The Footballer's Girlfriend

Part Three - Chapter Twenty-One: Jennifer's Wedding

"You look beautiful madre," Eliana said hugging her mother, she couldn't believe that her mother had just gotten married; it had been a beautiful ceremony and everything had gone perfectly. 

Jennifer couldn't keep the smile off her face, it had been so wonderful and it didn't compare to her last wedding; she had truly enjoyed every moment of the day that she'd had. 

Shifting his hold on Elsa, Cristiano couldn't help but smile as he admired how beautiful his wife looked in her A-line sequins beading backless half-sleeves long evening dress that she was wearing. 

Cristiano couldn't help but wonder how uncomfortable Eliana was right now, she was thirty-five weeks pregnant and looked a lot bigger; he was worried that standing for too long would make her so uncomfortable. 

"Gracias for being here," Jennifer said peeking down at Eliana's bump, she had been so worried that her daughter might miss this because of her pregnancy and she was so glad that she come. 

It was strange to think that the baby was due in a few weeks, things seemed to fly by and it wouldn't be long before Cristiano and Eliana would be welcoming their son into the world. 

"We wouldn't have missed it for the world," Eliana replied shaking her head, she couldn't imagine missing her mother get married even if she was the size of a while. 

Eliana had never been uncomfortable in her life and she couldn't wait until she got to hold her baby in her arms; she was sure that Cristiano felt the same. 

They were all set for her C-section and Cristiano was doing everything to make sure that he could be there when their son was born; he wasn't going to miss out on him being born.

***

"How are you feeling?" Cristiano asked sitting down next to Eliana, it had been a long day and he knew that the hot weather was not making this any easier on her; he looked over at Jennifer and Stefan sharing their first dance. 

He couldn't believe that it had really nearly been a year since he and Eliana had been in that position, Cristiano wouldn't change any of this for the world. 

They had come so far in the past couple of years and Cristiano was so happy that he had ended up with Eliana; he didn't know who else would have made his life so complete. 

"Tired... sore," Eliana replied rubbing her stomach, she wanted nothing more than to head home and relax but she didn't want to rush away just yet. 

It was her mother's wedding day and no matter how uncomfortable she was; Eliana didn't want to miss a moment and since she wasn't going to watch her father remarry but she would always have memories of this wedding. 

Cristiano nodded his head, he took her hand wanting to make her comfortable in anyway; he was sure that they would be able to leave soon. 

Jennifer would be understanding to the fact that they couldn't stay until the end, Eliana was very pregnant and Elsa would be cranky soon since it was well past her bed time. 

"We'll head home soon," Cristiano promised, he wanted nothing more than to do right by his family; he couldn't believe that they were only weeks away from welcoming their second child. 

They couldn't really decide on a name between them but Cristiano was sure that they would be able to choose one when they had their little boy in their arms. 

Eliana peeked at Cristiano, she nodded her head and she was almost worried what would happen if something went wrong.

***

Setting Elsa into her bed, Cristiano smiled softly watching her sleep and wondering how she would react to having a baby brother; he hoped that she wouldn't become jealous of the newest addition to their family. 

They had no way in telling how their little girl was going to react to having a brother, Elsa had spent over a year being the couple's only child and they adored her so much. 

She was going to have to get used to sharing her parents' attention, Cristiano was going to do everything that he could to make sure that his family were going to be okay. 

Making sure that Elsa was comfortable, Cristiano kissed the top of her head before quietly leaving the bedroom; he was glad to be home after the last few weeks and his recovery was going well. 

The weeks relaxing in Portugal had been good for him and he had truly enjoyed his time with his family; he was sort of dreading returning to training in a couple of weeks. 

The approach of the new season was coming up and Cristiano wasn't looking forward to it, the team were being understanding about his injury and they were sure he would be better by the time that the season kicked off. 

Cristiano couldn't shake the feeling that this coming season would change everything for the team and it made him nervous; he didn't want anything to happen that ruin his time with his family. 

They'd had a good year last year and Cristiano was just relieved that they had finally done well, he wanted nothing more than to win more trophies this year with Real Madrid. 

Stepping into the bedroom, Cristiano paused at the sight of Eliana relaxing on their bed; she looked beautiful and he was so thankful that he had her. 

No matter how he thought about it, Cristiano was grateful that the Russian model that he was meant to work with all those years ago had cancelled when she had allowing him to meet Eliana.

"What?" Eliana asked looking up from her book when she spotted the look on Cristiano's face, she set the book down on her lap; it had been a good day even if she was thrilled to be home now. 

Her mother was off on her honeymoon and Eliana wasn't going to see her for at least a month, Jennifer had gone on a cruise with Stefan and Eliana hoped that her mother would enjoy herself. 

"You look beautiful," Cristiano said setting his suit jacket on the chair, he walked over to his wife and kissed her; he had everything that he had ever wanted and it was because of Eliana. 

They had come so far and Cristiano was glad that he had taken an interest in her when he had; he honestly had never believed that he could end up with all of this in his life. 

Eliana raised an eyebrow at Cristiano, she didn't know what had gotten into him but the look on his face he had been doing quite a bit of thinking. 

"I love you so much," Cristiano whispered brushing his fingers through her hair, they would get through whatever happened in the future; they weren't going to let anything pull them apart. 

Filming had gone well that day and Cristiano was relieved that it was nearly finished, from what the director had said they were likely to hold the premier next November. 

It seemed so far away but Cristiano was glad for that, it would give them time to focus on their children; they would have a newborn to deal with and Eliana was only going to do the Victoria Secret show that year. 

She would take as much time as she wanted off, Eliana was determined to be there for both of her children; she wasn't going to let Jorge push her into returning early again. 

"I love you too," Eliana replied kissing Cristiano back, they were going to be fine and she was sure the next few weeks would fly-by.