Here is part 2 to Burn it Down. This is a direct sequel and I'm not sure it will make sense without reading the other first, just fair warning! Thank you to those who read and reviewed Burn it Down, who really inspired me to keep going with this. I hope everyone enjoys it as much as they did the first.
There is a tiny time-jump, so I'm saying it skips over Lady Parts, but its before Weaponizer. I don't have as definitive a plot for this one yet, so if there is anything you would like to see within this world, leave a comment or PM me, I always like ideas.
This is M rated for sexual content, but it won't be explicit since that's not my thing and I'm sort of taking a cue from the show to be more suggestive and naughty than explicit. :) Thank you for reading, enjoy!
Comments/Reviews welcome (and encouraged!)
DISCLAIMER: The characters do not belong to me, I am just borrowing them a bit.
It's almost a month before Chloe can contact Lucifer. She tries to do her job, finally emotionally deal with the rest of the house stuff as well as all the paperwork and everything for that. She also not only has to find a way to explain Lucifer's absence to Trixie, which she boils down to him having a family emergency, she also has to explain why she can't see her dad anymore. She refuses to visit Dan in the hospital, and sends a lawyer with divorce papers as soon as she can after she finds out what he did. She may have been able to forgive him for Palmetto, but this was beyond anything she would have ever thought he was capable of.
On top of everything, Chloe has to deal with the Dan stuff alone. Which in an odd way, makes things a little clearer when it comes to how she feels about Lucifer and what she really wants from him. But she's not giving up on them or the deal they made. A deal is a deal, especially with the Devil, that's what Lucifer told her during their first case together. He told her she could stay as long as he wanted, and she is taking that to heart. She's moved her clothes into the closet and drawers her partner cleaned out for her, though sleeping in his large bed every night is cold and lonely. She spends a few nights with Trixie just for their mutual comfort, focusing on her a little more than she has been as well. When the weekend comes up, she arranges with her Lieutenant to make sure she's not on call, letting Trixie go to her friend's house for the weekend since she's only been begging for like two weeks to be able to go.
Friday evening, Chloe pulls out her cellphone from her desk, staring at the blank screen for a few moments. Lucifer told her to wait until she was sure, but she's worried that her waiting so long might have give him time to convince himself that everything was a mistake, or something like that. Taking a deep breath and telling herself not to be a coward, Chloe turns on her phone and brings up a text message to Lucifer. One of them has to take the leap, and since she is the one that made the biggest and most recent mistake, and Lucifer made it quite clear that he would not contact her, so she has to reach out first. Tapping away, she sends a quick, succinct message.
I'd like to talk. I've made a decision. -Chloe
I see. Shall I meet you at Lux? -LM
Sure. But the Penthouse. I don't want an audience. -Chloe
Of course. I can be there in an hour. -LM
Ok, I'm still at work, so I'll see you there. -Chloe
Chloe takes a deep breath as she looks at her cellphone, getting her things together leaving work in order to get ready for the meeting with him which is pretty much just washing up really quick in the station's locker room and freshening up a little, wishing she could change into something a little nicer, but all her clothes are at the penthouse. Taking her time with everything since she wants Lucifer to get there before her, she finally gathers her things to leave for the day, getting a little caught in traffic before ending up at Lux and taking the elevator up to the penthouse.
Stepping out from the elevator, Chloe looks around for a few moments to see if Lucifer is there yet, and she smiles a little as she sees the Devil himself standing by the balcony. "Lucifer." She says, even though she's fairly sure that he already knows she's there. She takes him in and smiles a little as she admires how he's back lit by the setting sun. She doesn't know how she could have ever doubted him and her heart aches as she considers what he must have been through this past month.
