Hello everyone, I know its been a while since I've updated and I'm sorry, I was very busy finishing up the school year and my laptop wouldn't work, I should be getting a laptop soon but for now I'm going to try and update from my phone which I never thought of doing until now.
*Disclaimer* I only own Ali, Jason, Sam, Xzavier and the kids, all other rights go to the amazing Cassandra Clare.
Tale As Old As Time.
Chapter 2.
*Ali's P.O.V.*
Maddey's bright brown eyes light up in delight as she feels her sister kicking.
"I gonna be a big sista?" She asks in a soft voice.
"Yes baby, in a few months" Eric gently says, running his hand over Maddey's blond curls as she clings to my belly as if her life depends on it.
"Mama what my sista's name?" Maddey asks, looking up at me, her big eyes bright with excitement.
"Well don't tell her but we're naming your sister after your nana Kathleen, so her name is Kathleen Cleophas Churchill" I tell her, hoping she can keep this a secret so we can surprise Kathleen when baby is born. Kathleen has been nothing but wonderful over the past year, almost two years, she always takes Maddey when we have to work. I work full time as an adoption counsler for the Clave and Eric works at a recording studio as a music technician. When we have to go to work very early in the morning, Kathleen will come over to our place and watch Maddey there so she can sleep in a bit. She's taught us everything we know about caring for Maddey and overall has just been a saving grace.
We got the baby's middle name from my dad's mom, Sister Cleophas.
"I call her Kathy!" Maddey exclaims. Its a fitting nickname and now we wont get names mixed up.
"Good idea baby." I softly say, before kissing the top of her head.
"Daddy, papa, I wanna be a big sista." Addie quietly says.
Magnus lifts her into his arms and kisses her cheek before saying
"I'm afraid that's not going to happen, biscuit."
"Why not?!" Addie asks in an upset tone. She's so dramatic sometimes, just like Magnus.
"Well because You, Will and Sophie are all the babies we want, but aunty Ali and her baby will be around so much it will be like being a big sister for you." Alec gently tells her. He's right, of course, I love Addie as much as I do Sophie and Will, though I'm not her birth mother I may as well be.
"Oh, okay!" Addie happily exclaims.
Soon Maddey finally lets go of my stomach and she and Addie run off to play with Sophie and Will.
"So how far along are you Ali?' Lydia asks.
"Four months, we wanted to keep it quiet for a while in case anything happened." I say, rubbing my bump.
"I'm so proud of you and how far you've come since I met you 6 years ago, and I can't wait to meet your little one." Magnus says, reaching over and gently squeezing my hand.
"Thank you Magnus, I wouldn't have gotten anywhere without all the help you and Alec have given me over the years" I tell him.
"I'm so happy for you both, you're both such amazing parents to Maddey, and she's going to be an amazing big sister" Alec says.
"Thank you, yes she is, I wont be surprised if she tries to get into the delivery room" I say.
A while later Eric and I deicide it's time to go home and start getting Maddey settled for the night and pack her a small bag for when she stays with Kathleen for a few hours tomorrow while Eric and I go for a scan.
For some reason I'm unusually nervous about the scan tomorrow, I hope everything turns out okay and this feeling of fear will turn out to be nothing.
*Tessa's P.O.V.*
Jem and I walk over to the sofa where Esther is now perched on Mark's lap, looking up at him in amazement as he tells her all about Faerie and how he and Helen are half fae.
"Esther, your daddy and I have to tell you something." I gently say, going down to her level.
"What is it mama?" she asks in a curious tone.
Placing my hand on my stomach I gently tell her
"I've got a baby in my tummy, you're going to be a big sister"
Esther looks at me thoughtfully for a moment before she says
"Even if it a boy, I wont put baby in the bin!" I laugh as Jem plucks her off Mark's lap, kisses her forehead and gently says
"That's very generous of you."
"Uh hu! I be good big sister, daddy." She softly says, laying her head on Jem's shoulder.
Jem lightly kisses the top of her head and says
"I know you will my star, I know you will."
Emma quickly walks over from the kitchen sink and embraces me.
"I hope this one is as good as Esther!" Emma says.
"You and me both" I say, laughing lightly.
"Plenty of practice for us my love." Mark softly says, smiling up at her radiantly. He loves her so much and she him, I've never seen Emma so happy.
Emma smiles back at Mark and says
"Don't get any ideas just yet, I'm not ready to be a mom yet."
"I'll wait forever if it makes you happy" He softly says.
"Anytime you have to go to Catarina or the silent brothers, we're happy to look after Esther." Emma says.
"Thank you Emma, I appreciate that." I tell her.
Later that evening when Esther is asleep, Jem and I make arrangements to go to the silent city tomorrow and make sure everything is healthy with the baby.
"Tess, I know its early to be talking about names but I have some in mind" Jem tells me as we sort through any of Esther's old baby clothes and blankets we can use again when the baby is born.
"Oh really? What are they?" I ask, adding another baby grow to the pile that was actually Lucie's, I kept both her and James' first outfits tucked away safely for all these years, as a keepsake more than anything, I never thought I'd have more children until Jem started talking about having a baby, when Lucy was born.
"Well for a girl, Ivy, Grace or Elizabeth, Eliza for short. For a boy... Henry Nathaniel"
*The Next Day*
*The hospital*
*Ali's P.O.V.*
"So is everything alright?" I ask the Doctor (Dr. Malloy, whom Catarina recommended) as Eric and I sit down in his office, after the scan.
"I'm afraid not" Dr. Malloy gently says, placing my file on the table. Oh God no, what's wrong with my baby?
"W-what's wrong?"
"Ali, Eric, I'm very sorry to have to tell you this but from your scans and the thickness of the baby's nuchal translucency, it is apparent that your baby has Down's Syndrome."
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