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Undercover Lover prt 78

He’d gone and fucked up again. Waking in Levi’s arms, Eren knew he’d basically kissed his pride away by inviting Levi to bed with him. Not to fuck, but to sleep. He’d passed out on Levi the day before, then made the alpha wait to eat until some time ridiculous in the middle of the night. It felt like with Levi he could finally relax into his pregnancy and enjoy himself that little bit more. Levi would be going home today, and yet he’d stayed. He’d stayed the night, because he’d asked him too.

Eating pizza while they washed Levi’s clothes, Levi had lamented the state of the apartment buildings basement laundry. Eren having to keep changing topic to keep Levi from cleaning the space more than it deserved. Had the landlord kept on top of things then the building wouldn’t be down to two washing machines and one dryer, and he may have considered doing them all a favour by letting Levi loose on space. Catching up on how everyone was, things almost felt like how they’d been. Hannah calling Levi “grandpa” would never not be fucking hilarious. Isabel had found it funny too, but he’d hurt her with the way he’d left them all behind without saying goodbye. Their anger at him taken by Levi who never said a word in his own defence. He’d let Levi see into his life, while hiding away the problems with his pregnancy thanks to the way Levi had kept apologised to the point he wanted to shake him by the shoulders until his ex boyfriend was back to normal and had stopped pissing him off.

Sighing softly, Eren didn’t want to climb from Levi’s hold, despite his internal terror over this “fuck up”. For the first time in months he finally felt he’d slept enough during the night. He hadn’t woken up with his usual headache, or to his nose bleeding, or to find he’d slept ever so slightly wrong that he’d basically broken his body for the day. That had to do with Levi’s pheromones, that was the only possible explanation for waking up and feeling actually truly okay. He’d forgotten what it felt like to not hurt... yet he sorely regretted inviting Levi to bed when Levi wasn’t acting like himself. He was softer. He didn’t swear as much, with not every second word was “shit”. The alpha really had perfected how to work shit into a sentence more times than should be possibly, without sounding uneducated in the slightest. Hell, he hadn’t seen Levi go for a cigarette since he’d gotten to Nedlay. Eren knew Levi deeply regretted things, but Levi not being Levi weighed on him. Letting Levi in wouldn’t work if Levi was only doing what he thought Eren wanted him to do to let him back into their lives. They’d pushed and pulled each other, were crass and blunt, crude to the point other people would be disgusted... yet, affection had built up over time and mutual respect along with it. Neither wanted to hurt each other, yet neither of them were the type to simply roll over.

Lying there with his face against Levi’s chest, this had once been to one of his favourite position to sleep in. Neither of them had to worry about a face full of hair, or wandering hands and “accidents” below the waist because their dynamics had consideration for personal boundaries. After all the shit they’d been through, simply lying there listening to Levi’s heartbeat had calmed so much inside of him. The rage that simmered beneath his skin, left from their kidnapping could be cooled by the fact Levi was safely in his hold. For Levi the position was too intimate, especially when Eren had his leg over Levi’s crotch pinning him in place against him... Once again showing the lengths Levi was going to because he thought he had to.

“Tch, brat. I can hear you thinking”

He hadn’t noticed Levi waking up. Nor could he easily admit he’d been going around in mental circles over the man

“Mmm... I’m thinking about work. Our labs weren’t marked as urgent so there’s a back log...”

An annoying backlog but that’s what happened when so much shit happened in the world and only a handful of people to deal with it

“You’ll figure it out. Did you sleep well?”

Yeah. He had...

“Yeah. You?”

“Passed out like a shitty fucking drunk”

“That’s good. You can take the first shower”

“Tch. Sounds like you’re throwing me out”

He was and he wasn’t. Levi wasn’t staying. He couldn’t ask Levi to stay while he thought things through. Not when his scent filled him with the stupid unthought through need to go simpering back to Levi

“Some of us have work today”

“I know, brat. Do you need the bathroom first?”

“Yeah. She might be small but she already owns my bladder”

Levi’s hand slipped to Eren’s bump, fingers gently splayed over it

“Pretty sure she’s got you wrapped around her tiny finger already”

The touch of his compatible partner felt too nice. If he didn’t get up now, he’d be probably do something else to regret

“She does... I’m going to hit the bathroom. My alarm hasn’t gone off yet so there’s no need to rush”

Having breakfast with Levi felt too domestic. Levi deciding to cook while Eren made his extra large cup of coffee. He knew he shouldn’t be drinking coffee, and that’d he probably regret it later at work when he needed another one, but he wasn’t having that bad of a morning and kind of felt he deserved a treat. Levi didn’t mention anything about him dressing in his leather jacket and boots, nor did he tease him about his concerns over riding his bike to work. He had enough saving to buy a shitty car, but didn’t have the will to give his bike up. His bike was his alone time. Sure, he was alone at his apartment, yet that was different kind of alone. Frying eggs and tomatoes, breakfast was simple. Simple and domestic... Not at all as awkward as he’d thought it’d be given how they’d woke up holding each other.