Turning at the sound of the Detective's voice, Lucifer looks at her with a tentative, slightly sad smile. He looks tired though, having had a rough month that started out with a lot of drugs and alcohol and attempting to forget. Even the parties he threw were unsatisfactory though, because no matter what debauchery he got up to, or how much he tried to go back to his normal ways, it didn't work. The few sexual partners he had during the month left him feeling uncomfortable and almost guilty, even, since everything has been up in the air with the Detective and she's been so adamant about him giving up his other partners if they have any chance of a relationship. "Detective. Good to see you again." He says, trying to keep his voice even and steady, but it sounds oddly detached and flat, even to his ears. It lacks the usual enthusiasm and slightly flirty edge he usually has. It sounds wrong to even his own ears. "You've come to a decision, you said?" He asks as casually as he can, avoiding Chloe's eyes as he walks back to the bar, finishing his drink and putting the glass down. As much as he wants to pour himself another, he resists the urge, slowly turning and forcing his eyes up to Chloe's in order to give the Detective all his attention. Though outwardly he might look casual, his shoulders are slightly hunched, head tilted down slightly, lacking some of his usual confidence. Only someone who knows him well – like Chloe – would know he wasn't just solicitously leaning toward her, but rather bracing himself for yet another in a string of blows, bracing himself for the other shoe to drop.
Watching Lucifer sadly for a few moments, Chloe walks over closer to him, looking over his lightly rumpled suit, his ever so slightly messy hair. All little things, but to her it speaks volumes. She sighs a little as she watches him, reaching up to cup his chin gently to keep his eyes on hers. "I have. But there's something that I want to say first. And I need you to keep quiet until I've said it.. ok?" She says in a quiet but firm tone.
"Very well, Detective. I'm all ears." Lucifer reassures with a weak smile as he watches her, sliding his hands into his pockets to keep himself from reaching out to her in some way. Still, he can't hide the hope from his eyes as he watches Chloe, admiring her and realizing just how much he missed her. If only he weren't such a monster, so he might be worthy of someone so pure and light.
"Good." Chloe murmurs as she looks at him, then takes a deep breath and slowly drops her hand from his face. "First of all, I never thought you were a monster, Lucifer. Yeah, it was a surprising side of you to see. And I needed a little time to process it, which is why I left, but mostly what I felt was.. sadness. That you had been forced to become this person, this torturer, when you're not like that. You may enjoy punishing bad people, but I've never seen you enjoy pain. Not like that, and I don't think that was the real you. Otherwise, you wouldn't have been so worried about me seeing you like that." She explains gently, putting one hand on his arm and giving it a lightsqueeze, before holding it up when she sees him about to say something, waiting until he's settled back down and gives her a small nod for her to continue. "I spent a lot of time thinking since then. About the whole Devil and Angels stuff, about you, what you must have been through.. But also a lot about us. Our partnership, and everything which has happened between us since the fire. You seem to have me up on some pedestal like I'm somehow so much better than you, but I'm not, Lucifer." She reaches out slowly again, to place a hand over his heart. "You're good. You put up so many walls to keep yourself from pain. And I'm sorry that I broke the trust you gave me by letting me see behind those walls. But you /are/ a good man." She insists as she looks up into his eyes, smiling slightly when he avoids her gaze but stays silent. "You may be the Devil, but you are possibly the best man I've ever known, Lucifer. And you're also an Angel. And maybe.. maybe getting your wings back shows just how far you've come from the person you were when you came here." She reaches up her free hand to rest it against his cheek, not forcing him to look at her, just trying to make him see she's not afraid of him.
"And you know, maybe it was too much too fast, and too intense. Maybe we needed a little space from eachother. We had been on top of one another for days and I hadn't really processed everything from fire and then the case.. And then after you left, there were some things with Dan, but I have a feeling you already know about those.." Chloe trails off as she meets his eyes again and see the confirmation there and she no longer has to wonder who attacked her ex. "Being alone through all of this, not having you here to frustrate me, and make jokes.. to make me smile, and offer me comfort... I'm sure of myself now. I know I've processed all of the fallout from everything, all of the crap that has happened in the last month. And I know what I want. What I desire. And now, I have one question for you, Lucifer." She says as she watches him, using her hand on his cheek to lift his head a little so she can look into his eyes. "Do you still feel the same as when you left? Do you still want me to move in here, and all that comes with that?" She asks, not for the first time being glad that he doesn't lie. And really hoping he says yes because she really hasn't looked for another place, so if he's change his mind she's in a bit of trouble.
