Chapter 4
Summary:
More adorably grumpy Sasuke is my forte.
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
Sasuke had gotten home and realized that he was exhausted. He hadn't realized how poorly he had been sleeping lately until he sat down in his car and was tempted to just nap in the parking garage at the hospital.
He had kicked off his jeans and shoes as soon as he closed his front door and went straight to his room. He flung himself down on the bed with absolutely no grace whatsoever and he would deny it until the day he died, but he pulled Naruto's shirt up so that he could inhale Naruto's scent.
He felt more at ease and felt his eyes getting heavy. He managed to fight off sleep long enough go shoot Sakura a text to give Naruto his number and his address.
He didn't even bother locking his phone before he passed the hell out.
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Sasuke was brought out of his nap by the sound of his doorbell.
He shot up and scrambled around for his phone. He saw that he had three unread messages from an unknown number, and that it was almost six thirty!
Fuck, I overslept!
He pulled down his notification bar to see if the messages were from Naruto, and they were.
He had sent him a simple hello and asked what he liked to eat, the second was asking if they were still having dinner since Sasuke hadn't responded, and the third was him letting him know that he was out of work and on his way.
Sasuke groaned when the doorbell rang again and rushed out to the living room. He swung the door open and saw Naruto standing there in his scrubs and holding a few grocery bags.
Sasuke was still groggy as hell and wondering why Naruto was looking at him like that. He looked like he wanted to do nothing more than to just stare at Sasuke, yet he was trying to avoid looking at him at the same time.
Sasuke gave him a confused look.
"Can I come in?" Naruto asked.
Sasuke just stood to the side and opened the front door wider, but when he did that he caught a glimpse of himself in the mirror that hung in the entryway.
He was absolutely mortified; his hair was all ruffled from sleep and he was still in just Naruto's t-shirt that covered his panties and hung on his small frame.
When Naruto had seen Sasuke in just his shirt, his jaw clenched from the amount of restraint that it took to not just jump on the omega and ravage him.
Fuck my life.
Sasuke just shut the door behind Naruto and shoved his legs into his jeans that were still by the door.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to fall asleep" Sasuke said, hiding his embarrassment fairly well.
"No worries. Sakura told me that you might still be sleeping. I didn't really know what you'd want. She said to just avoid anything sweet. Ramen okay?" He asked as he set the bags down on the island in the kitchen.
"Ramen is fine. You sure you're capable?" He asked in a snarky tone.
"I won't burn your kitchen down" Naruto assured.
Sasuke just let out an amused huff.
Naruto moved around the kitchen with ease, only having to look around a little bit for certain utensils. Sasuke sat on one of the stools at the island and allowed himself to just watch Naruto.
Naruto had kept stealing glances at Sasuke and smiling. He had never thought that the omega could be so docile.
Sasuke was aware of how domestic that this all felt, like it was the norm for them, and he was uncomfortable that he wasn't disgusted at the thought like he normally would be.
"What kind of music do you listen to?" Sasuke asked, wanting a distraction from the sappy thoughts in his head.
"I'm not picky" Naruto answered as he tended to a pot of what Sasuke assumed was the broth.
Sasuke shrugged and just pressed shuffle on his phone, hearing the music come through on the speakers lining the kitchen and living room.
"You're apartment is not what I expected" Naruto said.
"What'd you expect? Black lights and a pole in the living room?" Sasuke said sarcastically. He was having to fight to keep his bitchiness that usually came to him so effortlessly.
Naruto let out a chuckle before responding, "No, I just expected it to be darker, maybe? I've only ever seen you in dark colors, just assumed it was your style. It's all very bright and modern".
"Well, it's how it came" Sasuke said dryly, not fond of the fact that Naruto thought he knew enough about him to make any assumptions. What bugged him the most, though, was that Naruto was correct.
"Don't get me wrong, it's really nice. It just seems really big for one person" the blonde said, trying to back track from whatever it was that he said to piss Sasuke off.
"I liked the building and all that was on the market at the time was three bedrooms. This was the one I liked most" Sasuke explained.
"Three bedrooms?" Naruto asked, genuinely curious as to how one person managed to fill such a large living space. He had a nice one bedroom apartment, but he was rarely home, so he only had the necessities.
"The master," Sasuke said as he pointed to the french doors off to the side of the living room, "the guest room, and I just made the third a gym of sorts".
"A fancy building like this doesn't have a gym?" Naruto asked.
"They do, but I would rather avoid the alphas that inhibit it. Plus, I need a place to practice in private" Sasuke said as he watched Naruto cut some vegetables with a surgeon's precision.
"So you do have a pole" Naruto said with an amused smirk.
"Of course" Sasuke replied, deadpan like it was a common feature in most houses.
Naruto just laughed and continued cooking.
Sasuke was starting to smell the food, and he hated to admit that it actually smelled good, like really good.
His appetite had been shit lately, he didn't get sick, but the smells of most foods had started to really get to him the last week or so.
"Can you do me a favor?" Naruto asked.
Sasuke just lifted his brow, prompting the blonde to continue, but letting him know that the answer would more than likely be no.
"Can you finish chopping these while I work on the noodles?" Naruto finished.
"You said you were cooking" Sasuke said, but he got off of his ass and made his way over to the cutting board anyway.
"You gotta earn your keep a little bit" Naruto teased as he went to check on the pot of boiling water.
You got me pregnant, my keep is more than earned.
Sasuke was considering throwing out a petty comment, but before he could, he heard his front door opening.
"Are you actually cooking, 'Sas? I thought I told you I was fine with making di- Hello, Naruto" Itachi said as he walked into the open floorplan of the living room and saw the towering blonde next to his little brother.
