Just Him ❤

109. Phoning home.

"What's this?" He asked quietly as his hand touched the pink box.

"Just put it back Seb." She looked at him, her eyes pleading with him not to pull the box out of her bag for the entire room to see it.

"Seb, why don't you take Chloe to your changing room?" Britta spoke up, giving him that look again. Chloe sighed with relief as he slipped the box back into her bag before picking it up and handing it to her.

"Come." He stood and held his hand out to her and she looked at Britta and then at Antti's confused face. His trainer had no idea what was going on. She sighed as she stood up and took Seb's hand. He set off at a brisk pace, pulling her along with him. Inside he was starting to get hopeful and excited, that was a pregnancy test he'd seen, therefore she must think she's pregnant! He was suddenly desperate to find out for sure. He took her straight into his changing room and a sense of deja vu hit him, here they were back in Barcelona and again they were about to find out if they were going to become parents, only this time it was planned and very much wanted.

"Jesus Seb, I'm so sorry." Chloe placed her bag on the table as he shut the door, she had to stop him from getting his hopes up. "I don't even....."

"It's ok." He interrupted her, walking over to her and pulling her close. "Don't apologise, this is good."

"No Seb it's not."

"I thought you wanted a baby? Shit Chloe, you've been drinking wine!" He looked confused and then disappointed. Had she changed her mind? Did she not want a child with him anymore?

"I do, more than anything. It's just...."

"Then why isn't it good?"

"Will you let me speak?" She stepped back from him.

"Sorry, I just saw the test and got carried away." He stepped closer to her, reaching out to let his fingers toy with hers.

"I'm not pregnant." She looked at him as she spoke, wanting to make it absolutely clear.

"You've already done a test? And without me?" He looked a little hurt. "You should have said, I want to be with you for these things. Why didn't you tell me?"

"I've not done a test, I just know." She took his hand.

"So why have you got one in your bag?"

"On the off chance that my periods late, I'm due on any day."

"Hang on." He frowned, looking confused again and he let go of her hand to unzip her bag and pull the test out. He studied the box for a moment before he spoke again. "You have a First Response early detection test, your period isn't even late, you're not even on and yet you're sure you're not pregnant."

"I just know." She whined as she watched him turning the box over and over in his hands.

"How can you?"

"I know my own body and I know I'm not pregnant."

"Do it." He held the box out to her.

"There's no point."

"Do it." He pushed the box against her chest. "For me." He added as she kept her hands down by her sides. She sighed and rolled her eyes before slowly taking the box from his hand.

"I'm not sure if I can pee." She mumbled.

"Oh for gods sake Chloe, not again." He shook his head, a slight smile across his lips as yet again he felt that sense of deja vu.

"Ok, ok, I'll go and try. I'm going to make you late." She complained as she walked in to the small bathroom facility and closed the door.

"I don't care, this is more important." He called after her. She undressed her bottom half before sitting on the loo and pulling the test from her bag. She couldn't quite believe that she was doing another pregnancy test at the same circuit she'd done the first one at. This time her hands didn't shake as she opened it and she got the cellophane off easily. Once she was done she popped the test back into its box and then redressed before washing her hands. Stepping outside she saw Seb leaning casually against the wall.