The One Who Loved Him

Demon Spawn

"No," I started. "No, no, no, no, no. This can't be happening."

"What?" Magnus asked.

I handed it to him and stared at the ground. It took him a moment to answer, and another one for me to hear.

"Eliza! Did you hear me?"

"Huh?"

"I said are you okay?" he looked worried.

"Yeah, I'm fine."

I stared at the ground again. How could this have happened? "I don't understand, Magnus. He said he used... Do you think he?"

"Could have known that you're pregnant with his baby? If he did, do you think he would have let you leave?"

"No, he wouldn't."

"Okay then. There's no way he could've known."

"I guess you're right, Magnus." I said as I ducked under his arm and out the door.

"Of course I am." he laughed. "Now, let's go to Takis and eat something."

"Yeah, just let me change."

"Speaking of which, nice thongs."

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Jonathan stared at the ceiling, his legs pulled up on the couch and crossed under him, thinking about how to spend his night. Jace had decided to take Clarissa out somewhere, and now he was bored. Usually, his Eliza would have begged him to do something, which he would have agreed to even if she didn't.

He finally decided to find a vampire and go to town with her later. Jonathan picked up his cell phone he had hidden in a drawer and dialed a number.

"Ciao?" asked a soft, tinkling voice.

"Ciao, Bellini. E 'Jonathan. Ho un favore da chiederti, amare." he said back flirtatiously.

"Di cosa hai bisogno?"

"Puoi venire? Sai, in modo che possiamo avere qualche divertimento?"

"Che dire di Elizabeth?" she asked uncertainly.

He hesitated before he answered. "Lei e '... Non più con me. Ha lasciato ..."

She laughed, another tinkling sound. "Certo. Devo portare un essere umano? "

"No, vado a prendere uno."

She laughed again. "Arrivederci, dolcezza. Io ci sarò presto."

"Arrivederci, Bellini."

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Isabelle yanked on my arm for a second time. "Come on, Eliza!"

I tried to pull my arm out her grip and jogged on behind her. "Izzy, let me go. I can't follow with you tugging!"

"Sorry!" She released her grip around my wrist and jogged up to talk to her brother.

Magnus looked back to me with a smile on his face. I shot him a look and flipped him off. He smiled bigger and motioned for me to come up there with him. I rolled my eyes but went anyways.

"How are you feeling?" he asked in a low voice.

"Does it matter?" I asked.

"Why don't you ever just answer with a yes or no?"

"I don't know."

He thew his arm around my shoulders. "Well, don't worry about it now."

"How? I'm pregnant with a demon's child. My kid could end the world, Magnus." we were behind everyone.

"Not so loud, love. We don't need anyone else to know."

"I'm just worried. What happens if he finds out? If his mother finds out? She'll make me kill the baby. Or he will himself."

Magnus was quiet for a minute. "I highly doubt it."

"Look, this isn't the first time I thought I was pregnant."

"But you are." he interrupted.

"I know, but let me finish. He got disgusted when I told him, and he stalked off to get a test. He made me take it and prove that I wasn't. The look on his face, Magnus. I can't tell him. He can't know. And I know he will come back for me."

"But maybe he won't."

"He's Jonathan Morgenstern. Yes, he will."

"Magnus! Eliza! Hurry up!" Alec called from the door.

"Well, time to go eat. Come on."

We hurried on to the door. He was halfway in when I grabbed his hand. "Magnus,"

"Yes?"

"Is it gonna be okay?"

He thought before he answered. "Yes."

"Can I stay at your house?"

"Of course." He pulled me into a hug and kissed the top of my head. "Stay as long as you want. You'll be safe with us."

"Promise?" I asked as I looked up at him.

"Promise."