"You… want to keep the baby?"

Mikasa stared down at Annie in surprise after the Omega's sudden change of heart. Mikasa tried to act neutral, but there was no denying that there was a tinge of happiness sparkling in her eyes. Annie gave a soft nod to Mikasa's question about the baby before walking away from the appointment. Once they were outside and everything seemed to calm down around them, Mikasa grabbed the back of Annie's head and brought her into a passionate kiss.

Annie's eyes widened at the sudden kiss and took several moments to push her away. Her hands grabbed Mikasa's wrists and forcefully removed the Alpha away from her. The Omega then took a step back and wiped her mouth, showing that she didn't want to be kissed by Mikasa right now. Annie glared at her and stepped back to put a few feet between them.

"What the fuck was that for? Did I say you could fucking kiss me?"

Mikasa looked at Annie with confusion written all over her face. She didn't understand what she did wrong. Why wasn't she allowed to kiss Annie? Annie had done this to her a week or so before. Also, they had a child on the way, so that made her even more confused as to why she couldn't kiss Annie whenever she pleased.

"You… You said you're keeping our baby and I'm happy that you decided to keep it for us… I wanted to kiss you and show my appreciation… Why are you mad about the kiss at all? You kissed me like a week ago, Annie, so what's the issue here?"

Annie took in a deep breath only to let it out with a loud groan. Mikasa was partially right about this; Annie shouldn't be mad about getting kissed without permission.

"Okay, I apologize for getting angry about the kiss… I shouldn't have kissed you last week without asking, that's my fault. But for now, don't kiss me without my permission. Let's get one thing straight, Mikasa. I didn't keep the baby for us. I didn't do it for you. I did it for myself. If you're happy that I kept the baby, then that's fine. Just don't expect us to be... We can discuss our relationship terms later."

The air became silent between them, but Mikasa ended up giving a gentle nod. They would figure out what they were when the time was right. For now, their main priority was planning for the baby's arrival. Mikasa stretched her hand out and made a little circular motion so that Annie could hand over the car keys. Annie did so and began walking back to her car.

"Do you have time for us to speak about the baby, or do you need to get back to school right away?" Annie asked while entering the passenger seat.

"I still have time before the game, so no. I don't need to go back right away. Want to... go get some food and talk this all over? I know you didn't get to eat during lunch… I didn't get to either, so I think it'll be good for us to both eat."

Annie was going to say no, wanting to discuss the matter in her car. Unfortunately, before she could reject the offer, her stomach rumbled and she let out a sigh.

"Yeah, that sounds like a good idea… Go ahead and choose wherever to go, but you're the one paying for it."

"Yeah, I know I am. I don't mind…"

Since Annie told Mikasa to choose where they ate, they ended up at a small ramen shop. They put their orders in then sat in the most secluded area just so that nobody would stumble into their conversation unexpectedly. At first, they ate their food in silence, not even staring at each other. It wasn't until Mikasa brought up the topic of their child that the conversation started.

"So… How are we going to go about this, Annie? Am I going to move in with you, or are you going to stay with me? I want to be able to be around you and the baby twenty-four-seven," Mikasa said as she brought her chopsticks to her lips, eating another bite.

"I'm only about three months along, Mikasa. There won't be any reason for me to move in with you or the other way around. Right now, we just need to worry about telling our parents and friends… Ymir is the only one who knows that I'm pregnant, and I'm assuming that Armin and Eren know too since I sort of didn't tell you that I was pregnant quietly…"

"They don't know, so don't worry about that, okay? But back to the main issue. Should we wait to tell them, or just come clean and tell them we're expecting?"

Annie shook her head and picked up her drink to take a sip.

"We should wait after both of our sports seasons are over. I don't want anyone finding out and ruin my chances of getting a scholarship."

"You're still going to school even after having the baby? Who's going to take care of them? Aren't you supposed to be the one to stay home and do that?"

"Mikasa…" Annie closed her eyes and repressed the urge to smack her. "No, Mikasa… I'm not going to stay home and be a damn housewife for you. I have a life planned out, just like you probably do, and I'm not going to change it. We'll figure out child care later, okay?"

Mikasa made an unsatisfied expression, but gave a nod nonetheless, knowing she wouldn't be able to change Annie's mind. She stayed quiet but continued to listen to Annie's words as she returned to eating.

"Back to what I was saying. We both have big games ahead of us and offers that are coming our way. If it gets around that we have a baby on the way… I don't know how they'll react at all, so let's keep this to ourselves until everything calms down, okay?"

