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It was still dark outside but the pregnant little bluenette was strangely hungry, so she poured herself a bowl of cereal and sat down on the couch.
Turning on a house-hunting program, Ciel began to eat her cereal and enjoy her television show unbothered.
It was at the tail end of the thirty minute episode when Ciel felt another painful spasm shoot through her abdomen and stab deep into her spine.
Ciel groaned and hunched over, rubbing at her middle and closing her eyes.
The force of the pain nearly made Ciel drop her spoon.
The bluenette hurriedly sat her cereal bowl down on the coffee table. Next, she placed one hand on her back and one hand on the underside of her belly, inhaling and exhaling slowly as the pain ebbed away.
Ciel glanced over at the clock.
She would note the time of the next spasm…
Two pains could just be a false alarm.
Surely, though, not now…..?
Not yet….
Once the cramp had completely subsided, Ciel moved from her sitting position to lay on her side, rubbing her swollen tummy absent-mindledly while another episode began.
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While Ciel lay on the couch, her body began to release the hormones that signaled the arrival of her little one.
It took a few moments, but the scent wafted through the house…...
Much like Ciel's heat, Sebastian could smell it and the scent caused his amber eyes to snap wide open as he sat up in bed.
Sebastian couldn't describe it, but somehow, he knew.
Ciel was hurting.
"Kitten?" Sebastian called urgently, looking around the empty bedroom.
Even in Sebastian's large mansion, he could hear the soft noise of the tv on downstairs and he immediately leapt out of bed.
Sebastian's feet padded furiously down the hallway as he darted towards the living room.
Ciel was never up this early….
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The bluenette's third pain came in a low, rolling wave, washing over her and forcing her to bite her lip.
In the midst of the vice-like pressure, Ciel remembered she needed to look at the time.
She needed to ...look….at the...time….
She just couldn't…...get…..
A groan of frustration tore from Ciel's throat and she cradled her tightening belly.
It was no use, she couldn't move.
"Kitten?" Sebastian's voice called urgently from the doorway.
Thank goodness!
Her alpha was here!
"Sebastian!" Ciel gasped breathlessly.
Sebastian's wide eyes wandered down to the sofa and he rushed over, kneeling in front of Ciel.
Sebastian quickly slipped one of his hands into his mate's.
That was when Sebastian saw the flushed look on Ciel's face…..
The way her teeth were grit…..
Her quivering belly….
"You're having contractions!" Sebastian exclaimed, clutching Ciel's hand.
"It hurts, Sebastian!" Ciel whimpered in a ragged gasp, trying to breathe through her nose as best she could.
Sebastian's heart began to race and his palms grew moist with nervous sweat.
This was…
This was good!
This was supposed to happen!
It was really happening!
Sebastian forced his fear and anxiety into the back of his mind.
No time for that now.
Sebastian's omega was going into labor and she needed him.
"Alright, kitten, let me put the bag in the car and we'll get you to the hospital." Sebastian cooed to Ciel, giving her a quick kiss on the forehead.
Sebastian stood to go and get the duffel bag they had packed, but Ciel caught him by the wrist. "N-no, not yet. It's too early. They said not to go yet."
Sebastian paused and frowned.
Kneeling beside of Ciel again, he placed a hand on her mounded belly. "Did your water break?" He asked his little mate.
"No." Ciel said quickly.
"How close are they?" Sebastian asked, stroking Ciel's hair gently.
"I don't know." Ciel admitted. "Sebastian, I-"
"That's alright." Sebastian said. He pulled up the stopwatch on his phone as he suggested, "Let's just time the next one then."
Ciel nodded silently.
Sebastian slipped his hand into Ciel's once more, keeping his other splayed across her belly.
Twenty minutes later, Ciel whimpered and began to writhe as another spasm hit.
"Breathe." Sebastian coached quietly. He began to gently rub Ciel's tummy when he saw his little mate suck in her breath and bite her lip. "Breathe…..there, that's good kitten. It'll be over in a minute."
When the pain ended, Ciel closed her eyes and asked quietly, "How long?"
"Twenty minutes." Sebastian replied.
Ciel pouted.
Twenty minutes?
The pains seemed more frequent to the bluenette, but that was probably because she was the one that had to endure them.
Silence fell between Sebastian and Ciel.
They were thinking…...
The doctors had specifically recommended to wait until the pains were five minutes apart, Sebastian and Ciel both knew that.
"We could go in anyway." Sebastian offered quickly.
