Chapter 13

After the fighting and the arguing is finally behind them…at least for now, Jeff questioned Maria, Michael, and Kyle's involvement. To which Liz explained that they saw her using her powers a couple times and also when Cole shimmered into Michael's apartment. Dad offered to wipe their memories and for voices sounded as one shouting 'No'.

"Trust me Daddy, they won't tell anybody about what I am." Liz smirks then looks up into her father's eyes. He's not pleased with humans knowing their family secret. "Which reminds me," she distracts him away from her friends, "why didn't I show signs of having powers before a month ago?" That never made much sense to her.

Jeff shrugs, "You weren't supposed to get your powers till your…well today. There's a ritual we were going to perform with our demon clan to bring forth your powers. Obviously you're strong enough to bring forth the abilities on your own." He smiles with pride at his birthday girl, who would have known his baby would be so strong.

"Is there anything else that can cause powers to manifest earlier than scheduled?" She has yet to tell Dad about her being pregnant, a part of her didn't want to tell him till well after she gives birth but she doubted she could it for long.

"Sure, a spell, very powerful emotion like anger or sadness, and pregnancy. When a demoness is pregnant and her powers are dormant those powers show themselves because of the instinct to protect her child or children." He doesn't even stop to wonder if Liz might be pregnant by Balthazar, that thought is too out there for him to conceive. It's one thing to think herself in love with the low-level imbecile but actually breeding with him, his daughter isn't that stupid.

Liz nods, so it is her baby's doing, the baby helped her powers show themselves. "Umm, where's Mom?" Curious as to why her mother hasn't rushed down here wondering what all that yelling and crashing was a few minutes ago.

"She went out to get your cake." He turns over various tables back into the standing position.

"Does Mom know that you're a demon? I know she's a witch…or was…"

Jeff shakes his head negatively. "No, she doesn't know, at one point she did but not anymore. I was going to put her to sleep for your ritual. You see your mother, after she met me became a very bad witch, desperate for any and all power she could get, including yours." He admits to her resting his hands on her shoulders. "When she started to go after the Elders stepped in and stripped her of magic and her memories of anything magical. She can't even perform fake magic."

Liz bites her lower lip, how the hell was she going to explain Cole to her mother? She's going freak at him being fifteen years older than she (Liz) is, she got upset when Liz had a crush on a brief time employee at the Crashdown, he was only twenty-one. Sensing her agitation Cole snakes his arm around her waist caressing the side of her stomach. Neither notices Jeff turning around and giving the wall a look of disgust.

"Don't worry, everything will work out fine, nothing horrible will happen I promise you." He'd make sure Liz has a wonderful birthday even if he has to kill everyone on the face of the Earth to do it. No matter what he would ensure her happiness.

Liz turns in his embrace pressing her body extremely close to his, he returns her loving embrace breathing in her soft scent of Ivory soap and a hint of fabric softener with the aftertaste of magic. From over his shoulder she can see young children running from place to place getting candy. With all the excitement she forgot about Halloween being today. Witches and demons, fairy princesses and GI Joe's are running a mock over the small town.

If someone had told her two months ago that she would be in love with a half demon, pregnant with his child, and her family are demons she would have told them that was a great joke and where were the hidden camera's. It was too crazy to even seriously consider, but then again so are aliens landing.

Maria speaks up from the Crashdown doors, "Well, if we're going to get this place cleaned up before Liz's party we better get started." She claps her hands, taking Kyle and Michael's hands leading them to the various overturned tables.

"This is unbelievable, we're broken up but she still can make me do anything she wants." Michael mumbles to himself catching Maria's raised eyebrow that mimicked his own so well that it was scary.

Cautiously Michael keeps an eye on Jeff, even though he now knows the Parker's secret; he doesn't feel comfortable revealing his origins to Jeff. Yes, the elder Parker makes him feel like he is a part of their family; he can't get over the idea that if he told Jeff he'd use him. Until that caution disappeared his boss would never know about his alien powers, he's thankful that the three people who are involved with the alien abyss understand without a word passed between them.

Liz pulls away from Cole, gives him a kiss on the lips before helping her friends clean up the mess her lover and Daddy made. The second she left Cole's side Jeff ambles up to the demon that stole his little girl's heart. "I'm going to do everything I can to make sure you are gone in record time. There is no chance in Hell that I will let you pro-create with Liz, you'll be gone by the end of the week." He hisses.

Jeff knows that he promised his daughter he would give Cole a chance but he wants Cole to be well aware that he will never get his throne. The leader of the Eygon Clan has been promised to Liz, even if she doesn't know it yet, he'd rather have a member of the Eygon Circle rule by Liz's side than Balthazar.

Unable to help goat Jeff he smirks, "Little late…Grandpa." Admitting right then and there that he and Liz have a child on the way, and letting Jeff know he couldn't do a thing about it. A son, the child Liz is carrying is his son, ever since his child has had enough power he's been connecting with him and having Liz and he share dreams. The wind picks up in the restaurant; napkins and streamers fly around the room.

"Daddy?" Liz turns; her father's eyes are glowing a white light. Rushing in between her lover and father…again she demands to know what happened in the two minutes she stepped away. "Who said what to who and whose ass should I kick first?" Dammit can't they just get along for today, is that too much to ask?

"You're pregnant with this demon's spawn? Now your child will be next in line after you. Even if you die your child gets the throne." Jeff shakes his head. "No, no way am I letting any child of Balthazar's take my throne."

Tightening her jaw she nods her head, without saying a word to her father Liz grabs Cole's hand and with a flame both are gone from the Crashdown. All that's left in their place is a small string of smoke. "Where did they go?" Jeff runs a hand through his thinning hair, he swears he had a full head of hair before Liz was born. "Dammit Lizzie, I wasn't done yelling at you yet!" He shouts to the ceiling.

"Apparently she though you were." Maria tells him. "Listen up Mr. Parker, I'm going to give you a bit of advice. Back off and butt out. Let Liz make her own choices, make her own mistakes. If you don't treat her like an adult you're going to lose her, if you continue to bad mouth Cole and their baby it's very likely you'll never see her again." Sighing she shrugs her shoulders. "She's stubborn like you, and she won't bend unless you do first."

"But she's making a huge mistake, she doesn't know that all Balthazar cares about is power and he's going to use her." Jeff finds it odd that he's having this conversation with his daughter's best friend but he guesses that she knows Liz pretty well and knows what she's talking about.

"Maybe, but just from watching them, I don't think he is after her power or your throne. However if I'm wrong, then she needs to know you'll still be there and if you're insulting Cole and their child it's more likely she'll stay with Cole even if it's obvious she shouldn't." Figuring the party wouldn't be happening today she, Michael, and Kyle leave the Crashdown.

Kyle has to go home and talk to his Dad, let him in on the latest information of the supernatural and otherworldly forces. All Michael wants to do is go back to his apartment and sleep for a couple hours, if the party is suddenly back on Maria knows where to find him. And Maria promised she'd help her Mom for about two hours with wedding plans.

TBC