Iris

16. A Good Day

Chloe woke up on a sunny L.A. Saturday morning, beating her alarm; she basked in the wonderful feeling of being well rested. The small smile on her face grew larger when she rolled over (as best she could) and felt Lucifer next to her as she stretched. She pulled her arm back in quickly when she felt him stir.

She let her eyes open slowly on their own. After looking at the ceiling for a few minutes, she decided now was a good time to get in the shower. It would take her a little bit to get out of bed anyway.

Chloe pushed herself into a sitting position and swung her legs over the side of the bed. She took a breath before clumsily pushing herself off the cloud-like mattress. One hand flew to her ever-growing stomach to try and support the oddly placed weight. She grunted when her legs had to do more work than normal to get her into a standing position.

She looked back to Lucifer as she grabbed her cell phone off the nightstand. He was still sound asleep. She watched the steady rise and fall of his shoulders and giggled quietly at the tiny locks of hair curling at the top of his neck.

Chloe waddled herself to the shower. She and the current pain-in-the-butt that she loved more than anything had a long day ahead of them.

Today was the day of her baby shower. She had gotten to the point of begging Ella not to throw her one, considering that this wasn't her first rodeo, but her friend had insisted that the Tribe needed to celebrate Chloe and the newest addition to the family.

She took her time under the soft, warm water, lathering herself with some of Lucifer's soap (because it smelled better and was definitely more expensive). Today was her day anyway, and she planned on pampering herself.

When she had finished, she found Lucifer's red bathrobe hanging on a hook in the bathroom. Her stomach was already rumbling, so she figured it couldn't hurt to have breakfast before getting dressed. She took the robe off the hook and tied it around herself; it was much too long on her, but the silk was so soft and comfortable.

Opening the door of the bathroom into the hallway, she heard the soft lull of the piano. She smiled and went to find the source when tiny points of pressure in her stomach made her stop.

Chloe chuckled and rubbed her stomach, "Well good morning."

The baby seemed to kick more in response, making Chloe laugh. She was very familiar with what baby kicks felt like, but they were still so odd that Chloe couldn't help but giggle every time. In the words of her first daughter, when she had felt the baby kick for the first time, "It's so weird!"

She walked into the main room and Lucifer stopped playing and looked up from the instrument to smile at her and wish her good morning.

"Morning," Chloe said, sliding onto the bench with him. Baby Girl had gone quiet now.

Lucifer leaned in to give her a good morning kiss and Chloe smiled into it, taking her time pulling back from him.

"Eww, morning breath." She teased.

"I beg your pardon?" Lucifer looked absolutely appalled, which just made Chloe laugh more.

His smile returned soon enough though as he stated, "Someone's in a good mood today."

Chloe nodded as he returned to playing something soft and upbeat. "Yeah, I guess I'm excited for today...and I slept really well last night."

Lucifer's smile grew and his eyes shined brightly in the morning light.

"I'm glad. You deserve to be happy Detective. Especially after everything you've been through this year."

She leaned over and rested her head on his shoulder as he continued to play. She noticed seconds later that the baby had begun kicking again.