Walking Levi down to the curb, it turned the alpha didn’t have to worry about him taking his bike. The back tire flat, and not going anywhere seeing he didn’t have enough time to deal with it before his shift started... So when Levi offered him a lift, Eren accepted. His omega didn’t want their alpha to leave again. There really was only one choice for that made both of them happy, yet that choice still couldn’t be rushed. Dropping him at work, the way Levi was looking at him... fuck, the alpha didn’t want to go as much Eren as didn’t want him to go either. When Levi asked if he could call, Eren accepted... then asked the alpha to be at his next scan. Two more weeks. Two more weeks of seeing if they could some how figure things out, then he’d give Levi his decision.

Heading up to the office, Eren didn’t think about the fact he was covered in Levi’s scent, nor that he hadn’t covered his own glands. He felt like shit that Levi had left again, yet having slept so well, he was ready to throw himself into working his case to the best of his ability. Armin noticed right away that his mood seemed too good, his best friend wheeling himself across the room as Eren dropped himself in front of his desk, still thinking about Levi with a dumb smile stuck on his lips

“What have you done with Eren?”

“What’s that supposed to mean?”

“First you totally blew me off yesterday, then you show up smelling like an alpha and all smiles... Does this mean what I think it does?”

There went his smile. He hadn’t sprayed himself with canceller, not that it would have done any good in Levi’s car

“Nope. I had the best nights sleep in ages and had to get a lift to work because my shitty bike has a flat”

Armin hadn’t been around Levi enough to know Levi’s scent off by heart. Deflating, his best friend pouted

“Here I was thinking you two must have made up... Did you bring your scans? I wanna see my baby niecphew”

Shit. He’d left his scans in Levi’s car... He’d moved them into the glovebox when they’d gone shopping and clean forgotten about them. His new prescriptions were in there to. Fuck...

“Fuck. No... Shit, I have to make a call”

“That’s nice. How could you forget to include me? I’m the favourite uncle, Eren. I need this”

“I know. I left them in the car on the way here. I need to see if the driver can drop them back”

“Idiot. Baby brain strikes again”

“I’ll baby your brain. Fuck... I’ll be back”

Retreating to the privacy of the bathroom, Eren thanked god he hadn’t forgotten his phone either. Levi probably would have driven straight back from Trost if he’d found the paper work when he got home. He needed to send him a photo of their baby too... The alpha making so much of an effort that it hurt. Bringing up Levi’s he tapped on call. Being Levi, he’d probably ignore his phone while he was driving, still, hopefully he hadn’t gotten too far. Getting Levi’s message bank, Eren groaned at his own stupidity. He already had to pay extra seeing not all antibiotics were safe during pregnancy. Leaving Levi a message was the best he could do.

Leaving Eren at work had hurt. His alpha in a mood over the fact they were driving back to Trost without their omega. Before meeting Eren, Levi had functioned on a few hours of sleep when it was necessary. Then his brat had come along and shown him how good a night’s proper sleep was. He’d slept like the dead with Eren next to him, his ex so soft and warm, still snoring his head off in a way that made Levi envious. Waking up to Eren in his arms, he hadn’t wanted to get out of bed. He’d wanted to linger there and soak as much as he could before he’d be deprived of Eren all over again.

Hearing his phone ring brought Levi out of his huff. Erwin hadn’t contacted him the previous day, so a call from his best friend was past due. On the off chance it was work related, the alpha pulled out of the morning traffic into the parking bay of some random diner. The drive back seemed as if it’d be more miserable than the drive to Nedlay. He’d seen their baby... he’d seen their baby and now he felt he was abandoning her and Eren all over again. Grabbing his phone up, his stomach dropped at having missed a call from Eren, unable to not jump to the worst case scenario that Eren had been playing along all morning and now he wasn’t face to face with him, the omega didn’t want him to come back...

