They kept looking at each other without saying a word, Chloe still touching his skin with her left hand on his chest. She couldn't take her hand off, for fear of breaking the link. She needed so much to feel him, to feel the life emanating from him. She brought up her right hand and caressed his cheek.
"I almost got you killed last night." she said tenderly. "I could have lost you forever!" Her voice broke and a sob escaped her lips.
At first, Lucifer's lips moved, but he was unable to say a word. Then, he found his voice again.
"Chloe, please, don't cry. I'm ok." He said it with such tenderness.
"Is this why you pushed me away? Because I make you vulnerable?" Her voice was almost breaking.
"Chloe… I…I don't care about that. I would die a thousand times over for you." The adoration in his voice was unmistakable.
She knew the truth in those words, he'd already died at least once for her, to get the antidote. She understood that much from his talk with his mother. Chloe could feel him melting under her touch. Apparently, she made him vulnerable in every ways possible.
"If you have feelings for me Lucifer, then why? Please, I need to know." Her eyes were searching his pleadingly.
Lucifer was savoring each instant of this heavenly contact, conscious that this could very well be the last time she touched him this way. He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and braced himself for what was to come. When he opened his eyes again, there was resolve in them.
"Chloe, those feelings you think you have for me, they're not real." There was clearly pain in his voice.
"What? ... What are you talking about?" She asked, confused.
"About thirty five years ago, whereas your parents were not able to conceive a child, you were created with the blessing of an angel, under the orders of my Father. That angel was my brother, Amenadiel. He told me so himself less than four months ago." Lucifer took a pause to let her absorb the shock of the news.
Chloe tried her best to control her emotions, but her breathing sped up. She slowly sat back on the sofa, removing her hands from him and lowering her eyes. It all seemed so unconceivable and yet, she remembered her parents saying how long they had tried to have children, and that when they had lost all hope, she finally arrived into this world, like a gift from heaven... That's how they had called it. She didn't feel heaven sent, as she could now remember Lucifer referring to her, back at the hospital four months ago, far from it. But she believed him. About Amenadiel being an angel, she'd already deduced that much, so that part at least wasn't a surprise.
When she raised her eyes back to him again, Lucifer continued. "Apparently, my Father planned for you to cross my path one day. He made sure you were not affected by my charms and that I would be powerless before you to insure that I would take an interest in you. But it was all planned, don't you see? He wanted us to fall for each other all along! His goal in doing so is still unclear, but it certainly has to do with him controlling my life or punishing me for whatever evil I may have done. I can't play by his rules and I can certainly not continue to let him control your life. You deserve to keep your freewill Chloe. I can't be a party to this manipulation." He tried to keep a controlled voice but it sounded shaky.
"All planned?" She was stunned. This couldn't be real, God planning her life, her being what, a poisoned gift for Lucifer? Was she just part of a big scam, created only for one purpose? She couldn't believe this and she certainly didn't feel like someone, or something, was controlling her every decisions and her life. Maybe Lucifer's interpretation of the events was biased because of his hatred for his father. She had to look at it rationally, as much as the situation permitted. She was a detective after all. She took a long moment to try and process it all, not saying a word, lost in her thoughts. Some things were just not right…
"That doesn't make any sense Lucifer! Ok, let's say, for the sake of argument that Go… your Father, put me on your path on purpose. You can't deny that I haven't always made the best of choices in my life and I'm not talking about us here. So that supports the idea that no higher power is involved in my everyday decisions. And, you agreed that your powers are not working on me, so… it must mean that I had a choice in this too. Lucifer, I don't know what your Dad had in mind when he arranged all that, but if God is the reason I met you and fell in love with you, then I should be eternally grateful." Lucifer's eyes widened slightly as he heard her admit her love for him. "The way I see this, I might very well be the only one who can love you for who you really are, without being blinded by your charms. This is more a gift then a curse I would say." She moved closer to him and looked lovingly into his eyes.
Lucifer wanted to believe it so badly. He felt his resolves falter. Could she be right? No! It was impossible! His father would never give him so great a gift. God had banished him and sent him to Hell for eternity. He felt anger build up inside him, anger at his Father for doing this to them and anger at himself for being who he was.
"How can you say you love me?" His voice was very deep, almost menacing. "Do you realize who I am? Don't you know?" Now he was almost screaming at her dangerously.
Chloe withdrew her hand slowly. She lifted her chin defiantly and stood up to him. "They call you the Devil, or do you prefer Beelzebub? Or fallen angel?" She was trying to stay calm, but the emotion could be heard in each of her words. "I know very well who you are. You are Lucifer Morningstar, the man I love. And I know you are not a bad person, Lucifer."
