Wow, thank you so much for the feedback that you all gave me on my first chapter. Here is the next one as promised. Hope you enjoy!

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Things Change

They sat there for days and Lucifer made no signs of getting any better. The more time went on, the more the doctors felt that he was unlikely to make a recovery, but Chloe would not accept that. She sat there and prayed every night that he would be spared, but she was rewarded with nothing. The clicks of the ventilator seemed deafening as she sat there, eyes fixed on the tube that protruded from his pale lips, breathing for him. His eyes were still beneath their lids and she wondered if he could hear her. Amenadiel came and went from the hospital and others came to visit too. Dan had come by a few times and Linda had visited almost everyday, even Trixie had come by and his room was littered with pictures she had drawn him, but Chloe was a constant. Despite the doctors telling her she needed to leave, she used her cop card to stay. She couldn't leave him alone, he had been there when she had woken, she would make sure that she was there when he did. If he did. The only person that had not come by was Maze. Chloe was worried about her, she would usually be at Lucifer's side, protecting him from any danger that might come his way but right now she was nowhere to be seen. No one had heard from her in days.

'How's he doing?' asked a familiar voice, pulling Chloe from her reverie.

'Uh, um still no change.' she replied, rubbing her eyes with her palms.

'Ahh Chlo I'm sorry.' They replied, taking a seat at the end of the bed.

'Dan you don't have to keep coming here.' said the detective as she leant back in her chair.

'You should go home and get some sleep Chloe. Trixie is sick of staying with me' joked Dan as he stood from his chair 'Come on he's not going to wake up any time soon. Go home, get some sleep. Have a proper shower.'

'I am not leaving him Dan. If he wakes I want to be there.' she replied, not taking her eyes off of the angel.

'Let Eve take care of him. She's been desperate to see him but feels like she can't'

'I'm not stopping her.' spat Chloe in reply.

'I'll let her know then.' Replied Dan plainly as he walked towards the door.

'Great yeah, I'm sure he will appreciate her coming.' Chloe said, but Dan could tell she didn't mean a word.

He left then without uttering another syllable and once again the room was silent. She focused on the uniform rise and fall of his body breathing with the machine. She ran her fingers over his chiseled chest, his skin was clammy to her touch but she could feel his heart still beating. It was faint but there, he was still with her.

'Lucifer, you need to stop this now. You're an Angel, you shouldn't be hauled up in a hospital bed on life support.' she said as brushed a loose piece of hair back from his face 'I'm sorry for the way I acted, for what I did to you.'

She paused, standing up so that she was stood over him, her face just centimetres away from his. Her breath hitched in her throat as she fought back the tears that threatened to spill from her tired eyes.

'Please don't leave me now.' she whispered as she kissed his forehead, scrunching her eyes as the tears pushed there way through.

The room was suddenly filled with alarms and the detectives heart dropped to the floor. She was pulled away by hands that came out of nowhere. She watched as doctors and nurses swarmed him, his body jolting as one tried to shock him back to life, another pumping air. Together they were fighting to bring him back and Chloe could do nothing but watch. She sunk to the floor, sobbing uncontrollably as they shocked him again and again but the alarms continued to blare. Finally after what felt like an eternity the sweet sound that indicated a heartbeat filled the air and Chloe let out a breath of relief. Slowly the people that brought him back began to leave, just one nurse remained who was going about reconnecting his ventilator. Soon she left too and the detective was once again left with Lucifer, his hair was ruffled from the commotion that had just occurred. She noticed that his beard was starting to grow too long, and she started to wonder whether they would let her trim it. He wouldn't like to be so scruffy, he wouldn't let it get this long.

'You can't do that to me again.' she said as she paced up and down his room.

She felt like she could not touch him, that if she did he would slip away. She went and sat in the corner of the room, hugging her legs and resting her chin on her knees. She watched him for hours, time seemed to become irrelevant as the minutes slipped into hours.

'You watch him like he's a fire thats about to be snuffed out.' said a Doctor as he pulled her back to the real world.

All Chloe could do was give him a weak smile as she stretched her tired legs. She was surprised when he handed her a hot paper cup, the smell of coffee hit her and she looked at him with questioning eyes.

'I thought you could do with a pick me up.' he said kindly as he grabbed Lucifer's chart from the base of his bed.

'Thank you.' she replied as she blew on the hot liquid before taking a sip, the taste dancing on her tongue and she closed her eyes enjoying the small moment of pleasure it gave her.

'He must mean a lot to you, for you to remain by his side.' he said as he went about doing his checks.

