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When Sebastian's symptoms failed to improve, his assistant was kind enough to take him to an urgent care for medical advice.
While they waited, Sebastian's assistant contacted Ciel's driver and the little bluenette was rushed over to join them after she was briefed on the situation.
"Sebastian, what's the matter?" Ciel asked, furrowing her brow in concern as she sat in the waiting room with her alpha and his assistant.
Sebastian was sweating and trembling terribly.
"Nothing, kitten, I'm fine." Sebastian replied with a shuddering purr, trying to give Ciel a reassuring purr as he patted her belly.
Ciel scowled at Sebastian.
Did he think she was an idiot?
Sebastian was certainly not fine.
Regardless, Sebastian's name was soon called and Ciel went back with him to see the attending doctor.
The couple were placed in an exam room, Sebastian's vitals were taken, and shortly afterwards, the physician on call came in to examine Sebastian.
Ciel's cheeks flushed a deep red as Sebastian explained the events of the past twenty-four hours in vivid detail to the doctor.
The doctor scribbled some notes on his clipboard once Sebastian finished speaking.
"This is fixable." The physician said with a chuckle, looking up at Sebastian and glancing over to Ciel as he spoke. "Unfortunately, Mr. Michaelis, that kind of behavior is not advised between mated alphas and omegas due to its addictive nature. The more milk you take from your wife, the more you'll want, and the more you'll need. You see how this can become a vicious loop…..I'm afraid you'll have to be separated from your omega for 48 hours straight to break the cycle. I advise that you begin immediately."
Ciel frowned in disappointment.
Sebastian was horrified.
"Forty-eight hours?" Sebastian blinked.
Sebastian's brow furrowed as the doctor replied. "Yes, Mr. Michaelis, forty-eight hours. Do not kiss your omega, do not smell your omega, and most of all, do not touch your omega. It would be best if one of you can be locked somewhere away from the other during the time, or, if one of you could leave the house."
Ciel pouted. She wasn't happy at hearing that either but Sebastian was desperately distraught, and it wasn't just because of his new addiction…..
Two entire days without Ciel?!
Sebastian had barely survived his brief time in prison without her while she lay unconscious!
"But my wife is pregnant! What if she needs me?!" Sebastian snapped at the doctor, as if this were all the physician's fault. "My omega depends on me! Am I supposed to leave her to fend for herself?!"
"Surely she'll be alright for two days?" The doctor questioned, not understating the deep bond between Sebastian and Ciel. "Is there no one who could come and stay with your wife in your absence?"
Sebastian looked over at Ciel and Ciel looked back with a small shrug.
"I'll type up your release papers for today's visit and return with them in a moment. I do hope you two take my advice. The sooner, the better." The doctor said with a quick nod as he stood and left the room.
"Kitten….." Sebastian whined to Ciel, looking over at her as soon as the doctor left.
Sebastian's amber eyes were full of sadness and hope, as if he was waiting for Ciel to say they didn't have to take the doctor's recommendation.
Ciel was a bit surprised.
It wasn't like Sebastian to be needy, or pouty...
"It's going to be alright, Sebastian." Ciel reassured him. "Forty-eight hours isn't that long, I'll be fine."
"But….." Sebastian frowned.
Ciel walked over to her alpha and placed one of her small hands on his face, using the other to stroke his raven-black hair. "I'll be just fine, and so will you."
"Kitten….." Sebastian whimpered as Ciel leaned in and gave him a sweet kiss.
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Sebastian's separation from Ciel should have begun that evening as soon they arrived home.
And Sebastian intended for it too, right after he made sure Ciel had her dinner and her treat afterwards.
But the pouty bluenette just looked so delicious, sitting there at the table, innocently enjoying her cake~.
Sebastian had growled and pounced on Ciel just as she swallowed the last bite.
Sebastian ended up having his way with his omega there on the dining room floor, shamelessly glutting himself on Ciel's milk again.
