How long? (Part 4) (Patreon)

Leon x F!Reader

Words: 2,180
Contains: Caring Husband Leon, Pregnancy.

You wake up to the sound of shuffling in the snow outside the tent you slept in. Not wanting to get out of the warm sleeping bag, Leon had laid his own on top of you to give you that extra warmth. Shifting out of the thickly lined cocoon, you pull on your shoes and tie them up, doing up your pants with slight difficulty. You were already starting to not fit into your work pants, it's fine, you would just wear them a bit lower than usual.
Walking out of the tent the snow made everything bright, even though there was no sun. You saw Leon and Chris sitting around the fire, eating what seemed to be bacon and eggs as you approach.

Chris spots you first, stopping his conversation with Leon who turns to see who he was looking at. "Morning. We were about to go and wake you." Chris smiled as he pulls a pan sitting beside coals to keep it warm. Plating up the egg and 2 pieces of bacon, handing it to you.

"Thank you." You say digging in. Your stomach was growling, you were really hungry this morning.
Leon's brows raise as he watched you tuck into your food. He shovels an egg and another piece of bacon from his own plate onto yours, you clearly needed it. Giving Leon a smile you eventually eat what he had given you, finishing everything.

Leon was currently standing behind you, he had just equipped himself with ammunition and 2 extra handguns to the one he had brought from home. Handing you an extra one to add to your own spare holster on your side.
"You must've been hungry? Could it be because you didn't eat dinner last night?" He asked in a teasing tone.

"Could be." Is all you say, not wanting to give him the satisfaction of getting his desired reaction from you.
You take the gun and stand up, throwing the paper plate into the fire before shoving the gun in your holster. Pulling the little strap over and clicking the button to secure it. Turning to look at Leon, he was standing there with his arms over his chest, eyes looking you up and down.
"What?" You ask looking down to your body to see if you had spilt some food on your front?

"Nothing, you are just standing different."

"What is that supposed to mean?" You scrunch up your face, genuinely confused at his statement.

Leon just shakes his head with closed eyes, a subtle smile on his lips. Releasing his arms from their locked position over his chest he steps aside. "Chris is waiting for us to go visit the Winters."

You nod and walk passed your husband, making your way to the Ute Chris was waiting for you both in. Leon allows you to take the passenger seat in the front and sits in the back, leaving almost instantly to the Winters' home. You had been driving for half an hour before speaking up.

"So do you have a sighting on this Miranda person?" You ask Chris, pulling your gaze from the window to look at him beside you.

"We do, but... She keeps dropping off our radar during the day." He explained.

"But she comes back at night?" Leon asks from behind Chris. You turn to look at Leon then back to Chris for his answer.

He nods. "Yeah. She vanishes from sight at 4am and comes back at 1am without fail for the passed 2 months." Chris sighs. He was clearly frustrated with himself.

"You aren't able to track where she's going?" You ask.

"Not without alerting her to our presence. I believe we've stayed off her radar this long, we don't want to jeopardise the mission. That, but mainly risk the Winters being put in danger if she knows we're here to stop her."

You and Leon both seem to nod in sync, your gaze falling upon a beautiful old house in the distance. Chris pulls up at the front and turns off the engine. "We're here." He says opening his door and sliding out of the car.

You and Leon follow suit, walking up behind Chris to the front door. After he knocks there was a short time before a man opens the door, greeting you all and stepping aside to let you enter his home.
The man wore jeans and a navy hoody under a flaxen jacket, his hair was short and blonde. The man's face was kind and you could see in his eyes that he was tired, probably been up early from his baby needing a feed.

"These are close friends, Leon and (Y/N). They've been assigned to help me with the current job I'm on." Chris introduced.

"Nice to meet you both." He shakes each of your hands then closed the door behind you. "Are you sure you don't need my help at all, Chris?"

"I'm sure Ethan, We just came to talk about how you and Mia are handling your new work schedule." Chris walks through to the dinning and lounge room area, seeming at home himself here.

"Please." Ethan offers you to both follow Chris into the living room, following behind. "Can I get either of you anything?"

"No, thank you. I'm fine." You smile shaking your head as you look around at all the pictures of the family. One standing out to you on the mantle above the fire. Staring at a picture of Mia, holding her belly with loving eyes. You smile as Leon walks up beside you, his hand resting on your lower back as he sees what you were looking at. You couldn't help but smile up at him.

"Are you both a couple?" Ethan asked seeing the way you stood together.

The question makes you both turn around, Leon removing his hand from your back and clearing his throat. He got caught in the moment and forgot you were on a job.
"Yes, we're married." You answer with a smile, turning back around to see a picture of Mia with Rose.
She didn't seem to be posing for the picture at all, it was taken in the spare of the moment. She looked at her baby daughter with such love.

"I see, please take a seat if you want?" Ethan offers the longer lounge, Chris currently sitting in a single armchair.