As a nervous first-time father, and an alpha anxious to make his pained omega comfortable, Sebastian was perfectly fine with getting Ciel to medical care as soon as possible.
"Then they'll just push for a c-section faster." Ciel grunted as she struggled to sit up.
Gently, Sebastian was very careful where he placed his hands and pulled, but he helped his omega to sit more comfortably on the couch.
"I want to wait." Ciel said with a confident nod.
"Kitten…" Sebastian began.
Sebastian was secretly very anxious about what his little mate was going to go through.
Part of Sebastian was fairly confident that due to Ciel's petite size, his omega would end up needing the surgery anyway, so why not just go ahead and go in?
Then it could all be over and they could hold their little one…
Ciel, on the other hand, did not want a c-section under any circumstances.
The bluenette was certain that as long as Sebastian was by her side, she would have no problems with the birth. Then, afterwards, she would have no scars.
No surgical complications…
No infections…..
None of that.
This is what omegas were supposed to do, bear children for their alphas.
"Let's watch a movie." Ciel said as she pulled Sebastian up to sit with her on the couch.
Today, Ciel was going to prove to Sebastian that she was a good omega.
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Sebastian and Ciel watched the first movie that they found on Netflix.
Then the next one….
Then the next one…..
And the one after that….
The sun rose and the darkness disappeared.
By the fourth film, Sebastian and Ciel weren't really watching the movie anymore.
Instead, the film was more of just background noise as Ciel kneeled and rocked her hips, moaning through the contractions while Sebastian nervously massaged her hips, struggling to stay calm as Ciel's pains came closer and closer.
One particularly bad spasm hit and Ciel's nails dug into the black leather of the couch as she let out a low groan.
Once it was over, Sebastian glanced at the stopwatch on his phone.
Hoping….
A small wave of relief washed over Sebastian when he saw the time.
"Five minutes, fifteen seconds. That's it, kitten. We're going in." Sebastian said definitely.
The alpha swiftly walked into the nursery, grabbed the duffel bag and scooped Ciel tenderly into his arms.
Sebastian cooed to his aching omega as he carefully loaded her into his black Lamborghini and quickly took off for the hospital.
Sebastian kept his hand on Ciel's belly the entire drive, whispering soft words of encouragement to her when she moaned in pain and clutched his hands.
"Hold on, kitten. We're almost there." Sebastian whispered in his low, soothing voice when Ciel gasped once another contraction finally released her from its grip.
"Sebastian…" Ciel whimpered.
Almost there?
Ciel hadn't even been paying attention….
A minute later, Sebastian sped up to the hospital entrance.
Not taking the time to look for a wheelchair, Sebastian jumped out of the car and quickly opened Ciel's door. He gathered the bluenette into his arms and ran inside with her just as another pain started.
Ciel groaned as Sebastian walked up to the front desk.
"My wife's in labor!" Sebastian shouted quickly to the nurse sitting at the computer.
"Did you call her doctor's office sir?" The nurse asked calmly while Ciel panted in Sebastian's arms.
"I texted before we left the house." Sebastian said quickly, glancing down at Ciel and giving her a nuzzle while she curled into his neck.
"Name and date of birth?" The nurse asked coldly.
Sebastian gave the nurse Ciel's information with narrowed eyes.
He didn't appreciate his omega not being instantly fussed over.
Did no one see that Ciel was in labor?!
After what seemed to be forever, a team of nurses finally pulled Ciel back into a patient bay.
Sebastian happily helped them strip Ciel's clothing off and place her in a hospital gown.
Expecting to be shown to a suite in the labor ward, Sebastian's eyes widened as the nurses pulled him away from Ciel and wheeled her bed down the hallway, out of his sight.
"Sebastian!" Ciel called, reaching out for her alpha as she was drug away.
The pain and fear in Ciel's clouded, sapphire yes broke Sebastian's heart.
"Ciel!" Sebastian cried angrily.
Sebastian prepared to charge after her, but two male nurses blocked his path with crossed arms.
Sebastian heard Ciel's moan echo down the hallway and the sound nearly drove him insane.
Sebastian was Ciel's alpha….
It was his job to make sure his omega wasn't hurting….
That she wasn't afraid…..
"My wife's in labor! I need to be with her! Let me through!" The agitated alpha snarled dangerously at the nurses in his way.
Sebastian wouldn't feel bad about breaking their necks if they were going to keep him away from his beloved kitten…
One of the nurses responded calmingly, trying to settle Sebastian down. "She's just going for a cervix check. It's easier for us to do those without an omega's mate present. When they get her in a room, you can see her again. It'll just be a minute, sir."
