Holding Her, Loving You

Chapter Twenty-Three: Woman Scorned

Cesc sighed in relief as he held Lia in his arms for the first time in weeks, he ignored the glare that Daniella gave him as he held their daughter; he would deal with her anger in a moment but right now he wanted to enjoy this.

“I’ve missed you,” the footballer whispered as he cuddled his daughter, he knew nothing would be able to replace her in his life and he couldn’t believe that Daniella had been so selfish to think that it was okay to take Lia away from him.

“Are you really going to ignore me after what you have done?” the Lebanese said sharply as she glared at her ex-boyfriend, they had broken up six weeks ago and she knew that in that time he had gotten back together with Belina; she couldn’t believe that he had replaced her so quickly.

Cesc sighed as he glared over at her, he knew that he was going to have to talk to her about what would happen now; she was already being given the house that they had shared while he was seeking a home for his expanding family with Belina.

After the brunette had told him that she was pregnant, the footballer had done a lot of thinking and their current three bedroom apartment wasn’t big enough for the three of them with a baby on the way; plus Lia would be staying with them so they would need a bigger place.

“So you have gone back to her then,” Daniella spat bitterly as she crossed her arms, their lawyers were sorting out arrangements for Lia’s upbringing and because of her decision to flee to London; she was no longer allowed to leave the country with the eight month old.

“I dumped you because of what your son did to mine, no other reason,” Cesc said as he looked over at her, he didn’t have time to put up with Daniella’s bitterness; she was going to get £220 a week from him to look after Lia and however much she got from her ex-husband for Maria and Joseph.

Daniella frowned at his words, she knew that Joseph’s actions had pushed Cesc back into the other woman’s arms; however there was nothing that she could do to change what had happened or her anger towards the man that had left her behind.

“I know this isn’t easy but I’m trying to do what is best for Lia,” Cesc said softly, that was all he wanted now what was best for his daughter; he loved her and wasn’t about to let anything take her away from him.

Daniella huffed as she flicked her hair over her shoulder, her brown eyes glared at him wondering why this had to happen; if it wasn’t for Belina coming back into his life then they could still be together and happy again.

***

“How was your meeting with Daniella?” Belina asked as she looked at Cesc, she was looking over details of homes that Francesc had sent her to look at; the brunette hadn’t had the chance to see Cesc’s parents again but she knew that they wanted to see her before Christmas.

“It was fine… she was angry of course but everything has fallen into place,” Cesc muttered as he kissed the brunette, everything was going well and it worried him that something might take that away from him; he had arranged to have Lia in the middle of the week for three days and two nights.

Belina nodded her head, she knew that Daniella wasn’t going to make this easy on Cesc after what had happened; she doubted that things were going to get easier until the Lebanese moved on and found herself a new man.

"How was your day?” Cesc asked as he sat down next to his girlfriend, he knew that she’d had a doctor’s appointment to check on the baby and he was a little upset that he hadn’t be able to go with her but the meeting with Daniella couldn’t wait.

Belina smiled as she leant over to her bag and pulled out a scan, she handed it to Cesc who couldn’t stop from smiling at the sight of his unborn child; he knew that it would be a long time before they would have the baby in their arms.

“The doctor says everything looks healthy,” Belina told him as she watched him, she loved how excited he looked at the image and she knew that he was determined to make up for everything that had happened when she was pregnant with Alejandro.

The footballer knew that he had a lot to make up for and he was going to make everything right with Belina; he was going to prove that she had made the right decision in taking her back.

“That’s good… what time is Alex home?” Cesc asked knowing that his son was at a friend’s house, there was only a week until Christmas and the family were going to stay with Cesc’s mother over the holidays since the footballer wasn’t due back at training until after the New Year.

***

Daniella huffed as she settled Lia down to bed, she couldn’t believe that she was back in Barcelona after everything that had happened; she wanted Cesc to suffer for what he had done to her and she wasn’t sure how.

The Lebanese stalked out of the nursery, she was a little surprised that Cesc hadn’t moved his new family into the house that they had shared and she guessed that this was down to Belina; she doubted the other woman wanted to live him the home that the footballer had shared with another woman.

The house was silent and it un-nerved Daniella slightly, she hadn’t been able to bring Maria and Joseph with her since Elie had refused stating that their children needed a stable home and not to be dragged around Europe by their mother.

They had been re-enrolled back in their London school and were settling back into life while their mother had been forced back to Barcelona since she’d taken Lia out of the country and had no plans to return her.

Daniella headed for the living room in silence, she was furious that she had to come back to the Spanish city when Cesc had another girlfriend and another child; she smirked knowing that the footballer hadn’t told anyone that he had a new girlfriend yet and an idea formed in her mind.

The Lebanese reached for her phone and smiled knowing that she had the perfect way to get her own back for Cesc dumping her; she knew that the last thing that he would want was the world knowing what he had done.

“Hello Chantel… I was wondering if you were interested in a story on Cesc Fàbregas and his new girlfriend,” Daniella asked as she sat down, she had a friend who worked in one of the major magazine and she knew that this would be hot news.

She couldn’t wait to see everyone turn on Belina, his fans had never liked her and she doubted that they would be happy that Cesc was back with the brunette.

Daniella sat back as she slowly started to reveal details of her ex-boyfriend’s new relationship, she didn’t know much about when Cesc had first dated Belina but she hoped that this would cause some trouble.

The Lebanese knew that Cesc was going to be upset when she next saw him especially if he learnt that it was her then there was every chance that he would lash out; however Cesc was about to learn hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.