Keeper

Alexia Putellas x reader

Warning! Talks of body image and stretch marks.

I look down at the stick in my hands. OMG!!! The two stripes stare up at me mockingly. Im pregnant. Like Im actually freaking pregnant. Like there’s a baby in my fucking belly. I can’t believe it! It actually worked.

It takes a few hours for it to finally sink in. And when it finallydoes the fear comes like a blow. The logical part of my brain knows Alexia would be ecstatic. She would absolutely love this. But the other part keep me doubting. The multiple «what if» keep me on high alert. What if she doesn’t want this. What if she turn out hating the idea of a child. And worse… what if she don’t want a child with me.

I think of the perfect way to tell her. But it takes a few days for me to muster up the courage. I pack the small gift in a bag and put it on the counter. I’m way past pacing a hole in the carpet when i hear the keys in the lock. Alexia was finally home from training. I’d been out for a few weeks now already due to an injury in my hamstring.

“Y/N?” Alexia calls out my name. Im almost jumping from the nerves. “Yeah, im here!” I call out and start making my way towards the hallway.

I smile and welcome her in a hug. “How was training?” I feel my stomach do flips as she grins and start out on a rant about the pranks Patri and Pina had done today. I stare at her for a long while. “Mi amor?” I shake my head and focus on her again. “Yes?” I can se the small frown that now sits on her face. “What’s going on with you lately? You’ve been all weird since the injury.” I shake my head and feel my breath catching. “Ohhh… nothing. I just… i have a gift for you.” I turn around and start making my way towards the kitchen.

“It’s not my birthday?” Alexia looks confused as i hand her the tiny bag. “What is it?” She shakes the bag but it makes no sound. I feel a smile creeping up my face but still feel the butterflies in my stomach intensify. “It’s a surprise.” I stare at her while she opens the bag. Trying to read her expression. Her face twists from happy to confused as she pulls out the tiny Barcelona jersey. The number 11 and name (Mami) at the back is what makes her understand and i see her face break out in a grin. Before I know it she’s picked me up and spun me around. “It’s true si?” I look at the happiness on her face and nod. The grin on my face almost hurts. “Yeah we are going to be parents!”

…

We waited about two weeks to tell our families. Mostly to just be able to enjoy it on our own first. My family was quite easy to tell since it had to be done over the phone. We sat down one evening and made the FaceTime call to my parents.

Her family was a completely different story. We started by making two small gift baskets. Much like the one i had given Alexia, but with a few twists. We got costume made Barcelona jerseys with Alexia’s number and the words tía (aunt) and abuela (grandma) on them. We also put down a paper with the words be the godmother? In Albas basket. And of course the both of them got a few snacks in their baskets as well.

We decided to give them their baskets on our weekly dinners at Eli’s house. They had both been asking what we were up to lately since we had been so secretive. We arrive on time like always. One of the perks of having Alexia by my side. She’d always been a time freak.

We get inside and Alexia hides the gift bags in the hallway. We decided to wait til the end of dinner to tell them so that we actually get some food in us tonight. But when the time comes I pretend to need the restroom. I bring the bags with me and set them down in front of Alba and Eli. “What’s this?” Alba looks up in surprise. “No tenías que hacerlo” (you didn’t have to) Eli smiles warmly.

I just smile back at them and sit down. We both eye them curiously while they slowly open the bags. Alba understands first and her whole demeanour changes. She stares straight at Alexia. Mouth open in shock. I grin. “Is that a yes?”

“Yes!? Of course it’s a yes!” She jumps from her seat and basically runs around the table to hug me. Eli seams to just now grasp the situation and she immediately brightens up. “Voy a ser abuela?” Alexia nods. Eli’s eyes tears up and we both get up to hug her. While all this i going on Alba is jumping up and down in happiness. ”What will you call her? Him? Them?” I look at Alexia. “We haven’t really thought about that yet.”

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We decided to tell the team just a few days later. I was supposed to go back to training in a few days so we thought it would be smart to let them know. I created a plan on how to do it.

Alexia walks into the changing room just like any other day. The only difference is that i also walk in behind her. Because of the injury i hadn’t been in the changing room for a few weeks. And then it was also the large box of cupcakes that Alexia carried. Mapi immediately notices and grin. “You baked for us Capi?” Alexa rolls her eyes and shakes her head. “No Maria I didn’t. It was my lovely wife here.”

