The PBC

Chapter 35

Eren and Levi headed downstairs, where the girls, Erwin, and Farlan were all sitting in the living room. Everyone doing or helping with homework while Carla just sat there. When they walked into the room, everyone's eyes turned to them. Carla jumped up and smiled, pulling Eren into her arms.

"It's about damn time you left the cave!" She leaned back and smiled. "And you even bathed." She turned to Levi. "I knew someone from Kuchel couldn't be a total sleaze fuck." She hugged him as well.

"Wait, you're just accepting this?" Mikasa and Isabel said at the same time. Carla turned to them.

"Hell no. But he managed to get my son out of his room. Now," Carla turned to two boys. "What'd you two talk about?" Eren looked away, trying and failing at not blushing. "And don't say nothing because you had been crying for a week after this asshole left our house."

"I apologized." Levi said.

"And Eren forgave you that easily?" Carla continued, arms crossed.

"Not really..."

"They're dating again." Isabel said. Mikasa and Carla turned to her, and then deathly glares were turned back on Eren and Levi.

"What!" Eren started to stutter as Levi sighed.

"Je lui ai dit que je l'aime." Levi said, hoping that since Carla knew his mother, that she also spoke French. (I told him I love him)

"Et?" Carla asked, proving to Levi that she did indeed know French. (And?)

"Il ne croit pas en l'amour m'dame. Ce n'est qu'une illusion pour lui." Erwin said, leaning forward. "He's never said that to anyone in his entire life." Carla turned to Levi, then Eren. (He doesn't believe in love ma'am. It's all an illusion to him.)

"It's true." Eren said. "According to all the data we collected, those words had never even been uttered, and most flings that continuously acted lovey dovey were dumped quickly."

"The fact Levi didn't dump Eren before is pretty much unheard of." Erwin said. Carla turned back to Levi and Eren.

"Then I guess I have no choice." Carla sighed. "Come with me boys." Levi and Eren followed closely to Carla, who took them to her room and over to a safe.

"What's in that?" Levi asked, and Eren just froze.

"Du willst mich doch verarschen." Carla smiled to her son as she opened the safe. (You have got to be shitting me)

"Levi, this is my lovely gun safe. This one." She took out a double barrel shotgun. "Should be in your nightmares for the rest of your life. Because if you hurt my baby boy again." Carla's eyes narrowed. "You will have no dick."

"MOM!" Eren screeched. Carla smiled as she put the firearm back and closed the safe.

"As long as you don't hurt Eren, you'll be fine." Levi nodded slowly.

"Got it." Carla smiled softly.

"So, did he do it?" They both cocked their heads.

"Do what?" They both asked. Carla giggled.

"Are you still a player, Levi?" Levi turned to Eren with a small smile.

"No." Carla squealed as she hugged him.

"GREAT! Then I can full-heartedly give you my support!"

"Thank you." Carla nodded as they headed back downstairs.

"Alright, I'm going to go get dinner ready! You all go do whatever, but no fighting." And so she went to the kitchen. With the evil glares from all but one person, Eren and Levi looked at each other.

"Wanna go back to my room?" Eren asked. Levi nodded and so the two returned. Once the door shut, Levi grabbed Eren and pulled him onto the bed, wrapping his arms around him with Eren's head on his chest. Eren hummed happily. "Cuddle time?"

"Fuck yes." Levi tightened his grip and nuzzled the top of Eren's still slightly wet mop of hair, inhaling the fresh, clean scent. "Son of a bitch, why did I ever let you go in the first place?" Eren went to open his mouth when Levi stopped him. "Don't you dare fucking answer that. Just cuddle me damn it." Eren nodded, happy to be in the arms of the one he loved.

"I'm sorry, by the way." Eren said, causing Levi to cock his head. "I hurt you. You've been hurting for years in silence, and I just added to the pain." He said, burying his face into Levi's chest. The older male sighed as he gently ran his fingers through Eren's hair.

"You are the first person to say that to me, and mean it." Levi said as he looked up to the ceiling. "Thank you." He said, burying his face into Eren's hair again to resume their cuddling, but also to hide the tears that he refuses to admit came to his eyes.