The fragrant smell of the ramen had covered Naruto's scent, and Itachi normally came over to make sure that Sasuke ate at least one decent meal a day.
"Hi, Itachi" Naruto said. He was so nervous sounding that you would have thought that Itachi walked in on them in bed.
"Never thought I'd see the day where Sasuke did anything in the kitchen that required more than the microwave" Itachi said, eyeing the rather domestic sight with a tight lipped smirk.
"Ha. Ha." Sasuke said in the most monotone voice possible.
"Well, I'll see you later then" Itachi said as he turned to head back across the hall with a smirk on his face. He knew his brother all too well.
Naruto looked like he had just seen a ghost and it was rather amusing to Sasuke.
"He's harmless" the omega said.
"Doesn't seem like it" Naruto said as he regained his carefree attitude.
"Well, mostly harmless. He doesn't seem to completely hate you, though" Sasuke said, trying to ease Naruto's nerves, but not too obviously.
"Yeah right. You didn't see him in the OR today. He was glaring at me so much that I'm surprised there wasn't steam coming off him" Naruto said, almost shuddering at the memory of having to be under that intimidating gaze for three hours straight.
Sasuke actually laughed at that.
"You had to be in the OR with Itachi after you left?" He asked.
"Yup, and I'm sure I was absolutely covered in your scent, because the second that I walked in his head snapped up" Naruto answered.
Sasuke found it somewhat amusing to think of Naruto having to deal with that after their 'conversation' in his office.
Itachi had been chasing away every guy that came Sasuke's way their whole lives. Despite his very obvious omega frame, his family honestly thought that Sasuke would be an alpha based on his strong personality, but not Itachi. Itachi had always known that Sasuke would present as an omega, he was the only one that got to really see the soft side of Sasuke, and it just screamed omega.
"Does he come over to make you dinner every night?" Naruto asked.
"Yes. No matter how many times that I tell him I am fine" Sasuke groaned out.
Naruto found it rather sweet that Itachi was so protective of Sasuke, but it also terrified him at the same time. Naruto may be a prime, but Itachi just exuded an aura of power.
"He live close?" Naruto asked, trying to make conversation.
"He bought the apartment across the hall" Sasuke said, clearly unhappy with the proximity. He loved Itachi, but he also loved being alone.
Naruto just gave Sasuke a sympathetic look.
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"So what's the verdict?" Naruto asked with a sly smile.
He and Sasuke had ate in only somewhat awkward silence, since Sasuke had been too focused on eating to really carry a conversation.
"You're not entirely hopeless in the kitchen" Sasuke said with with a smirk as he crossed his arms and leaned back in his chair.
Naruto saw through Sasuke's bullshit, he just knew that Sasuke would never come out and admit it, especially with things still so undecided between the two of them.
"So you said you wanted to talk?" Sasuke said when he noticed Naruto zoning out.
Sasuke wasn't particularly looking forward to this discussion, but he knew that it was inevitable now that he had let Naruto know. He didn't strike Sasuke as the deadbeat type.
"Um, what do you want to do?" Naruto asked, not really having any clue how to have this conversation.
"To not have to be dealing with this" Sasuke said simply.
Naruto couldn't ignore the sting he felt at Sasuke's words. He wasn't dumb enough to think that this was anyone's ideal situation, but it could be worse, right?.
"Thank you for not terminating" Naruto said, hoping that kissing some ass might be the best way to go.
"No problem" Sasuke said sarcastically. It wasn't like it was really his choice; he doubted that he could've won the battle with his instincts on this one.
"Do you need any help financially? I'll help however I can if you're not working" Naruto offered, clearly worried that he might set off the temperamental omega.
"No, I am fine in that respect" Sasuke said proudly. When his father cut him off financially, he had a bit of a culture shock at first, but he got back on his feet quickly, and it was something that he was rather proud of.
He had ran into Ino at his old gym and she had approached him. At first Sasuke was worried that she might try to hit on him, seeing as how he was gayer than gay, but she just fawned over him. She was just about to open up her club and practically begged him to come work for her.
He had been reluctant, but he wasn't opposed to the thought of making decent money and getting to tease some alphas.
He had even surprised himself when shortly after he started, he was making almost as much money as Itachi. The alphas at the club would just recklessly throw money his way for a shot at getting his attention.
He liked dancing at the club, it was fun and easy for him, plus he had become quite close with Ino. The money didn't hurt either.
He had made more than he really knew what to do with, so he was an entire year ahead on his mortage and had a decent chunk of change in his savings account.
He did not need Naruto's money.
"Oh, I just meant like moving forward. I know you probably won't be able to work at the, uh club once you're further along" Naruto explained.
"Like I said, I'm fine. I have savings, and I have every intention to keep working" Sasuke said.
Naruto let out a loud sigh as he thought of the best way to phrase what he had to say.
No matter which way he peiced it together, he just knew it would piss Sasuke off, so he just went for it.
"I know it's not really my place, but I would really prefer that you didn't dance for at least the next year" Naruto said. He honestly didn't want Sasuke dancing ever again, he couldn't help but feel territorial, but he knew that he had no right to voice that or even feel it.
"You're right. It's not your place, I can do as I please" Sasuke snapped.
He saw the regret flash across Naruto's face and sighed, figuring that he shouldn't torture the poor sap.
"I have worked something out with Ino. I'm investing in the club and becoming a partner with her. That way I will make a profit without actually having to go in, and if I do want to go in I'll be management" Sasuke said.
Naruto had instantly perked up and was about to respond, but before he could even open his mouth, Sasuke cut him off, "And before you ask again, I have enough to invest and still be comfortable".
