Scared and Regretful | Graylu

Shopping

Jellal's POV

"How about this one?" I held up a blue pajama shirt with white strips.

"Does it have a matching pair of pants and hat?" My girlfriend asked as she stared at it intently.

"Yup," I nodded, nervously. She took the shirt and felt the material, walking away with it.

I sighed in relief as all my nervousness vanished into thin air. She finally liked an outfit I picked out and that was the last one. I didn't know women could be so strict when it came to shopping. I should have never came to begin with. 

'But what would happen if I didn't?' I winced at the thought.

"Let's look for shoes and we're finished." Erza came back with six bags in hand and handed me them. 

'Shoes?! She's expecting me to hold all these bags?' I thought as Erza looked in Lucy's and Gray's direction.

They were giggling and looked more of a couple than Natsu and Lucy.

"Why can't she just treat Natsu more like the father instead of Gray?" Erza muttered to herself  as she stared at the duo.

"Maybe because Gray is the father and she obviously likes Gray a lot more than Natsu." I replied behind her. I chuckled as she got scared by my sudden response.

"Oh, you see it too? The difference in treatment I mean," Erza said, slumping her shoulders with a sigh, "So, he must really be the father, I'll still have to ask Lucy though."

"Come," I grabbed her hand, "Let's let them have their alone time," I concluded as I dragged Erza out of the store with me but not before making eye contact with Gray and smirking.

Gray's POV

"Ooh, maybe this one?" Lucy waved a t-shirt in my face, excited. I grabbed a hold of her waving hand and she looked confused for a second before blushing.

"Aren't you too excited?" I chuckled when she bowed her head in shame. I raised her head by the chin and forced her to look at me.

"I-It's just that it's our first time s-shopping together for o-ou-" she stuttered out but stopped abruptly,"I mean my b-babies." Her cheeks lit up and I couldn't help but smile at her adorableness.

"I know they're my babies so stop trying to hide it." I tried to stop myself from breaking out in laughter at her reaction. Her head snapped out of my grip with so much force, eyes wide. 

Was it really surprising that I knew?

"So you mean to tell me you knew all this time and you still avoided me!?" She raised her voice, anger evident in the tone.

"W-Well, you kinda thought it was Natsu's and you both looked happy and I didn't want to ruin a good relationship until I knew that you really liked me."

Lucy sighed as she held her forehead, slightly trembling. Whimpers and soft cries were heard throughout the lone aisle.

"Uhh... Umm... Are you o-okay? What's wrong?" I asked as I began to panic. My hands were awkwardly wrapped around her fragile figure, making sure not to squeeze her stomach.

"I thought I w-was gonna have to raise my children w-without a father." She sniffed.

"So you weren't planning to tell me I was the father anytime soon?" My eyebrows raised as my shirt got wetter by the second. She pulled her head back from my chest.

"Well, you were the one too scared to tell me you were the father." She said as she wiped her eyes.

"Stop trying to put the odds against me."

"I was gonna let you raise the kids with me a-and when you finally realized their resemblance to you, I would tell the t-truth."

Disbelief was written all over my face. She was going to deprive me the knowledge of my own children? When did she get so selfish?

I was about to state my opinion about the situation until she hugged me tight.

"I know that didn't sound like the right thing to do but I couldn't think of any other solution. Please don't get angry over this and leave me alone." She pleaded, her voice muffled by my shirt. I sighed, she really knew her way around with words.

"I'll never leave the twins or you, I promise." I kissed the crown of her head and rocked her back and forth. We stayed like that for a few minutes until she pulled away, giggling uncontrollably.

"Did we really just confess our secrets in a baby clothing store in front of cameras?" She said as she caught her breath. "How could you actually tell me something so personal in a public place?"

My chest stung as she slapped me hard. "Excuse me, but last time I checked, you told me them in public too." I argued, folding my arms.

She began pulling my cheeks and I looked at her annoyed.

"You're so cute~" She cooed as she pulled on my cheeks harder.

I almost fell at her compliment, blushing hard. I gathered all the clothes we had and carried them to the register, leaving Lucy behind.

"Good evening, I would like to buy these items?" I pulled out my wallet as the woman began calculating the price.

"That would be $78.45 please, but could I know why a hot guy like you is walking about in a store like this?" She pulled down her glasses to the tip of her nose, pushing her breast forward.

"Isn't it obvious? I'm looking to buy baby clothes." I rolled my eyes, not even bothering to look up at the woman, pulling the money out of my wallet.

I looked up as I was about to hand her the money, seeing her face flushed in embarrassment.

"But a-are you single?" she still continued with her flirting.

Why can't some women get clues when men aren't interested?

"Matter of fact he isn't. He's mine and will never be yours." Lucy came up behind me, clinging to my arm, eyeing the cashier in disgust. "Plus he wouldn't even be interested in a twig like you."

Well damn, someone's salty. She didn't have to do the woman like that.

The said woman looked horrified at my girlfriend.

"H-He wouldn't w-want a..."

The cashier tried to insult Lucy but obviously couldn't find a flaw in her figure. She huffed and bagged the clothes and gave me my receipt.

I walked away with Lucy still hooked on my arm.

"Try again next time honey. I'm sure it'll still be the same result with every man though!" Lucy whistled, waving goodbye innocently.

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Edited: 11th December, 2018