The devil in disguise II

~Even the devil's been an angel~

Half an hour later, Lucifer stands in front of Chloe's house. He decided to drive with his car instead of flying, not only because he enjoys the sound of the motor, but also didn't want to scare more humans today.

Lucifer nervously walks around in front of the door before finally ringing. He hears her footsteps approaching the door and in the moment he looks up, Lucifer is embraced in a heartwarming hug.

'Lucifer!' He uncomfortably pats her back, after a few minutes Chloe releases him, they go inside and sit down on the couch.

'Where have you been? I tried to call you yesterday and I even went to the Lux, but Mazikeen only told me you'd have some business to handle!' - 'Don't you know? Time runs different in heaven.' He answers with a small grin and Lucifer is sure that she takes it as a joke, although it's completely true. The ten minutes he talked with his brothers, earth circled around itself one time.

She looks at him puzzled, but he can see the hurt in her eyes, and some tears form in the corners. 'Lucifer, what happened? I..I saw you dying and then you were back and...' She stops and sobs, wiping the tears away with her thumb. 'Do you want some wine? Chloe walks away without giving him the opportunity to say or do something and disappears in the kitchen.

'Detective! I have to show you something.' He hears sniffling from the kitchen, but when Chloe approaches him, she doesn't cry at all. She just places the wine on the table, sits down and stares at him, her blue eyes meeting his as if she wanted to tempt him. Lucifer sighs, gets up and stands in front of her, making sure that he won't damage anything in his surroundings. 'I'll show you something, dear, and I promise you it wasn't my idea, rather the one of my brothers, but please, please don't freak out, Detective! I beg you.' - 'Ok' she whispers, not more, just this little word. He winces when he sees the hurt in her eyes. Then he breathes in and out, one, two, three times, and spreads his wings.

Silence.

The only sounds are some birds flying over the house. Chloe just stares at him, her eyes wide and her mouth slightly open. After a minute, things get uncomfortable for Lucifer and he lowers his wings before hiding them again. 'Chloe? Are you...are you okay?'

He sits down beside her on the couch and softly touches her arm. Chloe flinches and jumps up, beginning to walk around in her living room.

'Wha-What are you? I mean you can't...you can't be...! Oh my...!', she stutters. Then she sits down again, but this time across the couch. Chloe hides her face in her hands, tears running down her cheeks. She begins to talk, more to herself than to him. 'How the hell did I get into this? I'm not... I am not supposed to feels things...I...' Chloe terrified hides her mouth under her hand and looks at him in shock. 'Chloe it's okay. I'll explain to you. I'll answer any question. Trust me.' He reaches out his hand.

She looks at him for a moment, then finally takes his hand and sits down next to him again.

Half an hour later, Lucifer answered every question, explained everything to Chloe. They talked about his red eyes, his wings and his charming personality, about his real 'age' and his history. They even talked about Mazikeen and Amenadiel and about what happened when he died. He showed her his gleaming red eyes, but doesn't show her his devil's real face.

'But, dear, now you have to explain something to me.' She looks at him, not understanding what he means. 'Why did you say you aren't supposed to feel things?' Chloe averts her eyes but still feels his piercing black glance on her. 'Because...' She sits down cautiously, on the other end of the couch. 'I kinda feel.. things I didn't feel for a very long time, when you are near me. Not these kind of feeling when you seduce someone, but..something else.'

She scoots closer to him, suddenly feeling oddly brave. 'I like you very much Lucifer, and when I saw you laying there in your pool of blood I..' she chokes on her words and new tears well up in her eyes.

'What is it, dear?' He carefully lays his arm around her, pulling her close to him. 'I thought I lost you.' They are silent for a few minutes. Then Chloe turns her head and faces him. 'Lucifer, I ...I don't know how to say this but..' - 'I love you too, Chloe.' She stares at him with big eyes, in pure astonishment. 'You do?' He nods. She stretches forwards, and lets their lips meet to a first, mind-blowing, love-showing kiss.