She jumps up immediately. “Let me taste!” Alexia sets down the box and the teams all come over to get one. Mapi who’s basically sprinted over gasps the second she looks in the box. Her eyes snap towards me and i let out a chuckle while nodding my head. She jumps in happiness and more or less tackles Alexia in a hug. It’s a miracle they don’t fly to the floor. Not long after Im picked up. I squeal in surprise and shock. “MARIA! Put her down!” Alexia immediately comes to my rescue. But it’s of no use as her “children” already surround her.

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I hunch over the toilet again. Urgh… i feel like shit. I have been throwing up every morning for god knows how long. Since a few days before i figured out about this lovely baby i have in my stomach. Just as Im about to stand up i feel the nausea come back full force and i gag. I must be really out of it because i jump when i feel warm hand against my back.

“Sorry mi amor. Didn’t mean to scare you. How are you feeling?” Alexia’s raspy morning voice fills the quiet space. “Like I’ve been hit by a train… that carried a bus.” I groan. I can hear the quiet chuckle that comes from her lips. “It’s not funny!” I pinch her thigh. “Ow… I know amor. Im sorry. What can i do for you?” Her fingers gently frame my face as she scoops my hair up into a ponytail. “Could you get me some water?”

I feel her move away from me and towards the sink. Every move of my head makes it pound harder and i feel another wave of nausea roll through me. I gag again. “This baby better be really cute! I feel like sh*t!” I groan. At that it seams like Alexia can’t take it anymore and she bursts out laughing. Ohhhh… she’s in the doghouse now.

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«I feel ugly» is the first thing that comes to my mind. I stare at myself in the mirror. My body. I feel fat and bloated and tired and not to even talk about the new stretch marks i have. I feel tears start streaming down my face. Ohh… and these hormones. Im a wreck. I can’t believe Alexia actually still want to be with me.

Im so stuck in my own head that I don’t even hear her come through the door. “Amor! What’s wrong?” She is beside me in seconds. As beautiful as ever. Even in her sweaty workout clothes she looks like a model on a runway. “Im so ugly!” I cry out “Im fat and discussing and look like a… a disgusting…” i hiccup and start full out crying. She immediately takes a hold of me and i burry my head into her shoulder.

She moves us over to the bed carefully. “Amor… shhh…” i hiccup and look up at her face. “Im sorry!” Im just soooo tired. Her hands gently cup my face. I feel her lips on my forehead and immediately feel the calm start spreading through me. She didn’t even have to talk to get me calm. “Mi Vida. Your not fat… your pregnant. And that’s beautiful. I don’t care about how you look. Your amazing! Your carrying my child and i will forever be grateful for that. You haven’t ever looked more raw and sexy in your life.” Her hand gently moves to caress my belly and i feel my whole life stop. “Really?” My voice quivers as i look up her at face with teary eyes. “Si” she kisses my forehead and hold me close to her until i fall asleep.

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We had gotten Alba to fix everything. And she had definitely gotten all out. Ballon’s filled our backyard. Banners and confetti all over the tables. Girl or boy written in bright letters across the door. Everyone was there. Her family, my family and our club teammates. She had even started a betting system on who believed it was a boy and who believed it was a girl. Typical Alba style.

The time came. It was time to find out the gender. I was fully expecting a cake or something along those lines. But it was a total shock when she comes out with a football. I roll my eyes at her and look at alexia who is already rolling up her sleeves. She takes the microphone and says proudly “As the godmother and the favourite aunt i here by want to announce that these two idiots will need not just one but two balls for this to be right.” Everyone looks at each other confused. I also look at her like she’s crazy. What did she mean by that? “They’re getting twins!” She yells down the microphone.

I squeeze her hand as we walk up the driveway. “Nervous?” Katie squeeze my hand. “A little” I give her a tight smile.

I take a deep breath and close my eyes for a few seconds. I feel my heart beating harder when she opens the door. The second the door opens i hear the buzzing of multiple people inside the house. Katies family is large. She has her mother and father and on top of that she has 10 siblings. The scary part is that I’ve only ever meet one of them.

We walk in and the second we get into the living room the voices stop. All eyes are on us. 24 eyes staring straight at me. I make an awkward wave and smile tight. “Hi”

I don’t think even a second passes before at least 20 questions is yelled out at the same time. But to my utter relief Katie holds up her hand “Hey! One at the time”. I take a hold of her arm gently.

It takes a long time to answer all the questions. It seams like they never stop. But somehow i had ended up bedside Katie and her little sister Lauryn. We had somehow made our rounds through all of the rapid fire questions. And id gotten many “your the famous Y/N”, “Haven’t seen her this happy in years” and “Welcome to the family Y/L/N”. The last one coming from her brother Gary.