Growling at himself for being a coward, Levi skipped opening the voice message and went straight to calling Eren. If there was something Eren had to say, he could say it over the phone before he left town and didn’t have a chance to talk to Eren face to face about what he’d done wrong. Eren must have been waiting by his phone as the omega answered on the third ring

“Thank fuck. Did you get my message?”

Now Levi wished he’d just grown a pair and checked

“It just same through”

“I’m sorry. I totally forgot I put the scan papers in the glove box. You haven’t left Nedlay, have you?”

Oh... If there was an award for being a shitty moron who leapt to the wrong conclusion, they might as well crown the alpha king

“Nah, brat. Let me check”

“Thanks. I forgot to take a photo of the scan and send it to Armin, and I need my prescriptions from there too”

Using his shoulder to hold his phone to his ear, Levi leaned over to pop the glove box. Eren’s papers the only thing in there other than a half pack of cigarettes

“You’re lucky I didn’t ignore my phone. I thought Shitty Caterpillar-brows was calling to pry. Yeah. They’re in here. Do you want me to drop them off or do you want me to pick your scripts up first?”

Eren seemed to think far too long before replying, Levi hoping he hadn’t just crossed a line and made Eren think he didn’t trust him to take care of himself

“Actually, if you could pick them up, that’d be awesome. It’s just antibiotics and something for my headaches, but I don’t think I’ll have the chance to go today... I need to pick up the brakes for Armin’s car and a new tube for my bike...”

“Tch. It’s fine. I’ll give you a call when I’m at the precinct so you can come pick your shit up”

“Thanks. And thanks for the lift this morning. Armin would have been on my case if he’d had to leave work to pick me up”

“Armin might have a point there. I need to find a chemist then I’ll be ‘round”

“Thanks. I owe you. And if you want to take photos of the scan that’s fine too. Knowing my damn baby brain I’ll forgot to send them if you don’t”

“You don’t mind?”

“Nah. She’s your baby too. I’ve got to go, but I totally owe you for this”

“It’s fine, brat. Try not to get into trouble”

“Like you’re one to talk. See you soon”

Eren had no idea how much it tickled Levi’s alpha’s pride to be useful. He’d cleaned the brat’s apartment up while Eren had a nap, surprised to find most of his favourite cleaning supplies had made their way into Eren’s daily life. Then again, it wasn’t like the same hadn’t happened with him. Coffee now living amongst his copious amounts of tea thanks to the occasional craving that came from living with Eren as long as he had. The shit was cheap and nasty, but Eren seemed to love it, and he’d sort of brought it back when he’d first returned to Trost with his tail between his legs.

Using his phone to find a chemist, Levi had to explain to the pharmacist he was collecting the prescription for his pregnant boyfriend. The man hesitant to dispense the medication as he wasn’t Eren. It was a small lie that tugged on his heart. He wanted to brag his arse off about how beautiful his mate was, with his alpha unhelpfully agreeing. Eren wasn’t his. He didn’t own him and he’d barely come back into his ex’s life, had Eren heard him he’d probably have kicked him to the curb for being a shitty lying dickhead. Then again, for all the times he thought about Eren pushing him away, he also knew Eren wasn’t the type to simply do that.

Wandering around the store as he waited for Eren’s prescriptions to be filled, Levi found himself paused in front of the baby stuff. There were too many options. Where were the things for alphas who had no shitty idea what they needed? How did parents know what to buy when they’d never done this shit before? Despite the changes in packaging, it all looked the same. Did he buy Eren something? Would that be too much? Had Eren’s friends already gifted him the things he needed or was shopping for their baby this soon too soon? They were having a little girl... When Hannah had been born she’d been so tiny that he feared holding her. He feared somehow he’d taint her pureness with his fear of dirt and grime. That his own filthy past would somehow cling to the little girl and make her life uncomfortable. Now he staring at dummies and beanies, and socks so small they looked for dolls. How many times had Eren done the same thing? Eren would know what to buy. He adored Mina and Thomas... So how did he tell Eren that he was trying? That he wanted to try. That he still feared he’d contaminate their daughter but those fears weren’t as bad when he was with Eren. Slipping off a pink pair of socks with bows on them, would their little girl like pink? Hannah was crazy for anything pink and purple...

“Script for Yeager!”

Right. Eren didn’t have to hide his name here. They weren’t Alexi and Rivialle Braten... He’d had more fun being Rivialle than he’d realised. Rivialle ever the romantic who hung on Alexi’s words... as Alexi giggled and laughed over how he’d wanted children. Now he was Levi. Levi who knew how nice being fake married to Eren was. He didn’t want Rivialle stuck in Eren’s heart when he was no one other than himself. Grabbing another two pair of socks, they were a practical gift for a newborn, if only the chemist sold socks that’d fit his brat...

