Rice, Rice, baby

Chapter 19

Author's note: Btw, do you get the title of the story now? Big spoiler😅

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"Liv, congratulations!" Harry Kane says when he sees me.

"What?"

"The baby!"

"Oh, that" I chuckle.

"Come here, let me give you a hug. You are already showing!"

"Yeah, a bit" I say with a shy smile.

"When Kate told me I couldn't believe it. Our little Liv is having a baby! I'm sure your dad is over the moon. His first grandchild!"

"He..."

"And Alex? How is he?"

"Declan."

"What?" Kane says with a confused look.

"I must go, I'm sorry" I say, starting to run. "Dec! Declan! Declan, stop!"

He had heard Kane. He had shown up behind him out of nowhere and he had heard everything. Fuck.

"Declan, please!"

"What" he says, abruptly stopping and making me clash against his back, catching me before I end up on the floor. "Shit, Liv. Are you ok?"

"Yeah, yeah."

"Are you sure?" he asks.

"I'm fine, thank you."

"Ok" he says, still holding me. "Congratulations, by the way."

"Declan..."

"You didn't waste your time."

"Declan, listen..."

"I'm sure Alex is over the moon."

"Dec..."

"He's always been in love with you and now he finally gets to be with you and even start a family."

"Declan, can you please shut up!" I say, raising my voice. "We need to talk. But not here, come" I say, grabbing his hand and taking him to one of the offices.

"So? What did you want to talk about?" he says, leaning against the desk in the middle of the room while I do the same against the door. Though I'm pretty sure his heart isn't beating as fast as mine is. And not only because of how nervous I am. How can he look even more handsome than the last time I saw him?

"It's yours."

"Uh?"

"The baby, Declan. It's yours."

"What?" he says, standing up so fast that he makes the desk tremble, some of the things on it falling to the floor. "What do you mean it is mine?"

"Yeah" I shrug, biting my lip and trying not to cry.

"Liv... How... This... I..." he says, running a hand through his hair and starting to pace around the office. "Last camp? It had to be then, we didn't... Shit."

"Yes" I nod.

"Why didn't you tell me, Liv? Why does everyone know but me? And why do they think Alex is the father?"

"It's complicated."

"Is it?" he scoffs.

"Yes, it is."

"Then please explain" Declan says, crossing his arms over his chest and leaning against the desk once again.

"At first I was feeling very tired and thought it was stress because... you know. The previous months hadn't been the best. When I told Kennedy about it she said she had felt the same when she was pregnant with Leo and the thought crossed my mind, but I brushed it off. After that I started to get nauseous and my period wasn't coming, but I kept telling myself it was just stress. Then after Christmas one of the team's doctors ran some tests because I had promised Madders that if I kept feeling unwell I would do it, and..."