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Lucifer had ushered her out of their apartment at insane o'clock, into a waiting Uber that took them to LAX. Chloe had then expected to be led to one of the ticket counters when, instead, Lucifer dragged her off to a waiting airport attendant. As soon as she was led into the private lounge it occurred to her just how stupid she had been expecting Lucifer to fly on a normal airline like any normal person.
No, no. Not this Devil. They were taking his private jet.
"Your private jet?" She'd asked as the attendant shut the door behind him.
"Of course, kitten. You didn't think I was going to make you slum it in economy did you?"
"Your private jet?"
"Are you stuck on repeat?" Lucifer asked as he dropped into one of the leather seats.
Chloe glared as she sunk into the chair opposite him. Their bags had already been taken away.
"Lucifer. Just how many things - like a private jet - do you own that I don't know about?"
"A fair amount. I suppose now that we're cohabiting it would probably be wise for me to inform you about them all." He frowned before grinning cheekily. "But wouldn't that just suck the fun right out of life?"
"No." She huffed.
"Fine. Would you like me to go alphabetically or by continent?"
"Contin-Lucifer, where are we going?"
"The deal, my love. Anywhere. You promised me anywhere. And anywhere is where we're going. Now - how about I ask the stewardess to get us a drink, hmm?"
Chloe stuck her tongue out at him.
"Unless you're offering another form of entertainment?"
"Go get me a damn drink, Lucifer."
"Yes, ma'am." He mock saluted, jumping out of the chair. Moving over to the door, he stuck his head into a neighbouring room before coming back in.
"What's through there?"
"The premiere lounge."
"If that's premiere where are we?"
Lucifer smirked. "Exclusive."
Chloe grinned back. Ambling back over to the chairs, Lucifer chose the one beside her this time and his butt had barely touched the chair before he had his arm slung around her shoulders, pulling her close. The armrest dug into their sides but they didn't care.
"Why do you even need a private jet?" She mumbled, her head tucked under his chin. "You have your wings back now, you can go wherever you want."
"True. However I haven't had them for a very long time - I'm not going to risk any long distances carrying you just yet."
"Not to mention you'd scare any airline pilots half to death if you crossed paths."
"Exactly. Plus my wings don't exactly have storage space for our luggage..."
Twisting her body to bring her even further into Lucifer's side, Chloe sighed happily before curiosity got the better of her. "By continent?"
He chuckled. "Alright. Well for starters I don't own anything in Antarctica."
"Really?" Chloe asked slyly. "I would have thought sitting on top of a glacier would be right up the Devil's street."
"Hardly. I also have nothing in Australia. The climate is a little too similar to Hell for my liking. I have contemplated buying something on the coast before, maybe open up a Lux down under. Although the patrons of Lux already go down under on a regular basis, if you know what I mean."
"Lucifer. I always know what you mean."
"Of course - because you're the perfect woman." Lucifer smiled into her hair while she willed away a blush. "Let's see what else..."
"How about we start at home first?"
"Alright. Well there's Lux, the loft, a townhouse in San Francisco, private hotel suite in Vegas, apartment in New York - overlooking Central Park, obviously - condo in Miami, not really my scene of course but a prime location for making deals with the truly desperate..."
"Obviously." Chloe deadpanned, rolling her eyes. Her life was so strange.
"...A cabin at Tremblant - that's in Quebec - which I used to use to hunt ski bunnies, but I guess will now be used exclusively for skiing." He chuckled at Chloe's indignant huff. While he loved to assure her that he was all hers for the taking, she knew he still enjoyed her occasional jealous outbursts. They'd encountered some Brittany's the other day who were looking to reminisce...long story short Chloe had sent them packing.
The stewardess came in to hand them their drinks. Lucifer barely slowed down to give her a tip. "A loft in Polanco."
"Polanco?"
"Mexico City. I usually go for the formula one. Now - islands..."
It was safe to say there were plenty of holiday destinations on offer and Chloe was no closer to narrowing down where they were going. Except that it was warm and there would be swimming.
"And finally a townhouse in San Jose."
"California?"
"Costa Rica." Lucifer said. "It's the happiest place on Earth, dear. The furthest place from Hell a Devil can get."
The steward who had brought them to the lounge reappeared in the doorway to take them to the plane.
"I guess we'll have to cover Europe and Asia on the jet. I'll tell you about South America on the drive."
"We're driving too?" Chloe asked, already feeling exhausted. Although that was more from the information overload than anything else.
"Don't worry, you can have a nap on the plane. I want you wide awake when we arrive." Lucifer replied, cheerfully taking Chloe's hand to lead her out onto the tarmac.
The seats were large enough that Lucifer had been able to pull her into his own shortly after takeoff.
"Trust me kitten, there's plenty of space. In fact, if you're in the mood..." he had trailed off, reclining the seat.
"Lucifer the crew are still here." She'd said indignantly.
"I can tell them to stay in the cabin."
"No."
"Oh fine. You head to the toilet, I'll wait a minute then follow."
Chloe chuckled.
"Really, Chloe. You must want to join the mile high club!"
