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Lucy sighed as she stretched in bed. Tonight was the first time she had gotten a full night's sleep in a good bit. She looked to the left and right of her to see neither Jellal nor Macbeth in bed, and from how cold their bed feels, it's been a while since they've been here. Lucy slowly gets out of bed; it's been hard to sleep with the babies. When one starts to cry, they all start crying. Which makes it hard to figure out which one had cried first and why. They have gotten good at figuring out what each baby sounds like when they cry and what type of cry means what, but at night or when someone is tired it is hard to remember what each cry sounds like.
Lucy made her way to the bedroom door and down the hall to the nursery. She quietly peeked inside, and sure enough, there was Jellal and Macbeth with the six-week-old septuplets on top and around them, snuggled against them.
It seems their babies most likely woke in the night, and before Lucy could wake up, Jellal and Macbeth had gone to take care of them, or perhaps Lucy had been too deep and exhausted to wake up. Lucy smiled softly, walking over and placing a kiss on all 9 of their heads before quietly making her way out of the room and to the kitchen. She looked over at the calendar to see what today was; they'd been so caught up in the babies that they hardly noticed days passing.
Lucy felt her eyes widen; today was June 21, better known as Father's Day. With a distorted nod, Lucy turned to the kitchen cabinets. This was Macbeth's and Jellal's first Father's Day as fathers, and Lucy wanted to do something nice for both of them. They've done so much to help, like night feeds, diaper changes, bathes, changing, playing, taking to, singing to, and so much more for the babies. It always made Lucy feel all warm inside to watch how much they wanted and cared for the babies. Plus, something about a man one finds attractive taking care of and holding a baby, especially their own, just makes them 10 times hotter. Part of Lucy wished they had the energy and time to do more than cuddle or share short kisses, but anytime they tried to do more, one of the babies would need something and cry.
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Lucy smiled as she heard noises from upstairs. It seems Macbeth and Jellal were awake and putting the babies back in their cribs before coming down.
“Mmm, what's that smell?” Macbeth asked as he and Jellal made their way down the stairs.
“Today is Father's Day, and I wanted to do something nice for you both.” Lucy spoke softly as she placed homemade breakfast in front of them.
“Oh, Kitten, you didn't need to.” Jellal breathes out before moving to take a seat at the table, Macbeth joining him shortly after.
Lucy blushed softly and smiled at them. “I wanted to do something nice for you. I wouldn't know what to do if it weren't for you both.” She said before she took a seat across from Jellal and Macbeth at the table.
They eat quietly together for a long moment, enjoying one of the very rare moments of quiet in the house. After the food was done, Lucy moved to stand between them and leaned in and kissed Jellal and then Macbeth slowly.
“Gods, I love you both,” Lucy breathed against him and felt Jellal pull her into his lap as Macbeth shifted closer to Lucy and Jellal.
“We love you too, Kitten,” Jellal breathed into her ear, and Macbeth breathed against her lips.
Lucy hummed softly as she felt Jellal's hands slide up her thighs. Macbeth's hands cupped her face, and one hand slid down to cup her breasts. One of Lucy's hands moves to grab Macbeth's hair, and her other hand moves, reaching back to hold onto Jellal's hair as he starts to kiss her neck.
Before they could do more, there was a soft baby cry from the nursery. Lucy sighed softly before carefully pulling away from them. She gives them a soft smile, her lips swollen a bit.
“I'll take care of them today; you too get some rest.” Lucy said softly and added when they went to protest. “If I need help, I'll call, but I mainly want you to rest today. It's Father's Day after all.”
Lucy gave them 1 last kiss and made her way upstairs and then made her way to the nursery.
“Mmm, I can't wait till the sleep through the night and we can get rest and… be able to have adult time.” Macbeth breathed out, and his eyes followed Lucy.
“I agree,” Jellal admitted, his cheeks flushing slightly.
“We totally are going to help her even if she can handle them on her own.” Macbeth said with a slight smirk, and Jellal nodded.
“Oh, yes, we can't let our kitten do all the work herself. Plus, even if it's tiring work, it's all worth it.” Jellal said as he stood and stretched.
“It is worth it, even if we don't get sleep.” Macbeth agreed and stood as well. “Let's go ahead and join her.” He added as he moved to the stairs.
“Yes, let's; I love seeing her hold the babies.” Jellal spoke softly with a soft smile that made Macbeth smile a small smile as well.
“Plus, I want to see the babies again; it's only been less than 30 minutes since we showed them this morning, and I already kissed them.” Macbeth admitted it, and Jellal chuckled softly in agreement.
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