It Started with a Kiss and Ended Like This

Chapter One

Dean heaved a sigh as he dropped his bags onto the floor in the livingroom before making his way upstairs. He'd likely catch hell for that tomorrow but he was too damn tired to care about it tonight. His match on Raw had been rough and adding that to the Smackdown taping and the extra travelling to get back home right away instead of staying a night first like his brothers and he was ready to sleep for the next 24 hours straight.

Quietly entering the bedroom, he smiled softly as his gaze fell on the bed. As usual, Sami had managed to get himself all twisted up in the sheets. The smaller man never did sleep well when Dean wasn't there and it had only gotten worse after he had gotten pregnant.

He changed into a pair of sweatpants before sliding into the bed, and letting his hands rest lightly on Sami's large, round stomach. Jesus, he still couldn't believe that Sami had a baby growing inside him. Shit, they were going to be parents! He was still equal parts ecstatic and scared as hell. What did either of them know about raising a kid? Neither of them had had shining examples themselves. But it had been eight months now and Sami was going to be bringing this child into the world any day now.

Sami was actually way more calm about this by now than he was surprisingly enough, and Roman and Seth both had been crazy doting uncles once Dean had broke down and told them the news. Surprising enough, some of the wrestlers from NXT, Balor and Bayley in particular, had also been very helpful, checking in on Sami and helping him out with anything while Dean was in the road with Seth and Roman.

His thoughts were interrupted when the younger man shifted and blinked awake, yawning and rubbing his eyes. "Mmmm... Mox? What time'zit?" "About 3am." he answered, stroking the other's stomach once more before reaching out and brushing Sami's black hair back from his face and pressing a kiss on his forehead. "I didn't mean to wake you. Go back to sleep."

Sami snuggled closer, resting his head on Dean's shoulder while the other wrapped his arms around him and pulled him in close, returning one hand to rest on his stomach. "It..." He yawned again before speaking, "It wasn't you. He's been kicking me all night. Didn't really sleep at all." Dean could feel movement in sporadic patterns against his hand and laughed. "He's your kid." That got him a smack. "Shut up." Sami grumbled. "I'm actually trying to sleep now."

Dean smiled fondly, and followed Sami's example, content with the feeling of the smaller man wrapped safe in his arms and their unborn child nestled between them.
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He awoke the next morning(or rather the later the same day) to an empty bed. He yawned and stretched much like a cat, groaning in relief as his back cracked. Throwing off the blanket, he got up, rather surprised he had slept through Sami waking up and even leaving the room. He glanced at the alarm clock and frowned. 11am? Why was he even up? Neither of them could be called morning people.

Stumbling sleepily down the stairs, he followed the sound of voices and the smell of brewed coffee into the kitchen only to end up nose-to-cup courtesy of a grinning Seth. "Morning." The other chirped.

Dean groaned and scrubbed a hand over his face even as he accepted the offered cup and took a sip, resisting the urge to sigh in bliss. Made just the way he liked it. Typical Seth. "You are too fucking chipper for 11 in the morning."

The brunette rolled his eyes. "Oh that's right, you don't acknowledge the world till at least 1pm and three cups of coffee. If that." He jabbed a thumb over his shoulder in the direction of the breakfast bar where Sami was face down on his crossed arms and Roman was just setting down a few plates full of breakfast food. "Then we've got that barrel of sunshine over there too. You guys are buzzkills, really."

Sami scoffed from his position draped over the edge of said bar. "I'm pregnant, this is as "perky" as I get." he retorted even as Dean ambled over and combed his fingers through the messy hair on the side of Sami's head before dropping a kiss there. "Geez Ro, you've outdone yourself again." the blonde felt his mouth water as he looked over the plates of freshly cooked food.