"Who says I'm not already a member?" Chloe replied, smirking as he blanched. She turned so she could press her back to his chest. "So - Europe?"
"Right." Lucifer said, put out. "Well there are the usual suspects - Paris, London, Rome..."
True to his word, after they'd capped off Europe with the unexpected entry of a villa on the Albanian Riviera, he'd let her have a short nap before waking her up to the first entry on the Asia list - which for the record was a penthouse in Beijing.
"Actually that had been Mazikeen's - I always preferred Shēnzhèn personally - but since her return to Hell it's fallen into my ownership."
"Why do you have so many houses?" Chloe sighed, rolling her shoulders. No matter how comfy the seats were, anything more than a couple of hours on a place was too long.
"You try being cooped up in one place for a few millennia - trust me, you'd want to travel too. Anyway, they're useful for deals. I let some of them out." Lucifer stated.
Chloe nodded, starting to regret opening Pandora's box. Just how much money did he have? Although knowing Lucifer he probably hadn't even bought all of the places, they'll have been a thank you gift for some elaborately constructed deal.
Looking out of the window Chloe couldn't even remotely guess where they were and Lucifer wouldn't give away any clues.
They were flying over the ocean, that much Chloe could tell.
Eventually the plane started to circle and the captain announced they would have to return to their seats.
Hopping back into the seat beside Lucifer's, Chloe stretched out her arms.
"How long is this drive going to be?"
"Not that long." He reassured.
"Okay - well I should probably call Trixie from the car. She'll be going to bed soon. I think." Knowing what time zone she was in would be useful though.
"Of course." Lucifer smiled.
Touching down she was led straight from the tarmac to the car park - bypassing security and immigration yet again - meaning she had no chance to glimpse any signs that might enlighten her to their destination.
Although Chloe had been adamant when they left Lux that she was not wearing a blindfold the entire journey, she did appease Lucifer by shutting her eyes on the drive.
"Excellent." He crooned as they got into the car that had been waiting for them in the parking lot outside the airport.
"You might change your tune if this makes me car sick." She'd grumbled back, her head falling back against her seat.
Lucifer's phone connected to the Bluetooth so Chloe was able to have a quick chat with Trixie who - she was happy to hear - was having the time of her life with her grandparents, who were spoiling her rotten.
Lucifer, who Chloe hoped was driving safely, chatted happily to Trixie but wisely stayed silent when Dan's Mom came on the phone to chat. His parents had been heartbroken by the divorce, even though it had been Dan's suggestion, and hadn't been particularly pleased to learn that Chloe was not only going on holiday with her boyfriend but was also living with him.
Drawing the conversation to a close when Lucifer squeezed her thigh to indicate they were near, Chloe was relieved to be able to open her eyes.
Expecting to be outside a hotel or one of Lucifer's many houses, Chloe was surprised to find herself instead on the dock for a private boat company where Lucifer was quickly greeted by a man and a woman who seemed to be his best friends.
They each drew him into a warm hug before the man started to ask about their journey. The woman looked at her curiously, before grabbing her luggage and encouraging her to board the waiting boat.
Settling into the back of the cabin, Lucifer turned to Chloe as his friends started the engine. "Close your eyes again, Chloe. It'll only take us twenty minutes."
"Where the hell are we going?" Chloe asked, her eyes staying firmly open.
"It's a surprise, my love." He smiled back, throwing an arm around her shoulders.
"Well can you at least tell me where we're leaving?" She asked, tiredly sinking into his embrace.
"Oh very well. We happened to land at Lynden Pindling International Airport."
Chloe blinked. "Lucifer. I don't know the name and location of every airport on the planet."
"I figured you wouldn't." Lucifer chuckled before leaning forward to chat happily with Dael and Renata as they set off across the water.
With one last glance at the dock behind them and the islands on the horizon before them, Chloe shut her eyes. She at least knew that they were somewhere tropical. The flight hadn't been that long so she figured they were still in the America's.
When they pulled to a stop Chloe hesitatingly cracked open an eye, opening them fully as Lucifer hopped out the boat.
The island was only small, other islands still just in sight on the darkening horizon. The sun had nearly set. Dael followed Lucifer with their bags before stepping back in to help Chloe off the boat. With a wave the two were off, heading back for the mainland.
"Are we there now?" Chloe groaned as they sped off. Lucifer picked up the bags and started long the path.
"Yes, we are."
Chloe sighed with relief and followed him, her curiosity returning now that she knew the journey was finally over.
There was a one story villa ahead, although it was too dark for Chloe to gather any more details than that.
Lucifer led them in and switched on the lights to the living room. "Alright. Here we go. Now - where do you want to have sex first?"
Ignoring him Chloe glanced around the place. It was safe to say they were alone. "Where are we?"
"We are on Fos. It's an island in the Bahamas...I named it."
Chloe arched a brow - now this was just taking the cake. "You have your own private island?"
"Nooo," Lucifer scoffed, "that would be ridiculously expensive. I hardly get the time to come out here. No, I just time share it."
A smile took over her face. Her crazy, adorable Devil. "Fos?"
"It's Greek. For light."
