CHAPTER 10

"No," Chloe said to Lucifer as they stepped out of the elevator and into the penthouse. They walked in to find Maze sitting on the couch, which was unsurprising since they asked her to watch Trixie for them. It had been about a month since Chloe moved in. They'd just come from a doctor's appointment.

"Why not? You're being entirely unreasonable, Detective," Lucifer said.

"I don't care," Chloe said matter-of-factly.

"It's my offspring too, is it not?" Lucifer asked.

Chloe turned and smiled at him. "Yes, and once it's born, you get an equal say, but while the kid is in my body, I make the decisions."

"I hardly see how that's fair," Lucifer argued.

Maze smirked at them. "I knew it was gonna be fun watching the two of you deal with this. What are you arguing about anyway?"

"The baby's gender. Lucifer wants to know, I don't," Chloe said.

"Which doesn't make any sense. We need to come up with something to call the offspring, as well as preparing for it. Plus, it would probably be well advised to stop calling it 'it', which we can only do once we know what other pronoun to use," Lucifer said.

"We can brainstorm names for both genders and buy non-gender specific items. We don't need to know."

"But I want to!" Lucifer whined.

Chloe rolled her eyes at him. "I feel like this is going to be my third child instead of my second."

Just then, Trixie came out. "Mommy."

"Hey, Monkey. Did you have fun with Maze?" Chloe asked.

"Are you sick?" Trixie asked worriedly.

"What? No. Why would you think I'm sick?" Chloe asked.

"Maze said you had a doctor's appointment, and I've heard you throwing up a lot," she said.

Chloe sighed. She supposed it was time. She didn't want Trixie worried about her. Plus, she was starting to show slightly. It was going to be pretty obvious soon enough.

"Okay, I'm gonna go," Maze said before getting up and heading to the elevator.

Chloe looked towards Lucifer and whispered. "We can't hide it much longer anyway."

Lucifer nodded.

"Sit down, Trixie. Lucifer and I have something to tell you," Chloe said.

"You are sick, aren't you?" Trixie asked with fear in her voice.

"No, baby. I promise you I'm fine. Just sit down," Chloe said gently.

Trixie did as her mother asked.

Chloe sat next to her and Lucifer took a seat in chair across from them. "The reason I've been sick lately and have been going to the doctor is because I found out something really exciting when we were in Rome."

"How can something exciting make you sick?" Trixie asked.

Chloe chuckled. "I know it sounds strange, but sometimes you can be sick for good reasons. Monkey, the reason I've been sick is because I'm gonna have a baby."

Trixie's eyes widened, both in shock and excitement. "Really? I'm gonna have a brother or sister?!"

Chloe smiled and nodded.

Trixie immediately tackled her mother in a big hug. "This is awesome! I won't be an only child anymore!"

Chloe chuckled and hugged her daughter back. "Well, I don't think I have to ask if you're happy."

"I'm so happy, Mommy! This is great!" Trixie said before pulling away. "Wait, is the baby's dad that man you were with before?" She hadn't liked him very much. She didn't think he was very nice. He pretended to be nice. He'd smile at her and say nice things, but Trixie knew it was only to make her mom like him more.

Lucifer smirked as the child spoke of Pierce. Her tone made it clear that she didn't think much of Pierce. The child had excellent taste when it came to people, hence she liked Lucifer so much.

"No, the baby's not Pierce's. It's Lucifer's Chloe said before turning to the man in question.

That surprised Trixie. She never thought her mom might be having a baby with Lucifer. Did that mean they were dating? She'd really like that. She loved Lucifer, and he never pretended or lied to her. He wasn't like the last man her mom went out with. "Lucifer is the baby's daddy. Are you guys dating now?"

"Uh, no. It's kind of complicated. But, yes, he's the baby's father," Chloe said.

"Cool. That means he's our family now," Trixie reasoned.

Lucifer was caught off-guard a little by the child's pronouncement, and he couldn't really describe how he felt when she said it. All he knew was that the feeling wasn't unpleasant. The idea of being a part of a family hadn't been something positive for him in many millennia, but this time it seemed like it would be different.

"Yes, it does," Chloe said without any hesitation. Her daughter was right. She and Lucifer were having a baby. No matter what happened between them, they would be connected forever. They were family.

The detective's words caught Lucifer even more off-guard. A few months ago, she was considering sending him back to Hell out of fear. She'd changed her mind only after discovering she was pregnant. Now, she was saying he was family. It made him hope that perhaps she really had gotten over her fear, like she said, but he was afraid of that hope.

"Are you happy you're having a baby, Lucifer?" Trixie asked.

"Well, I'm not displeased by the outcome," Lucifer said. He didn't know if he could say he was happy. He was still quite worried about failing as a father, and he couldn't help but feel as if the child having him for a father was bad luck for it.

"He's happy, Monkey," Chloe said confidently. She knew Lucifer was still scared, but she also knew he was happier than he knew. His protectiveness and arguments regarding finding out the gender of their child were both proof of his investment.

"Is the baby gonna be a boy or a girl?" Trixie asked.

"We don't know because your mother is being stubborn," Lucifer said.

Chloe smirked at him before turning back to her daughter. "We're going to wait until the baby is born to find out. I want it to be a surprise."

"Why?" Trixie asked, not sounding at all happy about that idea.

"Because it's more fun that way," Chloe said.

"No, it's not," both Trixie and Lucifer said at once.

"Yeah, I've got three kids," Chloe said to herself. "The baby will be here soon, and we will know the gender then. You can both wait until then."

"It's gonna be nine months, right?" Trixie asked. She knew how long it took for a baby to be ready to be born.

"Actually, six months. I've been pregnant for a little while," Chloe said.

"Oh, yeah. You said you found out when we were on vacation," Trixie remembered.

"That's right. Listen, Lucifer and I decided we're not gonna tell a lot of people right away. We just want to keep it in the family for right now. Do you think you can help us with that?" Chloe asked.

"Sure. We can tell Daddy though, right?" Trixie asked. Her mom said that they were telling family, and her dad was family, so she assumed they would tell him.

"Yeah. We'll tell him when he comes to pick you up this weekend," Chloe said. She would also need to tell him a little about Kinley. He was Trixie's father. He needed to know what was going on. She just hoped he wouldn't lose it. She wasn't sure how much longer she could tolerate Dan's attitude, and if he threatened her with custody again, it was all out the window.

Trixie smiled. "This is gonna be so cool! I can't wait to be a big sister."

"I'm glad. Now, is your homework done?" Chloe asked.

Trixie grimaced. "Not yet."

"Well, go finish it. You've got a little over an hour before dinner time.

"Ah, yes, I should probably start that," Lucifer said.

"No, it's my turn. You've cooked all week," Chloe said firmly.

"Very well, Detective."

Chloe got up to go start dinner while Trixie went off to her room to work on her homework.