'He's my partner.' she replied plainly.

'He's more than that though isn't her,' he paused, tilting his head and taking in her expression 'i've seen the way you look at him.'

She didn't respond, just kept her gaze fixed on her companion. With that he smiled and left, but she was not alone for long as soon the room was filled with the shrieks of Eve as she threw herself onto Lucifer's prone form.

'Oh my god Lucifer, what's happening to you?' She said softly, stroking his cheek as she took his hand in hers 'What are they saying?' she asked as she turned to look at the Detective.

'They are saying that he is stable, but that he is unlikely to recover from his wounds.' started Chloe, wrapping her around arms around her as she stepped towards Eve 'we lost him a few hours ago but they managed to bring him back.'

Eve shook her head in disbelief, not accepting what Chloe had just told her. She placed a kiss on his cheek, tears tracing down hers as she buried her head in his chest.

'He's strong though, and I know that he will fight as hard as he can to get back to me... I mean to us.' Stuttered Chloe as she walked up beside the dark haired woman.

Eve nodded at her and gave her a weak smile before sitting herself down on the edge of the seat placed beside his bed. Clasping his hand in hers, she kissed it gently and watched him for some time. Not a word was spoken between them and soon Eve was moved on by a nurse, she tried to protest but lost that fight and Chloe did little to stop it. She felt a small pang of guilt that her badge was the only thing that stopped the Doctors from moving her on too but it was not enough to force her hand. Secretly she wanted to keep him to herself, so that she could protect him. And then another day passed and she found herself sleeping in a chair again.

The next morning she was woken by the sound of her daughters voice, as she sat there chatting away to Lucifer.

'Morning Mommy.' she said sweetly as she grinned at the Detective before continuing her one sided conversation with the unconscious angel beside her.

'Morning sweetie, wheres your dad?' said Chloe as she rubbed her tired eyes before scanning the room for Dan.

'He's gone to get coffee, so he told me to watch Lucifer whilst you slept.' she replied as she scribbled away at a piece of paper on the edge of Lucifer's bed.

'What you drawing baby?' she asked as she wandered towards her daughter.

'Just something for Lucifer, I thought he would like it for when he woke up.' she stated.

Chloe looked over her daughters shoulder at the masterpiece that she was creating and a small smile crossed her lips. It was of the three of them. Chloe and Lucifer were holding hands whilst, Trixie was stood in front of them.

'That's lovely Monkey.' she said as she placed a kiss on the top of her head, before stepping out of the room for a moment. Everything was becoming too much for her to handle.

'Hey I grabbed you one too.' said Dan as he strolled up beside her, handing her the coffee 'you okay?'

'He almost died again yesterday, and all i could do was stand there and watch.' she said, one hand covering her eyes as she fought to keep her composure.

'Shit, what are the doctors saying?' he asked as he looked at Lucifer through the room window.

'Nothing really, but i know that they're hiding something.

Dan thought long and hard about what to say to her, because he himself didn't know what was going to happen.

'Amenadiel and I have been looking for answers to why Lucifer is.. well you know and we're coming up blank' said Dan as he leant against the wall beside her 'he's been to the silver city seeking answers but no one seems to be able to supply him with any.'

'So what he's just mortal now?' Growled the detective before taking a gulp from her coffee.

"I don't know what to tell you Chlo.' he replied, his eyes sad.

'Seems no one does.' she finished before walking back in to Lucifer's room and propping herself on the edge of his bed.

'Mum do you think Lucifer is going to get better?' quizzed Trixie as she finished her drawing.

'I don't know monkey.'

'But you got shot and you got better.' replied the child as she jumped up from her seat and stuck her latest picture next to the many others she had done.

'Well baby, Lucifer was shot a little worse than I was so its taking him a little longer to get better.' she paused, unsure what to say next 'we need to prepare ourselves for the possibility that he won't get better.'

Trixie look at her mother with an expression that the detective had never seen before, not even when Maze had insulted her. It was a look of genuine heartbreak. Chloe pulled her daughter in close and the two of them sobbed together, but were pulled out of their shared sorrow by choking. Lucifer's eyes wide as he choked on the tube down his throat.

'Go get help baby.' Said the detective before she leapt to her partners side in an attempt to calm him 'shhhh you're going to be okay.'

With that he relaxed to her touch. Their eyes locked as she gripped his hand tightly in hers. Did this mean that he was going to be okay, that they were going to be okay?

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Well, there it is, hope you liked the latest chapter. Let me know what you think.