Wild at Heart

Part Two - Chapter Three: Important Decisions

Mia chewed on her lip as she feed Abigail her last feed of the night, she watched as Iker moved about the dining area tidying up from dinner.

Mia had felt a little relieved that they had ordered take-out, she wasn’t in the mood for cooking and was a little tired right now.

Mia sighed looking down at her daughter, she had only just got her boyfriend to hand the newborn over since he was being clingy; she couldn’t wait to talk to him about what they were going to do now.

Abigail was their priority and it wasn’t fair for her to be separated from her father nor her mother, something had to be done to make sure that the newborn had a relationship with both of her parents.

“Is she okay?” Iker asked looking over at his girlfriend, he looked over at her and Abigail knowing that he would do anything for his two girls.

Mia nodded her head as she flashed him a smile, her hand brushed through the small tuft of brown hair on top of Abigail’s head.

Mia knew that he was trying to pretend that everything was okay, he was trying to ignore the fact that in a week’s time he would be heading back to Madrid and would have to leave his girlfriend of ten months and newborn daughter behind.

“Do you want me to put her to bed?” Iker asked watching Mia finish feeding Abigail, he moved to collect the newborn knowing that he wanted to do as much as possible for his little girl while he could.

Mia nodded her head handing Abigail over to her father before she moved to fix her top, she smiled at Iker as he burped their daughter before he left to put Abigail to bed for the night.

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Iker smiled as he settled Abigail down in her cot, he pressed a tender kiss to the top of her head and sighed as he watched the newborn sleep; he knew that he had to go and talk to her mother.

“Te amo princesa,” Iker murmured making sure that she was warm enough before he left her to sleep, he collected the baby monitor knowing that he would need it.

Iker ran a hand through his hair knowing that he now had to talk to Mia about their future and what they were going to do now.

Iker knew that they needed to talk about it but he couldn’t bear the thought of leaving them behind, it had been hard enough before and now he was going to have to leave his little girl behind and miss out on her growing up.

“Iker,” Mia whispered spotting her boyfriend stepping out of the nursery, she had been thinking hard about what she would do now and she had come to only one conclusion that would be fair.

Iker closed his eyes as she moved towards him, he took a shaky breath knowing that he had never felt so nervous in his life; he had been in goal against penalties but this felt worse.

“I need to ask you something Mia,” Iker said opening his brown eyes and finding confidence to speak, his parents had pleaded with him to ask Mia to make the move to Madrid.

They knew it wouldn’t be easy but they did want to see their granddaughter grow up and it would be a lot safer for her as she got older.

Mia nodded her head curiously as she took Iker’s hand and led him to the couch so that they could sit down, it was bad enough that they hadn’t had this discussion before.

The couple had both put it off wanting to focus on being together and awaiting the birth of their daughter; but now they needed to figure something out for Abigail’s sake.

“I want you and Abigail to come back to Madrid with me,” Iker said sitting down and looking at his girlfriend, he hated that he had to ask this of her but there was no way that he could come to South Africa.

Iker had been reluctant to ask her, he knew she had a life there and her entire family lived there but he couldn’t miss watching Abigail grow up.

“I know she won’t be able to fly until she’s at least two weeks old but I want you home with me,” Iker said watching his girlfriend, he was willing to delay flying back to Madrid by a week if Mia was going to come with him.

Mourinho would understand and there was no other way that he would leave his family behind, he needed to be with Mia if they were going to come to Madrid with him.

Mia sighed in relief as she realised that Iker was on the same page as her, she had known from the moment that Abigail had been born that this was the right thing to do.

“Great minds think alike,” Mia said softly taking Iker’s hand, she gave it a squeeze as she smiled at him knowing that she could do this.

Mia had been doing a lot of thinking and the brunette had discussed things with her bosses, she needed to think about her newborn daughter and she was doing the right thing.

“I’ve been thinking about this as well Iker and I’ve already quit my job… I want to be with you,” Mia said watching her boyfriend, she knew that it wasn’t going to be easy but this wasn’t just about her and Iker anymore.

The couple had a newborn daughter who needed both of her parents, not just seeing them over Skype and being flown constantly back and forth between two countries.

Iker stared at his girlfriend speechlessly as he realised what she was saying, he really hadn’t considered the idea or hope that Mia would agree to come back to Madrid with him and bring Abigail.

The couple sat in silence as Iker allowed the news that Mia had given him, a smile slowly formed on his face as he reached over to the brunette and pulled her into a tender kiss.

Iker was going to do anything in his power to make her feel comfortable with the move, he knew Isco had missed her and his dog got really excited whenever Mia called him.

“You have no idea how much this means to me Mia,” Iker whispered brushing his fingers through his girlfriend’s hair, his heartbeat wildly in his chest knowing that he would get to watch his little girl grow up.

Abigail would have everything that she would ever want and Iker was more than willing to come back to South Africa to spend time with Mia’s family during the summer and holidays.

Iker had no intentions of stealing the two away and wanted Mia to feel like she could talk to him about anything.

“I love you so much Mia,” Iker said softly brushing his lips against hers, he couldn’t believe that she was coming back to Madrid with him; it almost seemed unreal and he had everything set up for Abigail anyway.

The footballer kissed her again knowing that this was all that he had ever wanted, he had a beautiful girlfriend and an adorable newborn daughter.

“Love you too Iker,” Mia replied knowing that she had made the right decision for her and Abigail, it wasn’t fair for them to remain in South Africa with Iker being so far away.

Mia wrapped her arms around Iker’s neck and moved to kiss him when Abigail cried out making the couple pull apart and smile, they both knew it was going to take some time adjusting to their new arrival.

Iker pushed himself to his feet, he really didn’t mind getting up for his daughter, and he adored spending time with her even if she was only a day old now.

Mia watched him go knowing that they were going to be okay, it was going to be difficult but she knew that she was making the right decision.