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The sun was just starting to set on a beautiful spring day outside of Phantomhive Manor.

Snake sat with his scaly friends, Mey-Rin tended the wash, Baldroy scrubbed the dishes, and Finny finished up his last bit of work for the day in the garden.

Deep in the halls of the large estate, Ciel was busy in the room directly beside of her bed chamber.

She had important work she was trying to finish.

It had to be perfect.

She could feel the need, the urgency about the matter at hand in her bones.

She felt a flutter in her abdomen and her hand went to her rounded middle immediately.

She was running out of time.

Phantomhive Manor was about to receive a very important guest.

A tiny, pink guest, with ten small fingers and ten small toes.

The room she stood in was for that very guest and for that very reason, it needed to be in tip top shape.

Ciel's eyes narrowed as she straightened a picture frame on a shelf.

Once the object was adjusted to her liking, she slowly began to walk around the room.

Sebastian stood silently in the doorway, his lips curling into an amused smile as he watched Ciel meticulously go over each visible detail.

Ciel glanced over everything, inspecting the arrangement of the furniture, decorations, toys, books…..

In the midst of her pacing, she stopped suddenly to smooth out a throw blanket that had been laid over the rocking chair.

She walked to another corner of the room…..

A scowl crossed her face as she aligned a book that was a centimeter or two farther out on the shelf than the others.

The bluenette paused when she came to the dresser.

She opened up a drawer.

Sebastian chuckled when he watched the bluenette began to rustle through the tiny clothes and blankets that were found inside, sorting them exactly how she wanted them.

"Do you realize I spent all morning doing that, kitten?" Sebastian purred as he stepped into the room and walked up behind his little lover.

Ciel did not look up from her task, focusing on organizing the onesies and baby blankets.

"Oh? Was that in between your bouts of spying on me?" Ciel asked, raising an eyebrow.

She was right, Sebastian had checked on her every five minutes that morning.

And yesterday…

And the day before that…..

…..Just as any nervous father-to-be would.

Sebastian slid his gloved hands around his little lover's round, firm belly.

Ciel had gotten her revenge years ago.

Sebastian had been more than instrumental in the process.

As payment for his services, Sebastian happily accepted Ciel's hand in marriage.

They had remained at Phantomhive Manor for their own amusement.

Ciel enjoyed being the Earl of Phantomhive, even though she was female.

She also enjoyed being Mrs. Michaelis.

Sebastian actually rather liked being the Phantomhive butler…..

But he liked being Ciel's lover and being Ciel's husband much more…

They had fallen in love.

They had made love.

A few months ago, they had made a life.

Ciel sighed and placed her hands over Sebastian's that had started to gently rub her mounded belly.

"Have you not told me since the day we met to never leave your side?" Sebastian purred into Ciel's ear, letting his lips brush against it teasingly. "Besides, the midwife already said it could be anytime now."

Ciel blinked as she felt Sebastian's hold on her tighten, not painfully so, just a tiny bit…...as if he were trying to protect her.

"Do you not think I would call for you if I needed something?" Ciel asked, moving his hands away from her abdomen and easing herself down into the rocking chair with a sigh.

Sebastian knelt in front of her, his eyes flickering between her belly and her face.

He watched Ciel lean back in the chair.

Her pale face looked a little paler as she closed her eyes.

"Kitten," Sebastian asked, keeping his tone low and calm, but not being able to hide the concern in his voice. "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine, Sebastian. I'm just tired." Ciel replied, opening her sapphire eyes to meet Sebastian's gaze, which was now barely visible over the swell of her belly.

Sebastian was quiet for a minute, watching her face for any signs of pain or discomfort.

Well, anymore than usual…..

The past nine months had been hard on the bluenette.

Even in adulthood, she was very petite and their growing child put a tremendous strain on her small body.

Sebastian tried to soothe her and comfort her with sweet words of love, massages, and gentle kisses as much as possible, but he could see all of his efforts didn't ease her burden completely.

"Why don't you take a nap then? Come, I can carry you to bed." Sebastian offered, standing up to lift Ciel.

She put her hand out on his chest and stopped him.

"No." Ciel said firmly.

Sebastian blinked as she gripped his hand for support and wincing with effort, raised herself up again.

"I've got to finish getting everything ready." Ciel explained as she waddled back over to the dresser and began to rummage through the drawer again.

Sebastian blinked in confusion at first.

Everything was ready.

He had spent months preparing the nursery.

It was more than ready to welcome their firstborn.

The crib was finished, the blankets and clothing were all washed, the feeding bottles were sterilized and stored in a perfectly sanitary way, plush, soft toys lined the room…

Sebastian smirked as Ciel began re-folding the already folded clothes and bedding that the dresser held.

Their baby was about to be born and Ciel knew that…

This was how she was preparing.

Sebastian smiled proudly.

Even one as icy as Ciel was capable of maternal instincts.

He decided to give his little lover some space for a moment. He would stay within earshot of her so he would hear if she called.

He turned, walking towards the kitchen to prepare dinner with a grin on his lips.

Heh.

Yes, everything in the nursery had already been expertly placed for their soon-to-arrive guest.

Ciel was just doing what she needed, trying to satisfy the urge to prepare a place herself for their baby before it was born.

How cute…..

That probably meant it was best for Sebastian to make some preparations of his own.

On his way to the kitchen, Sebastian stopped by his office to use the phone.

He picked it up and dialed the proper number, waiting on the line as it rang.

He did not try to hide the happy excitement in his voice as Ciel's midwife picked up and greeted him fondly.

"Yes? Hello? Ms. Dalliyon? Yes, this is Mr. Michaelis, that's right. It's not urgent yet, but please be on standby for Mrs. Michaelis. It appears you'll be receiving another call from me very soon."