How Deep is Your Love

Chapter Twenty-Three: Discovering the Gender

Iker smiled as he took Aliona’s hand as they walked into the hospital for their next scan, it was Christmas Eve and the blonde was currently eighteen weeks pregnant.

The couple had decided to host Christmas at their home in El Molar, so that both sets of parents would be able to see their children at Christmas; the Spaniard linked fingers with Aliona as he glanced down the corridor where his father was.

José Luis was going to be released later that day, so Iker and Aliona had promised to collect him after they had been for the scan.

“What do you think we are having?” Iker asked curiously making Aliona look at him and shrug, she knew that he hoped that today they would discover what she was having.

Iker shifted nervously as he watched his girlfriend fill out some paperwork, he always seemed to get nervous when it came for her to have her scan; he didn't want anything happening to his unborn child.

“Iker, Aliona… it’s nice to see you both,” Allison greeted as she stepped out of her office, she smiled at the couple who were becoming her favourite patients; she knew that Aliona trusted her with keeping the pregnancy away from press, who weren’t backing down about learning more about the couple.

“So how have you been feeling Aliona?” Allison asked as she checked the blonde over, everything had been going well so far with the pregnancy; Iker refused to allow anything to stress her out.

Iker watched his girlfriend as she spoke with Allison, he didn't know how he had gotten so lucky to drunkenly find someone like her; anyone else would have used him by now to become rich or would have sold the story.

“Okay, we’ll just do the scan,” Allison said making Aliona lean back on the chair so that she could have the scan done; Iker took his girlfriend’s hand as he watched the screen that revealed his unborn child.

The Spaniard grinned as he heard the familiar heart, he couldn't believe that it was beating so strongly now; he couldn't wait until he was finally able to hold the child in his arms.

Iker looked at his girlfriend oddly as she grinned at the screen, it was clear that she knew something that he didn't; he watched her for a moment before he looked at the screen again.

“Congratulations, you are having a baby boy,” Allison said as she looked back at the couple, Iker stared at her shocked as the news sunk in; he couldn't believe that he was going to have a son.

Aliona grinned as she looked up at her boyfriend, she waited for him to look at her before she kissed his lips; she rested her head against his when she had finished.

***

José Luis grinned as he stared at his eldest son, Iker had just informed him that he was going to have a son; they couldn't believe that Aliona was going to give Iker a little boy, a son.

Carmen rolled her eyes as she cuddled Lola in her arms, while it was clear that Iker loved the twins but it was normal for him to desire to have a child of his own.

“So what’s the plan for tomorrow?” Carmen asked as she looked at Aliona, who was sat with Liam; the blonde ran her fingers through Liam’s hair making him glare at his mother who explained the plan for Christmas day.

The plan was that Aliona’s parents would be arriving at eleven o’clock in the morning along with Unai, while Iker’s parents were staying with them; the family would spend the rest of the day together before the twins headed off to spend the night with their father.

Iker perked slightly as talk turned to Christmas dinner, the Spaniard wanted his girlfriend to rest while she had the chance; she’d been lucky enough not to work Christmas day even if she was going to be working Boxing day.

“How was the team dinner?” José Luis asked as he waited to be discharged from the hospital, Iker flashed his father a smile as he sat down next to Aliona; the blonde rolled her eyes as she looked at her protective boyfriend.

“It was okay, nothing special,” Iker said as he glanced at his girlfriend, he didn't want anything happening to her; his mother smiled as she watched the couple, she had to admit that Aliona was a lot better person that Sara.

José Luis nodded his head as he watched his son with Aliona and the twins, it was a sight that he had never thought he would see while Iker had been with Sara and with Aliona it seemed natural.

“You’ll have to start thinking about baby names,” Carmen mused making Iker grin and nod his head as he looked at Aliona, he had been thinking about it since she had told him that she was pregnant and now they were nearly half way through.

“Iker’s been thinking of names for weeks now,” Aliona teased making her boyfriend blush, a nurse walked into the hospital room with José Luis’s discharge papers.

José Luis grinned as Carmen carefully helped him stand while Iker collected his hospital bag; Aliona took the twins hands as they prepared to leave the hospital.

***

Iker grinned as he wrapped an arm around Aliona as they walked through the city centre; his parents had insisted that they watched the twins while the couple enjoyed a quiet night out in the city for dinner.

“I was thinking that we do the same thing that you did with the twins,” Iker said making Aliona look at him as they headed back towards the car; she was wearing a black embellished shoulder dress paired with black heeled sandals with metal trim.

“Liam Andrew and Lola Adriana,” Iker said making Aliona nod her head as she realised what he wanted to do; he wanted the three children to have similar names.

As the couple neared Iker’s black Audi RS5, they spotted someone waiting for them next to the car; the Spaniard pulled his pregnant girlfriend closer as they neared before he realised that it was Sara.

Aliona stared at the reporter wondering what she wanted, Sara had been seen out and about a lot recently with her new boyfriend and Iker didn't seem to care now that he had Aliona and the twins.

“Sara, what are you doing here?” Iker asked as he continued to hold his girlfriend close as the reporter jumped clearly not expecting to hear his voice; Sara blinked as she looked at her former boyfriend and then his new girlfriend.

“I saw you in the restaurant… I thought I’d come and say Hola,” Sara said making Aliona look at her concerned, she had a feeling that there was something more going on here; it was like Sara was asking for help. Iker nodded his head as if not sensing what his girlfriend could,

“Hola… we have to get home,” Iker said as he looked at Aliona, who nodded her head; Sara licked her lips sadly as her eyes found the bump that the blonde carried, it should have been her.

The brunette knew if she had remained faithful then it would have been her carrying Iker’s unborn child, she would have been engaged and none of this would have happened.