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Early mornings have always been one of Chihiro’s favourite things. Just lying there as the room gradually fills with light, the world so still and quiet whilst most other people in the city are still fast asleep. It’s so peaceful.
Of course, this was marred slightly when he was a kid and teenager and had to get up early to go to school, unable to lie there for as long as he wanted, lost in the peace of early mornings. But he doesn’t have to do that anymore; that’s one of the best things about working from home.
Currently, nobody in their house has to get up early. Taka is on paternity leave, and just a glance at his pregnant abdomen reminds Chihiro just how far along he is; having Taka around the house all day can be a bit of a nightmare (pregnant or not, Kiyotaka’s need for rules and order can cause conflicts), but he’s used to it. And Mondo got made redundant last week, leaving him sulking around the house all day and heading out to look for a new job in the afternoons. So there really is no need to get up this early.
He can just lie here.
Mondo is the next to stir. He groans and stretches his legs, rubbing at his eyes with the heels of his hands. He rolls onto his side and smirks at Chihiro. “Morning, Chi,” he whispers.
Chihiro smiles. “Morning.”
Mondo shuffles closer and wraps his arms around Chihiro, pulling him into a hug. He twists his feet around Mondo’s legs, snuggling closer to his boyfriend. Morning cuddles are the best.
They stay like that for about ten minutes, only breaking apart when Taka starts to wake up. He lies on his side, facing away from Chihiro (the one in the middle), and muffles a yawn into his hand. At eight months pregnant, Taka finds it difficult to roll over in bed, so he stays in this position as he wakes.
“Good morning, Chihiro, good morning, bro,” he says, voice groggy.
Chihiro and Mondo glance at each other.
“How’d you know we’re awake, bro?”
“I just do,” Taka says, and Chihiro can hear the smile in his voice.
“Anyway, how’re you feeling?” Mondo asks.
“I just woke up, so it’s difficult to tell. However, I don’t feel unwell.”
“That’s good.”
As his boyfriends talk, Chihiro pulls away from Mondo and wriggles towards Taka. He snuggles up to Taka, trying his best to spoon his boyfriend (although it’s hard to be the big spoon when you’re so much smaller). Chin resting on Taka’s shoulder, Chihiro reaches over Taka’s side and places a hand on his heavily pregnant belly. Taka makes a chuckling noise, but doesn’t tell him off.
“I wish we could stay like this forever,” Chihiro whispers, carefully cradling Taka’s stomach under his hand, thinking about how Taka is pregnant with his baby and in less than a month the three of them will be fathers. “This is perfect.”