How Deep is Your Love

Chapter Twenty-Seven: Broken Hand, Broken Trust

Aliona ran her fingers through Iker’s hair as she kissed him, she was now twenty-three weeks pregnant and Iker had become very attentive to his pregnant girlfriend.

The two of them still didn't know who was informing the press about their personal lives but they hoped that they would discover who it was soon.

The Spaniard was due to play against Valencia that night, he couldn't shake the bad feeling that he had about the match and was a little nervous about leaving Aliona alone.

“I’ll be fine… you just concentrate on the match,” Aliona said making Iker roll his eyes as he kissed his girlfriend again, he wanted nothing more than to spend the day with her and the twins.

Iker licked his lips as he held his girlfriend close; he loved spending time with her and the last couple of weeks had been perfect between them even with the constant presence of the press in their lives.

“Go I’ll be watching with the twins,” Aliona said making her boyfriend chuckle as he kissed her again, he had wanted them there with him but since it was a school night it wasn’t fair to grab the twins all the way into the city centre and back again when they had to be up early the next day.

“I’ll be think of you,” Iker said making Aliona laugh as she kissed his lips, Lola and Liam watched their mother with Iker for a moment before Iker pulled back and moved to say goodbye to them; he wouldn’t be home until late and they would be in bed by the time he returned home.

***

Aliona settled herself in front of television with the twins; she had made them some popcorn and was curled up under a blanket with Lola as they watched the start of the match.

The blonde licked her lips as she rested a hand on stomach, she smiled softly as she felt her unborn son move about as she watched Iker on the screen; she knew that Iker was looking forward to being able to feel his unborn son move.

“Mama,” Lola said as the match began making the blonde snap out of her thoughts, she smiled at her daughter as she cuddled her close; she loved being a mother and had been talking to Iker about maybe becoming a stay at home mother for a while since the hospital were starting to cause some problems for her.

The match quickly was underway with Real Madrid already leading 2:0 from the first leg; Aliona sighed as she watched as a bad feeling started to settle in her stomach.

The blonde sat up right as Alvaro Arbeloa kicked his leg out and caught Iker’s hand; she flinched knowing that some damage had been done as he clutched his hand.

Already Aliona could see the medical team rushing forward, Lola cuddled into her mother’s side as they watched Iker being treated.

“Mama, what’s wrong with Papa?” Liam asked concerned making the blonde tear her eyes off the screen and look at her son stunned at his words.

Liam and Lola looked at their mother waiting for her to speak, it was clear that she was shocked by Liam’s words but they wanted an answer.

“He’s hurt his hand,” Aliona said as she swallowed, she knew that a hand injury for Iker right now wouldn’t be good; everyone knew that things between Iker and Jose had been strained and that this could be the push that the Portuguese needed to bench him for the rest of the season injury or not.

“Will Papa be okay?” Lola asked scared as Iker was lead from the pitch, Aliona licked her lips as she looked at her boyfriend on the television; she didn't know how bad the injury was but she knew that until she did then she couldn't say anything to the twins.

“We’ll see… it depends what the doctor says when he gets checked out,” Aliona said as she cuddled the twins, they hugged their mother as Adan entered the pitch to replace Iker; it was going to be a long couple of days until they knew the prognoses of Iker’s injury.

***

Iker sighed as the medic checked over his injured hand, he had a feeling that it had been broken when Alvaro had kicked him; he glanced at the television which was playing the match.

“We’ll send you to the hospital for a scan,” the medic said making the Spaniard nod his head as the sound of his team-mates coming back from the first half filled the changing room; Sergio was the first one to reach him, he looked down at Iker’s bandaged hand concerned.

“Is it bad?” Sergio asked making Iker shrug tiredly, he didn't know what he was going to do if he was out for more than a couple of games; it was clear that Jose wasn’t going to waste time in replacing him.

“They’re sending me for a scan,” Iker said making Sergio nod as he glanced over at Jose, who hadn’t come over to see if his top goalkeeper was okay; he knew that things had been tense recently and this was going to make things worse.

“Can you call Aliona for me?” Iker said knowing his girlfriend had probably seen what had happened on television; he didn't want her worrying since it wouldn’t be good for the baby.

Sergio nodded his head as he hurried over to Iker’s locker and collected the older Spaniard’s phone; Xabi licked his lips as he approached his friend looking at him concerned.

“How are you?” Xabi asked nervously as he watched Iker rub his injured hand, he could see the frustration building up inside of Iker as he stared at his wrist.

“I’ve possibly broken my hand, this thing with Mourinho will possibly destroy by career at Madrid, my pregnant girlfriend and I are going through a court case against her abusive ex-boyfriend for the twins, someone is telling the press about my personal private life, how do you think I am?” Iker snapped making a couple of his other team-mates look at him.

None of them had known about some of the things that had been mentioned; they looked at their captain while Xabi shifted under the gaze of Iker’s brown eyes, he licked his lips and nodded his head at his words.

“It’s me,” Xabi said softly making Iker look at him confused, he tilted his head as the medic returned to wrap his hand so that they could go the hospital; Sergio was talking in the corner on the phone to Aliona.

“I’m the one that’s been telling Sara about what’s been happening… she told me that she wanted to make sure that you were happy, I’m sorry,” Xabi said shaking his head softly as Iker stared at him stunned by his confession; he had trusted him with everything and now he learnt that it was him telling Sara.

“I thought she just wanted to make sure you were okay… I didn't mean for any of this to happen, I didn't mean for any of it to end up in the press,” Xabi said as he tried to explain why he had been telling Sara about Iker’s life with Aliona, but it was clear that what he had done wasn’t going to be easy to forgive.

Iker stared at Xabi wondering how his close friend could have done this to him; he closed his eyes and shook his head as he moved to collect his bag so that he could go the hospital for his scan.

He didn't want to talk to Xabi right now in case he said something that he would later regret but it was clear to all that Iker wasn’t going to forgive Xabi for what he had done.