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As Ciel followed Sebastian and her in-laws into the large living room, the bluenette couldn't help but scowl.
Ciel did not appreciate being referred to as a "puny little thing".
What kind of person addressed someone like that?
Especially their daughter in-law that they were meeting for the first time?
Sebastian began to explain what was going on while he poured his father a glass of water and his mother a glass of wine.
"Kitten, would you like something?" Sebastian asked Ciel sweetly.
"I'll take some water, thank you." Ciel said with a nod.
Evelyn and Sterling sat on the couch and Ciel eased herself into the black leather armchair across from them.
"Would you like to see the baby?" Ciel asked the couple eagerly.
Evelyn silently stood up and walked over to Sebastian as if she were very bored.
"Oh yes, I'd love to! Don't wake her though, on my account." Sterling said with a happy twinkle in his eye.
Ciel beamed at her father-in-law and quickly went to collect Mina.
Fortunately, the baby girl was just waking up when Ciel entered the nursery.
Ciel returned quickly to the living room and proudly placed the baby in Sterling's arms.
The older alpha gasped in awe as he looked at his tiny granddaughter for the first time. "Hello, sweetheart! I'm your grandpa! It's lovely to meet you, my dear!"
Ciel watched happily, admiring the way that Sebastian's father was so captivated by the baby.
Ciel noticed Sebastian smiling proudly in the background.
It made the bluenette feel good that she had impressed not one but two generations of alphas in her mate's family.
Well, almost…..
Evelyn, the grandmother, seemed to show no interest in the infant.
She didn't even walk over to glance at the child.
"Evelyn, darling, come have a look." Sterling called.
Baby Mina smiled when her grandfather spoke, his voice was so similar to Sebastian's that it made the little baby feel safe.
"Is grandmommy going to come see you?!" Sterling asked the baby excitedly.
Mina let out a tiny laugh.
"I can see just fine from where I am." Evelyn said dryly from the bar while she sipped her glass of wine.
An awkward, silent moment filled the room.
Mina pouted, as if she could sense her grandmother's disinterest.
Ciel felt angry.
She may be a new mother, but the bluenette omega still had plenty of hormones raging and she did not appreciate any rudeness directed at her new baby.
What kind of omega was Evelyn Michaelis, anyway?!
Sebastian frowned and brought Ciel and Sterling their water.
Ciel sipped from her cup while Sebastian and his parents spoke.
"So…...then…..your assistant let us know what's going on, what needs to be done." Sterling nodded at his son.
Ciel blinked at Sebastian.
Was that the slightest hint of a blush on her stoic alpha's cheeks?
"Do we really have to stay here forty-eight hours?" Evelyn snapped at Sebastian.
"Yes, I'm afraid so. I am terribly sorry to inconvenience you both, but Ciel and I are really struggling." Sebastian said with a nod.
Ciel continued to sip her water as Sterling went on, "It's alright, son. Obviously, your mother and I never had that problem because—-"
"—Because your father isn't a barbarian like you." Evelyn interrupted in a cutting tone, narrowing her eyes at Sebastian judgingly.
"Now, now, Evelyn, it's different for us. Two alphas aren't the same as one alpha and one omega." Sterling reminded his mate.
Ciel blinked.
"You ...you're both alphas?" Ciel asked curiously.
An alpha mating with another alpha….
That was nearly unheard of…
No wonder Evelyn Michaelis seemed to be an odd omega, she wasn't an omega at all.
"Yes, my dear. It's unconventional, I know, but Evelyn and I are deeply in love and have been since we met. We simply couldn't bear the world if we didn't have each other." Sterling explained to Ciel, his eyes full of love as he glanced over to Evelyn.
Ciel knew that Sterling meant what he said but as she glanced back to Sebastian's mother and watched her guzzle her wine down as if she were in the most dull, terrible place in the world, Ciel couldn't help but wonder…..
….Did Evelyn Michaelis feel the same way?
"If we have to do this, then let's get started." Evelyn groaned dramatically once her glass was empty.
"Very well, my darling. I'll take Sebastian and you take our daughter-in-law ...Ciel." Sterling said kindly.
Evelyn let out a long, drawn out sigh, as if her mate had just asked her to do an onerous chore.
Sterling handed the baby back to Ciel with a smile as he said happily, "She's beautiful! Thank you so much for allowing me to hold her."
"Of course." Ciel said, beaming with pride as she lovingly took her baby back.
Without another word, Sterling and Sebastian stood and left.
They headed to the other end of the large house to stay put for the next forty-eight hours.
"I suppose it's just you and me, then." Evelyn sniffed, ignoring the baby by purposely leaving tiny Mina out of consideration.
Ciel frowned at her mother-in-law who was too busy trying to uncork the wine bottle for another glass to even look at Ciel.
Ciel knew that it wouldn't be appropriate, of course, but she would much rather be spending the next forty-eight hours with Sterling if she had the choice.
Sebastian was lucky.
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That evening was a bit rough.
Sterling ordered take out for dinner while he sat beside Sebastian who struggled not to void his stomach while the cravings for Ciel's milk intensified to an alarming degree.