Sasuke had obviously been correct in assuming what Naruto had been about to say, because the alpha looked embarrassed as he nodded.
"What about the baby's living arrangement?" Naruto said. He was worried that Sasuke might take it the wrong way, and the sudden stiffness in Sasuke's posture indicated that he had.
Greeeat.
"I am the mother" was all Sasuke said. He said it calmly, but his jaw was clenched, indicating that he would not be okay with Naruto taking the child at all.
"I know that, but I'm the father, and I would like to be able to see them" Naruto said, trying to put out Sasuke's very short fuse.
"I don't really know what to tell you, then. The baby won't be able to be away from me for long stretches of time until it's at least four months old" Sasuke explained.
"I'm aware, but I would like to see them for more than an hour or two at a time, and I'm sure you will need some help. I don't want to miss out on things" Naruto said. He really wasn't trying to beg, but he was pretty desperate here.
"What, you want me to move in with you or something?" Sasuke laughed out. This time he hadn't sounded harsh, he thought that it was a joke and that there was no way that was what Naruto was actually getting at.
"I guess?" Naruto said, but it was more like a question. He hadn't thought that, but once Sasuke had said it, he realized that it was pretty much the only way to ensure that he got to see his child early on.
"Not happening" was all Sasuke said, suddenly on the defensive again.
"Sasuke, you don't have to. I'm just worried about you being on your own right now" he said.
"I. Am. Fine!" Sasuke spit out.
He was getting sick and tired of people treating him like he was helpless.
Itachi's words kept replaying in his head. He had thought that they were bullshit, but seeing how he was after finally being around Naruto again, he realized that his damn brother was right. Having Naruto around was beneficial, at least until the bond healed and broke.
"I don't rent this place, I own it. I will not be the one moving" Sasuke said indifferently. He was honestly hoping that Naruto wouldn't pick up on the insuation and just leave it be, but apparently he didn't give Naruto enough credit.
"You're saying I can move in here?" Naruto asked in complete shock.
"If you're so insistent on being around the baby, then that seems like the only option. You can stay in the guest room and I can turn the third room into a nursery" Sasuke said.
"Thank you, Sasuke" Naruto said, almost in awe that the omega had agreed to any version of what he had suggested.
"Yeah, yeah. I'm going to need to sleep eventually. Besides, Itachi would kill you if you tried to take the baby away from him" Sasuke said, trying to play it cool so that Naruto would think that it was all just practical and had nothing to do with his yearning for the blonde alpha.
"When would that be?" Naruto asked, trying not to sound too eager.
He couldn't help but be excited at the fact that he would be living with Sasuke, even if he was banished to the guest room. Judging by their last interaction, he had hope that he could weasel his way into Sasuke's room eventually.
Naruto knew that it was his instincts pulling him closer to Sasuke because of the baby and the bond, but he had a feeling that they could work, and he needed to try.
"When there is actually a baby for you to come see" Sasuke replied, his irritated tone going right over Naruto's head.
Naruto was convinced that nothing could bring his mood down.
"And you're sure about this?" Naruto just wanted to verify that his mind wasn't playing tricks on him.
"I don't really see any other option. Unless you want to move in with Itachi" Sasuke said with a smirk.
"No thank you. If I'm being honest, your brother scares me" Naruto said with a laugh. He may have laughed like it was a joke, but he was being entirely serious.
Sasuke threw his head back and let out a loud laugh at Naruto's comment.
Naruto was beginning to see a new side of Sasuke, a side that he doubted many others had seen and he was loving every second of it.
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"Do you have to get rid of the pole?" Naruto whined after he regained his breath.
The two of them had been cleaning up the dishes from their dinner when things had gotten heated. Naruto had Sasuke pinned against the wall and asked for another private show, remembering that Sasuke mentioned having a pole.
Sasuke had done as the alpha asked, and it was almost like the night they had met.
They had wound up in the guest room right across the hall, and they were now just trying to catch their breath.
"It would clash with the crib" Sasuke responded.
Naruto hesitated for a moment before he turned to look at Sasuke as he continued rubbing the strands of jet black hair.
"You sure you're ready for this?" He asked tentatively.
"Fuck no. I never thought I'd ever have kids in the first place, and now here I am, having one with a stranger" Sasuke answered, honestly.
Naruto could still hear that guarded, false calm tone in Sasuke's voice. He could sense that the omega was stressed and he wanted to do whatever he could to fix it.
"I'm not really a stranger at this point" Naruto said in hopes of continuing their conversation. He feared that as soon as they stopped talking that Sasuke would ask him to leave, and Naruto didn't think he could stand to leave now.
"I know absolutely nothing about you other than your name and that you're a great lay" Sasuke sighed out. His words and tone made it sound like he wanted Naruto to just fuck off, but him leaning into Naruto's hand that was in his hair sent an entirely different message.
"What do you want to know?"
Sasuke honestly hadn't expected that. He knew that it was inevitable that he would get to know Naruto at some point, but he was comfortable with the annenimty of it so far. Sasuke had never been one for any form of actual intimacy, and everything about his situation was far too intament for his liking.
"Age?" Sasuke asked, trying to keep it as impersonal as possible.
"Thirty one" Naruto answered.
"Seriously?" Sasuke said, surprised.
"How old did you think I was?" Naruto asked with a small smile.
"At least thirty five" Sasuke said with a shrug.
Naruto let out a little snort. "Am I going gray or something?" Naruto said, feigning offense.
"Only a little" Sasuke teased dryly. "I just know how much school and training that you had to go through. Figured you would've had to be older to be the head of cardio at one of the country's top hospital".
"Graduated high school early and finished my bachelor's in two years" Naruto said. He said it like it was no big deal and wasn't an impressive accomplishment.
