The Footballer's Girlfriend

Part Three - Chapter Sixteen: The Champions League

Balancing Elsa on her hip, Eliana moved to find her seat with Cristiano's family before the match started; she stuck close to Hugo who made sure that she was okay and didn't trip. 

It had been an interesting flight from Madrid and Eliana was thrilled to watch the final, she was here to support Cristiano and she was worried that he had rushed his recovery; it was clearly something that was still bothering him.

 "I still can't believe that you're only have one baby," Katia murmured seeing how big her sister-in-law was, she found it hard to believe that there was only one baby in there even if she had seen the scan pictures. 

They were still a few weeks from the due-date and Eliana was huge, it was clearly going to be an interesting time for Eliana and Cristiano; everything was set up for the C-section in August. 

There was no way that Eliana was going to be comfortable in the next few months, she was only going to bigger and things weren't going to get any better between now and then. 

"Well I am," Eliana replied smiling, he was going to be a big one and Eliana was counting down the days until she held her son in her arms for the first time. 

They had done a lot of thinking and they had even slowly picked a couple of names that they liked, Eliana loved all of them and she was sure when she held her son in her arms that she would just know. 

Katia grinned sitting down, she checked that her own sons were okay before focusing back on Eliana; she was so happy that Cristiano had found someone like her. 

Dolores chewed on her lip looking down at the pitch, she felt regret twinge her stomach that she honestly didn't know what to say to Eliana while her children seemed so at ease with her. 

"I hope he'll be okay," Hugo murmured watching Cristiano warm up, he didn't want his brother to do something that he would come to regret.

***

Chewing on her lip as the match dragged on into the second-half, Eliana felt sick knowing that this was not how Cristiano had wanted the match to go; she could only imagine how upset he would be about losing. 

Taking a deep breath, Eliana brushed her fingers against her bump trying to sooth the baby inside of her; he had been kicking up a storm since the match had returned from half-time. 

"You okay?" Katia asked noticing the look on Eliana's face, she could see the blonde was starting to get uncomfortable and she didn't blame her; the seats were pretty uncomfortable and they had been that there for quite a long time. 

Eliana nodded her head, she peeked at the clock and she couldn't help but pray that by some miracle someone scored for Real Madrid soon; she dreaded to think what was going to happen if they didn't. 

"They'll do it," Hugo murmured shifting his hold on Elsa, he adored his niece and he knew that Cristiano would never forgive him if anything happened to Eliana or Elsa. 

The team were doing okay and it was only a matter of time before they scored, they just needed to be quick about it; the second half was slowly coming to an end. 

"I hope so," Eliana mumbled trying not to get stressed by the score, she rubbed a hand over her bump knowing that they were so close to losing the Champions League to Atlético Madrid. 

Chewing on her finger nails, Eliana watched the match closely with the seconds ticking down and into injury time; she closed her eyes not able to watch Real Madrid lose. 

Suddenly the crowd was cheering and Eliana opened her eyes to the sound of the referee's whistle and the sight of Sergio Ramos celebrating scoring a goal.

***

"I can't believe it," Eliana murmured watching the team celebrate their third goal, extra time was doing them wonders and she was relieved that things had turned around so quickly for the team. 

The baby was kicking quite a bit and Eliana guessed it was from all the excitement, she couldn't wait for the match to be over even if she was expected to fly straight back to Madrid with Cristiano and the team. 

The referee gave a penalty to Real Madrid and Eliana couldn't help but hold her breath as Cristiano stepped up to take it; she jumped as Katia took her hand and she offered her sister-in-law a weak smile hoping he could do it. 

"Come on Cris," Eliana prayed watching Cristiano closely, she held her breath as he scored the fourth goal of the game for Real Madrid; she couldn't stop the squeal of excitement that escaped her.

Katia hugged Eliana, she was so proud of her brother and she couldn't believe that they had done it; she looked down at the pitch watching Cristiano celebrate with his team-mates. 

The last minutes ticked down faster than Eliana could imagine and she couldn't hide the smile on her face as the final whistle blew. 

"They did it," Eliana whispered unable to believe how fast this had all turned around, she could only imagine how happy Cristiano was going to be when she saw him; she grinned watching everyone celebrate the win.

***

Cristiano grinned kissing Eliana, he couldn't believe how quickly the match had turned itself around and he had been so sure before Sergio had scored that they were going to lose. 

It had all worked out so much better than he had ever imagined and Cristiano was glad that he had played some small part in helping his team secure their tenth trophy; his fingers brushed against the bump a little concerned. 

"We're fine," Eliana reassured him, she knew that he had been worried about her being here while she was this pregnant but she and the baby was perfectly fine. 

Cristiano nodded his head, he stepped back and moved to take a fussy Elsa from his wife; he kissed his daughter's chummy cheeks unable to keep the smile from his face. 

It felt like a dream and Cristiano was just so happy that his family was here to share this moment with him; he couldn't imagine celebrating this moment with anyone else. 

A couple of Cristiano's team-mates came to fuss over Elsa, it was rare that they got to see the little girl in person; they did get to see the pictures that Cristiano had in his locker of Elsa and the baby scans. 

"You should go and celebrate," Eliana murmured peeking towards the pitch, her feet were starting to ache and she could see how much Cristiano wanted to go. 

Looking at Eliana, Cristiano shook his head already seeing how tired she was and he wanted nothing more than to stay with her; he could only imagine how tiring it was to carry a baby that big. 

"Cris..." Eliana mumbled when he ducked down and kissed her, she wanted him to enjoy this moment and she was happy to sit on the sidelines and just watch him. 

Shaking his head, Cristiano kissed Eliana again knowing where he wanted to be and that was right here with her; she was carrying his son and she was doing amazingly. 

It wasn't long until their little boy was born and Cristiano couldn't wait to meet; Caleb or Rafael or Tomas or Adam, whatever they decided to call him.