Friends... Or more?

Chapter 18

I'm in the 3rd month now and my stomach is fully rounded. I can't go out of the house any more because my stomach is so obvious it would be like begging people to ask about it. The worst part about this all is that Mikasa is coming home tomorrow. I know that she will latch onto my side as soon as she comes back but I can't exactly just walk up to her with my baby bump hanging out. All of us talked it over and we decided it would be best if I stayed at Irvin's until the baby is born. Hanji's parents said they could tell us the gender of the baby but we thought we should wait. I packed a bag and said goodbye to Levi and Mrs.A before getting into the car. Irvin kept a hand on my shoulder to calm me. He helps me out of the car and carries me princess style up the stairs. I thank him with a flushed face and he takes me upstairs to my room. The house is in a secluded area of woods and is two stories high. The interior isn't made for luxury but rather, for comfort. My bedroom is upstairs and when they open the door my jaw almost drops to the floor. The room is big with a large burgundy dresser in the corner and a king sized bed with dark red sheets and a fluffy white comforter. Navy blue curtains block out all of the outside light and the light in the room is provided by a ceiling fan with a large light in the middle of it. They leave me to settle in and I lay down on the many pillows before flipping my phone open and grinning at a text from Levi. "It's been only 20 minutes but it feels like an eternity" the text read. I re-situated myself texted him back quickly before falling asleep. "I know."
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It's been 4 months and 2 weeks. I've settled into the house and even though I'm constantly missing Levi I'm still satisfied with seeing him two days a week. He's coming over today so I decide to get up and shower. I waddle out into the hallway and right before I reach the bathroom I feel the back of my sweatpants and my legs get wet. I freeze up and realize in horror that my water has broken. I run as fast as I can down the stairs but have to stop halfway down because a contraction hits me hard. I practically scream in pain and sit down hard on the steps. Irvin skids around the corner and calls Levi and Hanji while he comes up
The stairs and helps me up. We stumble up the steps and in another 10 minutes another contraction hits me. I curl in on myself and cry out in pain. It ends in about 40 seconds and when it does I go limp in Irvin's grip. The pain is draining my energy and Levi still isn't here. Irvin tries to calm me down and tells me Levi is almost here and sure enough after he says that Levi, Mrs.A, Hanji, and her parents burst through the front door. "Hanji go! You know what to do!" Her mother tells her and she rushed past us into the bathroom. "We don't have enough time to get to the hospital, were gonna have to do a natural birth..." She tells me and her parents help me up and pull me into the bathroom. They set me on the toilet and Levi strips off my clothes before helping me into the bath. I'm to far gone in pain to really be embarrassed. The contractions quickly become closer and closer together and within 4 hours they are only 3 minutes apart. Levi rubs my shoulders and I can feel him flinch every time I tense up. A contraction hits me and I lean my head into his neck and sob. Hanji's mother stops the timer and nods at her husband.
"Okay Eren, it's time. You're gonna have to push" Hanji's father says and climbs into the bath with me. His pant legs are rolled up and he crouches down in between my legs. He puts his hands under my butt and moves me so that it's facing more upward towards him. He checks the position of the baby and then looks up and nods at me. I push hard and when I feel the child slipping downward slowly I start crying out in pain. My insides are burning and I can barely breath. Levi makes me do the breathing exercises and I push again hard when he tells me to. It's slow and painful, I feel like I'm being torn apart inside and I can't do anything but push. After a grueling 20 minted Hanji's father says that the baby is crowning and to push as hard as I can. I suck in my breath and put all of my energy into pushing. I hear a sharp intake of breath and I melt back into the tub when I feel the baby slip out of me. My eyes are barely open but just enough for me to see Levi take the baby and give me a beaming smile.
"It's a girl..." He says with tears of joy in his eyes. I open my eyes wider and when Levi hands her to me Im almost shaking with relief. She squirms slightly in my hands and is crying, which I would have thought would be a bad thing if I hadn't looked into it. I hold her close to my chest and when she opens her eyes I feel my heart skip a beat. She has a small amount of dark brown hair on her head and wide eyes like me, although she has fair skin and gray irises like Levi.
"She's beautiful..." I manage to choke out and both Levi and I start bawling like idiots. Everyone else looks on and shakes there head in amusement at the scene in front of them. She stops crying and reaches a pudgy hand towards my face. I smile at her and she returns it to me. I feel my heart melting while I look at her and I'm only brought back t reality when Levi starts talking to me.
"What do you want to name her?" He asks me while running his fingers through my sweaty hair. I think about it for a few seconds before responding.
"Alice, I think that's a perfect name for her..." I mumble back to him. He smiles and nods his head as if agreeing. "Alice Ackerman" Levi says with a small grin. I look up at him shocked when he says his last name and I almost pass out when I see him holding a small velvet box in his hand.
"I would put it on your finger right now but I don't think you want a rusty ring" Levi says in a sly voice. A smile stretches impossibly wide over my face and I nod hurriedly before pulling him into a hug. Everyone else has gone into the living room at this point and so I feel no shame when I stand up slowly and clean myself up before getting dressed. We clean Alice up as well and wrap her In a fluffy pink towel that was sitting on the counter. We walk downstairs and cuddle together on the couch with Alice wrapped in both of our arms. I held Alice close to me and Levi had me sitting across his lap. We ended the night with a drive back to Levis house and another gushy moment when they showed me the baby room. Levi and I went to our own room while Mrs.A watched over Alice and I swear on my life, I have never been more happy.