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Chapter Two

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Jin woke up from coma.

He's confused to see Lars staring down at him.

Joined by Nina. Two pairs of blue eyes but one of them only familiar to him. Jin should have asked where he was and what was Lars doing here.

Lars quietly moved away to give them space once the doctor removed something from his throat, fussed over him a bit and departed. Nina remained, watchful as always.

"Nina…," Jin croaked, reaching out for her.

She reached out for him too and their hands met. It felt like an eternity that they had seen each other. God, she was so beautiful and he had missed her.

"Jin." Her soft voice seeped life back into him.

Jin felt as if he could move. His muscles stiffened by weeks of no use, trembled, ready to start the day again.

She brought his hand to her mouth and kissed him. Her eyes were glassy and before Jin say anything, she took his hand, slid it under her coat and several layers till his palm smoothed over bare skin. She placed it gently over her bump.

"This is ours." She murmured.

He felt the form shift under and something kick towards him. Nina let out a slight gasp and so did Jin. He almost recoiled his hand from the impact as if he had no idea what that was.

B-baby? What?

Jin's eyes opened. His eyes searched hers for an explanation.

"You heard right. I'm pregnant." Nina said softly. "It was a shock to me too."

Their DNA met, mixed and formed into a baby.

He couldn't believe that the protection used wasn't a hundred percent effective. He also thought it wouldn't be likely for them to have a child.

"Sorry about the timing." Nina added, a little playful and it helps. It really does because he had a very slow reaction. Confused after the coma. How come she's not worried about the devil gene being passed on? Jin thinks.

But he refuses to spoil this moment with worries. Jin's tired of anxieties, worries and the unknown.

"Our child…," He uttered softly, carefully mouthing the words. Deep down he wanted a family with her. He just tried not to be so selfish to keep dreaming of it. Especially since these times. But now there was a child involved and he wasn't sure what she'd do about their child. He dreaded to know. They should have discussed this…should have-

Nina.

Their child.

A tear slid down his face.

He was alive.

"Is devil gone?"

Nina shrugged. "The mark is still on your arm but…Azazel seems to be dead."

Jin caressed her stomach. Heard her inhale at his touch, there was this serenity to her that drew him in like moth to a flame. It's so easy to imagine he's in a cocaine fever dream but the second kick under his palm tells him otherwise.

How lucky he was to escape death and wake up to an almost ready child from the woman he loved.

"Thank you." He whispered to her.

"For what?"

"For bringing me joy." Jin swallowed and paused. "Is this what you want Nina?"

"I want our child." Nina confessed with no hesitation. She's had time to think about it.

She wants him and she wants their child too.

He wished he could kiss her forehead. He tried to move up but it seemed as if he was secured to the bed.

"Relax, darling." Nina said softly, her hand moving to his shoulder.

He obeyed her.

"So what now? Do we buy diapers and look for names?"

She smirked. He was so himself right now. Always looking into the future, always planning stuff and she lowly chuckled. It was a quirk of his she grew to love.

"Just don't think too far ahead like which college you want our kid to be enrolled in. Let's just take it slow. I've already brought the diapers but haven't settled on the name."

"How far along are you?"

"Seven months. We conceived in May. Baby is due in two months."

He fought Azazel in early July. Strange to think that his bodyguard was about two or three months pregnant by then. No one knew about it and he wondered how she found out?

Did their baby get enough pre-natal care?

She saw his face and smiled softly. "Don't worry, I've been taking care of our child. I'm not going to let anything bad happen to them."

He held her hand and relaxed back in his bed. "I wanted you to be the first to know about it. I did my best to hide it from people. Lars still doesn't know it's yours. Steve on the other hand…nosy bastard followed me to the doctors and he's so clever, he just figured it out."

"If Lars finds out, he'll have a heart attack." Jin mumbled.

He's probably worked it out. If not, he really is dense, he thought.

Nina chuckled and smoothed a hand over his cheek. He leaned into it and sighed wistfully. "It's good to have you back, Kazama."

"It's good to be back, Williams."

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A/N: Published 5th September 2024