Of course it was. "So it's just the two of us for the next two weeks?"
"Just us."
"On our own island?"
"On our own island. Where we can relax, have sex, go for a swim, have sex in the ocean, have dinner, have sex on the dining table..."
"I get the picture." Chloe laughed.
"And I thought we could use the opportunity of some well deserved privacy for a few experiments." He grinned back.
"Do I dare ask?"
"Let's save it as a surprise." Lucifer smirked. "Now, come here."
Swooping her up in his arms he marched them through the house and barely let her catch sight of the bedroom before she was promptly dumped on a bed, somehow even bigger than the one back at Lux, with Lucifer eagerly following her down.
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The sun had completely filled the room by the time Chloe woke up, stretching despite her muscles' protest. She was surprised to find Lucifer's side of the bed empty, but figured he was probably in the kitchen.
Rubbing her eyes she was about to throw on a robe when she caught sight of her red bikini set out at the foot of the bed. That smug bastard, she thought idly as she pulled it on. Running a brush through her hair she padded through into the kitchen. Lucifer wasn't there so she grabbed some water and went to explore.
It was a beautiful house, more like her Mom's beach house in decor than the penthouse. Everything was softly furnished but warm, completely open with sunlight flittering in to every recess.
Unable to find Lucifer anywhere in the house, Chloe stepped out onto the veranda and eventually made her way towards the ocean. Still seeing him nowhere in sight, Chloe decided to slip in for a short swim while Lucifer finished whatever he was up to.
The water was wonderfully warm on her skin as she waded in, so clear that she could see right down to the sand beneath her feet.
Chloe ended up floating on her back, content to let the gentle waves carry her as her eyes closed against the bright sun. Even with them shut the white light filtered in through her eyelids until it suddenly darkened. The sun must have passed behind a cloud, Chloe thought lazily. It soon brightened again, only to dim again a moment later. Her eyes remained shut until a loud splash came from her right and a wave of water crashed over her.
Spluttering as she drew herself upright to tread water, Chloe brushed the hair from her eyes and found Lucifer beside her with his wings fully extended and lightly floating on the water.
"Good morning my love." His eyes raked over her. "You look divine. I tried to get your attention when you came out, but when I came to fly lower I ended up in a dive."
"So this was the experiment you were talking about?" Chloe smiled, swimming forward into his arms. She loved getting the chance to see Lucifer's wings and while one arm wrapped around his shoulder to keep herself afloat, the other hand carded through the damp feathers causing Lucifer to preen under her attention.
They'd decided that Trixie was still too young to be learning that her Mom's new boyfriend was the Devil, and as a result Lucifer's newly returned wings had had to be kept under wraps. Lucifer had seemed all too happy with the arrangement - in fact Chloe suspected he may have tried to cut them off again if it weren't for the knowledge that he might need them once they both died to travel between the planes.
"Not exactly." Lucifer said mischievously, both arms coming to seize her waist.
Chloe's frown soon cleared as they shot out of the water and up into the air. Gripping him tighter, Chloe's head spun as they came to a gradual stop and hovered high above their villa. His wings gleamed in the sunlight and gently worked to keep them airborne.
"I thought you might like to take in some scenic views."
"Wow." Chloe murmured, the fear that had immediately powered through her fading as she took in the view.
"I figured this seemed as good a place as any to have some practice flights. Not only is there no one around to give an existential crisis to but if we have to make any emergency landings the water will cushion the fall quite nicely."
Chloe's gaze swept from the sky to the horizon to the villa to Lucifer's beautiful wings and finally back to his eyes. He was watching her cautiously.
"Do you trust me to do this?"
"Of course I do." Chloe grinned.
"Good." Lucifer said before eliciting a squeal out of her as he pushed her away from his torso and supported her weight solely on his arms. "You might be better on my back though."
In a move that defied the natural laws of physics, Lucifer hoisted her over to slot on his back and groaned as her arms clamped hard around his ribs. "Do try not to break anything there, kitten. I swear, I won't let you fall."
"I know. Although given I can punch through a wall I'd probably survive it anyway." She chuckled into his shoulder blades, her stomach giving a lurch as he dived down before soaring them back up into flight.
This was certainly going to be a holiday to remember.
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I mentioned San Jose because I used to live in SJ, CA :DI hope you enjoyed this and weren't too nauseated by a happy Chloe/Lucifer. There's so much angst on the TV show right now I can barely stand it. I have actually written another story for these two (not part of this series) which is so angsty because I am so unhappy that (SPOILER) Chloe STILL doesn't know Lucifer is the Devil and that they haven't had a hash out over Candy. But the POV is all over the place so it needs serious reediting. In the meantime I have lots of other stories on here and an original work on InkItt under the same username, if you want to check it out. Please drop me a comment if you enjoyed this - or want to know about all the imaginary properties Lucifer has. I actually have to credit Sanoiro for their work 'The Deckerstar Buoyant Manifestation' - which started me on the trek of thinking what other properties Lucifer owns other than Lux, because that can't be all! Thank you for reading - have a good week. 263Adder has left the building ;)