Pursuit of Happiness

2

After he'd finished his nightly chores in the kitchen, it's time for him to have a nice rest and maybe put his head against the soft breasts of his lovely wife. Levi won't ever admit to Mikasa that her breasts are his source of relaxation. She always teases and complains about it and it will never stop him to do so.

Before making his way to the bedroom, Levi prepares a cup of tea for him and Mikasa. He smiles as he recalls back when Mikasa announced her pregnancy to him.

That time Levi had a rough day dealing with clients from the east sea. The clients demanded more discounts for the tea just because Levi has a wife related to the east sea people. It's only making him madder and he couldn't help to curse at the frightened clients who nearly shit in their pants.

"Fuck you all, do you think my wife is a ticket for your shitty discounts? If you fucking think like that, just fuck off and never come back here,"

He felt frustrated thinking about the clients who just wanted to use Mikasa as a benefit to get a fucking discount. Levi is a calm person but when it's come to Mikasa, he will be very cautious. His obvious protectiveness toward Mikasa is his duty for his entire life as her husband, lover, captain, partner and so on.

Levi announced his arrival and he was glad when he heard the sound of footsteps coming.

"You're home," Mikasa smiled as Levi grabbed her waist and pulled her closer for a kiss.

"You're beautiful, Mikasa," He complimented as his finger tucked her hair behind her ears.

"So I'm not beautiful like before?" She pouted.

"No, it's just you look more glowing? Tch, I don't know what I'm saying,"

"No, it's okay....so how was your business? Did they treat you well?"

Levi suddenly remembers back about his shitty clients. How could they bring in Mikasa in the part of dealing? What a shitty reason.

"It's OUR business, Mikasa and no, those shits can't help themselves for more discounts,"

Mikasa standing there watching her husband rubbing his temples with his hand. She could tell Levi had a rough day with their clients. The tea shop wasn't finished yet but surprisingly, their tea business was growing.

'Growing business, growing pain.'

To ensure her husband to be relaxed, Mikasa decides to make a cup of tea for him and she knew Levi would be pleased with the news she wanted to break to him.

"Tea?" Mikasa asked and she held Levi's hand.

"Fuck yes,"

The sweet and fresh smell from the cups of chamomile tea was enough to alleviate Levi. Even though his wife was not an expert on making tea, Mikasa's tea affects to relax him or perhaps a wife has a secret to calm her husband?

"Levi," suddenly Mikasa called for him.

Both of her hands held his left hand and Levi could felt the sweats on it. There's must be something wrong with Mikasa. A blush started to form on her cheeks.

'Is she nervous?'

"Ah, Levi...I want you to know something that I...I-,"

"You sick?"

"No! I'm-,"

"You like Connie?"

Mikasa whacked him with a teaspoon and she stood up. Before she could run, Levi hugged her from behind. He put his head on her shoulder as his hands roam down to Mikasa's lower abdomen. He knew what's Mikasa was going to announce. He knew that he's going to be a father.

"How did you know?"

'Maybe it's the father's instinct'

Levi ignored her and kissed her shoulder to her neck. His hands lightly caressed her still-flat stomach which was soon to be rounded as their baby will grow in her womb. He cannot resist letting go of Mikasa.

"Thank you, Mikasa," Levi said. He sounded as if he wanted to hide his sob. "Thank you for bearing me a child and thank you for giving me a family that I've never dream of,"

"Thank you, Mikasa, for staying with me until now," Now, he sounded more broken.

"Levi....,"

He did cry.

...

"Fuck," he hissed.

The hot tea suddenly spilt out from the cup and burned his hand. Levi swirled the tea with too much force and he knows his own mistakes to daydream a lot.

"Fucking tea, I just want to remember something important"

"I shouldn't keep replaying back on what happened after that.....hmm,"

It's already late and he should go back to his bedroom.

The moment Levi enters their bedroom, he saw Mikasa who is fast asleep against the headboard with a book on her large belly. Levi found it heart-touching and stunning at the state of his pregnant wife sleeping and softly snoring. Mikasa looks more beautiful than ever with the swell of her belly that carries the proof of their love and commitment to each other, that resulted from their chaotic night of passion.

'It must be the pregnancy glow,'

Levi wants to picture the moment in his mind and hoping he will never forget it. He remembers his late mother, Kuchel. His mother must be really beautiful when she was pregnant.

'If mother is still here, she must love her so much,'

'I hope you hear me, mother, I'm grateful that I've still had a chance to survive to form a family with Mikasa,'

Levi walks toward the bed and sits beside the sleeping woman. He chuckles when he saw the glistening drool of Mikasa as she snores. Levi lightly wipes the drool with his handkerchief and put away the book on the nightstand. His eyes wander down to the swell of Mikasa's belly, which currently growing in size of six months and counting.

Levi caressed his wife's belly as if to show the unborn baby that her father will always protect her no matter what. He wants his child to feel the presence of her father.

"I'll be waiting for you little one," Levi said under his breath, afraid that Mikasa will be awake.

"Daddy and mommy can't wait to meet you, you'll be the strongest and hygienic baby like us,"

Levi kisses Mikasa's belly and softly hum a song that his late mother always sings to him when he was just a young boy. His mother is not a professional singer but her sweet voice hypnotized him and lulled him to sleep.

"Levi, you never tell me you have a good singing voice," Mikasa's voice startles him. His wife must hear him talking and singing to their unborn baby, which embarrassed him.

"Tch, shut up,"

"You're going to be a wonderful father,"

Her words of encouragement wash away the doubt of him being a bad parent and his terror about the unknown future with a family that he begs not to lose.

Mikasa brings Levi's head to her breasts, which she knows it soothe her husband. She links their hands together on her swollen belly.

"Can you sing for me?" She requests to her husband but instead, she earns a kiss.

"Mikasa, I swear to myself and the world I will protect you and our daughter,"

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Yep, they will have a daughter.