"Fucking nerd" Sasuke laughed out. This guy just seemed too perfect to be real.
"What about you, twenty four?" Naruto asked after a few moments of silence.
"You always go for people you think are so much younger than you?" Sasuke asked, burying himself further into the pillows.
"You are pretty much an exception to everything I usually go for" Naruto responded.
So corny.
"Twenty five" was all Sasuke said. He didn't want Naruto to go any further with his sappy 'you're different' speech.
Naruto was wanting to continue the little game of twenty one questions they had going, but Sasuke didn't seem to feel the same way, so he figured he would just go twice.
"Why aren't you in the medical feild?" Naruto asked.
Sasuke just groaned into the pillow.
"I'm guessing you know about my family, then? What gave it away?" the omega said sarcastically.
"When I was introduced to Itachi, Tsunade used his full name. You two look very similar and I could kind of smell you on him, so being a fucking nerd, it was easy enough to put together. Oh and Sakura confirmed it for me" Naruto said with a smirk.
Sasuke poked his head up and Naruto had refrain from kissing him. He looked damn cute with his normally immaculate hair a complete mess.
"I'm going to kill her" Sasuke said with a straight face.
"I had to beg her to at least give me that. How did you end up friends with her?" Naruto said. He was genuienly curious as to how a stripper and a nurse met.
"In college. I was getting my degree to go on to med school, and she was getting the prerequsets done for nursing. She was my chem lab partner" Sasuke said.
"You went to med school?" Naruto asked. He could tell that Sasuke was smart, but he couldn't think of any reason why someone with a degree would wind up stripping.
"Two years of it" Sasuke grumbled out, clearly not fond of the memories.
Naruto figured that there would be more to his explination, but when Sasuke didn't continue, he promted him. "You didn't finish?"
Sasuke let out a huff when he realized Naruto still wanted to talk. Sasuke was never one for lengthy conversations.
"No. Wasn't my thing. My father wanted me to be a cardiothoracic surgeon, but I heard that they're douche bags, so I quit" Sasuke joked with a smirk.
Naruto laughed, he saw that Sasuke was making more and more jokes, and he hoped that it meant he was done with hating him.
"They really are. But you really just quit? Isn't your family like medical royalty?" Naruto responded.
"Yup, which is why I had no interest. Besides, Itachi was always the golden boy" Sasuke said.
Naruto honestly thought that Sasuke was crazy. With his last name he could have easily gotten to the top of his feild, even with mediocre skills, yet he didn't want that.
"That's why I started dancing" Sasuke said.
Naruto wasn't expected to get a response that he didn't have to pry for, but he was happy nonetheless.
"I take it your father wasn't too thrilled with you not becoming a doctor?" Naruto said.
Sasuke just let out a cynical laugh.
"Oh he was fucking livid. Cut me off and everything, I got the last laugh though. You should have seen his face when he found out that I was doing more than fine on my own as a stripper" Sasuke said, his dislike for his father evident.
"I take it you two don't get along?" Naruto asked.
"Eh, we're fine now, but it's pretty much just for my mother's sake" Sasuke answered, laying his head back down. This time he had moved closer so that he was resting on Naruto's shoulder, but just barely.
Naruto practically buzzed with excitement at the fact that Sasuke had been the one to initiate the physical contact.
Naruto didn't even have to ask if Sasuke had a good relationship with his mother. He could hear the fondness in the omega's voice when he spoke about her, and Naruto found it quite adorable that Sasuke seemed to be a bit of a mama's boy.
"What about you? Your parents force you into becoming some hotshot doctor?" Sasuke mumbled.
"Nope, made that choice on my own. My parents own a restaurant" Naruto said.
"That's why you can cook" Sasuke said, unable to hide his smile at the thought of a young Naruto in the kitchen with his parents.
Naruto just hummed out a simple "mmhmm".
It seemed like their conversation was pretty much over as Naruto could feel Sasuke's breathing start evening out as he ran his fingers along the omega's arm.
Naruto couldn't really help the question from coming out, he had been dying to ask it since he learned about Sasuke being an Uchiha, but knew that it had a fairly high chance of offending the finally sated omega.
"Why do you dance if you have a degree?" Naruto asked, careful to avoid the word 'strip', since Sasuke usually did too.
Naruto had expected it, but he was still disappointed when Sasuke sat up.
"I like it. It's fun. Plus, it's great money. I might even make more than you" Sasuke said smugly.
Naruto let out a chuckle to hide his sigh of relief that Sasuke hadn't just kicked him out.
He knew that Sasuke made good money, when Sasuke told him how much he normally made a night, he did the math. Sasuke had made the mistake of thinking that Naruto was just a surgeon though.
"I'm sure you do make very good money" Naruto said in a teasing tone.
Sasuke just looked at Naruto with a raised brow. Sasuke could see that Naruto made a nice living based on his clothes, but this was the first time that Naruto seemed to not be entirely humble. He wasn't quite bragging, but he did seem to want Sasuke to know just how well he did.
Is he trying to impress me?
"I do research too, I have a few patents out" Naruto said.
Sasuke could sense that he was being just modest enough to not boast, but what Sasuke didn't know was that it was a huge understatement.
Naruto had practically revolutionized valve replacements and transplants with his research, and it earned him a pretty penny.
"Hn" was all Sasuke huffed out as he gave Naruto an appraising look.
Sasuke took notice of the clock of the wall and saw that it was almost one in the morning.
"I need sleep" he said, feeling like his eyelids were a hundred fucking pounds.
Naruto could take the hint, and was appreciative that it hadn't been the not so subtle 'get the fuck out' that he had expected.
