Oops (Gray x OC)

C.52

Less than a month later, I was sixteen weeks pregnant, and it was showing. And though I was just beginning to show, it wasn't doing wonders for my self-esteem.

I was sitting on Gray's and my bed, just softly crying. Earlier, Levy had looked at my bump and grew excited.

"You're gonna get so big, oh I can't wait until it's born!" She squealed.

Of course, I don't blame Levy for saying that, everyone knows women get huge. It just hadn't occurred to me until that moment that I was going to become the size of a planet with veins everywhere, and my mood would probably make me uglier.

"Baz? Babe, what's wrong?" Gray knelt on the floor next to me and wiped my cheeks, holding my face up.

I just shook my head and tried to push his hands away to turn so he wouldn't see me cry, but he wouldn't let me.

"Tell me what's wrong, Baz, or I can't help you. I wanna be there for you, I wanna help you." He said and I sniffed, trying to compose myself.

"I'm just... I'm gonna get so big and ugly and..." I broke off into tears again. "I'll look gross and I know I'm going to be snappy and that's just going to make me uglier and..." I couldn't even talk from the tears.

"Nonsense, Baz." He lifted me slightly and sat down on the bed, and put me on his lap and held me close, and I curled up into the warmth.

"You're not going to be ugly. It's impossible for you to be ugly, ever. You're always gonna be beautiful in my eyes, and you know what?" He touched his forehead to mine and smiled, wiping my tears away.

"When you're the size of a watermelon, I think you're going to be even more beautiful." He said and I let out a small laugh and wiped my face.

"You fucking sap. When did you become a fucking prince." I said and kissed him, quickly letting him take lead.

Things carried on as mostly normal, aside from the fact that I was banned from working not only by Gray and Natsu, but by Mira and Master as well.

"Am I not allowed just a simple one?! One where there is no fighting or anything involved?" I tried.

"Baz, I'm sorry, but you should be resting in your condition." Master said and I blew up a little.

"I will kill the next person who tells me to rest!" I gave a short scream and Natsu pulled me away to sit down at the table with the group, saying an apology to Gramps.

"Sit down, feisty pants." He sat me down between him and Gray. "Why do you even wanna work so bad?"

"I just feel so useless, doing nothing. All I do is just sit or lie around all day everyday, and I'm bored." I groaned.

"Baz, I'm sorry, but you know you really should be-" Natsu started and I glared at him, my eyes glowing golden as I used my magic.

"Don't say it." I growled and he shut his mouth.

"She doesn't like to be told what to do." Mom spoke up. "Never did. Even as a kid. I guess that's my fault as I taught her to be stubborn and have a free mind."

"What do you suggest?" Erza asked.

"Let her go on a simple job. She's only beginning the second trimester, which is the easiest of the three. Something easy..." mom got up and looked at the board. "Here, this one seems doable."

Master took a look and sighed. "I'll tell Yajima... I expect the team will go as well?" He asked.

"Are you sure Natsu and Gray are allowed back there?" Lucy asked. "Because last time we were there, Natsu kept eating all the food, amd Gray couldn't keep the uniform on." She said.

"We'll be fine!" Natsu smiled, and we left that afternoon.

I soon learned Yajima was an ex Magic Council Member, retired to open his restaurant, 8 Island, where he cooks all the food magically. We would be hosts and wait staff, and I take it the group has done this before.

"Yajima, sir, this is Baz, Wendy, and Carla. They're here to help." Lucy introduced us.

We soon had uniforms, Wendy dressed more modestly because she was twelve, and me dressed more modestly because I was pregnant. Lucy and Erza looked great in the uniform, though, and Gray looked amazing because he took off the shirt and jacket, leaving him shirtless but with a bowtie and pants.

I was writing down orders from these three guys at one table, when Gray passed by and brushed his fingers secretively across the very bottom of my back.

"Alright, I'll put that in for you guys." I gave a sweet smile and walked off. After giving the ticket order to Yajima, I turned to Gray. "In a teasing mood, are we?" I smirked as he gave me bedroom eyes.

"It's not my fault you look so good. I'm just a guy, what do you expect me to do?" He shrugged.

I rolled my eyes and walked off to deliver another table's orders. "Is Gray being gross again?" Natsu asked as he stole a fry from one platter he was carrying.

"Just acting how he usually does." I said and hit his hand, making him drop the fry on the floor. "Don't eat the customer's food, idiot." I said and picked it up off the ground to toss it.

"That was a perfectly good fry, Baz." He said.

"It's not yours, Natsu, and I'll hit you every time I see you steal food." I warned.

"I'll tell mom." He said back.

"Mom will agree with me. Mom used to be a chef, after all." I said and he sighed and delivered that table's food.

"Is this your sister, Natsu?" Yajima asked and looked at us.

"In a way, yeah." He nodded and I smiled as I saw his eyes go down to my protruding stomach.

"It's not his, if that's what your thinking." I said and put a hand over the bump.

"You're pregnant?" He asked and I pressed my lips together.

That settles it, I'm not taking any more jobs pregnant.