Taking a deep breath since he's now able to talk, it seems, Lucifer lifts one hand to put it around Chloe's wrist, taking her hand away from his cheek slowly. It should be a rather simple question to answer, but he struggles a little with getting it out because deep down he still thinks he's a monster unworthy of her. His selfish nature wins out however, and his determination never to lie. Holding onto her hand that he took from his face and looking down at how small and delicate it seems when compared to his own, he takes a brief moment to consider his words before he decides simple is best. "Yes, Chloe, I do." He finally answers, his voice cracking a little, and he widens his eyes for a moment as he clears his throat a little and blinks a few times before he looks up at the Detective again. He doesn't say anything else though, not sure what else she might want to say, but he stokes his thumb across the back of her hand slowly, mostly to reassure himself that she's there.
For a moment Chloe was getting worried that he might have changed his mind, or say no for any other reason his mind may think up. She sighs in relief when he answers though and she smiles, squeezing his hand a little with a small nod. "I think where we go from here is pretty simple, then.. I haven't.. moved anything out. I've been staying here." She explains as she looks at him. "I've missed you, Lucifer." She says honestly, releasing his hand to step forward and put her arms around his neck to pull him in for a hug.
Not having been expecting the hug, Lucifer freezes and hesitates for a moment as he so often does when people hug him unexpectedly. It only lasts a moment though before he places his arms around Chloe, one hand at her waist, the other just under her arm as he pulls her close. Closing his eyes for a moment, he lowers his head slightly to rest it against his Detective's shoulder, feeling a sense of wonder at how compassionate and utterly good this woman is. He turns his head toward her a little and takes a deep breath, not being able to resist placing a soft, affectionate kiss against her neck before he starts to move back just a little so he can look down into Chloe's eyes uncertainly, a part of him still searching for some sort of deceit or fear. When something seems too good to be true, it usually is, right?
Chloe's eyes are clear, and the only expression she has is one of reassurance, acceptance, and affection. "It's ok, Lucifer." She reassures softly as she looks at him, before she leans up to press a soft kiss against his lips. She knows that sometimes he understands actions better than words, and if she can get his brain to stop analyzing everything so much for a few moments she know she can get him to relax.
Lucifer returns the kiss softly because how can he not, keeping his arms securely around her as he leans down toward her a little so she doesn't have to lean up quite so far. But after a minute he slowly breaks the kiss and watches her. "Detective..." He hesitates, resting his forehead against hers before he whispers. "Chloe.." There's so much longing in his tone as he looks at her, hesitating before he leans down and kisses her more firmly, taking control a little in a way he hasn't really in their relationship, using his hold on her to pull her closer to his body as he tilts his head and deepens the kiss, which becomes a little desperate as he wants to convince himself this is real, that she's here and that despite everything she still wants him.
Relieved a little at the response she gets from Lucifer, because it's fairly predictable for him and is what she expected from her partner, Chloe slides one hand into his hair as she savors the feel of it for a few moments. Before things can get too intense though, she slowly breaks the kiss, giving him a few more soft kisses before she licks her lips a little. "You still owe me a date. You're not getting out of it that easily. And if you don't want Trixie and I to stay here, that's fine, I'll find someplace else, but I haven't really been looking. I wanted to talk to you first." She explains as she looks at him, tilting her head a little to the side as she watches his dark eyes.
