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Nearly two years passed since Itachi Uchiha had married Sakura Haruno.
The couple had spent that time remodeling and repairing a large house that Itachi had purchased, which was close to the center of Konoha.
Their hard work had paid off.
The house was beautiful.
The house was humble but stately, well kept, and well landscaped, complete with a courtyard and a garden, it was the perfect home for the new head of the Uchiha clan and his wife.
And possibly, the next generation of Uchihas…..
Ah…...
One particular, unique evening, Sakura and Itachi sat in their house, eating dinner together.
The air was thick with happy tension.
It had been many years since any member of the Uchiha clan had known such a night…..
A terrifying, joyful night.
"You're quiet, Itachi." Sakura said softly over the clinking of their chopsticks scraping the sides of their bowls.
"I'm always quiet." Itachi replied to his wife in a gentle voice.
Sakura finished her dinner and put her bowl down on the table.
"Are you alright?" Itachi asked quickly, the haste of his speech exposing the concern in his voice.
"Yes, Itachi, I'm fine!" Sakura giggled.
"What's the matter?" Itachi pressed, the concern still apparent in his voice.
"I'm full." Sakura said with a smile.
"...Oh." Itachi replied, a little ashamed.
Of course.
Without being asked, Itachi stood up and moved to sit beside Sakura, gently wrapping his arms around her and pulling the pinkette into his lap.
Sakura looked at her husband and smiled.
Itachi gazed at his omega and softly smiled back.
Itachi had brought Sakura extra pillows to sit on while they ate dinner.
Itachi had asked if Sakura was alright several times on the walk back home.
It would have been annoying to some women, but Sakura just laughed it off.
Sakura found it sweet.
Sakura found it refreshing.
It felt good to have an alpha who was so caring.
It felt good to have a husband who was so doting.
Sakura shifted on Itachi's lap and the pinkette watched worry flash across Itachi's eyes.
"Itachi," Sakura reassured her husband with a giggle. "I'm fine."
"I'm here." Itachi replied, kissing Sakura's lips gently as he held her carefully.
Sakura cuddled against Itachi and laid her face and palm against Itachi's chest.
While they sat there, Itachi's hand moved from Sakura's side to splay across her flat abdomen.
Itachi Uchiha had worked very hard at rebuilding his life after the war.
Itachi had established a good name for himself again and was one of Konoha's top Shinobis.
Itachi had salvaged a decent relationship with his brother, Sasuke, and Itachi had fallen in love and taken a wife.
Sakura and Itachi were a good match.
Friends, lovers, and the couple worked well together as partners.
As time passed, Sakura and Itachi had fallen into routines as all couples do.
But that day, all of their routines had been disrupted.
Dinner together was only the normalcy.
Itachi had been allowed a day off from his current mission…..
Sakura had ended her shift at the hospital early…...
…...Because that was the day that the Uchiha couple found out that they were expecting.
Sakura was finally pregnant.
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Itachi wasn't one for outbursts, but from the moment that one of Sakura's coworkers had confirmed the news to the happy couple, Sakura saw the look in Itachi's eyes….
The stoic alpha was using all of his resolve to contain his joy and that was apparent to Sakura when they returned home.
Itachi's gaze was even more soft and admiring than usual as he looked at Sakura that night.
Itachi's hands were especially gentle when they washed Sakura in the shower.
At first Sakura had thought the pregnancy was affecting her hearing, but when she laid down next to Itachi and pressed her ear closely against his chest, she realized that wasn't true…..
Sakura hadn't imagined it.
Itachi was purring.
It was a quiet, low rumble that came from the center of his chest.
The purr of a proud alpha.
Sakura drifted off to sleep as she listened to Itachi's purr.
The sound was a lullaby to Sakura.
The couple had discussed it many times.
They had been trying to have a child.
And trying.
And trying.
People had started to talk…..
Each new mentrual cycle brought a frown of disappointment to Sakura's face.
Itachi said nothing.
Sakura knew that Itachi was patient, but she saw the quiet longing of her mate….
A longing that would soon be fulfilled.
That night, both Sakura and Itachi slept well, cuddled together in each other's arms.
Sakura smiled in her sleep.
Itachi's brow furrowed as pleasant, epic dreams danced through his mind.
Itachi and Sakura were finally going to have a family.