Socks, swearing and a day they’ll never forget.
Even after giving birth, Lucy is absolutely gorgeous.
She’s covered in sweat and the dark circles under her eyes only make her skin look paler, but to Natsu she’s absolutely breath-taking. Tears are still falling from her eyes but they’re not out of pain anymore, no, they’re out of pure happiness.
Today had been possibly been their greatest adventure with each other yet, possibly even more exciting than the day they exchanged their vows. Their beautiful baby girl finally had finally arrived. Neither of them had expected her to come so soon, Lucy was positive she’d have at least two weeks left of pregnancy before she even started getting pre-labour symptoms. But at eleven PM as they were just settling down for bed, her water had broke. Natsu had gone into a panicked frenzy, trying to pack a hospital bag as quick as possible as Lucy calmly started straightening her hair, only to pause when she felt a contraction coming along. Lucy never would have thought that by dinner time the following day she would be holding her precious daughter in her arms.
Her chubby cheeks were still slightly red and her scrunched up eyes had barely opened. What was most surprising was the full head of pink hair she wore. She thought for sure their daughter would pass down the unbreakable Heartfilia genes like everyone else in her family had. Although maybe it was to be expected, with a personality as strong as Natsu’s she shouldn’t have been shocked to find out his genes were just as strong. Which brought on her next thoughts, Natsu.
As much as Natsu had expressed his excitement over their baby while she was pregnant, Lucy never would have guessed he’d burst into tears the second he got to cuddle his daughter for the first time. She’s never seen Natsu in awe before up until now and she realizes she rather likes that expression on his face. He’s alert to every movement she makes, desperate to ingrain this moment into his memory forever.
It’s no secret Natsu was anxious about becoming a father, it wasn’t that he didn’t want to become a father, no, that was something Natsu had wanted for a long time. It was the fear he wouldn’t be a good father. He had asked Lucy for reassurance several times over the span of her pregnancy, so much so she even grew frustrated at him sometimes. It was hard to stay angry at him for long though, she could see how worked up he was, how much it was eating away at him. He’d even resorted to asking Gajeel of all people for advice. Lucy could tell that even now he was unsure of himself, the slight quiver of his hands when he reached out to hold her for the first time was quite telling. Although a new emotion played across Natsu’s face as he looked down at his daughter, unbridled determination.
She was quickly brought out of her thoughts when Natsu spoke up for the first time in which felt like hours.
“I love her so much, Luce,” His voice was barely higher than a whisper but she still managed to hear him, even if she had to strain her ears to do so.
“I do too Natsu, she’s perfect,” she murmured as she gently lifted her hand to rest on his tricep from where he was leaning on the hospital bed.
Nothing else needed to be said after that, all of them comfortable in the silence that had blanketed them. Nothing until,
“Shit Luce! You’re shivering, do you want me to grab those fluffy socks you insisted we bring?” The urgency and concern in his voice would have made her swoon if he hadn’t made two mistakes just then in his panic.
“You’re too loud! You’ll wake the baby! And don’t swear in front of her, she’s too young!” the way he shrunk back slightly would have made her feel a little guilty for losing her temper with him if it hadn’t been for the fact she seriously sleep deprived and incredibly sore.
“But yes, I will take those socks if you don’t mind,” his answering grin was enough to quell the rest of the irritation running through her and she couldn’t help but spring a smile of her own as she watched him fight with their bag.
“Do you.. think you’d mind putting them on for me?” her embarrassed blush at not being able to reach her feet yet despite giving birth gave her true feelings away.
“Of course princess” he smirked at her.
Her face burned with a blush at the nickname, one he only used when they were in bed together. Before she could tease him back, a little gurgling sound drew her attention to the baby swaddled in her arms, reminding her what was most important today, getting him back could wait. For now she just wanted to bask in the moment with her little family.
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