Ciel had flailed in protest for a moment but Sebastian's kisses were dangerously persuasive, and soon, Ciel's cries quieted to happy whimpers and pleased groans.
Once they were finished, Sebastian had brought Ciel into the shower with him and washed them both off.
Ciel looked at Sebastian curiously while he tucked her in a few moments later, waiting for him to leave.
He didn't.
Instead, Sebastian turned off the light and pulled Ciel to his chest with a deep purr, cradling her swollen belly in his hands.
Ciel blinked.
"Are you…..ready to start the forty-eight hours?" Ciel asked Sebastian.
The doctor had clearly said the sooner, the better….
"Tomorrow, kitten, tomorrow." Sebastian replied with a purr.
"It's got to be done, Sebastian." Ciel firmly insisted. "You can't be ...addicted ... to me ...to that. What are you going to do once the baby comes?"
"Kitten, please…..." Sebastian answered with a chuckle. "Is it such a crime for me to enjoy my loving omega? Is that so terrible?"
"It is if ends up hurting our child. That milk isn't yours, Sebastian. You've got to get ahold of yourself." Ciel reminded him curtly.
Sebastian's smile faded in the darkness.
"I can stop anytime I choose. Goodnight, kitten. Sleep now, you need your rest." Sebastian said in an irritated growl.
Ciel narrowed her eyes for a moment before she pressed an ear to Sebastian's chest.
After a few minutes of listening to the soothing sound of his heartbeat, Ciel drifted off.
Sebastian did not fall asleep right away.
Instead, he scowled into the darkness.
Sebastian's hands left Ciel's abdomen to graze over her body, lingering on her breasts and then running over her arms, legs, and sides.
Sebastian's fingertips traced Ciel's lips as he let out a low, possessive growl.
How dare the blunette tell Sebastian any part of her wasn't his?
She was his mate.
Ciel's entire being belonged to Sebastian.
Ciel's entire life belonged to Sebastian.
Perhaps Sebastian would just have to remind Ciel of that one day…..
He clutched Ciel closer to his chest.
"Mine~." Sebastian growled into the darkened room.
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That tomorrow when the period of separation would start never came.
Sebastian continued to feed off of Ciel's milk whenever he got the chance, always making an excuse as to why they couldn't be apart.
As the weeks passed, Ciel's belly seemed to grow with each passing day.
Soon it was too late.
The baby would be arriving very soon and Ciel found that she had a much harder time getting around.
In earlier weeks, Ciel could at least protest when Sebastian tried to nurse, but now she was so heavy and exhausted, the bluenette couldn't do much to fend her greedy alpha off.
If Sebastian's tapered hands weren't splayed across Ciel's belly, they were kneading her plump breasts, trying to get her leaking and whining to let him eat his fill again.
Ciel wanted to stop it, but her body betrayed her, in fact, she found the response her body gave to her alpha's demands was almost as unignorable as her heat.
Still addicted to Ciel's milk but still incredibly ecstatic and excited about his new baby, Sebastian had begun preparations for the birth.
The couple attended Lamaze classes at the hospital Ciel had chosen to deliver at.
They both listened intently to the doctor's instructions during Ciel's appointments, which had grown more frequent.
Sebastian had the nursery painted, the piles of boxes opened, and all of the toys and supplies ready to be used.
Sometimes, Ciel would walk into the baby's room and move things around to suit herself.
Sebastian always watched her silently from the doorway, chuckling at his small mate.
Didn't his little kitten look adorable when she nested?!
The couple packed a hospital bag for Ciel and Sebastian wrote up their birth plan, making sure to include all of Ciel's wishes.
In addition to Ciel's doctors, Sebastian also hired his own private team of a midwife, a doula, a birth photographer, and several other people to come and take pictures at the hospital after the baby was born.
Ciel thought Sebastian was going overboard again, but this time, she said nothing.
