It was hours later that Levy finally had a baby held to her chest. The little bundle was squirming in her arms and little cries filled the room. Gajeel sat tensely next to her, looking at the baby with curious eyes. He only calmed down when Levy turned to him and gave a little smile.
"You want to hold her, Gajeel?"
He let out a breath he didn't know he was holding and nodded. He shifted carefully to take the little girl and hold her close to him. She didn't stop crying and he stood, bouncing lightly on his heels.
"Shh..." He said gently.
The little girl stopped crying, cuddling close to her Dad's chest. Gajeel sat down slowly, leaning near Levy.
"She looks like you," he said quietly.
Levy smiled gently. "But she's got the Redfox hair," she said, running a finger over one of the little black locks.
"So what're we gonna call her?" He asked.
"I like Mai," she said, running a finger on the baby's knuckles, counting her fingers over and over again.
"Mai..." He said slowly. "Yeah, I like it."
"Well, good," she pressed a kiss to the baby's forehead. "Mai Redfox then. Here, pass her to me."
Gajeel shifted the baby back to her arms and looked at them for a moment. He felt the unusual sting of tears and smiled , pressing a kiss to both of their hands.
"Levy, I forgot what it was like to see you like this," he said with a smile.
She looked up from the baby's little face. "I'd forgotten what it felt like... I missed it."
Gajeel gave her his smirk. "And now we can do all of it all over again."
Sorry it's taken me so long everyone. I'm just starting to get into the groove of things again. Here's one more chapter and I'll try to get the next one up ASAP.
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