"Yes, that sounds good to me... Can we talk… about us, Annie?"

Annie finished her food and sat back in her seat, thinking over what their relationship would even be. They technically weren't together and hadn't discussed anything about actually having a relationship. Her eyebrows furrowed together as she tried to come up with a solution. She wouldn't deny that there were feelings for Mikasa in her heart, but she wasn't sure if they were entirely real. Part of her was afraid her pregnancy was the cause of her feelings for Mikasa. In Annie's eyes, it made perfect sense; she could've cared less about what Mikasa was up to three months ago. Yet here she was now, wanting and feeling a deep need to be with Mikasa ever since that moment in the school bathroom. This whole incident only helped confirm Annie's suspicion about her pregnancy being the reason she yearned for Mikasa. Annie was sure that Mikasa kissing her and the other small acts of affection was also spurred from her being the sire of her baby.

However, she also couldn't deny that they had some feelings for each other before it just became about sex with no strings attached. Annie took in a deep breath and decided to take a leap of faith, hoping that Mikasa still had those genuine feelings for her before all the drama started.

"Okay… about us… I'm willing to consider some type of romantic relationship with you… We just need to take it easy, okay? There are a lot of crazy things going on right now and our child comes first before anything else. Got it?"

Mikasa nodded while setting her empty bowl aside and offering a small smile to Annie.

"Sounds good to me, Annie. Thank you… Uh… Can I kiss you? If you're fine with that, of course."

Annie felt herself blush from the request, despite their history together and the fact that she was pregnant with Mikasa's baby. She gave a gentle nod in return and got up to walk around to the Alpha. Mikasa felt giddy and stood up immediately, smiling down at Annie before kissing her lips. Annie continued to blush, her hands coming up to hold Mikasa's face as they shared this moment. After feeling that they've kissed for enough time, Annie broke the kiss and looked away from Mikasa.

"Don't you have a football game to get ready for? It probably isn't ideal to stand around and kiss me all day, hm?"

"Well, I mean… I'd rather kiss you all day, but you're right. I need to get back… One more kiss, though."

"No."

Once she got back to school, Annie made a beeline straight to Ymir's house to go bug her. Without a call or any type of warning, Annie parked in Ymir's driveway and let herself inside the Alpha's house. She gave a small wave to Ymir who was sitting while walking in and closed the door behind her. Annie plopped down next to Ymir on the couch and allowed her eyes to close, enjoying the rather comfortable couch beneath her.

"Well, just come on in! It's not like I could've been jerking off in here or anything!"

"Psh. You act as if I haven't seen you butt-ass naked already."

Annie turned her attention to Ymir and slowly set a hand on her stomach. Ymir watched the subtle action but knew it meant that they were switching the topic of their conversation.

"So…How did it go? Did everything go smoothly ?"

"I… I decided to keep the baby at the last minute. We both talked about what we were going to do for now and that we'd just work out everything else later. We also… discussed our relationship and came to the conclusion that we're in somewhat of a romantic relationship. We're just taking it slow and putting our baby first before anything else."

Ymir nodded along to Annie's words and couldn't help but let a smile slip onto her face. Annie raised an eyebrow at this and crossed her arms at the brunette.

"Why are you smiling, huh?"

"I just can't wait to see you waddling around like a penguin because you're too big to walk! Not to mention that this means I'm going to be an aunt! Oh, man, you're never going to get rid of me now! I'm going to make your baby LOVE me! You'll never be able to get rid of me!"

Annie rolled her eyes and gave a sharp jab to Ymir's side, caused her to grab her side in pain and let out a low groan.

"That's for all the future insults you're going to throw my way. It's also for calling me FAT last week! You're not the only one who's getting hit, though. I'm going to make sure Bert and Reiner get one after I tell them I'm pregnant. Speaking about those idiots, I'm assuming Reiner is getting ready for his game. Where's Bert?"

"Oh, he's back at home finishing up some homework. He asked me to pick him up for the game tonight. But since you're here, I'll just have you drive us. It's what you get for barging into my house unannounced."

"You'd make ME, a pregnant Omega, do the work, when you, an Alpha, is more than capable of doing all the work?"

"Psh! Don't try to play that card with me, Annie. I didn't have sex with you, so your Omega charm isn't going to work on me. Although, since you did go through a lot of stress today, I'll drive us. But you have to sit in the middle of me and Bert at the game. I don't want to get stuck hearing his awkward cheering right in my ear again."

"Ughhhhhhhhhhhhh."