This Isn't My Idea of Love

Chapter Twenty-Four: The Gender and Trouble

Viola rolled her eyes as Lionel bounced his knee, she was currently eighteen weeks pregnant and they were getting ready to learn what they were having; the brunette rested a hand on Lionel’s knee making him look at her.

“There’s nothing to worry about… if there was anything in the last blood tests then they would have called,” Viola said making Lionel nod his head, he hated to think that he had passed on anything to his unborn child.

He’d had growth hormone deficiency as a child and if he hadn't have joined Barcelona then he would have struggled for the treatment.

“But what if they missed something,” Lionel said making Viola take his hand in comfort; she knew that he was worried that they wouldn’t be able to catch what was wrong with their baby.

The brunette opened her mouth to speak, however she was interrupted by the midwife calling them in for their scan.

“It’s nice to see you again Viola… how have you been feeling?” the midwife asked as she was approached by the couple; Lionel shifted nervously as he followed his wife and the midwife into the examination room.

The argentine looked concerned as he listened to the two women talk, he knew that this was procedure but he worried that something could be wrong with his unborn child; he swallowed as the midwife did her usual check over before she started the scan.

Viola glanced at Lionel as she took his hand while the midwife scanned her stomach; she smiled softly as she squeezed his hand in comfort as the sound of their unborn child’s heartbeat filled the room.

“Congratulations it’s a boy,” the midwife said making Lionel perk up as he looked at the screen, he couldn't believe that he was going to have a little boy; Viola grinned as she realised that she was right.

***

Lionel couldn't keep the smile off his face as he stepped into afternoon training, he couldn't believe that he was going to be a father to a little boy; he knew that there were still several months until his little boy was born but he couldn't help but be excited.

“Oi Leo,” Thiago asked as he looked at the argentine; it was clear that he wasn’t completely with them and was in his own small world; Lionel blinked as he looked at his friend, he knew that they were all curious about the scan that Viola had been at that morning.

“So come on then, what is the sex of the baby then?” Xavi asked as he leant against his own locker, they all knew that Lionel had been thinking about the baby that Viola was carrying.

Lionel grinned as he fished a scan image from his bag, he had started putting the pictures in his lockers so that he had something to look at while he was changing; there was also a picture of Viola in his locker from Christmas.

“It’s a boy,” Lionel confirmed as his friends passed the image around, a couple of them groaned before they moved to get money from the bags; there had been a pool on what they thought the gender of Lionel’s first born would be.

“Congrats,” Gerard said patting the footballer on the back, he knew that this meant a lot to the argentine; Cesc smiled at his friend, he didn't mind that he was the only one out of the team that was having a baby girl.

“How is Viola?” David asked as he looked at the argentine, the brunette had been absent from the last few matches and it was clear that she was greatly missed by the team.

Viola had begun to prepare herself for the birth of their son, so she was taking a lot of classes so that she prepared for having the baby.

“She’s okay, she has a class tomorrow evening,” Lionel said making a couple of his team-mates nod their heads; those who had already become father’s this season knew how important the classes were.

Lionel had also been preparing for the birth of his son; he had been doing a lot of reading online and had been taking an active interest in what the other father’s on the team said about the delivery.

The team headed out onto the training field and prepared for that day’s session; Lionel stretched as he glanced at Cesc, who was stood next to him.

“So how are things between the two of you?” the Spaniard asked making Lionel glance at him as Tito started the session.

Lionel sighed as they started to warm up, he knew his close friends had noticed a change between him and Viola.

“Everything is fine,” Lionel said making Cesc nod his head, they were silent for a few moments before Lionel glanced at his friend as if sensing that something was bothering him.

Cesc licked his lips as he looked over at his friend as if considering telling him what was on his mind.

“Cesc, what’s wrong?” Lionel asked as he stopped jogging and looked at the Spaniard, who shifted uncomfortably for a moment.

“It’s nothing… Daniella’s having lunch with Antonella today and I’m just a little worried after the stunt that she pulled with you at Gerard’s party,” Cesc said making Lionel nod his head as he looked at his friend, they knew that Antonella was acting out and that made them worry after she had spiked his drinks.

***

Antonella grinned as she approached her friend, Daniella smiled softly as she looked at her friend; she knew that the brunette was struggling still after losing Lionel.

However Daniella choked when she saw the bump that the argentine was carrying, she stared at her friend as she sat down stunned.

“Anto, are you pregnant?” Daniella asked stunned as she looked at her friend, who nodded her head excitedly with a smile on her face; she didn't notice the look of horror on Daniella’s face.

“Yes, I’m thirteen weeks pregnant,” the argentine said happily; Daniella stared at her numb as she realised that there was a chance that the baby was Lionel’s.

Sipping on her wine, the brunette tried to figure out what she was going to tell Lionel; she knew that if there was a chance that Lionel was the father then he had a right to know.

“I mean… after what happened between me and Leo, I never expected to fall pregnant,” Antonella said making Daniella nod her head, she glanced at the bump that the younger woman was carrying; it was partially hidden under the brunette’s dress so she couldn't get a good look at it.

Daniella sighed as she realised that this news could devastate any feelings that Viola had for the footballer; she wasn’t sure how the couple would cope with the news that Lionel had gotten Antonella pregnant.

“So how are Lionel and Viola?” Antonella asked as she looked at Daniella, she knew her surprise had stunned her friend; she had played into Antonella’s hands by keeping in contact with her.

Daniella shifted uncomfortable as she looked at her friend, she knew that she shouldn’t tell the other woman anything about the relationship between Lionel and Viola.

Antonella watched her friend as she changed the subject; she knew that she had to play her cards right if she wanted everything to go as planned.