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Sebastian, for once, was dumbstruck.

Standing in front of Ciel, his beautiful, pregnant Ciel, Sebastian was at a loss for words.

"Kitten…." Sebastian managed to gasp while he knelt down in front of Ciel.

Ciel watched Sebastian closely and her icy, sapphire gaze grew soft as Sebastian gently splayed his hands over her swollen belly.

As much as Ciel didn't want to admit it, Sebastian's touch felt amazing.

It was a luxurious necessity that Ciel had been deprived of for far too long…...

"I am glad to have you home, Sebastian." Ciel admitted with a sigh as Sebastian lovingly cradled the bulge that held the proof of their love, supporting its weight in his palms.

Sebastian's eyes were still wide and his mouth was agape.

For some reason, it seemed to shock Sebastian even more as he rubbed Ciel's abdomen.

It all seemed unreal to Sebastian, as if he'd been imagining things….

But as Sebastian touched his wife, and felt the smooth, firm roundness of her womb, it was real and more than apparent….

"...You're with child." Sebastian croaked out dryly.

"Astute as always. I'm glad that India hasn't changed you." Ciel replied sarcastically.

Sebastian ignored Ciel's comment.

Sebastian's mind was racing far too quickly to be irritated by Ciel's obtuse attitude…

"Why didn't you write to me?" Sebastian asked.

"I did write to you. I wrote to you as soon as I could, and then nearly every day once I recovered. Was that not enough?" Ciel blinked. "How much time a day did you have to read letters?"

The baby that Ciel carried grew restless.

Sebastian felt Ciel's belly quiver under his palm and his eyes flickered up to Ciel when she shifted uncomfortably at the motion.

"Yes, kitten, we exchanged a good many letters. Why didn't you tell me the news in one of those letters?" Sebastian asked, throwing Ciel an accusatory glare.

"...Because I was afraid that if I told you, you'd drop the mission and come home!" Ciel snapped.

Ciel had a point, it would no longer be a breach of contract for Sebastian to do so.

After all, Sebastian was no longer obligated to obey Ciel's orders…..

Sebastian felt the motion in Ciel's belly increase and Ciel winced, walking back over to her chair with one hand on her back, "I need to sit down, Sebastian."

Sebastian silently calculated just how long he'd been gone.

Silently, Sebastian followed Ciel over to her chair and he knelt once again in front of the bluenette after she sat down.

"Kitten….you've wounded me deeply…..I had a right to know." Sebastian frowned.

"And I had a right to have my mission completed." Ciel stubbornly huffed.

"What if I had never returned from India? You would have let me go to my grave without realizing, without even knowing, that I was a father?" Sebastian scowled, placing his hands possessively on Ciel's belly once more.

"India?! I was dying, Sebastian! I was at death's door! What if you had started the trip back and I relapsed without recovery? Would you have wanted me to die knowing that you abandoned my last request?" Ciel scowled back at Sebastian.

Sebastian kept his eyes narrowed but his hands were gentle as he pressed them against Ciel's sides and looked up into her eyes. "It was terribly lonely without you, kitten…...I'm not sure how I could go on if I lost you…..if I ever lost you…."

Ciel fell silent, but Sebastian's felt his heart melt in his chest at the bittersweet sadness that danced in Ciel's eyes.

A few moments passed and Sebastian and Ciel went from arguing to kissing as their happiness at finally seeing each other consumed them.

Slowly, lovingly, their lips met over and over again…..

When a small growl came from Ciel's belly, Sebastian pulled away from her lips and smirked as he asked, "Hungry?"

"I'm always hungry." Ciel pouted.

The urge to make love to Ciel was almost overwhelming for Sebastian, but he forced himself to focus on Ciel's needs and not his.

Vowing to finally give his bluenette the careful care that she had craved since his absence, Sebastian immediately resumed his duties.

To dote on Ciel, Sebastian went and pushed Baldroy out of the kitchen so he could bake Ciel some of his chocolate scones she always favored.

While the scones cooled, Sebastian walked into Ciel's study, lifted her out of her chair, up into his arms, and began to carry her, bridal style, down the hallway towards their bedroom.

The bluenette welcomed Sebastian's embrace and she behaved so calmly, it was almost as if she expected it.

"Goodness, kitten~." Sebastian purred, hungrily eyeing Ciel's full breasts as they jiggled underneath her white shirt while he walked along. "You've grown quite a bit, haven't you~?"

"I can walk by myself, Sebastian." Ciel scowled.

Ciel crossed her arms over her chest protectively, but to her great aggravation, that just popped a button open on her shirt and gave Sebastian a view of cleavage, which widened his grin.

Once they reached the bedroom, Sebastian gently sat Ciel down on her tufted armchair and disappeared to the kitchen for just a moment.

When Sebastian returned, he served Ciel an entire plate of fresh scones.

"How did you know that I wanted scones?" Ciel asked Sebastian while he pushed one of the treats between her lips, feeding his little bluenette.

"Because you belong to me~. And because you always want my scones." Sebastian chuckled, trying not to focus on the way Ciel's plush, pink lips pursed together so alluringly…..

Sebastian and Ciel sat in silence while the bluenette greedily ate the scones that Sebastian had baked.

Yes, Ciel did always enjoy Sebastian's sweets…...

Once the plate was empty, Sebastian looked at Ciel and gave her a gentle purr.

"Are you angry with me?" Ciel asked Sebastian with a frown.

"Angry?" Sebastian blinked. "No….Of course not, why would I be angry?"

Ciel looked away for a moment and Sebastian laughed before he continued, "I'm….quite surprised…...but I'm not angry with you, kitten~."

Sebastian purred softly and splayed his hands over Ciel's belly once more, causing the bluenette to scowl.

Sebastian had only been home for an hour and already, Ciel found him fawning over the swell of her abdomen to be very annoying.

"Well I don't know why you're so surprised, Sebastian." Ciel sniffed, trying to shift away from his hands, but to Ciel's dismay, whenever she moved in her seat, Sebastian skillfully moved with her.

Sebastian smirked.

Ignoring the fact that Ciel's scowl deepened, Sebastian bent his head forward and kissed the top of Ciel's belly.

"That's not necessary." Ciel snapped.

"Neither were the scones." Sebastian quipped back, daring to smile brightly up at Ciel.

Ciel sighed as she watched Sebastian cuddle against their unborn baby.

Slowly, Ciel raised a hand and ran her fingers through Sebastian's silky, black hair.

Somehow, Ciel knew that with Sebastian's return and his discovery of her pregnancy, her peace had ended.

The possessive way that Sebastian looked at Ciel was nothing compared to the protective gleam in his eyes as he purred at Ciel's belly.