot to do and a lot of walking was included as the first team are off so she was working with the under 21s.

She was thankful to meet new people as that is something she always like to do but she missed the jokes and the bonds that the main team have.

She gets to her apartment buildings car park and sees that there are less spaces available than usual.

Everyone has their own space and then their is guest spaces but most of them are taken which means someone in the building has multiple over.

She just hopes that they aren't near her apartment because all she wants to do grab her book, put some light music on and relax.

She gets in the lift and presses her floor number before the lift takes her straight there, not stopping to get anyone.

She was glad it was working as she really didn't want to have to go up the stairs after a long day and being 6 months pregnant.

As the lift doors open to her floor, the sound of music fills her ear.

Of course, it was her floor that the party was on. That's just her luck.

She rummaged through her bag to find her keys, trying to block out the music but already getting a headache.

Once she gets in her apartment the door blocks the music a-lot more which she is glad for.

But, as she makes her way into the bedroom to relax in bed after a long day, the music gets louder as there is only a wall between the apartments.

She sighs before grabbing her book and going to the living room so she can be further away from the loud noise.

She gets comfy with a blanket and a cup of hot chocolate and begins to read her book and rewind.

After awhile her baby starts to kick her so she has to start walking around her apartment to calm them down.

She has decided not to find out the gender yet as she doesn't really have anyone to share it with except her little sisters but they lived on the other side of London.

As she walks around the apartment, the music gets louder even near her door where it used to be the quietest.

She decides to ask them to turn it down slightly and she was also hoping that if she showed her belly they would be more sympathetic toward the girl.

She knocks on but no one answers, probably because of the blaring music, so she tries the door handle and it's unlocked so she casually strolls in finds some boys raving to the music.

She instantly noticed they as players from the first team at Chelsea so she was immediately confused on how they knew her mystery neighbour.

Ben Chilwell had invited round his close friends to celebrate winning the Club World Cup.

Mason Mount, Reece James and a few others had gone round to celebrate their win.

"Sofia?!" Mason Mount had saw her and recognised her from where they worked. "Guys it's Sofia!"

The others turned around and saw her.

"What are you doing here?" A almost drink Reece James asked the pregnant girl who let herself in.

"Well I-" Sofia was interrupted by Ben so she couldn't tell the boys why she was there.

"I know you!" Ben exclaimed as he jumped off the sofa and walked close to the girl.

"You do?"

"Yeah! It's you from the firework display." The memory came rushing back to her when he said that.

They had met on the bonfire night previously, she was there by herself wanting a new adventure and Ben was there with his friends but he had left them when he saw the most beautiful girl.

They ended up spending the rest of the event together and even kissed when the fireworks went off.

Sofia blushed at the memory, she couldn't believe she'd kissed a stranger after the event that happened 3 months before.

"I remember that." She smiles whilst he smirks before Mason jumps on his back and makes Ben stumble.

"So, Sofia, how come your here? How did you know we'd be here?" She giggles at the already drunk man on her neighbours shoulders.

"I didn't. I've had a long day so I wanted to relax but I can't since there's blaring music from the apartment opposite mine."

"So your Bens mystery neighbour?" Mason gasps as Ben pushes him off his shoulders but he doesn't stand up, he just falls to the ground in a ball.

"I am." She looks into Bens blue eyes and loses herself in them. "How do you know them?"

"They're my teammates." Sofia gives him a confused look as she's never seen him at training before. "How do they know you?"

"I'm their teams social media manager."

"I've never seen you there before." They both speak at the exact time, creating a harmony.

"Well, I got an injury in late November last year, had to have a surgery and I'm out for the season."

"Well, I only had the job since January."

They both begin to laugh before she stops and stares at him.

"What?"

"Nothing, it just clicked that I hear them talking about a ben at training and now he's injured but it didn't occur to me that it was you when you said you were injured a minute ago." She shakes her head and chuckles before continuing. "Baby brain."

Ben laughs before she sighs and places a hand on her back and the other on her belly.

"I'll turn it down so you can relax. I can't imagine that it's easy."

"It's really not sometimes." She winces in pain as her baby kicks her belly.

"I would invite you to join us but I think you'd rather go and lie down in your own bed, right?" She nod her head and agrees with him before he walks her to the door. "I'm sorry again for the music, I'll turn it down so you can get some rest."

Ben strokes her cheek before she blushes and walks back to her apartment.

As soon as Ben closed the door, he ran over to the speaker and turned it down which the boys complained about but ben didn't care.

It was for the love of his life. He already knew.