If his father, an older and surprisingly stronger alpha hadn't been in the room to keep Sebastian calm, then he would have had to be sedated and restrained.
Evelyn declined dinner, going to bed early for her beauty rest after popping another Xanax and chasing it with another glass of wine.
It was a good thing that Ciel could manage to care for herself and her new baby.
Once Ciel got Mina settled, the bluenette heated up some leftovers from the refrigerator for dinner and went to bed early too.
Lying there, in their seperate rooms, Sebastian and Ciel both knew it was going to be a long night.
As tired as she was, Ciel tossed and turned, unable to find a comfortable position.
Sebastian, on the other hand, had nicked one of Ciel's favorite shirts hours earlier and stashed it in the room in which he knew he would probably end up spending the night.
With the nausea fading away and the trembling withdrawals starting to sit in, Sebastian slipped Ciel's shirt on his pillow with shaky hands.
There, in the privacy of his room, Sebastian crawled under the covers and cuddled the pillow close to himself, nuzzling it to inhale his omega's scent with a longing whimper.
The smell of his mate brought him comfort, but to Sebastian's dismay, it didn't bring him sleep.
Left….
Right…
Right…..
Left…
Alpha and omega fought to rest in their separate, cold beds.
They had not spent a night apart since they had first mated and it was the most difficult thing they had done yet as a couple….
Sebastian knew it was best if he didn't, but after awhile, he could stand it no longer…...
Sebastian unlocked his phone and quickly dialed Ciel.
Ciel felt her phone start to vibrate and instantly picked up when she saw who was calling, "Sebastian?"
"Hello, kitten~." Sebastian purred.
It was so comforting to Sebastian just to hear Ciel's voice!
Even if Sebastian couldn't see his omega or cuddle her, it made him feel better just to talk…..
"We're not supposed to do this." Ciel said with a sigh.
"I'm not looking at you." Sebastian said truthfully.
Ciel frowned at how deflated his voice sounded.
"Have you…...had a good evening?" Ciel asked.
"It's been…..it's been a bit rough, but I'm fine, kitten." Sebastian said reassuringly.
It was just the withdrawals, but Sebastian found himself embarrassingly close to tears.
How shameful for an alpha!
"What about you?" Sebastian asked quickly, changing the subject. "Is the baby okay?"
"She is, yes, she's sleeping quite well. The evening though ...it's...It's been a bit lonely." Ciel admitted with a dry chuckle.
"I'm sorry, kitten." Sebastian said with a frown.
Ciel could hear the guilt in his voice and she smiled reassuringly, even though she knew that Sebastian couldn't see her.
"Sebastian, it's alright. We can do this, can't we? It's just one more day, and then this will all be behind us." Ciel cooed to her alpha.
For a moment, all Ciel could hear was Sebastian purring.
The sound made the bluenette smile.
Then Sebastian spoke again, "It can't hurt to stay on the phone, awhile can it? Can we just talk for a few moments, kitten? Unless you're sleepy?"
"Sure. I….I guess. No, no, sadly I'm not. Let's talk." Ciel agreed.
Sebastian began by speaking with Ciel about some family portraits he wanted to have made with Mina that weekend.
Then the subject drifted…
And they shared a laugh…..
Sebastian complimented Ciel and Ciel blushed, flirting back with her mate over the phone.
Then the couple got on the subject of their childhoods and family traditions they wanted to start together…..
Though Sebastian still declined to elaborate in depth about his parents, the two talked and talked until they both drifted off to sleep at the same time..
"Love you." Ciel murmured into the receiver as her eyes slowly blinked close.
"I love you, my sweet kitten~..." Sebastian added with a purr as he too closed his eyes and finally fell asleep.
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In the morning, Ciel blinked when she woke.
The bluenette looked at the call timer that was still going on her phone.
Ciel suddenly realized that she and Sebastian had never hung up with each other.
Six hours and thirty-eight minutes…...
"Good morning." Sebastian's low but somewhat trembly voice came over the phone just as Ciel was about to hang up.
"Good morning, Sebastian." Ciel said while she stood from bed.
In her bassinet, Mina started to fuss, hungry and ready to be changed.
"What do you want to talk about now?" Sebastian asked.
Maybe if he couldn't have Ciel's milk, he could at least spend the day on the phone with her.
Ciel didn't think that was a good idea.
"Have a good day, Sebastian." Ciel chuckled, hanging up the phone and walking over to her baby.
Sebastian whimpered as the click came that ended his conversation with his beloved mate.
Sebastian ran a hand through his hair and braced himself, sighing.
Ciel was right, they could do this.
It was just one day….
Sebastian still felt awful, but he could pass the wretched hours with his father.
Then Sebastian would finally be able to kiss and cuddle his adorable little mate again.
Sebastian would beat his addiction and he could be a proper alpha and husband for Ciel once more.
As Sebastian sat up to combat an oncoming wave of nausea though, what really frightened him was the question…
Would Ciel be able to survive a day with his mother?