I'm sorry I kept you waiting so long. I haven't abandoned this story, I just haven't been writing much lately. But hopefully that will change. I hope you like this chapter. There's a little lemon/lime in the middle of the chapter.

Gajeel watched Rogue working the punching bags. He had much better technique now, and he was making progress in the ring too. The kid had changed a lot since he first started coming to the center.

"Hey," he said and left the wall he was leaning against. He tossed him a towel and a bottle of water. Rogue easily caught them, wiped the sweat from his face and drank the water.

"You're getting better, kid."

"How many times have I told you not to call me that?" Rogue complained

"And I said I'm gonna keep calling you that as long as you're younger than me."

"Whatever," Rogue said and rolled his eyes.

"I'm done for today. You coming?

"Well, actually..." Rogue trailed off.

"Come on, kid. You don't need my permission. Just let me know if you'll be home for dinner or not."

"I'm not. I'm going out with Sting and some of the guys."

"Good."

Gajeel almost added "Don't be home to late, but that would just be weird. The kid was 18.

"Just let us now if you need a ride or something," Gajeel said and cringed internally. Did he really say that?

"Sure. Oldie."

Rogue waited for his reaction and Gajeel just stared at him for a while. Then he smiled, grabbed Rogue's neck and ruffled his hair.

"Whatever you say, kid,"

They both smiled awkwardly. They still hadn't gotten used to acting like brothers.

Rogue took off with Sting and the others and Gajeel headed home. He found Levy in the kitchen making dinner. He wrapped his arms around her from behind and kissed her neck. He turned around, still in his arms, and kissed him on his lips.

"Did you have a good day?" she asked.

"It was alright. Yours?"

"We got a lot of new books to the store today and that was fun."

She couldn't wait for all the books to be put in the shelves and for people to buy them.

Gajeel returned her smile and kissed her again. She was so passionate about books, he liked listening to her and the look she got in her eyes when she talked about books

"My appointment for the ultrasound is tomorrow," Levy reminded him. "Do you want to come with me?"

"Yeah, I'll go with you."

The ultrasound would show them the baby. Gajeel knew it was important to Levy, and he wanted to bw there with her. Seeing the baby on that monitor would be bit weird, but he wanted to see it. Their baby.

Levy turned off the stove and looked at the clock.

"Will Rogue be here soon? Dinner's ready."

"Rogue won't be home in a couple of hours," Gajeel said and wanted to take the opportunity of being alone. "How 'bout we have dinner later?"

He kissed her hungrily. Having your brother sleep on the couch in the other room could really kill the mood, but he wasn't here now. Gajeel lifted her up on the kitched island and let his hands roam under her shirt. She wrapped her arms around his neck, and the kiss deepened. She bit his lower lip, and if he couldn't have her right now he would go crazy. He lifted her up again and carried her to the bedroom.

She seemed to feel the same way. As soon as he put her on the bed she pulled his shirt over his head. He couldn't get enough of her hands on his body. His fingers found her warmth and he loved the way she moaned when he touched her. He wanted to teese her, keep her on the edge, but she had other plans. She pushed him away, made him lay down on his back and straddled him. He grabbed her waist and set the pace. He looked deep into her eyes and moved his hands to fondle her breast. He watched her fall over the edge together with him.

He kissed her on her forehead when she lay next to him and wrapped his arm around her. She put her head on his shoulder and put her arm around him. They lay there next to each other listening to the other breathing. Levy looked up and they kissed again.

Gajeel woke up to the sound of someone in the kitchen. Levy was sleeping next to him so that meant Rogue was home. He didn't want to leave the bedroom, but he was hungry and he needed to use the bathroom. It was awkward for both of them when Gajeel came out into the living room, and even more so when Levy woke up a moment later and joined Gajeel in the kitchen to eat a very late dinner. Neither of them said a word.

"They both look healthy and their heartbeats are strong," the doctor said while looking at the monitor.

"Both? What do you mean 'both'?"

"You're having twins."

Levy watched Gajeel's face turn white.

"Twins as in... twins?"

The doctor nodded.

"I thought you knew."

Gajeel cursed under his breath. Twins? What was he going to do with twins? He was starting to get used to the idea of becoming a father, to one kid, but two? It was twice the risk to screw up. He was definitely going to screw up.

He barely heard the doctor when she asked if they wanted to know the babies' gender. He wasn't sure what Levy answered. It was all just a blurr.

"Are you okay?" Levy asked when they were on their way home.

"It's nothin'."

"I know it's something. Talk to me, Gajeel."

She put her hand on his arm and stopped him. She kept looking at him until he met her gaze. He looked at her briefly before looking away again.

"Come on, Levy. We both know I'm gonna screw up. And twins? It's hard enough with one kid, just imagine all the wrongs I could do with twins."

"You're not gonna screw up," Levy said and reached out her hand and caressed his face.

"You don't know that."

"I won't let you screw up. You're gonna be a great father. To both of them."

"You don't know that," he repeated.

"You just have to believe in yourself. Like I believe in you."

Gajeel wrapped his arms around her and hugged her tightly. What did he ever do to deserve her? How could she have so much faith in him?

The next couple of days Gajeel's head was filled with thoughts. He watched Rogue with his friends, Rogue with himself and Levy at home. He didn't want the situation the other day to repeat itself, so he made a decision.

"This ain't working," he said at dinner one day.

Levy and Rogue looked at him. Rogue almost dropped the glass he had been drinking from. He knew this was coming. He knew him living here was too good to last.

"I'll pack my bags," he said. "I won't take long, I didn't bring much anyway."

"You're not leaving," Levy said and looked at Gajeel. "Right, Gajeel?"

"You're not leaving, I ain't kickin' you out. But this isn't working," Gajeel said. "You're sleeping on the couch and we're having twins. We need more rooms, you need a room of your own and the kids are gonna need a room. We need a bigger apartment, or maybe a house." He looked at Rogue and then at Levy. "Me and Lily have looked at a house."

"So you're not kicking me out?" Rogue asked.

"No, this is your home now."

"Thank you," was all Rogue could say.

Levy looked at them both and smiled while she reached for their hands. They really were becoming a family.