I gently pulled the cake from chilling. I quickly frosted it in vanilla frosting, and took rainbow sprinkles and covered the bottom. Half with sprinkles. I piped out 8 extra swirls to sit cherries on and finished my decorating. It was quick and easy to do. Aiden came in, almost on cue and stopped.

" Baby, you didn't have to make me a cake..." I looked up at him confused.

" Aiden, don't be silly. It's your birthday. I'm baking you a cake whether or not you want one." He wrapped his arms around me and held my stomach. I chuckled at his gentleness, considering he was an assassin. He was an assassin to avoid being exposed as the fate of past. He kissed me and served plates. He cut the cake and made plates for those too. I sat next to him and began eating.

" Happy Birthday, baby." I whispered, kissing his cheek. His eyes were a light brown as he looked at me, blushing.

" Thank you, Maddelyn." He replied sweetly. We ate dinner, quite happy with ourselves. I stayed up for a while, feeling slightly uncomfortable. My lower back felt pressured and my stomach felt heavier than it looked. I tried cleaning, but Aiden always caught me and told me not to. He picked me up and lie me in bed.

" If you need anything, call me." He whispered, kissing my face. I smiled and nodded. He left the room and cleaned everything in my stead. My mind wandered to my family. My mom and dad. They would hate that I was already with child. I felt a little embarrassed, for some time. I hated how I'd be the only one in the family to just no longer be in the picture. I wanted to not only keep my partner safe, but our children as well.

The constant feeling of pressure was annoying. I tried to lie in different positions. They never worked and I always had to find another comfortable position. Aiden popped through the door, worried." Hey, do you need anything?" He asked.

I sat up and reached out my arms
" Come here." He crawled onto the bed and lounged with me.

" Is it bad?" He asked gently.

" No. It's really discomforting though." His arms wrapped around me, engulfing me in his warmth. I saw his eyes change lilac in the corner of my eyes.

" I'd like to think everything will work out..."

" Well, we're technically gonna be teen parents." I giggled into his grasp.

" Yeah. I'm worried what my sister might think when she comes home."

" What she may think won't change anything." He nodded in agreement. .

He held me with one arm and stroked my hair with the next. His home was stuck at early early morning. All the light that streamed into the windows was gray and hazy. We waited together, feeling pure fear.

.......

" So... you met her a week ago... Fucked her... She's pregnant... And what's my part in this?" His sister had red hair, similar to her brother, but it was slightly orange. She had big round amber eyes and skin paler than anything I'd seen. She reacted calmly, just not in the expected manner. By younger, Aiden was talking 3 years. She was 14, extremely intelligent and lastly, as Aiden put, a handful.

" You get to be an aunt!" Aiden said, attempting to lighten things. She considered this.

" I like that. Did you meet her parents yet?" I paled and he shook his head.

" Oh, I get it. So... Y'all are just raising the baby on ya own I see? We both nodded. I felt my stomach squeeze in a weird manner. His sister nodded and simply left.

" That's it?" Aiden asked carefully.

She looked back " I have to eat, don't I?" I almost said no, but Aiden stopped me.

" For the fact that she doesn't hate me right now, I'm grateful. Don't push it." I nodded, almost smiling. He slipped back into bed with me, kissing my face.

I kissed his cheek in return " I like that." I giggled.

" So what are you hoping?" I looked up at him, trying to understand his question.

" Oh... I haven't thought about it. I really only care if our baby is well. That's all." I said, moving my hair back.

He smiled, agreeing. " I don't really care which gender either. It just excites me to think about it if it were either gender.

I rolled my eyes " Nothing excites you."

" That's a lie." He whispered suggestively.

" Then what?" I chuckled in disbelief.

" You." He moaned lewdly in my ear. I laughed loudly and shoved hum.

" What is it? How can you believe I don't get excited?"

" Even when we first had sex, you weren't as turned on as I was." I giggled.

He gave me a look " Now who told you that, princess?"

" Nobody."

" Maddie, I literally moved in first, I let you kiss me multiple times, I literally asked to TAKE OFF YOUR NIGHTGOWN!" He debated.

" Yes, but you were too busy being gentle to ask me what I really wanted."

" Well, we were both virgins, so... Who's dumb now-"

" SHUT THE FUCK UP AND LET ME EAT IN PEACE!" Eva bellowed from downstairs. We were silent for a few seconds until we burst into laughter. I noticed a discomfort in my region.

" Hey?" He looked at me.

"

You don't think the baby would come early, do you?" He looked slightly panicked.