Take your time or I'll take your Heart

Chapter 32

"Are you for real?" Ryuji asked.

"Yep," I said.

"Dude, that's great!"

"Thanks."

"Bet your nervous."

"A bit scared too," I said.

"Did you tell the others?"

"I did."

"How did they take it?"

"Yusuke congratulated me, Ann got a bit teary eyed and said I'd be a great dad, Makoto and Haru gave me some advice, and Futaba just hugged me."

"What does Morgana think?"

"I think he'll like the kid."

"Do you know the gender?"

"Ryuji, it's been three weeks since she told me."

"I know. Do you want the gender to be a boy or a girl?"

"Honestly, it doesn't matter. As long as our child makes us happy."

"That's all that matters," Ryuji smiled.

"I should be heading back. Y/N doesn't like to be alone for so long."

"I get that. Thanks for coming out here and talking. It's been a while since we last talked."

"Yeah," I said. I said goodbye to him and walked out of the building. I headed to the train station. I got on the train and waited for my stop. The doors opened up and I walked out and headed back towards our apartment. I walked in and saw Y/N was with Morgana.

"Hi, love," I said.

"Hi, Ren."

"How are you feeling?"

"I feel like shit," she said.

"You look beautiful," I said and pecked her lips.

"Thanks," she said.

"How are you doing, Morgana?"

"I think you guys need to get a dog."

"Why?"

"I'm lonely."

"I was going to talk to you about that," she said.

"Oh."

"Do you want to get a dog?"

"Of course I do. I think we need to plan on getting one."

"Well, I went to the shelter today and I found some puppies. Here, let me show you," she said as she pulled out her phone. I looked at the photos she had taken and found a few that I liked.

"They're all really cute, but I like these three."

"The German Shepard, Dalmatian, and the Lab?"

"I like those three. That doesn't mean we're getting all three of them."

"Damn it," she sighed.

I chuckled and kissed her cheek, "Nice try."

"Not my best effort."

"So which ones do you like?"

"Well, I like the German Shepard and the Lab."

"Alright so we got it down to two."

"But it's so hard to choose."

"We can think about this, love."

"Yeah. How was seeing everyone?"

"It was nice to see them all, but they wanted to see you."

"I didn't want to leave here."

"Which I understand, but they all said congrats to you. Makoto and Haru gave me some advice on the topic."

"Do you think it will be helpful?"

"I think so."

~20 weeks~

Twenty weeks had passed and there was a bit of a bump showing. Ren would always like to kiss my stomach every morning.

"Why do you do this every morning?" I asked.

He smiled at me and kissed my cheek, "I just want the baby to know I will love him or her no matter what." He lightly kissed my stomach once more before getting up. I smiled at him.

"I think they'll know even without you doing that."

"Alright, then I want you to know that I will love our baby."

I just smiled at him and got up. I changed and got ready for work.

After work I walked into the apartment room and Ren wasn't there. I walked out onto the balcony and looked at the setting sun. The door opened up and Ren walked up behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist. His hands slipped underneath my shirt and rubbed my stomach.

"Hi, babe," he whispered in my ear. "How was your day?"

"It's better now," I smiled and leaned into his touch.

"That's good," he said and lightly kissed my neck. "Do you want to go for a walk?"

"It's late and it's supposed to rain soon."

"I don't give a damn. I just want to take a walk with you."

"Want to walk along the shore?"

"I would love to."

We headed back into the apartment, grabbed some sandals, and headed outside. We walked down to the beach and slipped our sandals off. We walked along the shoreline and the water would wash across our feet. I reached down and grabbed Ren's hand. He smiled and I leaned into him. He kissed the top of my head and rested his against mine. We continued walking and it started to rain.

"I told you it was going to rain!" I laughed.

He smiled at me, "It makes this more romantic."

"What?"

He cupped my cheeks and placed his lips on mine. I smiled and kissed back. He ran his hands through my wet hair and I ran mine through his. He bit my bottom lip and I opened my mouth slightly. He slid his tongue across mine and I slid mine across his. I pulled away, but he bit down on my lip. He smirked at me. We headed back to the apartment and I took a shower. I came out and he took a shower. I changed into my pajamas and laid down on the bed. He came out with his boxers on and the towel over his shoulder. He went to go put it in the laundry room and he came back in. He laid down next to me, but on his stomach. I looked at his back and saw his scars once more. I could pick out the scar when he was whipped by my father's shadow in the metaverse. I ran my hand along that one scar and a tear slipped down my cheek.

"What's the matter, love?"

"It's just that, I caused you pain."

He looked over at me and sat up. He brought me into his arms and I buried my face in his shoulder and cried. He rubbed his hand up and down my back and kissed my head.

"Y/N, this wasn't your fault. It wasn't your fault at all. I choose to protect you. I made a vow to protect you and I promise you, I will keep that vow." I looked up at him and he gave me a sad smile. "I don't like it when you're sad or hurt. I want to see that you're happy." I smiled at him and gave him a light kiss. "You're the love of my life," he said. I smiled and laid down. He pulled my shirt up a bit and kissed my stomach. "And you're going to give me a new love in my life. Thank you."

I smiled and fell asleep to the feel of his soft lips against my skin.