Another update! Hooray!
I'm jumping this chapter to the 12th week of Ritsu's pregnancy.
Enjoy~!
-Chapter 10-
Very rarely, Ritsu was awake before Masamune. Today was that exception.
"Masamune, wake up!" Ritsu bent over his husband's sleeping form and shook him, "Wake up!"
Masamune emitted a deep groan and placed his pillow over his head. Ritsu huffed in annoyance and said, "Come on Masamune. Today's important."
"Why?" Masamune grunted.
"Because we get to find out the gender of the baby!" Ritsu said exasperatedly.
"….Just give me five more minutes," Masamune sighed.
Ritsu sighed back and blushed a little as he said, "If you get out of bed now, I'll give you a good morning kiss."
Masamune peeked out from under the pillow and smirked, "Oh really? You're still embarrassed by that kind of thing?"
"I have my pride and I don't think giving a 'good morning kiss' is very manly."
"Says the pregnant one."
Ritsu's cheeks flushed in annoyance and he snapped back, "Fine, I'll go myself."
He turned to leave the room in a fit but Masamune pulled him down to sit next to him. He wrapped his arms around his lover's waist with care.
"Don't be so sensitive. You're still 'manly'," Masamune said with a snicker.
"I hate you," Ritsu mumbled with crossed arms.
"And I love you," Masamune pressed a quick kiss to Ritsu's lips and let him go.
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"Everything looks good so far," Dr. Nakamura commented as he performed the ultrasound. The baby had definite shape now. Ritsu was surprised by how fast the baby had grown.
"I assume you want to learn the gender?" Dr. Nakamura asked and received positive head shakes. He focused on the screen as he maneuvered the probe expertly.
"Any guesses?"
Ritsu said a girl at the same time Masamune said a boy. Dr. Nakamura laughed and said, "We'll see who wins the bet."
"Hmm…it looks like," Dr. Nakamura frowned, "Hold on. The baby is not cooperating."
He moved the probe around more for a few minutes before he gave up with a sigh.
"The baby is at a bad angle to determine the sex. You'll just have to be in suspense for a couple more weeks," Dr. Nakamura shrugged as Ritsu sighed in annoyance.
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As they drove home, Ritsu reflected on the last twelve weeks of his life. Luckily, the morning sickness had pretty much vanished. His cravings were stronger though as well as his unpredictable mood swings.
He officially had a baby bump, though small. His clothes now were a size bigger to accommodate for the growing stomach and to cover up his pregnancy. He was lucky no one suspected a thing, yet. His mother called more often now, worrying over him and the baby. Ritsu was afraid that she would completely take over once the baby was born.
Ritsu kept looping back to the question of maternity leave. He eventually had to leave work before the birth for his final weeks of pregnancy and after to care for the baby. But how would he explain his absence? When should he leave? For how long? He had forgotten to ask Dr. Nakamura all this. Ritsu decided to brush it off and worry about it later.
"What do you want for dinner?" Masamune asked, "And please don't say pudding."
Ritsu pretended to sigh in distress and laughed, "But pudding is so good!"
"It's funny because you never liked pudding before," Masamune said and Ritsu shrugged.
"I want breakfast for dinner."
"Breakfast?"
"Yes! Bacon, eggs, pancakes, and waffles. A full Western-style breakfast!" Ritsu said with excitement.
"Then we're just going out to eat," Masamune chuckled, "I'm not cooking all that."
Geez, this story is all over the place right now. I can't get a grip on it! I literally had to give up on this chapter because my thoughts are so scrambled. I'm really sorry guys the chapters have been short lately and kind of lame. I think I'll need to start speeding up the pace and skipping ahead.
Everything is so repetitive! Ugh, I'll try my best guys. I hope I didn't bite off more than I can chew! XD
Please review and drop off any ideas you have! Be a great help!
See you next chapter~! :)