Many people will tell you that teething is the Devil.

The actual Devil will tell you that even he isn't that good at torture.

It was another long night of screaming assaulting Lucifer's eardrums. Apparently, Angel babies cut multiple teeth at the same time, leaving poor Lily practically inconsolable.

Chloe was exhausted between work and tending their daughter, so Lucifer sent her off to her mom's beach house for a few days so she could get some sleep. That left him walking around the living area , bouncing and trying to calm his distraught cherub.

"You know child, I'm fairly certain there's a hell loop somewhere that looks just like this," he said.

Just as he was considering which one of his demons to inflict this misery upon, Lily's screeching wound down to a few sniffles. He collapsed onto the sofa, cradling the miserable little girl against his chest.

"There,there, starlight," Lucifer murmured as he smoothed her little curls, " I know this is hard for you".

Suddenly, the Devil heard a noise on the staircase under his library. He looked over to see Trixie coming up from the floor her room is on, tears streaming down her face.

Lucifer sighed, and extended the arm that wasn't currently full of néphillim. Trixie ran straight to him and curled up into his side. He wrapped his arm around the whimpering girl and leaned his chin onto the top of her head.

"Nightmares again, Urchin?".

Trixie sniffed and nodded her head. "It was Marcus this time, I dreamt he killed you and you couldn't come back ".

Lucifer gave her a tight squeeze. "As you can see, offspring, I am perfectly well. Is there anything I can do to ease your mind?".

"Can you sing, Lucifer?" Trixie asked as she snuggled into him further, " It always makes me feel better...Lily too".

"Very well," Lucifer said. He started to sing a song that had really resonated with him lately..

I'm not afraid to die

Not afraid of where I'll go

I'm afraid of how it ends

And what it'll do to you

There's a knot inside my gut

'Cause I'm not trying to give up

But the rain, yeah, the rain, it lasts forever

Forever in my heart

We can't live forever

But our love will never die

Will you hold me in your heart

Be the light when it gets dark?

We can't live forever

So if it ends the way I fear

See you on the other side, my dear

I am not afraid to die

But I'm afraid to leave you here in the dark

We can't live forever

But our love will never die

Will you hold me in your heart

Be the light when it gets dark?

We can't live forever

There's a knot inside my gut

'Cause I'm not trying to give up

But the rain, yeah, the rain, it lasts forever

Forever in my heart

We can't live forever

But our love will never die

Will you hold me in your heart

Be the light when it gets dark?

We can't live forever

But our love will never die

Will you hold me in your heart

Be the light when it gets dark?

We can't live forever

When Lucifer looked down, he saw that both children had fallen asleep. He leaned forward enough to unfurl his wings and wrap them all up before settling back against the cushions.

As he looked down at his girls, nestled amongst soft feathers, he knew that forever would never be enough to describe how much he loved them.