“Sir, your script is ready”

“Yeah, yeah, I’m coming”

Stuffing the socks at the bottom of the bag, Levi made sure they couldn’t be seen immediately. He’d felt the need to pick Eren up something sweet, as well as a couple of hydration drinks suitable for pregnant omegas. His alpha instincts wanted to dote on their omega, yet if asked, Levi would say it was to make up for all the shitty pills Eren had to take, including one to make him shit. The chemist explaining the correct doses, though it was on the bottle and Eren had the intelligence to follow the instructions. With the receipt hidden away, should Eren agree about the cost, Eren would have to wait until the next time he came to town. They’d made the baby together and it wasn’t fair Eren had to fork out so much for his medication. Not knowing what Eren actually needed, Levi had gotten all the scripts from the obstetrician filled, just in case Eren found he didn’t have the time in the near future seeing he didn’t seem to be slowing down with work anytime soon.

Driving back to the station, Levi was faced with a new dilemma. Eren wasn’t answering his phone. Trying him twice than following up with a text, he was stared at by the people coming and going from the building. Yeah. He didn’t belong there, that was as obvious as bird shit across the windscreen. Forcing himself to wait a whole half hour, he didn’t want to make things difficult for his ex-boyfriend, but he also couldn’t sit around in his car all day with his thumb up his arse. He’d ask the station receptionist to pass everything along to Eren, that way he wouldn’t be intruding... as long as no one from Eren’s circle of friends was there to see him.

Grabbing the bag, the alpha headed up the stairs to the front lobby of the precinct. It was nothing like the ultra-modern buildings he’d become used to. Towards the back of the space was the elevator and staircase entrance, where a rather interesting execution chair sat between them, with the outside framed with some of the weirdest art Levi’d ever seen. Ignoring the way he felt under a microscope, the bag hanging from his hand reminded him he had a reason just as valid as any other shitty person to be in the shitty building.

“Sir?”

Trying to force a smile to his lips out of politeness, Levi succeeded in appearing he was literally shitting himself as he walked over to the officer behind the desk

“Hi, I’m looking for Eren Yeager. I gave him a ride to work this morning and he left this in my car”

The man didn’t question him, apparently people in Nedlay simply accepted how things were, or maybe it was the security cameras that left nothing unseen

“Okay, what you’re gonna wanna do is grab that elevator up to floor three than follow the hallway”

“Can’t you just call him?”

The man seemed mildly offended that he’d suggest something more logical

“I could, don’t mean he’ll be in”

“If you could, that would be awesome”

Eren had injected “awesome” into his vocabulary and the shitty overly positive word refused to piss off

“Right, you can wait over there than”

Turning to head over to the waiting chairs near the front windows of the buildings, Levi snarled as he smacked into another alpha, embarrassed still over his use of “awesome” and embarrassed again over walking into some shitty stranger

“Sorry. Sorry, are you okay?”

Raising his gaze to the taller alpha, the stranger may have been apologising with his words, yet he had his teeth bared

“Tch. I’m fucking fine”

“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to interrupt but I heard you’re looking for Eren”

So not only did the stranger have messed up shitty manners, he knew the brat?

“You know Eren?”

“He used to be one of the top agents here. He’s in a call at the moment. Is there anything I can help you with?”

The man could help by pissing off. He’d never met him before and he wished to never meet him again. Nedlay attracted some real shitty weirdos

“No. He forgot his things this morning when I picked him up for work. If he’s busy, I’ll wait”

“He may be some time... I work with him so I don’t mind dropping by his office. Everyone here knows Eren’s quite flirtatious, if that’s what you’re worried about”

No. He hadn’t thought about Eren having that side to him... His brat seemed to love sex with him, yet he didn’t know what Eren loved now that he was home again. Reaching out, Levi wanted to break the man’s fingers as the stranger patted his shoulder

“You’re not the first to fall for him. I’ll be happy to save you the embarrassment, It’s okay, if you believe the rumours there’s many people who have been there before.