Progress!
"I have to be at the hospital in a few hours, so I do too. I'll head out" Naruto said as he slid out of the bed. He wanted nothing more than to stay, but he didn't want to run the risk of getting Sasuke upset and ending up back at square one with the tempromental omega.
He almost missed the look that flashed across Sasuke's face, almost like he wanted him to stay, but he managed to catch it before turning around to find his clothes as he hid his smirk.
Naruto slid on his navy blue scrub pants and was in the process of reaching for his shirt when Sasuke opened his mouth.
Naruto looked up to Sasuke, but the omega had closed his mouth to stop himself from saying whatever was on the tip of his tongue.
Naruto smirked when he took a guess as to what it was.
Sasuke had stood up and retrieved the shirt he had borrowed earlier and handed it out to Naruto.
"Thanks for the dress" Sasuke said sarcastically.
"Any time" Naruto said as he slipped it on, having to fight to not have his eyes roll back at how good it smelt.
Just like Sasuke.
Naruto slid on his glasses and patted his pocket to make sure his phone and keys were still in it and smiled at Sasuke, indicating that he was all set.
Sasuke grabbed the blanket and wrapped it around himself before stepping out into the cool air of the living room, and lead Naruto to the door.
"I'll talk to you tomorrow?" Naruto asked hopefully.
Sasuke just gave a curt nod as he opened the door with his hand that wasn't holding up the blanket surrounding him.
Naruto just smiled and leaned in to give Sasuke another goodbye peck like he had in his office, but Sasuke put his finger up against Naruto's lips to stop him.
"We are not a couple" Sasuke warned.
"I know that" Naruto said, hiding his disappointment fairly well as he continued to slightly pucker his lips while looking at Sasuke expectantly.
Sasuke just sighed and rolled his eyes as he removed his finger and stood on his tip toes to give the alpha the chaste kiss he was looking for.
When Sasuke pulled back Naruto was smiling from ear to ear.
"Whatever" Sasuke grumbled as he practically shoved Naruto out into the hall and closed his door, making sure that Naruto could hear the lock turning.
Naruto couldn't help but smile as he made his way down to the garage.
Sasuke had gone straight to his room, fully prepared to just pass out the second he hit his bed, but he just couldn't sleep.
He had gotten tangled in the blanket with his tossing and turning, so he kicked his legs, getting more aggressive as it just got more tangled. He finally managed to break free and huffed like a child as he realized that it was the damn alpha's fault.
He regretted giving him his shirt back, being wrapped in Naruto's scent had given him some of the best sleep of his life, but the shirt had started to smell more like Sasuke, so it was of no use to him.
Sasuke got up in an irritated huff and dragged the blanket back to the guest room, instantly being hit with Naruto's scent as soon as he walked through the door.
Sasuke could feel himself getting sleepy once more as he approached the bed.
Right before he was about to throw the blanket back on top of the bed, he noticed the peice of navy blue fabric against the gray sheets.
He practically let out an excited 'eep!' at the sight. He looked over his shoulder like there was any possibility of anyone about to see him as he snatched up Naruto's scrub shirt and put it on.
He crawled into bed and got comfortable in an instant and was quickly falling asleep surrounded by Naruto's comforting scent.
He would never admit it, but he was glad that Naruto had forgotten his shirt.
Little did Sasuke know that Naruto had actually done it on purpose.
-
"You really can't fix it?" Sasuke said, completely drained from the bullshit day he has had.
"Sasuke, I'm a surgeon, not a plumber" Itachi said as he stood up from under the kitchen sink.
"Remind me again why you can't just call maintenance?" He said as he brushed himself off.
"They take forever and I really would like to be able to use my kitchen sink without flooding my house" Sasuke said.
"If only you knew another alpha that might be able to help" Itachi said sarcastically.
"I can't just call Naruto. I barely even talk to him" Sasuke responded.
"So I haven't smelled him reaking up your house every morning for the last week?" Itachi said, already knowing the answer.
"Like I said, we don't really talk" Sasuke said with a smug smirk, knowing that he would make Itachi uncomfortable with the comment.
"Just call him" Itachi sighed out.
"But hes a surgeon too! I doubt he is the handy type" Sasuke said, fighting his urge to dial the blonde.
"Call. Him" Itachi said as he was heading out the door.
Itachi knew his brother well, and he knew that it was in his best interest to be around Naruto, but there was no way Sasuke's pride would allow him to give in for more than a few hours at a time. That is precisely why he lied and told Sasuke that he couldn't fix a simple busted pipe.
Itachi hadn't closed the door all the way so that he could be nosey and he was satisfied when he heard Sasuke grumble out a reluctant "Thank you" into his phone.
God, I really am turning into mother.
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"Sorry about this. My building has notoriously slow maintenance. Thanks for coming" Sasuke grumbled out from where he we sitting cross legged on top of the kitchen island.
He was just watching Naruto who was on his back so that he could easily work on fixing the pipe. He had turned the water back on to see exactly what the problem was, but ended up soaking his shirt in the process.
Sasuke was allowing himself the simple pleasure of watching a shirtless Naruto as he ate the salad he had brought for him.
"Its not a problem. I'm off today anyway" Naruto said, kind of hoping that Sasuke would take the hint.
Naruto had been contemplating calling Sasuke since he had woken up. They never saw each other during the day, and Naruto was not ashamed to say that he missed the captivating omega.
When he saw Sasuke's call pop up on his phone he had to refrain from answering too soon, but there was no hiding his excitement.
"Thank you for the food" Sasuke said, catching the not so subtle try, but breezing right pass it.
Naruto just shot him his signature smile before turning his attention back up to the task at hand.