When it was closing in on dinner time people start moving towards the kitchen. I wait back a little as Katie was in the bathroom. Lauryn comes back with a large plate and sit down beside me. “How’s fotball going?” She grins happily. “Fantastic! Just last week i scored almost 25 goals in training!” I smile at her. “That’s amazing!”

Her face goes from happy and grinning to worried and confused. “Whats going on?” My face turns bright red at her next question “Do you plan on having s*x with my sister?” All her other siblings in the room freeze. Their eyes slowly going towards me. “Uhhh… what did you just say?” I must have misunderstood her. She looks at me with an innocent smile. “I asked if you plan on having s*x with my sister?” I look around for help from someone. But everyone else immediately look down towards their plates.

I look down at her. “I… uhhh… yeah….” She gives me a grossed out face before turning serious. “Ewww…. Do you love her?” I become speechless for a few seconds at her shift before nodding. “Yeah… i love her very much. But don’t tell her just yet.” I smile and hold a finger in front of my lips as to hush her. Lauryn grins. “I promise!”

When Katie comes back no one dear to look her in the eyes. But the atmosphere is a little lighter after the earlier question.

“Thank you for the hospitality mr- and mrs- McCabe. Your house is very lovely.” I smile. I get a large hug from the both of them on the way out.

When we get into the car i let out a large breath of relief. “You good?” Katie takes my hand and interlock our fingers. “Yeah…”. She brings our hands up to her lips and kiss my hand. I let out a chuckle. “You know what Lauryn asked me?” She puts the car in reverse and smiles. “No… what?” I look at her. Contemplating if it was a good idea to tell her while she was driving. “She asked if i planned on having s*x with you.” I don’t have to wait long for a reaction. She immediately bursts out laughing. “Whoa… focus on the road!” I take a hold of the wheel. She tries to keep her bearing but i can see the grin on her face.

“Your kidding!” I shake my head. “Im so not! It was so embarrassing!” I let out a chuckle but can feel my cheeks turning red again.

Later that night we lay in bed. Katie taking the roll as the big spoon. Her arm around my waist gently moving across my stomach. Our legs intervened. I take her hand and kiss her knuckles. “Katie?” I whisper lowly. I feel her hum more than I hear it. I turn around in her hold and move my face into her neck. “I love you.” I mumble into her skin. I feel her hands squeeze me tighter. “I love you too” she kiss my forehead.

This wasn’t really how i had intended for the night to go. The plan had been solid. Firstly i would pick her up, then we would make our way to the rink. We would skate around for a few hours and then i was going to drive us to the nice restaurant downtown. We would have dinner and talk for hours. The night was planed down to the second. I had even planed how i would ‘accidentally’ kiss her cheek at the end of the night.

No, instead i am now sitting in a hospital bed, waiting for the nurse to come get me for a scan. “You ok?” I look over towards her. “Yeah, it doesn’t even hurt that much.” I lie through my teeth. I can clearly see on her face that she doesn’t believe me. But to my relief she doesn’t say anything.

It’s stupid really, how it all happened. One second i was out there on the ice. The next i was cradling my arm. Why am i so dumb. I’d wanted to show her a trick. I believed i could pull it off. But the next second i was falling backwards. The crack had been heard loud and clear. And the pain had been immediate.

I look up when the door opens. “Y/N Y/L/N. I am Doctor Olsen and I’m here to take you to the X-ray. Is this your girlfriend.” I blush furiously and look down. “N-” “Yeah”. My eyes snap to Alessia at the words. “Okey… lets get you looked at.” I cradle my arm and we walk out.

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Three hours later we walk out of the hospital. I have both a sling and a large cast. I’m still I'm quite a bit of pain. “You don’t have to stay you know…” I stare down at the ground while walking. “If you think i trust you to drive a car when you can’t even stand on a pair of skates. You’re crazy.” She says it in such a playful yet serious way i almost collapse.

The drive back to my apartment is quiet. The quiet music and the soft humming of the air conditioning is the only sounds in the car. When we pull up to my apartment i look over at her with a smile. “Thank you for staying with me…. Did you really mean what you said at the hospital?” I quickly look away. I can’t stand it if she rejects it.

My heart almost stops when she doesn’t say anything for a few moments. That is until i feel her hand on my chin. I look back at her. My breath hitches and i shudder at the close proximity. My eyes flicker down to her lips. In the blink of an eye i feel her lips press against mine. I freeze for just a second before I kiss back. Her lips feel soft and i don’t want the moment to end.