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Alois greeted the next morning with his face nuzzled in Ciel's hair, inhaling the sweet scent of gardenia and lily as he woke.
The bluenette was still sleeping so Alois was careful not to wake her.
Instead, he chose to lay there for awhile with Ciel cuddled closely against him.
Alois sighed to himself while the sun gradually rose, bathing their bedroom in a soft, bright light that streamed in through the floral curtains.
Alois didn't know exactly how everything had led to this.
It all seemed to be one fortunate turn after another, but he was certainly glad it happened.
His marriage to Ciel…..
The pregnancy…
Also glanced down at the tiny swell of Ciel's otherwise slender abdomen.
Yes, now the blonde just pretended that Ciel was in the family way after their passionate evening.
Alois smiled to himself.
It was his Ciel.
It was his baby.
Sebastian wasn't involved.
Sebastian had never been involved.
Who even was Sebastian, anyway?
In time, Alois was certain no one would remember him, at least, no one at Trancy manor.
The blonde's lips curled into a grin when he thought of claiming Ciel for his own.
Alois was taking a moment to reminisce about the joys of the previous night when a rustle got his attention.
Sapphire eyes met ocean blue orbs as Alois looked over.
"Alois?" Ciel murmured sleepily.
"Good morning, gorgeous." Alois said with a giggle, smiling down at his wife. "Sleep well?"
"Like the dead." Ciel said with a yawn, raising a hand to rub one of her blue eyes.
Alois chuckled happily as he watched her, placing a long, languid kiss on her lips. "Last night was amazing, Ciel." He confessed with a happy sigh.
Ciel blushed softly at the heated smirk Alois was giving her. She knew he was thinking about her, naked and screaming underneath him. "Yes, it was quite lovely, Alois. It really was."
Alois's smirk widened at Ciel's agreeance.
He was in love with Ciel, yes.
But what a thrill it had been to see the stoic dignity of that beautiful sapphire blue crumble away, to watch Ciel become nude and undone, moaning like an animal just for him…..
Alois opened his mouth to speak again but to his surprise, Ciel leaned in for a kiss, pressing their lips together once more.
Alois closed his eyes and happily returned it.
His kiss was sweet.
Ciel's wasn't.
Ciel's kiss was impatient and hungry.
The bluenette rolled over and pushed Alois down on the bed, crawling over him.
Alois giggled as Ciel scowled down at him.
Alois's eyes were half-lidded with lust as he asked the bluenette. "More, already?"
Ciel didn't reply and she didn't need to.
Alois's hands slid under Ciel's night shirt to hold her hips tenderly.
One touch, one kiss, and they fell into each other's arms…...
Alois couldn't wait to hear Ciel scream for him all over again.
Besides, what kind of husband would he be if he couldn't satisfy his pregnant wife's cravings?
—
When Ciel and Alois finished exhausting themselves by making love, Ciel decided that she wanted a cinnamon roll for breakfast.
Alois immediately sent his servants on a mission to make the perfect cinnamon roll and to contact him in his bedroom when it was done.
That would give the blonde more time to coo over Ciel.
When breakfast was ready at last, husband and wife rose from their bed and began to get ready for the day.
Normally, Claude and Sebastian would have helped, but since Sebastian had deserted Ciel, that left only Claude.
Alois had told Claude some one ago that his services would no longer be needed during the blonde's daily grooming and dressing.
Alois didn't want Claude ogling Ciel….
….Or trying to touch the beautiful bluenette…...
It had been easy to gouge Hannah's eye out but Claude's glasses would make the task much more difficult, so then it was best to not need to do so.
Alois dressed himself quickly while Ciel washed up in the bathroom.
As soon as she came out and selected her clothing, the blonde walked up behind her and put his hands on her hips.
"Hey, Ciel~," Alois purred into her ear. "Why not let me help you this morning?"
Alois hadn't asked anything like that since their nuptials.
He didn't want to chase Ciel away by too much intimate contact too soon.
"What …? Oh, you don't have to do that." Ciel said quickly, caught off guard by the blonde's offer.
"May I?" Alois giggled. "I promise I'll be extra gentle, Ciel. I just want to take care of you~."
Ciel looked a little confused.
"Very well." The bluenette agreed hesitantly.
Alois gave Ciel another bright smile as he took the clothes from her hands.
Gently, Alois slipped Ciel's nightshirt off and then her dress shirt around her shoulders.
His tapered fingers fastened the buttons lovingly, one by one.
One Ciel's ruffled shirt was in place, Alois slipped on her suit jacket and slid her shorts up over her legs.
Ciel remained silent but she was rather enjoying being showered in the blonde's doting attention.
Alois was careful not to pinch or pull anything.
His eyes were soft and his hands were pleasantly warm.
When he fastened Ciel's shorts over the slight swell of her belly, he leaned forward and kissed her abdomen gently.
"My baby is growing, Ciel. You're not going to be able to wear these forever." Alois quipped, glancing up at the bluenette.
"Yes, well, we'll deal with that when the time comes." Ciel said, watching the blonde smile as he pulled Ciel's socks onto her feet and tied the ribbon at her neck.
