Finding out

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Isabelle stared at the stick in her hands in disbelief. They hadn't been trying, it was only a year into their marriage. Simon and Isabelle had both agreed to wait until they were older. When they had more experience.
But now, here she was, sitting on the toilet in the bathroom of Magnus and Alec's apartment. Simon, Clary, Jace, Magnus, Alec, Max, and Rafe were all in the living room. Isabelle could hear them talking through the door, probably wondering why she was taking so long.
How could she tell them?
Isabelle put her head in her hands to muffle her sobs. She didn't want to tell Simon this, that she....wanted to keep the baby. She wanted a child, of course she did, how could she not?
"Izzy?" Simon knocked on the door, "Are you okay?" Isabelle wiped the tears from her face and hid the pregnancy test in the folds of her clothes.
"Yeah, come in," she said, and Simon came in with obvious amusement on his face.
"You know, if you wanted a break from Jace we could have just gone home," he stopped, noticing that she was upset, "what's wrong?"
Isabelle swallowed and Simon kneeled down in front of the toilet, hands on her knees.
"Iz, you can tell me anything."
She forced herself to say the words that would change their life, "I'm pregnant."
Simon's face slacked in shock. Isabelle felt herself start crying again.
"Really?" He whispered.
"Yes, and I...I want to keep it." She held her breath, waiting.
Simon grinned, he lifted her from the toilet and spun her around.
"Hey!" Isabelle shrieked, but she was laughing. After a while, he set her down.
"So do I," he responded, and Isabelle's heart sang.
"Really?"
"Really." She beamed and kissed him. They were going to have a baby.
"Izzy, Simon, what are you doing in there?" They heard Clary ask the question from outside the door.
"You better not be having sex," Magnus said and there were muffled noises that followed.
"There are kids here!"
Isabelle and Simon laughed silently.
"We are not having sex," Isabelle shouted to them, "It's fine, come on in."  All of her friends and siblings gathered in the small room. There was confusion on their faces.
"What's going on?" Jace asked.
Isabelle bent down and picked up the stick that had fallen on the ground, and held it out for them to see.
Clary got it first. She burst into happy tears and tackled Isabelle. The others simultaneously gasped as they knew. Alec looked like he was trying to be mad but failed and eventually went over to congratulate them. Jace, it seemed, was already planning what to teach the child. Magnus used his magic to send blue and pink confetti into the air and it settled down on a family that was, finally, happy.

Sorry this is so short, I'll try to make them longer!

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