"Darling, I'm so sorry, but this isn't working." Lucifer stopped thrusting and sat back on his heels.
"Excuse me?" The blonde blinked up at him through sweat-smeared makeup, strands of hair clinging to her face. Her hands rattled above her head, cuffed to the bedposts as she writhed. "It seemed … okay to me."
Yes. Just okay. That was the problem.
Her breasts heaved with each breath, and she arched towards him to offer herself up in his silence, but he looked at her dispassionately, wondering what it was that didn't fit.
Other than the fact that it wasn't Chloe Decker herself handcuffed to his bed.
But since she was still resisting him, one had to make do. This woman was the closest he could come: similar height, build, length of hair. She had walked into Lux last night, and perhaps it was the red dress she'd worn, but he'd thought, for a moment, that she was his detective.
Just for a moment, but he hoped that would be enough. Or that he could find it here, in his bedroom, in what was already roleplaying. She could roleplay someone else, and he could get – no, he could take – back his control. Just like the good doctor said.
It irritated him that he spent a little too much time wondering how to describe the difference in their hair colour, and that the line of the jaw was absolutely not the same, not from any angle. Downright distracting, in fact.
"Dear, I say this for the first, and hopefully last, time in a very long life. It's not you, it's me. Which is not something I care to have you repeat. To anyone. So let's see how I can make this all better …. Ah, I know. You handcuff me." Of course. Chloe would never let him handcuff her. Well, not the first time. But she'd gotten those bracelets on him the second time they'd met. He smiled. "Don't be afraid to be a little rough. I've been a bad, bad devil."
Rough was the wrong word. He knew as soon as the woman started touching him; she was thinking S&M play, not dominance. She twisted the cuffs, tried to lever his elbows, pinch his nipples. He ignored the sensations for a bit, hoping her fumbling would settle into a routine, but her movements kept distracting him out of his fantasy. He and Chloe by the car, where she could push him against the door, his hands bound – willingly, of course, but for her he would stay in them, like a very good devil – and she would look up at with those cool eyes and lips, her mouth would open—
Twist, and he was yanked back into this moment, his hard-on softening with a voice that was higher, softer than he wanted. "I bet you like this, right?"
He reminded himself that he didn't always have to tell the truth. Nothing would be gained by letting this poor woman know she wouldn't give even the newest, most inexperienced demon with a serious case of a conscience a run for their money. Should he point her towards a few of his toys? He glanced at the ornate clock on the wall. He'd allowed himself a few hours to indulge, to see if he could work this out of his system, but this was useless. This woman didn't look, smell or feel like what he wanted, and it was ironic for him to sit here and let this poor woman flail around helplessly when even he didn't know how Chloe truly felt like in bed. Not to mention disrespectful.
He'd have to bring that up with the good doctor, next time he saw her. And time allotted for payment; he owed her that too.
Might as well finish this up and go into work despite the early hour; he'd find something to do there, even if it was to help open. So he slipped the cuffs, a moment that flashed him back to his fantasy, to their second meeting, and that gave him a surge he felt right down to his bones, stiffened his cock. In a single fluid motion he embraced the woman, flipped her over onto her stomach, and slid into her from behind. She was slick and ready; he slipped in easily, thanks to his previous efforts. Her shocked gasp was gratifying. "I like this very much." She was impaled on him, gasping at the sudden change, her chatter stopped. Her face and jaw could no longer distract him, his hard-on was back, and he could focus on a good finish.