new girl in town (bakugou katsuki x reader)

54 - our happy ending

a/n: ahh, almost done with the fic! oh my goodness!!

7 months later

I wake up sore and absolutely exhausted. I shift around the hospital bed hoping to ease some of the pain, but hiss out when I accidentally reach a tender spot.

Kaito, who I thought was sound asleep on the couch, sits up and locks eyes with mine. "MOMMA! You're awake!" he practically screams as he runs over to me.

I open my arms to embrace him – even though it feels like I've just been repeatedly stabbed with a machete – and he settles perfectly in my arms.

His voice is muffled as he says, "Dad went to go get some food, he'll be right back."

I hum in response and just hold him in my arms. Kaito snuggles in even more and says, "Your hugs are so warm."

I snicker, "Well, love, that's the power of being your mommy." At that moment his small arms squeeze a fraction tighter and he breathes more slowly, his body melting into mine as every muscle loses its tension to the cold air.

This is love, real love.

I take a cursory glance around the room, only to find an empty bassinet at the foot of the bed.

I examine the room with more haste as the scariest possibilities of where my newborn could be, flood my mind. I quickly ask Kaito, "Where's your sister?"

He doesn't sense my worries and fears becoming all the more prevalent by the second, so he sees nothing wrong when he nonchalantly replies with, "I don't know."

My heart hammers against my ribcage, a thunderous beat that reverberates through my body, matching the rhythm of my escalating panic.

It's ok.

She's probably with Bakugou.

Nothing's wrong.

This is just the hormones talking.

She's safe.

We're all safe.

Nothing's wrong.

At that very moment, the door squeaks open and the love of my life walks through with a steaming cup of coffee in hand.

No newborn baby in sight.

But his body is as relaxed as ever, so nothing must be wrong. If he's not worried, then I shouldn't be either. "Finally awake, sleeping beauty?"

Kaito's head shoots up at the sound of his dad's voice as Bakugou walks the length of the room until he's at our side.

He leans down and kisses my forehead adoringly, "How are you feeling?"

I tiredly sigh, "Like I just had a baby."

He scoffs and takes a sip of the hot, brown liquid, "Wait, you had a baby?"

I let out a dry laugh but immediately recoil at the pain it causes.

Bakugou's sarcastic demeanor disappears and he becomes the doting husband I've known these past months.

"What's wrong? Are you ok?" he calmly asks, knowing that if he shows signs of panic, it'll only make me worse.

Kaito leans away at the same time, so as not to put too much weight on me, but I'm left uncomfortably cold without his touch.

Bakugou grabs my hand with both of his and I'm bombarded with loving, soothing thoughts.

I take a deep breath and the tearful pain ebbs away.

I clear my throat, "I'm fine . . . that just really hurt."