“Oh, fuck.” Iris folded at the waist. “Oh, no—”
“Iris, what the hell?”
“I can’t be pregnant!” she suddenly shouted.
Satisfaction filled Suyin. Finally,finally …a confession. But she was also slightly concerned. Iris wasn’t taking this well at all.
“I just got my life together!” she cried. “I just barely learned how to take care of myself! Two years ago, I could hardly remember to eat because I was so obsessed with revenge and so fucking angry all the time!” She was half in tears. “I love Meph, I love him to death, but Icannotbe pregnant right now! I’d need like ten more years to even consider—”
“Iris!” Suyin figured it was time to intervene. “Iris, calm down. You’re not pregnant.”
“You can’t know that. I’ve been having unprotected sex. This morning! I did it this morning! Oh mygod—”
“Iris! Calm down. According to my father’s grimoire, Cambion conception involves complex magic for it to be possible. It’s extremely difficult.”
“You’re … sure?”
“Yes. It can’t happen by accident. There’s no way. If you don’t want to get pregnant, you won’t.”
Iris took two wobbly steps back to the table and dropped into the chair. “Oh, thank god. Thank the lord on high and all the dickish angels.” She sat up and jabbed a finger in Suyin’s direction. “You scared the living hell out of me! Don’tdothat!”
Suyin couldn’t help but smirk. “So, you’re not really into the idea of motherhood, huh?”
“Fuck no. Babies scare me.” Iris laughed. “Not saying I’d never want them, because things change, but honestly, knowing Meph couldn’t was a relief because then it wasn’t my choice, and I’d never have to—”
She broke off suddenly and stared at Suyin, evidently just realizing what she’d admitted to.
“Relax,” Suyin said, rolling her eyes. “I already knew.”
“W-what?”
“I know about your demon boyfriend.”
“How!”
“Seriously? How could I not? You’re a terrible liar, and what kinda name is ‘Meph’ anyway?”
Iris groaned and buried her face in her hands. “I told them they needed fake names, but they refused to listen. It was all some big joke to them, picking out stupid names and then making fun of each other instead of using them. They’re idiots, the lot of them.”
“How many demons are in Montreal right now, Iris?”
Iris lifted her head and winced. “Five.”
“All Meph’s brothers?”
She nodded weakly.
“And Lily’s boyfriend, Mist, is one of them?”
Another nod. “You can’t tell anyone, Suyin. They’re not evil. I know it sounds crazy, but you have to believe me. They just want to live on Earth and be left alone. They’re not even breaking the rules anymore. They got permission since Raum’s—”
“I’m not going to tell anyone, and I already know they’re not evil.”
“You do?” Iris looked incredulous.
“Wasn’t I just explaining to you how they evolve souls?”
Her eyes narrowed. “Why aren’t you freaking out? I was the world’s biggest demon hater. You went along with all my harebrained revenge schemes. You listened to me rant for hours about the evilness of demons and how they should all be exterminated. And now you’re just accepting that I’m in love with one and we’re all besties?”
