It's complicated: Levi x Petra Lemon

Chapter 26: The one where Petra gives birth

It had been exactly 50 minutes and twenty seconds since the baby shower had been sprung onto the couple. Levi knew from checking his phone as he took an idle sip from his beer watching the event fold out. Joyous cheers descended from the room as Petra perched onto the stool opening gifts.

Levi was unsure whether the vavacious cries were a symbol of uncontainable excitement as his girlfriend ripped through the layers of packaging or due to the generous alcohol consumptions that the female survey corps members had flowing through their bloodstream.

Either way, Petra was happy with a glow radiating off her cheeks as she crowed at the baby grow she was holding up.

"It's so cuteeee" she exclaimed rushing over to hug Mina a new recruit who had got her the gift. Mina flushed with happiness. "It's my pleasure" she smiled before Petra returned to her throne of gifts towering above her.

Hanji had really gone to town with this celebration and was enjoying the attention raising her champagne flute up into the air to summon everyone's attention.

"Everyone!" She tapped at her glass as thirty pairs of eyes turned round to face her. "Before we go any further with my beautiful best friend opening the rest of her gifts, I would like to make a speech to the lovely couple"

Levi stifled a grin. No doubt his girlfriend would be getting emotional soon and he was just sitting waiting for it to unfold.

"Petra" Hanji started raising her glass into the air. "We've had some hell of a good times: annoying Erwin, sneaking out of the meetings, girl talks, drunken heart to hearts and you're the person I open up to most. I knew you loved Levi for five years and kept it a secret watching you give him admiring glances in his uniform while slaying titans. How time has changed now with a bun in the oven eh? I couldn't be happier for the both of you. Petra I know you're going to be an amazing mother and an even better wife" Hanji finished winking at Levi. "Oh yes he better get on with that or we'll leave the boys to it and do it ourselves" 

"Steady Hanji" Levi chuckled slugging his beer as he turned to admire Petra. She was practically glowing like his beam of sunshine as he watched her reach up to hug Hanji.

"Anyway as I continue-"

Petra came back to the chair and winced rubbing her stomach. Levi hoped she was okay it was an awful lot to handle.

"Petra"

Although no one was paying attention now averting their eyes to a panting Petra who was gripping the chair handles tightly until her knuckles turned white. Levi hurriedly stood up planting his bottle down to check on her.

"Petra are you okay?"

"Mmmfh" she replied with beads of sweat dripping down her forehead

"I think it's contractions" he stated slowly. "Let's get her sat down"

"Hurry" Erwin dashed grabbing her a padded chair that was much comfier than the traditional wooden one.

With the help of Erwin, Levi quickly eased her into the chair as her wails grew gradually more frequent and louder preventing Hanji from making any kind of speech.

"Urghh" she exclaimed leaning forward breathing heavily as Levi took his hand into her own.

"Breathe babe"

Petra's eyebrows knotted in contempt as she grimaced at Levi. "What did you think I was doing holding my breath?"

Ah yes sarcasm he mused. The embodiment of a hormonal pregnant woman. He chose to ignore her letting her grip his hand.