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"Stay with me, no, you don't need to run
Stay with me, my blood, you don't need to run
Stay with me, no, you don't need to run
Stay with me, my blood, you don't need to run”
-My Blood by Twenty One Pilots
For the first couple of days, Lucifer Alastor and the baby stayed at the estate, wanting to make sure that Clara was healthy and okay. Mostly due to Lucifer being a nervous wreck.
Charlie had been a bit sickly when she was first born but mostly because Lucifer hadn't been able to produce milk during his pregnancy with her. Belphegor had explained it as Charlie not being able to get any of his antibodies and helps build up a babies immune system.
The first couple of days after Clara birth, Belphegor came to check on both Lucifer and Clara, making sure both of them were fine. And luckily, Clara was a perfectly healthy newborn, which helped ease Lucifer and Alastor's mind.
Clara didn't have any issues latching onto Lucifer chest, or eating and Lucifer wasn't having any problems with breast feeding either.
Along with Belphegor, Charlie and Vaggie has visited almost everyday since Clara was born.
For the first couple of days after birth, Lucifer couldn't really move out of bed, so he was relying on Alastor for help more often then not.
Charlie wanted to help out, especially with Clara. Lucifer oldest daughter seemed excited to get to know how to care for a child.
More than once, Lucifer would tease Vaggie about it while the younger fallen angel held Clara.
Even though Lucifer describes the postpartum pain as almost being worse than falling for heaven, he was glad that he had others that he could rely on.
With Charlie he had thought he would be able to bounce back and recover super fast. But there was something so human about giving birth that even being an angel didn't stop his own body from needing recovery.
Lucifer looks down at his little girl. He runs a hand through her light brown hair that seemed to grow darker with each day and all that pain disappeared for a second.
Her blue eyes glanced up at him as she sucked on his breast, feeding before they left for the day. He could feel his heart melt as he looks at her.
He never thought he would get this chance again. He though Charlie would be his only child ever.
But Alastor had given him a second chance of being a father.
Speaking of, Alastor slide open his bedroom door and steps in. He carefully moves over to Lucifer and Clara, careful not to disturb Clara in his arms. Carefully, Alastor sits on the edge of the bed. Careful eyes watched him as he fixes the shirt he was wearing.
“Are you sure you are ready to go back to the hotel?” Alastor asks. He wraps an arm around Lucifer back. He carefully leans into Lucifer presence. He reaches out and runs a hand through Clara hair.
“I miss living with Charlie.” Lucifer says with a small laugh as he leans into Alastor. He closes his eyes and takes a deep breath.
He couldn't say he wasn't nervous because he was. He was very scared of taking his barely two weeks year old somewhere outside of the protection of the Morningstar estate.
But he also did miss living at the hotel. It had became their main staying place over his pregnancy and the years before hand.
His oldest daughter also lived there and he wanted to be with her. It made since that now that he was able to move around on his own without being in to much pain, that they would go back to the hotel and slowly start their new routine together.
“I'm fine with it as long as you are.” Alastor says pressing his lips against Lucifer forehead. “I just wanted to make sure.”
Lucifer turns his head and smiles. He briefly presses his lips against Alastor's own.
“Thank you.” He says before pulling back. “I'll let you know if it becomes to much.”
Neither move from the position they were sitting on for a long while. They watches as Clara slowly closes her eyes and fell into a soft sleep.
Once she was asleep, Lucifer was the first to stand up to open a portal into the lobby of the hotel.
“Dad!” Charlie says with a large smile. She takes a couple of steps closer to Lucifer and Alastor as they stepped out of the portal. She makes sure not to crowd around him at all, making sure to give him enough room. Especially as he glances around for any danger.
“Is that mama Luci and the baby?!” Angel Dust gasped. His eyes widen with curiosity as he looked at the bundle in Lucifer arm. The long legged male moves in closer to the three of them, way to close for comfort for Lucifer. He finds himself lightly clutching Clara closer to his chest, as if protecting her.
Alastor and Lucifer eyes met. Lucifer watches as his head turns to look at Angel Dust. He moves forward to place himself between Angel Dust and Lucifer and his daughter.
“I think it's best if you take a couple steps back Angel Dust.” Alastor says. His voice low. Not threatening low but enough to get the white spider to stop in his tracks.
It wasn't that Lucifer sees Angel Dust as a threat. But the sudden movement in what his body still deemed as an unfamiliar place has his heart jumping into his throat with anxiety.
The blonde haired male tries to give Angel Dust a smile but it falters as he looks back down at Clara wrapped in all her blankets. His breathing had lightly picked up and his hand gripped onto her blankets.
Angel Dust blinks a couple before raising one of his many arms to scratch at the back of his neck.
“Instincts?” He asked. Two of his arms moved behind his back as he spoke.
Lucifer glances up at Angel with a slow nod of his head. The protective side of him felt like it was going hey-wired. It was as if they were pointing out every little thing that could go wrong.
He took a deep breath as he notices Cherri and Niffty both moved closer to them, eyes trying to peek at the baby girl in his arms. Both hanging around where Angel Dust was.
Lucifer bounces Clara in his arms to get her in a better position, and to try and calm himself down as he did.
Alastor turns to look at Lucifer, he moves closer to so he could place a hand on Lucifer lower back, trying to help calm the other down.
“We can leave if you are feeling overwhelmed.” Alastor says in a soft voice. His eyes glancing out at the crowd. Lucifer looks back up at everyone.
Charlie and Vaggie stood towards the back of the group, letting the others take the lead to meet the newest family member.
Lucifer shakes his head and smiles. He turns to the side, so everyone could get a better look at the bundle of blankets in his arms.
“Everyone. Meet Clara.” Lucifer says softly as he pulls the blanket a bit lower so they could all get a better look at her.
Everyone that was here seemed excited but still kept there distance, not wanting to stress Lucifer out.
Angel Dust and Cherri both kept glancing over to Clara and Lucifer before looking back at each other. He thinks he even caught Angel Dust glancing at his pig and then Clara. The two of them looked like they were coming up with some sort of plan that sent shivers down his spine.
Charlie and Vaggie were both talking about clothes for what he could tell. Charlie was making different shapes with her hands in what look to be a shirt. Her eyes were wide as more and more words spew from her mouth. She was going a mile a minute.
Husk even seemed to be taking into consideration of the new baby. His eyes were glancing around the bar at all the alcohol bottles.
Lucifer knew that Husk kept Apple Juice behind the bar for both Baxter and Charlie since neither of them drink. But it was really sweet to see him considering and thinking of Clara.
Niffty seemed to even be excited that her sorta father figure had a kid. She sat beside Baxter as she made a set of roach crown. A small one already sat in her lap. She was leaning in and listening to what Baxter had to say. Lucifer had caught Baxter mentioning something that he had been tracking through Lucifer pregnancy. Might need to ask him for that later.
Lucifer looks at Clara and then up to Alastor as a small smile tugs at his lip.
Yeah, this was his home. They made the right decision on coming back.
Lucifer leans back into Alastor's arms. He looks up at his lover with a smile.