Ciel was still a little baffled.
She had heard Alois's confession of love the previous night before she had fallen asleep.
The way the blonde was treating her, Ciel couldn't promise that his feelings wouldn't soon be completely returned.
But the child…..
Was Alois really so gracious as to just unconditionally accept Sebastian's child as his own even while it was still in Ciel's womb?
Really?
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Alois made sure that Ciel had all of the fluffy, warm, gooey cinnamon rolls she wanted that morning.
And the morning after…
And the morning after that one…
And so on and so on.
The days rolled by and Alois and Ciel's bond grew deeper and deeper.
The blonde had successfully wooed Ciel into his bed, which was a place the bluenette actually found she liked being very much.
For someone so volatile and blunt at times, Alois was an amazing lover.
There was never a morning, afternoon, or evening when Ciel didn't find herself completely fulfilled and blissfully satisfied from Alois's gentle, passionate affections.
It was all an act, the way Alois behaved to the rest of the world.
With Ciel, Alois was truly himself, a broken man in need of someone to love and someone to love him in return.
Likewise, it was only alone with Alois that Ciel let her softer side show.
Alois was the only one who was blessed with the privilege of seeing Ciel's smiles, of receiving her cuddles, and of listening to the kind words that the icy bluenette was surprisingly capable of uttering.
The days turned into weeks and the time came when Alois could no longer button Ciel's shorts over her belly.
Ciel had turned this way and that, trying to help him that morning.
Alois finally had them fastened, but it was only a moment after that they popped open, undone.
A blush of embarrassment spread over Ciel's cheeks but Alois quickly laughed it away and placed a kiss over her middle. "Don't look that way, Ciel." He chided, splaying his hands over her midsection.
Ciel blinked down at him. "Why not? I'm getting fat."
"No." Alois said. The blonde looked at the swell of Ciel's belly with wonder. "This beautiful body of yours is giving us a family." He said cheerfully, giving Ciel's tummy a gentle pat.
Ciel looked down and ran her fingers through Alois's feathery blonde hair as he cradled Ciel's bump against his face, as if he were trying to hug the little one inside.
Ciel felt a wave of emotion wash over her as she observed how sweet and loving Alois was…
He was genuinely happy about the baby.
Excited, even.
Alois was really thrilled about the idea of becoming a father, even though this first child at least would be of no blood relation.
The way he had behaved towards Ciel and everything he had done for her gave the bluenette no doubt in her mind that Alois's love for her was true.
But…..
Maybe that's just what he wanted, all along.
Someone to love.
Ciel.
A family.
With Ciel…..
Maybe Alois Trancy was just…..lonely.
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Claude respected the couple's privacy.
He was happy to have Ciel around.
Now Alois had someone to pester besides him.
Not to mention that the bluenette was quite pleasing to behold.
If his master had to take a wife, Claude was satisfied that at least it was someone he didn't mind looking at.
Although it was difficult to tell what Claude was thinking at any moment because he never really showed emotion.
Claude never yelled.
Claude never cried.
Claude never smiled.
Claude was just the stoic, numb butler.
Claude was loyal, though.
In the end, it seemed that Claude had ended up being more loyal than Sebastian.
It seemed…..
Claude saw it as his job to make sure that each of Alois's orders were followed exactly.
Sebastian Michaelis was gone and his whereabouts were unknown.
Claude's instructions from Alois had been plain:
For no reason was Sebastian to come anywhere close to either Phantomhive or Trancy manor.
Of that command, Claude had instructed the triplets.
They had whispered to each other, but nodded, indicating they understood.
Claude had instructed Hannah as well.
The maid had not responded.
Claude had not questioned Hannah.
At least, not until he found her rummaging through the dossier he had compiled on Sebastian, late one night.
"What are you doing?" Claude asked, his voice calm and dry as usual as he held his candelabra while he coldly regarded the maid.
"I…..I ...was just looking ...for ...a lost letter." Hannah stammered.
Drat, she was caught!
How did a man as tall as Claude have footsteps that were so silent?!
"You're lying." Claude said shrewdly.
He didn't say it accusingly, he merely stated it as a fact.
Claude glanced down at the documents about Sebastian that were now scattered all over his desk.
"Master's instructions were plain, Hannah Annafellowz." Claude said firmly as he adjusted his glasses.
"Of course," Hannah nodded, putting the dossier back together as she added, "I was just making sure that Sebastian Michaelis wouldn't return and try to attack."
Claude stared Hannah down and the maid looked at the floor.
Stepping away from Claude's desk, Hannah quickly left the room.
Claude picked up the hastily repackaged file and rifled through it for a moment.
As she walked down the hallway towards her room, Hannah smirked, slipping her clenched fists into her pockets.
In his office, Claude was quite displeased as he performed his inspection of the dossier.
Wait…...
Claude's yellow eyes narrowed and his brow furrowed into a scowl.
He would have to inform Alois about this immediately!
Claude was positive that several documents about Sebastian and his potential whereabouts were now missing.