She didn't have the strength.
The omega's energy was starting to wain.
Ciel spent much more time in bed and Sebastian was happy to let her, urging his omega to save her strength.
The alpha catered to the bluenette's cravings and gently massaged her aching back and her sore hips whenever Ciel seemed uncomfortable.
In fact, the closer Ciel's due date came, the fussier Sebastian seemed to get, doting and hovering over the little omega.
"Sebastian, I'm fine, really." Ciel said with a sigh one evening as her alpha cuddled her in a warm blanket while she ate dessert.
Ciel tediously held onto her patience, her alpha had good intentions…..
Sebastian was just trying to make sure she was snug.
"I don't want you two to get cold." Sebastian replied with a warm purr.
Once Sebastian was satisfied with how wrapped up Ciel was, the bluenette turned back to eating her bowl of ice cream.
Sebastian kept staring at her.
Ciel became annoyed and scowled over at him.
"Yes?" The bluenette asked.
"Does anything hurt?" Sebastian asked, his voice soft with concern as he reached a hand out to stroke Ciel's rounded belly.
"No, I'm not due for another two weeks." Ciel huffed.
Sebastian purred as movement from within Ciel followed his hand. "I'm just checking, kitten. The doctor said it could be any time now~. Is there anything I can get you?"
"A piece of cake?" Ciel asked hopefully, her scowl softening into a pout.
Ciel was still finishing her ice cream, but cake sounded good too.
She knew Sebastian wouldn't say no to her pleading sapphire eyes….
"Of course~." Sebastian purred.
Sebastian gave Ciel a small kiss and then went to the kitchen, cutting her a very generous piece of her favorite chocolate raspberry cake.
As Ciel ate a moment later, Sebastian cuddled Ciel in his lap and they watched a few birth shows together.
Ciel found them dull but Sebastian seemed to be studying them closely.
Ciel noticed how focused Sebastian was, watching what the fathers-to-be were doing in each episode.
That's why she hadn't complained about sitting through the shows night after night.
Sebastian was trying to prepare, to be able to support his precious omega in the moments she needed him most.
Once the baby on tv was born, Ciel kissed Sebastian's cheek and whispered, "Just stay by my side, that's all I need. You're going to do great, Sebastian. "
Sebastian purred and nuzzled Ciel, kissing her lips sweetly as his hands pressed possessively around her bump. "So are you, my sweet kitten~."
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Sebastian refused to go into the office until the baby was born.
The last thing he wanted was for Ciel to go into labor alone.
Morning, noon, and night, Ciel's faithful alpha was by her side, pampering her and cooing softly to her.
Sebastian had really worn himself out.
Some nights, Sebastian laid awake for hours, just staring down at Ciel, afraid to fall asleep lest she need him.
Sebastian would pull Ciel close and eventually, breathing in the fresh scent of her bluenette hair, he would finally drift off…...
Entwined in each other's arms, they rested together.
Sebastian, Ciel, and their unborn son or daughter.
Ciel often woke in the middle of the night to use the restroom.
But several days before her due date, the bluenette's eyes snapped open at a quarter till four.
She immediately furrowed her brow.
Ciel sat bolt upright in bed as a deep, hard cramp seized the bottom of her belly.
She had been having early, fleeting pains for awhile.
The doctors told the couple that was normal.
But this…..
The pain seemed to ebb away a few seconds after she sat up, but Ciel's hand remained rubbing the aching spot.
No…no, this was a little sharp.
Ciel had an instinctive feeling
that going back to sleep would be impossible.
The bluenette rose silently without waking Sebastian and wrapped her soft, fluffy robe around herself.
There was no need to wake her tired alpha yet.
The pain may be nothing and Sebastian needed his rest too.
The heavily pregnant omega opened the bedroom door quietly and holding her belly, began to walk down the hallway.
Maybe Ciel would just go and watch tv for a bit and see if things changed….