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"You seem familiar. Haven't you been here before?" A man sitting at a heavy wooden desk asked.

"Yes, I have, several times over the last couple of years. I saw your updated ad on the internet and I was hoping that with your new acquirements, we might be able to try again." Sebastian replied as he sat down in a black leather chair across from the desk. "Money is no object."

"Well I'm afraid that in this case, money is also no guarantee." The man that Sebastian was speaking to chuckled doubtfully.

Sebastian remained silent.

The man frowned at Sebastian while he simply said, "You know that our database is limited. Without a name or identification card, even with our company's growth, there's only so much we can do."

"Please," Sebastian asked with his most charming smile as he pulled the small bag filled with Ciel's lock of hair from his pocket and handed it to the man. "Can we try again?"

—

Sebastian was back in his office by ten on that brisk December morning.

Ciel was at home caring for Mina and having some of Sebastian's servants install the grand Christmas decorations around the Michaelis manor.

Mina watched with wide eyes as the lights sparkled and the tinsel glistened on the tree.

After lunch, Ciel packed Mina up and called her driver, setting out to start Christmas shopping.

It would be easy to select things for Mina, but Sebastian…..

What was Ciel supposed to buy her billionaire alpha?

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A bottle of cologne.

Ciel had spent the entire day trudging through mall after mall, dragging Mina from shop to shop, and by dinner time, both mother and daughter were more than exhausted.

Sebastian was very hard to buy a gift for.

Sebastian had everything.

Sebastian collected nothing.

Sebastian's favorite hobbies were spending time with Mina and making love to Ciel.

Sebastian didn't really like "things" and he could certainly buy himself whatever he wanted or needed.

Nothing seemed like a good fit, or even a good idea, so eventually, Ciel decided to cut her losses and purchase a bottle of newly-released, expensive cologne.

Sebastian did wear cologne.

That would have to do.

"Do you think your Father will like it?" Ciel asked Mina while they rode home, holding the small box up in front of her daughter.

Mina blinked her big, blue eyes and pouted at Ciel.

Ciel frowned at her daughter and replied, "Well, if you have a better idea, then please let me know."

Mina blinked again when Ciel flinched and put a hand on her belly.

The bluenette wasn't terribly big yet, and that made her all the more concerned that her and Sebastian's newest child seemed to be much more active than Mina had been before she was born.

If Sebastian had been in the car, his eyes would have been wide and he would have been grinning happily while he rubbed Ciel's tummy excitedly.

Ciel sighed and settled back against the car seat, speaking quietly while she left her hand on her abdomen, "What does it matter? There's nothing that will make Sebastian any happier than this."

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Christmas was approaching quickly.

Ciel had spent the afternoons with Mina crafting ornaments that the little girl would one day be embarrassed of, but that Ciel and Sebastian would treasure forever.

Ciel and Mina baked cookies and made appearances at the holiday functions of the many charities that Sebastian contributed to.

Sebastian had something going on.

Ciel could tell.

Of course, Sebastian was still beyond ecstatic about the baby, but there was a different light in his eyes that Ciel had noticed over the past couple of weeks…

Sebastian seemed secretive about something.

Ciel had questioned Sebastian about it but he had denied that anything was different, shaking his head with a happy smile firmly fixed on his face.

It was starting to get on Ciel's nerves.

"If you don't let me know what's going on, I'm going to have them find out the baby's gender and tell you." Ciel threatened on Christmas Eve, once she had put Mina to bed.

Sebastian blinked, looking at Ciel like she had just punched him.

His omega knew that he wanted to wait and learn the gender at the baby's birth….

"You would ruin my surprise?!" Sebastian asked in disbelief.

"What have you been so cheeky about lately?" Ciel asked with a scowl, walking over to the couch.

"Your gift~." Sebastian purred, raising his strong, slender hands to help Ciel ease herself down onto his lap.

"Alright, then what about it?" Ciel pouted while Sebastian wrapped around her, beginning to nuzzle her lovingly.

Sebastian's hands glided over Ciel's back and belly, moving down towards her hips and all the way back up to her breasts while he explained, "I just can't wait for you to see it~."

"I want to know what it is." Ciel huffed.

"Then that will ruin your surprise." Sebastian chuckled, palming Ciel's breasts in his hands and trying not to let his breath hitch.

"I don't like surprises very much." Ciel said in a very quiet, serious voice.

Sebastian frowned at his mate.

He understood…..

Ciel didn't have the best past experiences with unexpected events.

"Oh, but I think you'll like this surprise, my kitten~." Sebastian cooed, kissing Ciel's cheek gently.

