a/n: I was bribed to write some cute Saimatsu and this happened. Enjoy~

"I love the way this has made you look."

She knew it, but hearing him say it gave her the same rush it had so many times before. One of his hands caressed her belly, his fingertips gently tracing the stretch-marks, following the curves and making her skin tingle in their wake.

"Tell me more," she breathed, shivering as his fingers began tracing from the top once more.

"You're so beautiful, Kaede," Shuichi whispered, his breath ghosting against her skin. "So beautiful carrying our baby. Forget what the people say, you're absolutely stunning."

The affirmation was nice, and she was slowly forgetting what had been upsetting her earlier. She had carried herself through her pregnancy with pride, earning her stripes and feeling gorgeous throughout, and while she brushed most of the bad comments away, sometimes they stuck, and they hurt. Today had been one of those days, but thankfully, her dear husband was there for her, as lost in her beauty as she was.

"You're creating something that's gonna be as amazing as your music is, so whatever people say is irrelevant."

His tender words and the equally tender dance that his fingertips were doing over her belly were making Kaede melt, the cloud of despair she'd been feeling over those hurtful comments lifting with each gentle press against her skin.

On top of admiring her beauty, he also loved feeling their creation within her, making it feel even more real. They had created this together, a combination of their love, and it in turn had made Kaede even more gorgeous than Shuichi thought she already was. The new curves that she had developed with becoming pregnant were things that Shuichi counted himself very lucky for being able to witness firsthand; the swell of her stomach, curves of her hips and breasts. He was in love with Kaede's body, and in love with how confident she was in turn about how she looked.

"Shuichi, more," she whined, and he realized that he had gotten caught up in his thoughts, quickly moving to rectify it by leaning in and pressing a kiss to her marks.

"I love you so much, Kaede," he said between the kisses, moving his hand around the area he was kissing, hoping that the baby would feel the love, as well. "You're a beautiful, confident, amazing woman for doing this, and I'm so proud of you."

He pressed his palm against the side of her belly, and was delighted to feel a small, forceful kick. "And I love who you're making, even if we haven't met them yet."

"They love you, too," Kaede said, reaching down to put a hand on the top of Shuichi's head. "And so do I. You make me feel so special."

"That's because you are," he said, looking up to meet her eyes. "You're my special girl, and I want to do whatever I can to always make you feel that way."

He broke eye contact with her to kiss her belly again. "Especially when you're like this, and deserve it the most."

Kaede giggled, before she caught his eyes and a devious look came over her face.

"I appreciate that, but you know what else you can do to make me feel special?"

The added wink she gave him at the end of her sentence was the confirmation he needed, and soon he had her feeling another kind of special way.

a/n: thanks for reading! c: