Make It or Break It

Chapter Fifteen: Confrontations

Olalla giggled as Damien kissed down her neck, she was happy that Fernando was out for the afternoon meaning that she could spend time with him.

The brunette pressed her lips to Damien’s and held him close, she knew that once Fernando was home that she would have to send her lover away.

“Happy anniversary,” Damien said making Olalla smile at him, she leaned back into to kiss him surprised that he had remembered that it was their third anniversary.

The brunette stopped as she heard someone clear their throat wondering who it could be since she was meant to be home alone and Fernando had disappeared again.

“So how long has this being going on?” Fernando asked as he stared at his wife in the arms of another man, his chest ached knowing that it had been clearly going on for a while.

The footballer stood still knowing that he had a match the next day against Benfica, this certainly not what he was expecting when Nora had told him about Olalla seeing Damien behind his back.

Olalla looked at Fernando, her brown eyes looking at him concerned knowing this certainly hadn’t been how she wanted their marriage.

The brunette’s eyes flickered to Riley who was stood beside her husband holding Nora securely in her arms, she pursed her lips wondering what the other woman had to do with any of this.

Riley stared at Damien, who she recognised as the new doctor that worked at the local surgery by her apartment; she shook her head as she turned to look at Fernando concerned.

Olalla forced a smile and looked at Nora, she found it slightly strange that the little girl had shown up at the same time as Riley; she had a feeling that the brunette was trouble.

“You found her,” Olalla exclaimed as she moved to step towards her husband and daughter, she knew she needed to pretend that this was all going to be okay.

Damien wrapped an arm around Olalla to stop her, he knew that this was the end of her marriage and there was no way to deny his relationship now.

“Olalla, what’s going on?” Fernando asked he wanted to hear it from his wife before he made his next move; the brunette sighed and looked at Damien.

Olalla sighed as she pursed her lips, she knew it was time to come clean about what she had been doing behind his back; it wasn’t going to help her when it came to getting a divorce.

“I’ve been seeing Damien for three years now,” Olalla said smugly as she cuddled into the arms of her boyfriend, she watched her husband knowing that she should have put an end to this ages ago.

But Nora had really complicated things for her, she hadn’t wanted to leave the father of her daughter when it provided for her new life with Damien.

Fernando swallowed painfully as Riley frowned at Olalla; the brunette really disliked this woman and she couldn’t understand how she could do any of this to Fernando.

“Is Leo even mine?” Fernando asked somewhat calmly, it had always been on his mind that the little boy couldn’t be his and he knew there was a strong chance that he wasn’t.

Riley could see he was hurting and wanted nothing more to comfort him but she knew she couldn’t, it would give away her feelings to Olalla and it would mean that she would have something more to hurt Fernando with.

Damien snorted and that was all the answer that Fernando needed; he sighed and pulled something out of his back pocket and moved to hand the papers to Olalla.

The footballer was thankful that Riley’s brother had agreed to help him, Olalla opened the papers; her smug smile fell away when she realised what they were.

“You want a divorce?” Olalla asked generally shocked, she had never thought that Fernando would leave her when he discovered the truth.

The brunette had thought the situation would be the other way around, she’d be the one giving him the divorce papers; this meant she stood to lose so much more.

“And custody of Nora,” Fernando confirmed making his wife frown, he wanted to be sure that she knew that she was going to lose Nora; he didn’t want her around the little girl anymore.

Riley shifted Nora’s weight on her hip, she felt the little girl cling to her as Olalla stared at her; it was almost as if she knew that the brunette had something to do with what was happening right now.

“And if I don’t,” Olalla challenged making Fernando frown, he knew his wife would be difficult she’d want everything in the divorce and she’d get more if she had Nora.

The footballer had hoped that by offering her a way out of their marriage that she would just take it, he didn’t want to remain married to someone who clearly didn’t love him.

“Then I will have to inform social services of child abuse,” Riley said making Olalla glare at her, the brunette however stood her ground but Damien nodded in agreement.

The last thing that the doctor wanted was for a drawn out divorce process, he had a feeling that Riley would do anything to help Fernando.

Olalla looked at her boyfriend, she knew that he wouldn’t help her with that one; he would lose his job if it came out that he had witnessed child abuse and did nothing.

Damien loved being a doctor and he would never risk his job for anyone including his girlfriend, he had always known that he would drop Olalla at a moment’s notice if it meant preserving his career.

“I suppose you want the house,” Olalla said smirking but she frowned when Fernando shook his head; he glanced at Riley, who was still holding Nora.

The footballer had already spoken to her about staying in her two bedroomed apartment until he found his feet, he knew it wasn’t ideal but he trusted her more than anyone else.

“I’m staying at Riley’s until further notice… she’s offered me and Nora somewhere to stay until after the divorce is finalised,” Fernando said knowing he would need to pack up all of his things and Nora’s, he wanted to get away from here as soon as possible.

Olalla clicked her tongue in annoyance as she looked at the meddlesome brunette, she wasn’t pleased with how things were working out.

The brunette had hoped that Fernando would plead for her to stay with him, however that wasn’t happening and her marriage was slipping away.

“Of course she has… I don’t suppose the police will be too happy to learn she had something to do with Nora’s disappearance,” Olalla said smirking, she knew that it had to have been Riley that had taken Nora and if it wasn’t then she would still hold her responsible.

Fernando stiffened at the threat that lay in Olalla’s voice, he knew that Riley could get into a lot of trouble if Olalla called the police; she had abducted Nora even if it was only to protect the two year old.

“Actually you should be expecting a visit from them and social services Olalla,” Riley replied relaxed knowing that she was never going to fall for that, she had spoken to the police and her brother as soon as she had gotten Nora to safety.

Olalla looked sick as she realised what Riley had done, Fernando however looked relieved; he would have fought tooth and nail to keep Riley out of trouble.

Riley was the one thing that was keeping Fernando calm right now, he wasn’t sure what he would have done without her.