"If I don't, may I exchange it?" Ciel asked.

Sebastian looked caught off guard for a moment before he replied, "Lets just see how it…fits... first."

Ciel yawned and cuddled against her alpha, falling asleep quickly from his strong embrace and the heat of his warm body.

Sebastian chuckled to himself.

Exchange?

Unfortunately not.

Sebastian's gift to Ciel was unreturnable, but that was alright.

Sebastian knew it would "fit" just fine…...

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Sebastian was the last one in the house to go to sleep that night and the first one in the house to wake the following morning.

Christmas morning.

It was still dark outside as the handsome alpha put on his red velvet bathrobe and silently left the room, careful not to wake Ciel.

Sebastian made his way downstairs and quietly sat toys and gifts around the tree and among the piles of presents that had already been wrapped, filling Mina's stocking full.

Someone had to play Santa…..

Once everything was set up, Sebastian went into the kitchen and made two cups of black coffee in his keurig, pouring hazelnut creamer into one.

Sebastian did not like black coffee or hazelnut creamer, but he wasn't the one who would be drinking either.

Sebastian had just finished preparing the beverages when a single, sharp knock came from the front door.

Sebastian smirked.

Sebastian was pleased, he had specifically requested that they not use the doorbell so that Ciel and Mina wouldn't wake….

Sebastian picked up the coffee cups and went to answer that single knock, early Christmas morning…..

Now the hard part would be waiting for Ciel….

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An hour later, the sun was just beginning to rise.

Mina still lay in her bed asleep but Ciel's eyelids fluttered.

Sebastian felt his heart start to race in excitement and he began to gently nudge his mate completely awake, not giving the pregnant bluenette the option to fall back asleep.

"Mm, Sebastian, leave me alone." Ciel yawned. "It's still early, Mina won't be up for awhile."

"I know, kitten~." Sebastian replied with a purr. "That's why I want you to get up."

Ciel blinked her eyes open and frowned at Sebastian.

"Is this about my gift?" Ciel asked.

Sebastian nodded, unable to hide his grin.

Ciel closed her eyes to go back to sleep, but she could feel Sebastian still staring at her.

With a scowl, Ciel opened her eyes again and blinked at Sebastian.

Ciel was so annoyed that she wanted to slap the grin right off of her alpha's face.

"Is it that important right this moment?" Ciel asked.

Sebastian nodded with a purr. "I want you to enjoy it before Mina's up."

Ciel scowled at Sebastian but she stretched and slowly got out of bed.

Sebastian attentively helped Ciel into her navy blue robe, tying it loosely over the swell of her belly with a loving smile.

Ciel leaned against Sebastian's chest for just a second and he kissed the top of her head before he scooped her into his arms and carried her out of their bedroom and downstairs.

Ciel perked up when she heard noises echoing as Sebastian padded down the hallway.

Just before they reached the entrance to the living room, Sebastian gave Ciel a sweet kiss and let her down onto her feet.

"Go on, kitten~." Sebastian nodded, gesturing to the living room. "Have a look."

Ciel blinked at Sebastian and slowly rounded the corner.

In the light of the early dawn, the tall, full Christmas tree was already lit up, standing majestically in Sebastian's grand living room.

But the twinkling tree wasn't what made Ciel stop in her tracks…

No.

There in the living room, a beautiful, brunette woman and a tall, bluenette man were busy hanging a couple of ornaments.

Ciel recognized the man.

Ciel recognized the woman.

Ciel recognized the ornaments as those that had hung on the Christmas tree when she was a child….

One of them, Ciel had even made herself many years ago.

Sebastian walked up behind Ciel as she gasped and put a hand to her head.

The bluenette's voice rang out and it startled the tree decorators, causing them to look up.

"M-Mother!"

"F-Father!"

Sebastian smiled proudly in the background.

With no last name, no formal identification, or other general clues, it had not been easy to find Ciel's family.

But Sebastian had succeeded and now Rachel and Vincent Phantomhive were being reunited on Christmas Day with the child that had been ripped away from them.

Despite her pregnancy, Ciel ran towards her parents with open arms.

"My darling!" Rachel cried with a happy smile as she tenderly hugged her daughter.

Vincent laughed with joy as he put his arms around Rachel and Ciel.

For a brief moment, the little family embraced and Sebastian smiled warmly while he watched.

It hurt a bit.

Sebastian wished that his parents would have been half that happy to see him again, even on one occasion.

But that was no matter, Sebastian was overjoyed for his mate.

Family was the best gift of all.