Make It or Break It

Chapter Thirty-Five: Future Worries

Riley sighed as she waited to be called by the nurse, it was now late August and Chelsea were preparing to play Atlético Madrid in the UEFA Super Cup; the new season wasn't going well for the team and Richard was under a lot of pressure.

Riley was now eighteen weeks pregnant and she was due to have another scan to make sure that everything was okay with their baby.

Fernando shifted next to her and smiled at her nervously, Riley knew he was nervous about finding out the gender of their unborn child; she wasn't sure what it would be but she would be happy either way.

"So what do you think we are having?" Riley asked making him look at her, she smiled at him as they continued to wait.

Fernando sighed and shrugged, he wasn't sure; he had to lovely children at home he just wanted to make sure that everything was okay with Riley and the child.

The footballer knew that he just wanted a healthy baby and he was sure that was what they were going to have.

"Ms. Montez," the nurse called making the couple look at her; the brunette pushed herself to her feet with Fernando helping her.

Fernando smiled at the sight of her swollen stomach, he was happy that he could now see the evidence of their child; though the press were having a field day with the pregnancy and the engagement, he really didn't care.

The couple entered the midwife's office and smiled as they quickly sat down knowing that it had been a few weeks since they had last seen her; they were excited about what would happen today.

"So how is everything?" their midwife asked as Fernando sat back as Riley talked through everything about her pregnancy, the couple of weeks had been a little stressful with Olalla's phone calls becoming more frequent and Roman was piling on the pressure at work.

The midwife didn't waste a moment before she did all the normal checks on Riley to make sure that her and the baby was okay; Fernando sat quietly watching them knowing that there wasn't much he could do during these checks.

"Everything looks fine... time for the scan," the midwife said as she filled in Riley's file and smiled at the couple, she knew that this was good news for them and she hoped that everything went well for them since they were a lovely couple.

Riley laid back on the examination table and pulled up her top slightly so that the midwife could do the scan; Fernando took her hand as he looked nervously at the screen.

Starting the scan, Riley and Fernando watched as their baby appeared on the screen; the midwife smiled at them as they watched their baby for a moment.

"Would you like to know the sex?" the midwife asked making Riley and Fernando look at her and nod, she smiled at them; most people wanted to know what they were having these days but some people didn't, it was always best to ask.

"Congratulations... you're having a little boy," the midwife said as she smiled at the couple, she watched as they grinned knowing that this was a special moment for them.

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Arriving back at home the couple were greeted by their children and Riley's father, the two men smiled at each other while Riley moved to sit in the living room as her feet were starting to hurt and she wished to take her shoes off.

Nora beamed at her mother as she climbed onto the couch, she put her hand on Riley's swollen stomach as Aiden joined them; they both were excited about the baby and were always telling everyone about their baby sibling.

Richard smiled at his daughter as he and Fernando entered the room, he knew that they had found out what they were having and he was excited to find out what his next grandchild would be.

"So how was the doctor's appointment?" Richard asked as he sat down, it was one of the few joys he had right now with his divorce and Roman starting to get annoyed with the string of losses that the team had suffered it was making Richard fear for his job.

Fernando smiled at his future Father-in-law as he passed him a copy of the scan that they had brought home, Richard smiled at the image that he had been given.

"We are having a little boy," Fernando said making Aiden and Nora look at him, the little girl pouted slightly at her father's words and looked at her mother who smiled at her.

Richard chuckled at the children's responses while Fernando actually seemed very pleased with himself; he knew that the man loved Aiden as his own but he had been deprived of actually having a son of his own by Olalla.

"How have you been?" Richard asked them since he was all too aware that Olalla was becoming a pest, he wasn't sure what Fernando's ex-wife was doing but he didn't want his daughter or grandchildren hurt in anyway.

"We're okay... my parents are flying out to see us in a couple of weeks," Fernando said as he looked at his fiancée, he knew that they were going to be okay to be thinking about the future especially with their baby due in February the next year.

Riley chewed on her lip as she rested a hand on her bump, she peeked at Fernando as she started to have a craving; she pouted a little making Fernando raise an eyebrow at her knowing that she wanted something.

"I want gravy and fish fingers," Riley said making Richard chuckle; he knew that his daughter had some strange cravings when she had been pregnant with Aiden but this didn't seem as bad.

Fernando chuckled as he stood and pressed a kiss to her lips, before he heading into the kitchen to cook; Riley watched her father for a moment concerned.

"How are you?" Riley asked knowing that the divorce was taking its toll, her mother seemed to want to bankrupt her father; she knew that he was under a lot of pressure right now and she worried for him.

Richard sighed and smiled at her weakly, if it wasn't bad enough that his wife was hell bent on taking everything; Roman wanted to see him next week to discuss his management of the team.

Riley was the only other person who knew of the meeting and it worried them, if Richard lost his job then Riley's wasn't safe either; something that she didn't want to have to worry about right now.

Riley as she shifted and took her father's hand, the children were already busy playing and didn't seem to notice the tension that filled the room.

Richard wished that there was something that he could do but Roman wasn't taking any excuses; he knew that he should have known better than to take the position at Chelsea, everyone knew that Roman had a habit of getting rid of the managers frequently.

Something that was playing on Richard's mind even more right now, he knew that this was all going to end badly for him even if he did have a contract for a couple of years at the club.

Richard had already started to keep his eyes on other clubs that he could manage, he didn't want to be unemployed with his divorce not yet finalised and he knew that Roman would grow tired sooner or later and sack him.

"You are doing the best that you can," Riley said wishing that there was some way to make sure her father didn't lose his job.