Whispers in the Dark

Chapter 12: Surprises

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SUMMARY:    The new year brings some surprises

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It's New Year's Day and Hinata is thankful for another day off from work. He's been so tired lately. He feels like he can never get enough sleep, like the pup is sapping every drop of energy. He imagines the baby sucking it out through the umbilical cord, using it like a giant straw. He is now twenty-three weeks along. With only about four months until the baby is due, he knows he needs to start making plans to move out.

But he doesn't want to. He wants to stay with Kageyama. He wants to wear the alpha's clothes and smell his comforting scent and continue to bake and argue and compete with him.

As he drags himself out of bed and shuffles toward the bathroom, he recalls the embarrassing event a couple of weeks ago when he woke up and opened his eyes to Kageyama's crotch right in front of his face. He had been horrified, convinced that Kageyama had been repulsed. The alpha had probably woken him up as soon as he rolled into that position, uncomfortable at the idea of his friend so close to his dick.

Hinata had dashed from the room as fast as his pregnant self could move and closed himself in his room, breathing hard and burning from shame. He had vowed not to get himself into that sort of situation again, to spare Kageyama the discomfort of Hinata being too intimate given they were merely friends.

But despite his mortification, the scene had played out in his brain many times over the last couple of weeks. Now, he frequently revisits a dirty fantasy that involves him waking up in that position and sucking Kageyama's dick.

He's a pervy, unworthy friend, he knows, but he's sex-starved, okay? It's January and he hasn't had any action, besides his hand, since August. It's been a long time, and Kageyama, well, he's stupidly attractive and nearly irresistible.

And Hinata is a very weak, very horny man.

Besides, he's pregnant. It's not like he can go find a casual hookup. Damn it. If only Kageyama wanted some benefits along with their friendship.

As Hinata exists the bathroom, his eyes land on his very hot, very sexy, very eligible best friend who has never once made any sort of move, showed any indication of courting behavior, or spoken any words that suggest he is into Hinata in a way that involves fucking his friend into oblivion.

Hinata sighs.

"What's wrong?" Kageyama asks in his usual concerned manner.

"Nothing," Hinata answers, avoiding Kageyama's gaze. He helps himself to some breakfast and sits next to Kageyama at the kitchen table. "I've been thinking. I need to start looking for apartments. The baby is due April 30, so I should be out of here by April 1 at the latest, maybe earlier."

Kageyama's face pinches, and he doesn't answer right away. He looks back at his cereal and answers, "Yeah. I guess so."

Hinata suspects something is bothering his friend, but he doesn't know what. He's about to ask when Kageyama's phone pings. Kageyama picks it up, reads the text, types a reply, then places the phone back on the table.

"That was Miwa. She's coming over. Says she has something for me."

Hinata's eyes light up. "Is it a late birthday present?"

Kageyama shrugs. "I don't think so."

"Well, what is it?" Hinata asks, burning with curiosity.

"I don't know. We'll see when she gets here, I guess."