How Deep is Your Love

Chapter Sixteen: Supercopa de España

Aliona sighed as she sat in the stands on the Santiago Bernabéu with the twins, she couldn't believe that Iker had convinced her to join him for the first half of the Supercopa de España.

The blonde was wearing a nude blouse with ruffle cape and bow and black skinny jeans paired with grey strapped ankle boots and a black satchel bag with straight flap.

“Mama, where is uncle Iker?” Liam asked making the blonde smile at how fond the little boy had become of her boyfriend, she knew it’d cause problems if she and Iker broke up but right now Aliona was happy that she didn't have to cope with two unhappy children.

“Uncle Iker’s getting ready to play football… he’s the goalkeeper,” Aliona said making the little boy nod as he looked down at the pitch where the players were now gathering for the first half of the match.

Lola tilted her head to look at her mother, who ran a comforting hand through her daughter’s hair; a sudden chuckle made the blonde still for a moment before Nagore Alonso sat next to her with her two children.

“You must be Aliona, it’s a pleasure to meet you at last,” the brunette said cheerfully as she made sure that Jontxu and Ane were seated before she turned her full attention to the blonde that was sat next to her.

Lola cuddled into her mother’s side while Liam tilted his head curiously at the woman that was now sat next to his mother.

“I’m Nagore, Xabi’s wife; Iker asked me to keep an eye on you during the match,” Nagore said making Aliona swallow as she nodded her head, still a little shocked that someone like the brunette was talking to her.

“It’s nice to meet you?” Aliona said though it came out as a question making Nagore chuckle as the first whistle went meaning the match had started; the twins quickly turn their attention to the match while Nagore looks at Aliona in wondered.

“I have to admit, I like you more than that Carbonero woman, you make Iker happy and it’s clear that you love him,” Nagore said making Aliona swallow at the mention of Iker’s ex-girlfriend, she had heard very little about the woman that had broken Iker’s heart but his close friends that she had met all said the same thing; Aliona was better than Sara had been.

“I mean… I can see the difference in Iker, he’s been so much happier since you two started dating back at the ranch,” Nagore rambled making the blonde raise an eyebrow as she looked at her; Nagore flashed Aliona a smile before turning her attention to the match, it was clear that Aliona was going to be in for a treat at half time.

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“Ladies this is Iker’s Aliona,” Nagore said as she ushered the blonde and the twins into the private lounge where the other WAGs of the Real Madrid team were sat.

The women all turned their attention to the blonde who shifted nervously before Andreia Coentrão rolled her eyes as she pushed herself to her feet and moved to greet Aliona.

“Ignore them… I’m Andreia and this is Vitória,” the blonde said smiling at the nervous woman in front of her; Liam and Lola curled into their mother’s legs as Nagore moved to take a seat.

“Don’t worry we aren’t as bad as the media make us out to be,” Caroline Celico said as she moved to usher the blonde into a seat, she could see that this was daunting for her and wanted to make this as easy as possible for her. Aliona settled Lola on her lap as Liam cuddled into her side.

“So Aliona… what is it you do?” Irina Shayk asked as she balanced a little boy on her lap; she wondered if the blonde had done any modelling, and why she hadn’t seen her before.

Licking her lips, Aliona swallowed as she glanced at the Russian model.

“I work at the Madrid Mountain Ridge Hospital… I’m a doctor,” Aliona said making the WAGs stare at her impressed, this was the first time that one of them had been introduced that hadn’t been a model or a presenter of some sort.

“I modelled a little to put myself through medical school… but nothing big, I still have my student loans to pay off,” Aliona said with a shrug making the others nod while Liam glanced up at his mother; she flashed him a small smile, she didn't like to talk about her financial problems in front of the children.

The WAGs glanced between them before Aliona stilled as she realised that the moment that Iker learned about her student loans, he’d want to pay them off.

“Don’t tell Iker,” Aliona blurted out making a couple of the WAGs chuckle as they looked at the blonde, they knew that there was no keeping this from Iker and when he learnt that Aliona had loans to pay off, he would insist in paying them for her.

However the sudden open and close of the door made everyone still, Aliona didn't even have to look to know that this wasn’t going to end well for her; Caroline and Nagore glared at the woman that had entered as Andreia moved to sit next to Aliona.

“Sara, what are you doing here?” Nagore asked as she glared at the reporter pursed her lips at the sight of Iker’s new girlfriend and her children in the players’ lounge with the other WAGs.

“I thought that I’d pop in to say Hola, I was reporting downstairs,” Sara said hopefully as she looked between the faces of the women that she had thought were her friends; she hadn’t expected them to welcome Aliona into the fold so quickly after she had started dating Iker.

“You aren’t welcome here anymore Carbonero that ended when you ripped out Iker’s heart,” Irina said as she glared at the reporter, she had never warmed up to her and was glad that Iker was finished with Sara; she was nothing but trouble.

Sara rolled her eyes at the Russian before she turned her attention to the other WAGs, hoping that they would invite her to stay and that her cheating on Iker hadn’t affected their friendship.

“Irina’s right… this isn’t your place anymore Sara, you lost it when you broke Iker’s heart,” Lena Gercke said making the Spaniard pause before she turned her attention to the blonde that had taken her place in the circle of WAGs.

Aliona licked her lips nervously as she looked at the reporter; she had done a little research about Iker’s ex-girlfriend and she knew a little about the woman that stood before her, what she had read hadn’t been good.

Sara had caused a lot of problems within the team when she had been dating Iker; she’d had no problem attacking certain members of the team which would cause conflict between Iker and his team-mates.

“I really hope you’re prepared for what comes with being with Iker,” Sara said as her eyes flickered from Aliona to the twins, the reporter smirked making the blonde frown as she watched Sara turn on her heel and walk away.

“Ignore her… she’s just jealous that Iker’s with you,” Ana Sofia said making Aliona nod as she took a deep breath, she had a feeling that Sara was going to cause a bit of trouble for Iker.

The WAGs looked between one another, they didn't know what it was but Sara’s little threat wasn’t something to take lightly and that if the brunette was after revenge for Iker moving on then there was trouble brewing.