Rice, Rice, baby | Chapter 29
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“Thank you very much for this trip, Declan.”
“You're welcome” he smiles.
We've been on the road for a while now, and things haven't been awkward between us after what happened the night before. And with that, I mean the best make out session ever, and we've shared a few.
Once we managed to break apart we just went to our rooms, both of us smiling like idiots. And in the morning while having breakfast, we still were like that. Smiling and feeling in cloud nine, enjoying our last moments together before having to go back to the real world and talk about what all those kisses meant and whatever he also wanted to tell me last night.
“Also, the playlist you made is so good. Banger after banger, no skips. Well, maybe just… Careful!” I scream when a car suddenly invades our side of the road.
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“Olivia!” my mum says, storming into the room. “Oh, Olivia.”
“Hello, mum” I reply while she hugs me as if her life depended on it.
“How are you? Are you alright? And the baby? When the hospital called us and told us that you had been in a car accident I feared the worst.”
“We are fine, mum. Don't worry.”
“Then why are you keeping you here?” she asks.
“They want to make sure I don't go into early labour. It apparently can happen after big moments of stress.”
“And what is he doing here?”
“Oh, dad. I hadn't seen you there with mum squeezing me” I say with a nervous laugh.
“I'll ask again, darling. What is Declan Rice doing here?”
“What?” my mum says, finally letting go of me and looking around the room. “Olivia, what…”
“I… He… I…” I mumble, trying to look for an excuse. Can the bed open and swallow me? Please? Or maybe the baby could choose to come now. Anything to avoid giving them an answer.
“I was the one driving” Declan says, the tone of his voice making me look at him and stop freaking out. I think I had only heard him talk like that in interviews after big defeats, when he's on captain mode.
“You were doing what?” my dad says.
“Driving the car, sir.”
“So the accident was your fault?”
“What? No!” I say. “Declan actually acted super fast and thanks to him nothing serious happened to any of us, the other driver included.”
“You still hit a tree, tho” my dad says, his eyes fixed on Declan.
“Better that than the other car” I reply.
“But why was he driving, Olivia?” my mum asks. “Weren't you going away with Kennedy?”
“I… I… I lied” I say, that last word almost a whisper.
“You lied? Why?”
“Because… Because I…”
“Olivia, were you away with him?” my dad asks. He's used my name, he hasn't called me darling. And he only does that when he is angry with me. Shit.
“I… yes?”
“Are you dating him?” he asks again. He still hasn't looked at me, he only has eyes for Declan.
“No.”
“Then why were you away with him?”
“Because… Because I… We…”
“Olivia, stop rambling and answer me” he says, finally looking at me. Though I wish he hadn't, because I had never seen him this mad and it is scary as hell. “Why were you away with Declan Rice?”
“Because… Because he's the baby's father.”
“Olivia!” my mum gasps.
“Is that true, boy? Are you the father?”
“Yes, sir” Declan says, taking my hand on his and giving it an encouraging squeeze, the confidence on his voice making me once again look at him. He is standing like he always does before a game, all serious and focused. I usually find that super attractive, and despite the circumstances, the feeling hasn't changed. It probably is stronger than ever. Because there also is some… protectiveness in him. Something that tells me that everything will be ok and that nothing will happen to me or the baby as long as he is there.
“Let's go” my dad says, turning his back to us.
“What? Where?”my mum asks with a confused look.
“Home.”
“We can't go home, Louis. What if Olivia goes into labour?”
“I don't care.”
“I beg your pardon?”
“I don't care” he repeats. “She's betrayed me. Us.”
“What are you talking about?”
“She got pregnant from an Arsenal player!” my dad says, looking at us again. “That baby has blood from the enemy!”
“Oh, c'mon, dad! Seriously?”
“Yes, seriously! And as if that wasn't enough already, you've been lying to us for months, Olivia. Making us believe that Alex was the father, making us imagine a future where both our families finally become one as we've always dreamed of, playing with our feelings. You lied to us all, and that's something unforgivable.”
“All that is Alex's fault! I was planning on explaining everything, but he told you I was pregnant before I was ready and then lied about being the father because I hurt him when I said no to being his girlfriend. He was bitter and jealous of Declan and did it all for revenge!”
“Alex would never do something like that” he says.
“Oh, so you now believe him over your own daughter?”
“He hasn't hidden from her parents that she was dating a fucking gooner and that she was stupid enough to let herself get knocked up!”
“There is no need to yell or insult her, sir” Declan says.
“Oh, you shut the fuck up, you bastard!”
“Louis! He is the father of your grandson, show some respect!” my mum says.
“He is nothing to me. None of them are anymore. So when they let you go…” he says, looking at me. “Don't come to us. You are not welcomed in our house.”
“You can't be serious, dad” I say, tears starting to roll down my cheeks.
“You are not welcomed, Olivia. Neither of you are” he says, looking at Declan before walking away and leaving the room.
“Dad… Dad!” I cry.
“Don't listen to him, Olivia… Liv” my mum says, cupping my face and making me look at her. “Don't listen to him. He is saying that because he's angry and hurt, but he loves you more than anything. You and the baby. He just needs time to process it all. We all do” she says, looking at Declan.
“Rose!” I hear my dad call for her from outside.
“I better go. But Olivia… We love you. Both of us. Never forget that.”
“Ok” I sob.
“Will you take care of her?”
“Of both of them, ma'am” Declan says.
“Thank you. I know you are a good boy, and Louis knows it too, but… Football” she sighs. “You know how intense it can get.”
“I know, ma'am.”
“Call me when they send you home, Olivia. And please take care of her, Declan. She'll need you.”
“I will, ma'am. You have my word.”
“Please call me Rose. We are family now, aren't we?” she smiles. “And I better go. I love you, Olivia.”
“I love you too, mum.”
“Ok…” she says, kissing my head and then caressing my bump before leaving.
“Declan…” I whisper when the door closes behind her.
“It's ok, Liv” he says, sitting on the bed and hugging me, the feeling of his arms around me being what finally breaks me and makes me start crying like a baby. “I promise you I'm not going anywhere, that I'm not going to leave you alone. I'm with you, Liv. I'm with you now and always, you hear me? Now and always.”
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