Surprised and caught off-guard about her teasing about the date, Lucifer laughs a little with some disbelief as he looks at her curiously, like a puzzle he still hasn't quite figured out. Still, he's recovered some of his equilibrium at least and feels more like himself than he has in a month. "Of course, Detective. I wouldn't dream of denying you anything." He teases slightly with a small smirk. "And as for you staying here, I believe I made you a deal. While it has been a month, I haven't kept up my side of the bargain by living here alongside you, so how about we reset the timer on that, hm? Give you a month, just to make sure. Though really, I can't blame you for wanting to wake up to me every morning. What's not to like about that, hm?" He asks as he looks down at himself, his tone playful as he glances back up at his Detective with a small smirk. As always, covering up any real emotions with innuendos and suggestiveness.
Grinning a little as she looks at her partner, who she's glad to see is starting to feel more like himself, Chloe looks him over for a few moments playfully. "Well, I suppose it's not all bad. I guess I should honor the term of our deal. A deal is a deal, especially with the Devil, isn't that right?" She asks as she looks at him again, combing her hands through the hair on the back of his head a few times. "Hm. I do have an idea about how we could start things off, though." She smirks as something occurs to her, giving him her best flirty smile, which may come across a little strange right at the moment.
Arching an eyebrow with a small smirk, Lucifer's mind goes straight to the gutter as he looks his Detective over. "Well, well.. What do you have in mind, Detective? Some naughty little fantasy? Finally use your cuffs for something more enjoyable? Whatever it is, you know I'm up for anything." He teases in the low tone he uses for flirting, shifting his hold on her so his hands rest on her waist, ready to explore should they be given free reign.
Considering for a few moments as she watches the Devil in front of her, Chloe smirks a little and moves her hands to rest against his chest. "Do you trust me, Lucifer?" She asks, which is an important question, but she tries to phrase it in a lighthearted tone to try and take some of the weight off it.
"Always, Detective." Lucifer reassures without thinking about it, not sure what that has to do with anything, but his mind is certainly spinning now. "Well, you certainly have my attention now. Whatever has your mind conjured up this time, hm?" He asks as he leans down toward her a little. Clearly his mind hasn't made it out of the gutter yet. But it sort of permanently lives there.
Holding her partner at bay with gentle pressure to his chest, Chloe leans back slightly, smiling a little. "While I'm sure you have some interesting ideas of your own, and Trixie /is/ going to be gone all weekend, I have a feeling what I have in mind is different from what you have in mind." She points out, arching an eyebrow of her own at him, before sliding his hands up under his jacket, starting to push it off his shoulders.
Intentions made clear, Lucifer releases his Detective in order to move his arms behind his back and help her, tugging at his sleeves one at a time until his jacket slides off. He catches it before it can fall to the floor though and turns slightly to toss it onto the couch. Having a feeling he at least knows part of what the woman before him desires, he lifts one hand at a time to slowly undo his cufflinks, turning to slowly place them on the bar after he removes them before he returns to his former position, slowly untucking his shirt from his trousers before he holds his hands out to the side a little. "Care to finish the job, Detective? Most of your little ideas seem to involve divesting me of my shirt, afterall." He teases as he watches her.
Amused as she watches her partner, Chloe knows at some point they're going to have to have a proper talk about things, but she also knows that this is Lucifer she's dealing with. The Devil himself, basically a different species from her. A wild animal with the veneer of civility. Pushing him will only make him lash out. If he feels safe and comfortable, she's discovering that he'll open up, but only on his own terms. And she's willing to wait. Biting the corner of her lip as she looks at the somewhat rumpled looking Lucifer, Chloe shakes her head a little as she meets his eyes. "No.. No, I think you can finish up." She teases a little as she slips out of her shoes and kicks them aside.