Sebastian frowned incredulously.
Was this "cervix check" really going to be easier for Ciel without him?
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Everything hurt.
Ciel's back hurt.
Ciel's belly heart.
Now her heart hurt, since Sebastian had been momentarily taken away from her.
The bluenette was temporarily distracted from the contractions when an I.V was jammed into her hand.
People wearing masks and gloves approached, strapping all kinds of cuffs and monitors onto the scared omega, placing electrodes and wires here and there….
Between the spasms and the medical equipment, Ciel felt like she couldn't breathe, couldn't move…
The worst part was when the doctor came into the room and slid her fingers inside Ciel, causing the bluenette to flinch at the unwelcome invasion.
Time had passed since her arrival at the hospital….
Ciel felt like the pains had slowed down, or maybe she was just getting used to them.
Ciel winced as the doctor's fingers probed so far up inside of her that she felt like they would surely come out of her throat.
Vaguely, Ciel heard the doctor and the nurse mumble back and forth to each other.
Then it was over.
The doctor removed her fingers.
Ciel didn't know what was said or why…
She didn't care.
All Ciel knew was that she was in pain, she was afraid, and she wanted to see Sebastian again.
For some reason, hands were suddenly on her, lifting her from the bed and pulling the hospital gown off of her.
The monitors and wires were removed.
"Sebastian?" Ciel asked a nurse that was busy slipping her T-shirt over her head.
The middle-aged woman replied with a kind smile. "In just a minute, love. Just a minute."
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Sebastian sat, shaking his legs in the waiting room.
Being denied Ciel's milk for hours wasn't helping his nerves.
He had been mentally running through all of the breathing exercises and all of the birthing positions that he and Ciel had been taught.
This was it, their baby would be born today.
Sebastian chuckled.
Why was he so nervous?
Sebastian had wanted to be a father for years and having a family with Ciel was a dream come true.
No, it wasn't the baby that made Sebastian anxious.
It was something going wrong…
It was failing Ciel when she needed him most…..
Sebastian physically shook his head, forcing those thoughts from his mind.
No, everything was going to go fine.
Everyone was going to do fine.
And when Sebastian left the hospital with Ciel, their new little one would be with them.
They would go home as a family.
Footsteps came around the corner and Sebastian perked up.
His heart started to pound as Ciel came into view but then his face fell.
Ciel…..?
Ciel wasn't in a room…..
Or even in a bed…..
Sebastian's omega was dressed in her clothes again and sitting up in a wheelchair, clutching her belly with a grimace, clearly still in pain.
"What's going on?" Sebastian asked, running up to the nurse who was pushing Ciel down the hallway.
They were quickly met by Ciel's doctor.
"Mr. Michaelis, good morning." The doctor said with a friendly smile, extending her hand.
Sebastian firmly shook the physician's hand as she explained. "I'm afraid it's just too early. She isn't dialating any and since you brought her in, her contractions have actually slowed down. I expect them to stop by this evening. She probably has another week to go. If anything changes, of course, please return."
Sebastian glanced down at Ciel who was clutching the bottom of her bump with a tense expression on her face.
"So ...you're ...sending us home?" Sebastian asked the doctor incredulously.
"Yes, for now. I'm afraid it's just not time yet." The doctor firmly replied.
"But it is time." Sebastian scowled in protest. "She started having contractions early this morning. Put my wife in a room and give her an epidural."
"It's too early for that." The doctor argued, narrowing her eyes at Sebastian. "If we give that to her now, it could wear off too soon, and it may increase her chances of needing a c-section."
Sebastian snarled at the doctor, preparing a retort when Ciel grabbed him by his hand.
"Sebastian, please…" Ciel whispered through clenched teeth. "Just take me home…I want to go home."
Ciel really did just want to go home.
Ciel never wanted to be in the hospital at all.
Ciel just wanted to be comfortable, beside Sebastian and away from all these machines and mask-covered faces.
Sebastian scowled at the doctor.
He growled angrily to himself as he ripped Ciel's wheelchair away from the nurse and pushed his poor mate to the car.
As they pulled away from the hospital a moment later, Ciel remained silent but she laid her head back against the seat with a deep exhale, closing her eyes.
Sebastian was a businessman, not a doctor…
But from the look on Ciel's face and the way she gripped her rounded belly, Sebastian gathered his wits and prepared to help his precious kitten as best he could, in whatever way she needed.
There was no way his little omega was going to make it another week.