"No thank you, I was actually wondering if I could talk with Mia?" You ask. Leon was making his way over to the lounge.

"She's upstairs, just putting Rose down to sleep."

You nod with a smile, making your way to the front door and up the stairs you had seen when first entering. Making your way upstairs you wanted to be silent, and not wake Rose if she was already asleep. Once at the top of the stairs you hear humming, following the sound you hear who you assume to be Mia. Singing a tune to Rose, you peak through the cracked door to see her laying the baby in her crib.

"Rest well, sweet Rose. Not much longer before you are mine." She speaks down to the baby.

You frown, from what you knew about Miranda your hackles went up. Maybe you just heard her wrong? Knocking on the door after waiting for a moment, you didn't want her to think you had just heard what she said.

"Yes?" She called quietly. You clench your jaw, her voice sounded completely different to what you had just heard.

Opening the door slowly you peek your head through. "Hello, I was just coming up here to meet you and Rose. I will be quiet, Ethan told us you were putting her to bed."

"Oh, you must be the two agents Ethan was talking about last night?"

Crap! She knew who you were. You nod. "Yeah, my husband and I were assigned to help Chris with some field work." You say standing at the door, your hands awkwardly clasped in front of you. "May I?"

"Oh, yes." She motions for you to come over.

Walking over to the crib you see the sleeping baby, she looked so peaceful. Seeing her almost made you forget about the danger standing right beside you.

"You said you and your husband were here, right? Do you both have children?" The woman beside you asked.

"Oh.. no but." Should you tell her? Maybe it would give her some incentive to target you instead of this poor family. "We are expecting our first."

Mira- Mia placed her hands in front of her lips. "Oh, congratulations! I'm so happy for you both."

You give her a smile and then look down to Rose once more before stepping away from the crib. "I should probably get back to the others downstairs." You say before Mia nods to you and you walk out of the room.
You try to keep your stride at a normal pace, keeping your footing light as to not wake Rose. Making your way down the stairs you enter the living room once again. Looking over to you Leon's expression dropped, he stood up quickly seeing your own expression. You had lost a bit of your colour and cheeks were flushed.

"What's wrong?" He asked, this had Chris turning towards you as well.

You shake your head. "I'm fine, I just need to sit down." You couldn't say anything, not here. Where was Mia? Ethan had no clue about who was up there with his daughter. You don't even think he knew about what you were really here for and the danger his family was currently in.
Leon was already over at your side, guiding you to the lounge. Ethan and Chris could tell something was up, but none of the three men knew what it could be.

Once seated you go silent. Just listening to the conversation once it started up again. Mia comes downstairs and joins, but Chris makes it quick as you had given him a look that you needed to leave. Not just yourself, but the three of you needed to leave.

"As long as you are keeping up with everything and not overworking yourself." Chris finished as he left the threshold of the house. You had already made your way towards the Ute and hopped in the back. Leon was waiting for Chris before hopping in beside you.

You sat there with your head in your hands, you were regretting you had told her you were pregnant. She knew who you were, and now she probably was cluing onto the mission, if she didn't already know.
Chris had started driving and you made sure you were far enough away before you spoke.

"Do you mind telling us what happened in there?" Chris asked, Leon was still rubbing circles on your upper back.

"That's not Mia.."

"What?!" They both said in unison. "What do you mean it's not Mia?" Chris adds.

"When I went up to meet her, she sounded completely different. I thought maybe I heard her wrong, but she said it wasn't long until she was hers."

"SHIT!" Chris hits the steering wheel. It made sense to him now, why she was coming back and then vanishing. It had come to his mind a few times. When he would monitor Mia upon visiting, even when Ethan was away. she seemed normal. Of course she would act like a loving mother towards Rose if she was seeing her as her own daughter. 

"Did she say anything else?" Leon asked.

"She knew we are agents, but I don't know if she suspects anything. We need to be extra careful." You warn.

"We'll invade tonight."

"Invade?" Leon asked. "The house?"

Chris nods as he drives faster towards the mountains. "It's not safe there anymore." He pressed the earpiece on his ear. "Umber Eyes, I need you and Tundra to head into the village and search for any sign of Mia Winters. We think Miranda has been shifting into Mia." He was silent for a few seconds before responding. "Copy, we are almost back at camp, have the others ready to go through an invasion plan."

Your eyes search Leon's face as he listens to Chris' words. You know how much he hated invading on unsuspecting families, even if the mother was confirmed to be the big bad you were currently after. He had sat back in the seat, his hand now resting on your back as he was deep in thought. Reaching your hand over you place it on his leg beside yours, he looks down to your hand and then up to your eyes.
Without even having to say anything you were giving him your 'everything will be okay' look. You then watch him nod, hardly even noticeable as he swallows hard, his jaw tensing.

"Rose and Ethan won't be in the way, Leon." Chris said from the front, he knew how Leon felt about this type of thing as well. But Miranda hadn't given them much of a choice, they had to act quickly.