Sasuke had zoned out a little while staring at the gorgeous man that he hadn't really noticed when Naruto had finished.
"Sasuke?" Naruto said, bringing Sasuke back to Earth.
"Yeah?" Sasuke said, trying to act like he was just tired.
"It's all fixed" Naruto said as he wiped his hands on his jeans.
"Oh, thanks" Sasuke said as he looked over to see the sink running with no water spraying from the pipe underneath.
"You know, I've got some time to kill" Naruto said with a smirk as he leaned onto the island next to Sasuke.
Sasuke always seemed to be more up for interacting with Naruto after getting laid, so Naruto figured that it might give him a shot at spending some real time with Sasuke.
"How ever do you manage any free time between saving lives and being a handyman?" Sasuke said, his words dripping in sarcasm.
"I'm a good multitasker" Naruto said, his smirk growing as he leaned in closer to Sasuke.
Ah, fuck it. The man is good in bed.
Sasuke allowed the alpha to crowd him, but before he could feel him press their lips together, his front door was opened.
"Baby are you home?" Sasuke went rigid at the familiar voice.
The omega quickly shoved Naruto off of him, but he groaned when a woman walked in from the entryway and caught a glimpse of the rather intimate sight.
"Oh, hello there" the woman said.
Naruto was confused at first, he knew Sasuke was gay, so he very much doubted that her calling him baby was meant in a romantic way.
She was obviously an omega, yet she still managed to be intimidating due to the fact that she was immaculately dressed and quite beautiful.
Naruto took a good look at her face and realized that there was no way that this wasn't Sasuke's mother.
She looked just like him, just with longer hair and more feminine versions of his features.
I'm fucked.
Naruto jumped away from Sasuke, not wanting to give Mikoto any reason to think that he was disrespecting her 'baby'.
"Since when do you have a key?" Sasuke groaned out.
"Since always, but it wasn't even locked. I would reprimand you about the dangers of a single omega not locking their door, but it seems like you have taken other security measures" she said, nothing but mirth in her black eyes that were locked onto Naruto.
Sasuke didn't even have time to respond before his mother was setting her purse down on the couch and making her way over to them.
Sasuke was fucked. His mother had nonstop tried to play match maker for him when he had presented as an omega. She was surrounded by alphas and babied the hell out of him because of it. He knew that she meant well, and he loved her, but holy shit was nosey and smothering sometimes.
"Well don't be rude, Sasuke. Aren't you going to introduce me" she said as her heels clacked on the tile of the apartment.
"This is my mother" he groaned out.
She just ignored her son, far to familiar with his attitude by now.
"Mikoto Uchiha. It's very nice to meet you" she said with a friendly smile as she stuck out her hand.
"Naruto Uzumaki" Naruto managed to get out without stuttering as he shook her outstretched hand.
Damn! She has a firmer handshake than most of the alphas that I've met!
She seemed to be so friendly, yet she still managed to exude this confidence that screamed 'do not fuck with me'.
Mikoto tilted her head to the side and very obviously looked over Naruto, and he was suddenly very aware of the fact that he was shirtless and that he had just been caught trying to kiss her son. He was so embarrassed that it made him feel like a twelve year old.
"Uzumaki, huh? You wouldn't happen to be related to Kushina Uzumaki, would you?" She asked.
Naruto was stunned, thinking that she somehow managed to have a dossier on him already or something.
"That would be my mom" he answered, looking to Sasuke for potential answers as to how the hell she knew his mom's name, but Sasuke looked just as confused as him.
"Of course you are! You are the spitting image of Minato! Oh I hope that means that they wound up together!" Mikoto said excitedly as she lightly grabbed Naruto's chin and turned his head to the side to get a better look at his profile.
Naruto was confused as to how someone could be so warm and motherly yet so intimidating at the same time. He was surprised by her feeling comfortable enough to touch him and talk to him like he had any idea what the hell was going on.
"Um, yeah, they did. How do you know my parents?" He asked, trying to not sound rude.
"Oh, Kushina and I were friends when we were younger. I am the one who set her up with your father in high school" she explained with a smile as she let go of Naruto's chin.
"I did not know that" Naruto said in awe. He was shocked to say the least, his mother had never mentioned that.
"It was a long time ago, and unfortunately we haven't spoken since we were fresh out of high school. But please tell her that I say hello" she said, still smiling.
"I wil-"
"Mother, can I talk to you?" Sasuke asked, his voice lacking the monotone quality it normally possessed.
Sasuke didn't even wait for an answer as he got off of the island and grabbed his mother's hand and all but dragged her to his room.
"I approve so far" she said excidetidly as soon as Sasuke closed the french doors.
"There is nothing to approve of. He was just fixing the sink" Sasuke said, not even able to convince himself.
"Is that why your apartment smells so strongly of him?" she asked with a smug smirk.
Sasuke stiffened a little at that. He knew that his apartment was filled with the alpha's scent due to his nightly visits, but he knew that the version of Naruto's scent that clung to him was getting stronger as the pregnancy got further along.
He wanted to do whatever he could to avoid her scenting him to prove her theory.
"I-" Sasuke sighed. "We aren't really anything, just newly sort of seeing each other I guess. Just don't go making him uncomfortable, alright?" Sasuke said, hoping that the excuse would be enough to appease her.
It seemed to work well enough, seeing as how she bought the white lie, but he knew that she would be up his ass about it from now on.
She never could stay out of Sasuke's love life.
"What does this friend do?" she asked coyly.
"Surgeon" Sasuke groaned out, knowing just how pleased she would be.
She absolutely lit up.
"Oooh, what kind?" She asked, thrilled that her baby boy had met a nice surgeon.
