What is... Love? Part Two

The Lunch

Chapter Three: The Lunch

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Naruto had eventually opened up to his mate about the nightmares he'd been having. Sasuke had naturally worried, slightly upset that Naruto had carried this all on his own, not wanting to worry him. Naruto had insisted that his reasoning was just that he thought it would eventually go away and didn't want to bother Sasuke with it. The selfish idiot had a big heart and always looked out for everyone's well-being before his own. Naruto had never shared with Sasuke the details of what had happened and the alpha had never asked Naruto to share more than he was willing to. But sometimes Sasuke wished he knew exactly what went through his mind.

He'd promptly installed the updated security system and it gave Naruto some peace of mind. He didn't feel like he was being watched anymore and he'd finally been able to sleep peacefully and focus on the baby growing inside him. He was already 3 months along and no one besides Gaara knew about his pregnancy. The omega had told Sasuke he wanted to keep it a secret until he felt better.

Now the blond didn't look as sickly and had finally agreed that he wanted to tell Sasuke's parents.

They reached Sasuke's parent's home and Sasuke grabbed Naruto's hand after he shut off the engine, "Remember, don't blurt it out as soon as you see them. We have to wait for the right moment."

Naruto waved him off, "Yeah yeah. Let's go!" He excitedly closed the door and was ready to run to the front door when Sasuke pulled him back by his elbow. The blonde glanced behind him.

"Be careful!" Sasuke chastised him, earning him a frown from the blonde.

"With what?"

"You're running!"

The omega rolled his eyes at the ridiculousness, "So? I'm excited!"

"It's dangerous for the baby."

Naruto scoffed, "Dangerous? People exercise during pregnancy."

"Doesn't mean – "

Deidara swung the door open as soon as he saw them through the glass, "About time! I'm starving." His forehead glistened with sweat and his blonde hair was in disarray, spilling out of his ponytail.

Itachi placed a gentle hand on his mate's waist, "Love, you have to move out of the way."

Deidara gently smacked Itachi's chest with a huff, "Shush."

They headed to the kitchen in unison, taking a seat at the breakfast table overloaded with food. Ridiculous amounts of food.

Mikoto visibly brightened when she saw Naruto and Sasuke, grabbing Naruto and planting kisses on his cheeks, "Oh my dear I missed you!"

Naruto hugged her with a grin, "I missed you too." He looked at the amount of food on the table but he wasn't feeling particularly hungry. His appetite wasn't fully back but he was eating more than he used to when he was having the nightmares.

Sasuke grabbed his hand and leaned to whisper in his ear, "Remember, don't blurt it out."

The blonde rolled his eyes again but nodded.

Fugaku came in from the backyard and joined them, picking up his coffee and taking a sip. He pointed to all the food.

"Eat up. All of you. There's a lot of food."

They all promptly sat, and Naruto noticed that Reo and Riku were missing. "Where are the boys?"

Deidara pointed to the outside, "They're still out playing. They already ate." That explained why Deidara looked close to getting a sunburn.