It’s different coming from a close colleague”

Levi was about to explode. Who the fuck did this walking piece of shit think he fucking was to slag off Eren like this?! From the way the man was talking, he was clearly bullshitting to “scare” him away. That wasn’t going to happen. He’d broken his heart and himself letting Eren go and right now, this shitty piece of shit was so close to coping all his anger right to his what would be toothless mouth

“I’d rather deliver this myself”

“It’s fine, I do work with him. He’s my superior officer, and we’re rather close if you get my meaning”

Eren saved the stranger from a near apocalyptic Levi, the omega coming out the elevator and jogging over to the pair of them. Completely ignoring the piece of shit that’d riled Levi up to much, Eren smiled at him... Eren smiled and that anger only boiled harder. How could anyone be talking shit about an omega like Eren?

“I’m so sorry. Thanks for this. It would have okay if my scripts hadn’t been in there”

“Tch. You need to keep a better eye on your shit, brat”

Laughing, the omega rubbed at his face

“I know. Blame the baby. I completely forgot, here, let me walk you out”

The unknown alpha looked as if someone had pissed in his shitty fruit loops as Eren looped his arm around Levi’s waist. Whoever the fuck was, the fact that Eren didn’t seem keen on him in the slightest made Levi way too happy.

Heading outside, the first thing Eren did was take a deep breath before letting out slowly

“You’re not hurt are you? I could smell your anger the moment the doors opened”

“No, but your subordinate is a walking shit stain”

Passing Eren the bag, Eren sighed heavily

“Yeah. Tell me about it. He’s driving me fucking crazy”

“I know it’s not my place to ask, but what the fuck is up with him?”

Eren needed a moment before replying, gaze on his feet

“Okay. I’m going to be completely honest. That was Floch. As in my ex... I don’t know how but he always seems to know what the fuck is going on with me. He tried asking me out again, but as you saw, he’s shit”

Apocalyptic Levi shot back to the surface, the alpha turning towards the door they’d just come out of before Eren stopped him with a hand on his chest

“Levi, it’s fine. If you go back in there and hit him, you’re going to get into the shit. I’ve made it clear I’d rather die than be anywhere near him for something other than working the case. He’s on warning from Pixis to stay away from me”

“He just slagged the fuck out of you. You’re my goddamn omega and you deserve some fucking respect! Who the fuck does he think he is!?”

Blowing up, Eren snorted with laughter at him as he wrapped his arms around him and kissed Levi on the top of the head

“Okay. That’s enough. I appreciate your dislike for him, but he was a horrible mistake I’m not going to make again”

Levi sighed. Eren had this almost super power at bringing him back from boiling point. Public affection had never been a strong point, yet there they were

“I’m sorry. I know you can fight your own battles. You’re stronger than anyone else we known to annoying degree...”

“I can. He’s not worth your anger. He’s repeatedly tried to show me he’s changed, but I knew from the first time I saw him again he hadn’t. I don’t feel anything but annoyance from him. Don’t make me put you in a time out”

You put your omega in one time out and they never let you fucking forget it

“Tch. You’re the brat here. I won’t start shit because we both know how that will end”

Drawing away from him, Eren took a quick look in the bag, not noticing the extra purchases at the bottom

“Mhmm. Now, I’ve got to get back to work. Thanks for this. Did you remember to take a photo of the scan?”

“Yeah...”

“Good. Let me know when you get home”

Levi really didn’t want to go. Going home to a hyperactive Hanji and a knowing Erwin didn’t sound particularly appealing. Not as appealing as spending hours talking to Eren about shit. Sighing, Levi knew Eren could handle flock and that he was being a wanker instead of respecting Eren

“Fine... Let me know if you need Floch to disappear”

“Oh, I think you’ll have to get in line there...”

“I said what I said”

Eren snorted, flipping his mock salute with his middle finger that Levi had missed. Such a cocky little shit...

“Yes, sir. Be safe”

“You too, brat”

As Levi turned away, Eren grabbed him by the hand, for a moment the alpha thought he was going to be kissed, unfortunately Eren was serious

“I promise I’m going to think about things. I don’t want to jerk you around, but I do need time. I’ll let you know when I see you next”

What the shit did he say to that? Eren had just been all over him, and now that barrier was going up again...

“Okay, brat. Don’t think too hard or your brain will burst”

“I’m sure it won’t... Just... take care of yourself. Okay? You’re going to be a dad...”

A strained smile was the best he could manage

“Yeah, yeah. Our daughter needs to come first and I understand that... See you in two weeks?”

“Yep. You’ll know where I’ll be. I’ll let you know if that changes”

Neither of their scents were particularly happy. It felt to Levi as if both of them were hoping the other would cave. Yet Eren needed space to think and he needed Eren to know he respected that

“Thanks, brat... I’ll talk to you tonight?”

“I’ll be waiting”

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