"He's the head of cardio at 'Tachi's new hospital" he said, wishing that she would just drop it. He knew it was just wishful thinking, though.
"I very much approve! I can't wait for your father to meet him!" She squealed.
Sasuke went rigid at the mention of his father ever meeting Naruto.
"I said we aren't dating" Sasuke warned.
"Fine, fine. But I want to know when you start. I want grandbabies some day, you know!" She said.
Sasuke was grateful that his mother was too preoccupied with getting back to pester Naruto again to have noticed his sharp intake of breath.
He followed her out back into the living room, where Naruto was now sitting on the couch on his phone.
He had put his shirt back on, even though it was still a little damp along the front.
Sasuke could have offered him one of the ones he had here, but he didn't want Naruto to find out about the small collection that he had amassed of Naruto's shirts.
"Well, I will leave you two alone. I will pop over to visit with Itachi. Sasuke, are you still coming to family dinner this Saturday?" She said sweetly.
Sasuke sighed as he gave her a nod.
"Lovely! I'll see you then!" She said as she gave a reluctant Sasuke a kiss on the cheek, leaving a red imprint of her lips on his skin.
"I would very much like for you to join us for dinner on Saturday, Naruto" she said as she came to give him a kiss on the cheek as well and leaving an identical mark as a goodbye.
Sasuke's head snapped up. She knew exactly what she was doing, and she was clearly a very smart woman who knew her son.
She picked up her bag and went straight to the door, not giving Sasuke the chance to fight her on it.
"I will see you boys at five on Friday!" She chimed as she slid out of the door and closed it behind her.
Sasuke was practically fuming as he turned to Naruto.
"That is not happening" he gritted out.
Naruto held his hands up in mock surrender as he said, "You want to tell her that? She scares the shit out of me. Is you're entire family terrifying?"
Sasuke sighed and wiped his cheek, already knowing that her lipstick had left a mark. He watched as Naruto did the same.
He knew that there was no chance of getting around his mother's insistent need to know everything about his life. He was royally screwed.
Sasuke just huffed and dragged Naruto off of the couch and towards his room.
Naruto followed Sasuke, but gave him a confused look when Sasuke looked back at him over his shoulder.
"I don't want to deal with all of this right now, so come fuck me stupid" Sasuke said.
Naruto was only human after all, so he just smirked and fulfilled the omega's request. More than once.
-
Itachi was trying to finish up his case notes in time for dinner with his family tonight.
They all got together at least once a month to 'spend some quality time together' as his mother would put it, and Itachi was normally late.
His father understood why, but he still detested tardiness.
Itachi had papers covering every square inch of his large desk and had little faith that he would be on time.
He sighed and rubbed his face as his office door opened.
"Hello, love"
"Mom? What're you doing here?" Itachi asked as his mother stepped into his office, looking so put together as always.
"I had a meeting with the board this morning and was just checking up on things. Figured I would stop by to see my very first baby" she said as she planted a staining kiss on his cheek before sitting down in one of the chairs in front of his desk.
Itachi should have expected to run into his mother more now that he had switched hospitals. His mother and father were chair members on the board and practically owned this one.
"I also wanted to stop by to make sure that you would be taking the night off to come visit your poor mother. I know you're a busy man, but I hardly ever see you" she said as she lifted up some of the papers to emphasize that she was of the opinion that he should just leave it be for now.
"I will be there mother. I just have alot on my plate after switching hospitals" he said.
"I know, sweetheart. I just don't like that you never rest" she said as she reached over to smooth his hair fondly.
Itachi just gave a laugh at how impossible frequent resting was for him when any of his patients could go into labor at a moment's notice.
"Do you know if Sasuke is bringing Naruto tonight? He isn't answering my calls" Mikoto said.
"I'm not sure, he has been avoiding me as well" Itachi answered.
He wasn't sure why Sasuke had been avoiding him for the last two days. He wasn't aware that Sasuke thought that he had told his mother to check up on Sasuke in an attempt to force Sasuke's hand in telling her about her future grandchild.
"Well, I hope he does. I'm so happy he has gone and found himself a suitable mate! No if only I could get you out of this office every once in a while" she said.
"Mother, I'm perfectly capable of handling my own love life. And don't let Sasuke hear you call Naruto that. They aren't mates" he said, hoping that she hadn't seen the partial bond mark on Sasuke.
"How can you possibly have a love life when you never leave the hospital?" She said, completely glossing over Itachi's comment. A mother just knew these things and she had a gut feeling that Naruto would be around for a while.
Itachi just sighed, knowing that it was useless to fight her on this.
"I just worry about you, love" she said fondly.
Itachi just raised his eyebrow at her, waiting for what he knew was coming next.
"My friend from the country club has a lovely omega niece that I think would be perfect for you!" She said excitedly.
"Mother" Itachi warned.
He had agreed to countless blind dates that she had set up just to get her off of his back, and all of them were disastrous in terms of compatibility.
"Fine" she said, only slightly dejected after having this conversation for the thousandth time.
She just went back to straightening the papers on his desk when her eyes landed on his appointment schedule for the next month.
"Itachi. Why are you seeing Sasuke in two weeks?" She asked sternly.
Shit! Sasuke is going to kill me!
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"Whatcha think? Too formal?" Naruto asked as he stepped into Sasuke's apartment.
Naruto was in a dark red button up shirt with black slacks, and Sasuke couldn't deny that he looked quite nice. He was normally a very good dresser.
"You look fine, the expensive watch was a nice touch. Trying to impress my parents?" Sasuke asked dryly.
"I always wear this watch, but yes" Naruto admitted.
"Smart man" Sasuke said with a smirk as he grabbed his wallet and keys.