That's a turnabout, but Lucifer nods slowly. "As you wish, Detective." He smirks a little before he starts to unbutton his shirt slowly, working his way from the top down. His eyes remain on Chloe, gauging her reaction as he continues and when he finishes, he pulls his shirt off and lets it fall to the floor, leaving him in just his trousers. "What next?" He asks with a little smirk as he looks at her, finding it rather amusing to leave her in control. He doesn't mind occasionally handing over control to his lovers, at least for a little while. But with his Detective it's different, because letting her take control also means letting him find out more about her. It's sort of an indirect method of finding out what she likes and what she desires, but he can't exactly use his normal way of finding those things out.
Shaking her head a little, Chloe takes Lucifer's hand and leads him over to the couch, picking up the remote and then looking at the couch, gauging distances for a moment, before she points. "Sit." She snickers a little before she says, "Stay, Lucifer. Good Devil." She mimics his sing-song tone from when he said that to her once upon a time, before she goes to the bar and pours them both a drink, returning to near the couch and moving the coffee table into a spot that is more easily accessible for them.
Utterly amused by this entire situation, Lucifer follows Chloe over and sits down where she pointed before he laughs at her words. "Excellent memory, Detective. Didn't you say you'd rather keep an eye on me?" He asks as he tilts his had a little and leans back on the couch, laying one arm along the back of it as he watches her move across the room. "I presume we're going to watch another movie? I can think of much better uses of our time." He notes suggestively, grateful for the drink but wondering what she's doing. It's clear she has something specific I mind.
Putting the drinks down on the coffee table, Chloe removes her overshirt/jacket which leaves her in a somewhat thin t-shirt, before she sits down next to him on the couch. "It's always safer when I can keep an eye on you, Lucifer. You do tend to get yourself into trouble." She points out before she moves away from him a little. "Just trust me, Lucifer. You'll like this." She turns to stack the throw pillows up against the arm of the couch before she turns sideways on the couch and slides one leg between him and the back of the couch. Reaching out, she tries to turn Lucifer so his back is to her, ignoring his confused expression as long as he complies.
Doing what he's told has never been Lucifer's strong suit, but he follows the unspoken directions and turns, placing his hands on either side of her legs to support himself as he slides out of his shoes so he can put his feet up on the couch. After he's positioned, the Devil turns his head to the side a little to glance at his Detective's hand on his shoulder as she starts to pull him backwards. "Are you quite sure about this, Detective?" He asks as he starts to lean back carefully against her, getting an inkling of what she wants and concerning that she won't be comfortable.
"I know what I'm doing, Lucifer. Trust me." Chloe reassures as she continues too pull him backwards, one hand moving to the back of his had to move it to the side so it rests on one of her shoulders. "There." She murmurs, smiling as she runs her fingertips down his neck before draping her arms down his bare chest. "Now pick a movie." She murmurs softly in his ear before she playfully bites the top of it, drawing one hand back up his skin to trace across his collarbone gently.
Giving a low chuckle after she bites him, Lucifer grins as he picks up the remote, his other hand sliding up her leg to curl around the side just above her knee. "Mmm.. Detective.." He purrs, still chuckling a little. "You constantly surprise me. Who knew you would be quite so creative." He murmurs approvingly before he picks up the remote to find a movie to watch, letting out a pleased sigh at her caresses. "Just out of curiosity, why are you always having me choose the movies?" He asks as he flips through his collection, stroking his thumb against Chloe's knee gently.
Quite pleased with the response she gets, Chloe considers for a few moments as she continues to stroke his bare skin slowly, sometimes just resting her hands against him, sometimes going down his arms or up his neck and into his hair a little. "Because I like seeing what you choose." She explains simply, shrugging lightly as she looks over at the TV, smiling as she sees what movie he seems to have settled on. "Pretty Woman?" She asks in surprise as she looks down at him
Relaxing and enjoying what can be best described as the petting, Lucifer turns his head to glance at Chloe. "Hookers and romance, what's not to like?" He scoffs a little, then points after he puts the remote down and the movie starts. "And you know what a leg man I am, Detective, look at the length of her skirt. Blimey." He glances over at her leg where it's bent beside him, and he strokes the outside of her thigh before letting it come to rest back where it was just above her knee, fingers curled underneath. "Of course, hard to think about those when I have a rather lovely set of legs around me already." He points out with a little smirk, shifting slightly before he relaxes, trusting his weight to her.
