Chapter Nine

Things seemed to work out the same way for a long while. Sebastian would work as much as he possibly could, though he would have to take things easy since the baby was slowly wearing him out. Though, even with the small child taking most of his energy, he somehow managed to finish all of his work each day, able to work until sundown. When Ciel felt it was time to retire, he figured it was time for the butler to do the same. Each night, he would take his demon's hand, happily leading him up to his bedchambers where they would sleep happily together, snuggling gently, until daybreak.

Now, the butler was about four months along and his torso was beginning to swell a bit. Thankfully, the nausea had eventually subsided, though it was replaced with the occasional ache in his abdomen. He got winded easily, though the obstetrician had said that was merely because his lungs were becoming squished as the baby grew. He was gradually gaining more and more weight and, at one point they had to go out to town to buy him clothes that will fit around his growing stomach and widening hips.

Ciel was starting to get more and more protective of his lover, asking him every chance he got how he was feeling, or if he needed any help at all. Sebastian was thankful for his help and smiled much more often, becoming more and more gentle with the other members of the help, not expressing the urge to kill any of them as he once had. Instead, he often smiled at them, forgiving them for their faults, and treated Finny as if he was his son, patting him on the head as much as possible.

Sebastian was working on dusting the library, humming to himself contentedly when he paused, feeling a fluttering sensation from within him before a small blow. He looked down at the soft swell of his stomach, and placed a hand on it, gently gasping as he felt yet another blow against his hand. He smiled widely, laughing a bit at the feeling. He quickly made his way over to Ciel's study, letting himself in.

"Sebastian, what's wrong?" The earl asked, worried since the butler never let himself into the room, he'd always preferred knocking first.

"Nothing, master. The baby's kicking." Sebastian replied happily. Ciel's eyes widened and he quickly moved to stand in front of Sebastian, placing his hand on the soft swell of his abdomen. When he felt the soft blows as well, he couldn't help but smile widely. He laughed with glee and took Sebastian's face into his palms, kissing him lovingly. He crouched down a bit and lifted the butler's shirt to pepper little kisses to his stomach. He nuzzled their unborn child a bit before standing back up, hugging Sebastian gently.

"You know you don't have to call me master anymore." He stated, gently stroking Sebastian's cheek.

"I'm sorry, Ciel, my darling. It's a force of habit, I guess." Sebastian smiled at Ciel, chuckling a bit. Ciel chuckled as well, holding his lover's waist.

"I love you so much, Sebastian." The earl said quietly, about a thousand happy thoughts racing through his mind. The main one was that he wanted nothing more than to hold Sebastian and their baby in his arms forever, keeping them both safe from the world and whatever evils it may threaten them with.

"I love you, too, Ciel." Sebastian replied, kissing his cheek. The baby kicked against him again, as if it were happy its parents were together happily. They both chuckled, feeling the small blow.

"Sebastian, I think you ought to start taking things a bit more slowly. With the baby growing rapidly now, it takes less and less to get you tired." Ciel advised gently, moving to use one hand to gently stroke Sebastian's cheek with his thumb. Sebastian sighed and nodded, understanding. The obstetrician had said pretty much the same thing. Besides, he had to admit that he was growing rather tired.

"Thank you, darling." Ciel smiled genuinely at his lover before kissing the tip of his nose. Sebastian smiled widely at him and let him alone so the earl could finish his paper work, letting him have the next few days free.

Ciel sighed and went back to the paperwork, basically working on autopilot as he worked, his mind elsewhere. He couldn't believe Sebastian was already four months pregnant with his child, his child that was already starting to move and kick. Only about a month ago, it hadn't been showing any signs of life whatsoever. Now, it truly seemed like a baby growing inside his butler.

He soon finished the paperwork and leaned back in his chair, simply thinking. After the child was born, everything would change. There was no way Sebastian could be a butler and a mother at the same time. These things were often one or the other. He sighed again, rubbing his bottom lip with his index finger. He figured he'd have to marry Sebastian sooner or later, which wouldn't be a problem since he'd already called things off with Elizabeth. Besides, he couldn't imagine having to spend the rest of his life with anyone but his demon. He nodded to himself, reaching his own little verdict. He would propose to the butler within the next three months. Knowing Sebastian and his insane hormones though, the butler would probably burst into tears with pure joy. He chuckled at the thought and left his study to go find his butler, who he eventually found in his small bedchamber, reading some book.

The butler looked up when he heard the door opening and smiled widely at Ciel, placing a bookmark between the pages and setting it aside. "You've finished?" he asked, a bit of disbelief leaking into his voice.

"Yes, I have, " Ciel nodded, seating himself on the edge of Sebastian's mattress. "Sebastian, we need to sort out how everything's going to work after the baby's born. You obviously can't work as my butler at all times, but also act as a mother to our child."

Sebastian nodded, frowning a bit. He had been thinking the exact same thing not too long ago and completely agreed. "So, what did you have in mind for a solution?" he asked quietly.

Ciel took Sebastian's hands in his own, gently taking off the gloves he always wore to reveal the silky white flesh underneath them. He absently traced a finger over the pentacle that seemed like a natural tattoo on the back of his left hand. "Well, I have one idea but it requires you're input," he replied quietly, looking up into his demon's crimson eyes. "We could get married, Sebastian."


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