Summary: Crowley makes a deal with a young woman who dies quicker than anticipated, and he ends up having to save her from the rack and taking her to his chambers in Hell where they end up unexpectedly falling in love. Please review!

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A/N (PLEASE READ): 11 days without updates? I'm so sorry...I really am. I can't seem to find the energy to write as often any more as I used to. I do plan on updating "The Paths We Tread: Facing Our Truth" and "We Will Not Fall" in the very near future, possibly as soon as the weekend.

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Love Within the Flames

-Thirteen-

"Lucifer is fine with it." Crowley said as he closed the door to the chamber, "He says as long as I raise the child in the right manner...meaning to be a demon like his or her daddy, there won't be a problem."

"So...?" Kathy asked, wide eyed as she lay weary on the couch, "You're going to raise it as a demon?"

"I told you before." Crowley said softly as he settled beside her on the sofa, "I've made a 'promise'."

He air quoted, earning a giggle from Kathy who sat up to kiss him. They shared tender, loving kiss and he rubbed her back gently as she settled against him. The thought of her birthing his child was one that made him smile and as they embraced, they remained silent for a long time before a knock on the door startled them and forced them apart.

"Go to the slave room." Crowley whispered, "Quickly."

Kathy hurried to the darkened room and waited on the bed as Crowley answered the door to Lucifer who entered the chamber with a dark smile. Crowley knew what he was there for and he didn't like it very much at all. He feared for Kathy and the baby, and every inch of him fought the terror he was beginning to feel, because any sign of it and the game would be up before it even started.

"Where's the mother to be?" He asked, following Crowley who led him to the room that held his lover...The mother of his baby.

"Winchester. Get up." The King of the Crossroads ordered, entering the room to find Kathy sat on the bed waiting for him, "Lucifer is here to examine you. And the child."

It killed Crowley inside when Kathy suddenly grew frightened, because he didn't think the examination would happen so soon. She stood as ordered, but backed away from Lucifer as he drew closer and Crowley ran a hand over his face as she struggled under the Devil's hold. The thought of Lucifer touching her like that made him feel sick, and as the Devil stuck his hand on her stomach the most evil of smiles crossed his face. It was something almost theatrical, his lips curled up into a twisted sneer while his teeth bore through, eyebrows arched and eyes wild and almost black with delight. Crowley held his breath, battling against every urge he had to go and kill the evil bastard.

"This one can be humanised." He said with a sadistic chuckle, "Ah, I can make excellent use of a Winchester child."

Horror and dread filled the bodies of both Crowley and Kathy at those words and Lucifer left the chamber, while Crowley turned and found a frightened Kathy approaching him with tears streaming down her face. He took her hand and guided her into his embrace, resting her head against his shoulder and her hand over his heart before he took the cold limb into his hand and began to tenderly stroke it.

"Come on." He whispered as he felt her tiredly rest her body weight against him, "Bed for you, my darling."

"No..." She whimpered, her tears sliding down her pale cheeks, "Please...I need to..."

"Bed." He said, softly but firmly, trying to be gentle while showing her he was concerned and he knew best for her at that moment, "I'll stay with you."

They entered the bed chamber, and Crowley helped Kathy into her nightdress since she was still frightened by what had just happened, and he got her tucked under the now thick cotton covers that she'd requested. He wanted to make her happy, so he did as she asked. He got her settled comfortably, and headed to get her another glass of water.

"The baby will actually be safer as a human child. We can protect him or her more easily on earth that way." He said softly, closing the bedroom door and stripping down to his underwear "Things will be fine, love. I promise I'll look after you. And our baby."

When Kathy eventually settled against the thick pillows, she relaxed as Crowley began to rub her shoulders and then stroke her hair gently. He climbed into bed beside her, both of them resting on their left sides while he began to kiss the back of her neck, moving her hair over her shoulder. His beautiful girl sighed, reaching around her body to take his hand in her own. She was safe now. Safe and cared for, and she'd never felt happier. Now she had a baby coming things would change a lot between her and Crowley. Her body was screaming for sleep, and her weary heart beat slowly in her chest. Crowley let out a deep breath as he kissed her cheek, wrapping himself around her.

"We'll be okay, Kathy." He promised, "We'll be okay."

"Thank you." The young woman whispered, "For everything."

The following morning, Crowley was disturbed by Kathy vomiting violently in the bathroom. His instinct was to go to her, but the loud rapping on the chamber door disturbed him. As he dressed himself, he went to the door, finding Alistair and Lilith standing outside.

"Where is she?" Alistair asked with a grin, "Your dog. Where is she?"

"Why do you want to know?" Crowley asked, glaring at the other demons.

Lilith's cold, cruel eyes crinkled at the corners as she let out a smile, and she went to push her way past Crowley but with a quick whistle, vicious snapping and snarling started which made the intruding demons back off immediately. It was a known fact that Crowley had the biggest and deadliest hellhounds out of every demon downstairs. It was a known fact that the dogs he had were not ones to try and get past.

"Congratulations, daddy-o." Alistair sneered, "She's got your demonic bun in the oven, huh?"

"What of it?" Crowley asked, getting impatient with the two.

"Oh, Lucifer's all over it." Lilith snarled, "More so than breaking out of here...Now I'm going to die for his freedom. Neither you or your bitch can jeopardise what we've worked so hard for. That baby needs to die."

Crowley bit back anger and smirked at the female demon, licking his lips and looking her body up and down for a moment, playing his usual confident, suave self, while inside he was ready to kill both of them in an instant.

"Lucifer has plans for the baby. It's going nowhere."

The dogs snapped and barked at the two demons again, and Crowley had to order them back because they were determined to get the other two. By that point, Kathy had finished being sick, and sat listening from the bedroom door. She jumped as the two dogs growled and barked again, snarling and whining at the fact that they couldn't get the two other demons.

"So you leave...Or I release the hounds." Crowley warned, "Your choice."

The two demons glared before skulking away, and Crowley closed to chamber door, locked it and then sent the dogs away. Kathy emerged from the bedroom, pale and shaking as her body was coated with a fine sheen of sweat from her sickness.

"It's safe now." Crowley promised, "Everything's alright. Let's get you back to bed."

-TBC-

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