"No mention of anything having to do with the baby, got it? I told my mother we were just friends that were somewhat seeing each other so that she would get off my back. Do not tell her otherwise or she will never leave me alone" he said as he locked the door.
"Yes, sir" Naruto joked.
"I'm being serious" Sasuke said as he lead Naruto to the garage.
"I got it. I didn't get this far in life by being a complete idiot, you know" Naruto replied.
"Oh yeah, I forgot. You're an old man" Sasuke said with a smirk, knowing how much it bugged Naruto when he made fun of their age difference.
"Hey!" Naruto whined.
Sasuke just laughed as the elevator doors opened and they got inside.
When the doors opened again, it was a short walk to Sasuke's car, and he clicked the button on the fob to start the engine.
Naruto just let out a quiet laugh at the sight of Sasuke's car.
"What's so funny?" He said.
"I drive the same one" Naruto explained as he held up his matching fob and clicked the lock button, the beep drawing Sasuke's attention to the white Mercedes coupe two rows over.
"Mine is prettier" Sasuke said as he got in the driver's seat.
"Black isn't really my style" Naruto said as he climbed into the passenger.
"That's because my taste is far better than yours" was Sasuke's response.
"You do realize that we're going to both need new cars to accommodate a carseat, right?" Naruto asked.
"I am well aware, but if you even try to convince me to get a minivan, I will make you walk" Sasuke said.
Naruto just laughed.
They drove in silence, just listening to the music until Naruto spoke.
"When do you plan on telling your parents? You'll be showing in about two months" Naruto said.
Sasuke knew he was going to have to tell them at some point. He was almost eight weeks along, and already too bloated for some of his jeans.
It wasn't noticeable to anyone but him at this point, but he knew that he was far too small to keep this hidden for much longer.
"When I go into labor I guess" Sasuke said dryly.
Naruto honestly thought that he was a rather good candidate in terms of getting Sasuk's father's approval; he was a prime alpha and a wealthy surgeon. Hell, Naruto fit the Uchiha mold better than Sasuke in some aspects. He really didn't see the big deal about Sasuke telling them.
"Oh, c'mon. I'm not that bad am I?" Naruto teased.
"Yes. Yes you are" Sasuke said with a smirk as he just kept his eyes on the road.
A few minutes passed, then Sasuke spoke up.
"What about you, then? When are you telling your parents that your gonna be a daddy?" Sasuke asked.
Naruto sat up a little straighter at hearing Sasuke referring to him as 'daddy'. The last thing he needed before having dinner with Sasuke's family was to get turned on. The alpha normally had to fight down his lust whenever he was around Sasuke, so he was getting better at controlling himself around the omega.
"Oh get a hold of yourself" Sasuke said as he picked up in the sudden spike of Naruto's scent. He had rolled his eyes, but Naruto caught the small bit of fondness in his tone.
"I'm good" Naruto said, mostly trying to convince himself.
"But I'm going down to visit my folks next week. Figured I'd tell them then" Naruto said with a shrug.
"Oh so it's just that easy then?" Sasuke said.
"Well yeah. I'm an adult with a good job. My mom hasn't stopped bugging me for grandkids since I finished school, so I'm sure she'll be thrilled. We're not teenagers, y'know" Naruto said as he looked at a very stressed Sasuke.
"I know that, but my family isn't yours. You're not an omega. Its just different, alright?" Sasuke explained, wanting Naruto to just drop it.
"Alright" Naruto said with a nod.
-
Sasuke pulled into the stupidly long driveway of his parent's house as Naruto just stared wide eyed at the impossibly large estate.
"Home sweet home" Sasuke grumbled as he threw his car into park.
"This is where you grew up?" Naruto asked.
"Yup. Now c'mon" Sasuke said, acting like this was just a run of the mill house in the suburbs or something.
Naruto just gulped as he followed Sasuke up to the front door that was at least twice his height.
He had known that the Uchihas were loaded, but this was on a entirely different level from what he had expected.
Sasuke rang the doorbell and sighed as he took his vibrating phone out of his pocket.
It had been going off nonstop for most of the day, including during their drive here. Sasuke had told Naruto that it was just Itachi trying to get him to forgive him for the whole him calling their mom situation that he was convinced Itachi was the mastermind of.
"You have to talk to him eventually" Naruto said as he saw Itachi's name across Sasuke's phone screen.
"And I will, but I'm going to see him in the next few minutes. I can wait to bitch him out till then" Sasuke said as he denied the call.
After he had clicked deny, his phone went back to the lockscreen that displayed the multiple ignored texts from Itachi.
They had all just said something along the line of 'pick up your phone its important', but the last one caught Sasuke's attention and his eyes widened.
It read, 'Mom knows!'.
Fuck!
Sasuke went rigid as he turned to Naruto.
"C'mon, we gotta go!" He said, clearly panicked.
"What's going on Sasuke?" Naruto asked, concerned about how freaked out the omega suddenly was.
"My mother found out. Now c'mon, let's g-" Sasuke said as he was about to drag Naruto back to his car, but he was cut off by the sound of the door opening.
He looked up at his mother with wide eyes. She was just standing in the doorway with that look on her face as she smiled at the two of them.
"Don't even think about running. Come in, boys" she said, sounding way too excited for Sasuke to calm down.
Sasuke was still considering making a break for it, but his mother had grabbed a hold of their hands and dragged the two of them inside.
Mikoto closed the door after they were all in the house and turned to them with a knowing smile.
Fuck, fuck, FUCK!
Notes:
Here is a random update that I finished way earlier than expected!(:
I loved reading all the comments on Chapter 3, so I cranked this out super quick!
Enjoy!