Lucifer certainly isn't as heavy as Chloe thought he would be, but it's certainly worth it. She shakes her head a little, goosebumps rising on her skin a little as she watches him. This is certainly not something either of them has probably ever done before, and certainly not with one another, but it also seems so easy and natural that it makes the Detective relax a little more as the movie starts, allowing her hands to do what they will, doubting there is anything she can do which Lucifer would disapprove of.
Disapprove is certainly not the word that Lucifer is thinking of as he tries to focus on the movie, but the exploratory, gentle, intoxicating touches from the somewhat frustrating woman behind him are certainly distracting. He makes it about halfway through the movie before he stops paying attention to it and starts paying attention to a certain Detective. Catching one of her hands, he presses a soft kiss to her palm before he brushes his lips down to the inside of her wrist where he places a soft kiss before he nips softly at the sensitive skin, delighting at the tiny hitch he hears in his partner's breath. Releasing her hand, the Devil sits up a little, enough that he can turn over in place and slide one arm beneath her, to support his weight on his elbow. "Detective.. you are far too distracting.." He murmurs seductively before he brushes his lips across hers, but pulls back when she tries to get more firm contact, chuckling a little as he teases her for a few moments, only giving in when she fists her hand in his hair. The kiss is passionate and a little desperate as he presses his body against hers, his free hand sliding firmly down her side over hip to hitch up her leg a little in order to encourage her to wrap it around him.
The rational side of Chloe's mind points out that this may be wrong, it might be too fast, since there's still a lot they have to discuss. For once however, the impulsive side of her mind that is starting to fill with a lustful haze, tells her rational mind to shove it where the sun don't shine. Ultimately this means she eagerly kisses Lucifer, a small moan tearing from her throat as she wraps both legs around his waist and pulls him down against her.
Lucifer holds contempt for many things and many human emotions or concepts, but one thing he holds sacred is consent. No matter what he wand his partners did, he always made sure it was what they desired. So before either of them can sink too far into a passionate haze, Lucifer breaks the kiss to watch her and breathlessly ask. "Are you sure this is what you want, Chloe?" He lifts one hand to brush her hair back, trying to ignore for a moment how deliciously gorgeous she looks, at least until he has his answer.
An involuntary whimper is pulled from Chloe when Lucifer pulls away from her, and she is about to pull him back when he speaks, which makes her try and focus for a moment. She grins a little an leans up to whisper in his ear. "I'm very sure, Lucifer. I think it's time you prove that you haven't just been boasting about your skill." She murmurs in what she hopes is a seductive way, but she's a little out of practice. Still, she nips at his ear again since he seemed to like that the first time, nuzzling her cheek against his before she relaxes back to look into his eyes.
"With pleasure. I thought you'd never ask." Lucifer purrs, kissing her again as he shifts slightly with his arms around her, lifting her from the couch and standing as his kiss becomes more impatient and desperate, spurred on by the eager response he gets from his Detective. He stumbles slightly on his way to the bedroom, carrying her with one arm around her back, the other hand spread over her butt. He presses her briefly against the wall beside the steps to his bedroom to focus more on the woman in his arms before he chuckles a little as he stumbles back and up into the bedroom to show her that his skill has not been exaggerated one bit.
Live up to the legend he certainly does, as Lucifer spends hours worshiping Chloe. When she's finally exhausted, th Devil makes sure they're both cleaned up and that Chloe is comfortable before he pulls the covers up over them both and pulls a boneless Chloe against his side. "I'll never let you go again." He promises as he nuzzles against her a little, finally allowing himself to drift off to the best sleep he's had in a month, since he left.