"Not a bad person?" Now he was laughing unbelievingly. "I am so much worse than that, Chloe! But maybe you need to see me up close to understand." He smiled dangerously at her and his eyes started glowing, as red as blood. "You really think you can love the man I am?" And then he showed her his true face, approaching it slowly from her.
Chloe punched him hard on his right shoulder and he winced. "Stop that! Will you? Stop trying to scare me. YOU are the one who's afraid here, not me." She was almost screaming now with anger.
Lucifer had certainly not expected that reaction and the surprise made him turn back to his human face in a second, dumbfounded.
"Quit hiding behind that mask to make me flee. I'm not going anywhere. You are not a monster, Lucifer. This face I see IS the real you. Why can't you accept who you are, who you have become? I certainly can. As self centered and infuriating as you can be most of the time, I have fallen for you. Not because of a celestial endgame, but because you make me a better person, every day. You always force me to look differently at everything, you push me forward. Being with you just gives me wings Lucifer. You never refrain from taking risks for those you love and you are the most trustworthy and the most loyal man I have ever known. I have seen you change and open up to me through the time we have known each other. I have discovered a wonderful person, and I think you are not anymore the man you once were. Those last months away from you have been a nightmare for me. I can't picture my life without you Lucifer." Her voice was getting softer with each word.
She looked at him lovingly and continued softly. "You smile at me and my heart swell, you touch me and I melt, you kiss me… and I'm in heaven." She was now on her knees, leaning slightly over him on the sofa. She tenderly took his face in her hands. "But, if you want me to go, I will. Just look at me in the eyes and tell me you don't love me!"
Lucifer was speechless. His Chloe was so strong! How could she stand up to him like that? How could she still love him after everything he had said and done? After knowing who he really was? But here she was and she had poured her heart out for him. He loved her so much his whole being screamed to take her in his arms.
He smiled softly at her and spoke with tenderness. "Chloe Decker, you are the only soul I have ever loved in my entire existence. I think I fell in love with you the moment I first laid eyes on you, and I will love you for eternity!"
Chloe was bemused! His words barely registering in her dazed brain. Her emotions took the upper hand and she broke down into tears and embraced him forcefully, burying her face into the crook of his neck. All her tension, angst, and fear that had built up during the last months streamed out of her in a sea of tears. She could not control herself anymore and was shaking all over with gasping sobs. He loved her! How could she have ever doubted it? It felt as if she'd known it all along, but never allowed herself to believe it.
She could hear and feel him sobbing softly too. Lucifer was clinging to her as if she were a lifeline in the middle of a storm. After a time, she couldn't say how long, she pulled slightly away from him and leaned her forehead to his. They looked at each other, smiling, eyes still shining with fresh tears.
Still unbelieving, she asked pleadingly. "Lucifer, my angel, will you let me love you?"
She didn't see any hesitation in his face when he answered. "Yes."
Without any hesitation, Chloe kissed him deeply. He answered her with hastiness, deepening the kiss even more. They were craving for each other. Lucifer had his hands all over her body instantly, caressing every part of her with lust. Whatever his Dad had in mind for him, they would face it together. He didn't want to fight this anymore, he could not. No more questioning nor hesitation. She was his and he was hers and now he was claiming her with all his being.
Chloe pushed off his robe from his shoulders and torso, caressing his skin, touching the firmness of his torso, of his back, burying her fingers in his hair, while never stopping her kisses, tasting his mouth hungrily as if she were starving. She felt tingling all over her body, overcome by lust and pleasure. She straddled him and rubbed herself against his groin, feeling him getting hard. The feeling made then both moan with pleasure. They looked at each other for a second, amazed at the novelty of the sensation. Chloe kept rubbing herself against him slowly looking at his reaction with a mischievous smile on her face. His head was leaning against the back of the sofa, eyes looking at hers but unfocused. He was already lost in ecstasy. How she loved that man! It was almost too much to bear. She was terrified of the implications of loving him so much, but she had made a choice and she would follow him through Hell if need be.
He was lost in pleasures he didn't even know existed. He was kissing her, stroking her skin under her clothing while feeling her through it with his body. The sensations were overwhelming. Panting, he broke the kiss and tried to regain his focus. She was beaming at him, cheeks flushed with desire. She was so beautiful! The urge to take off her clothing became unbearable and he started unbuttoning her shirt eagerly, watching her reaction just in case she would change her mind. But she helped him by pulling off the shirt over her head then he took her bra off. Holding her back with one hand, he tilted her backward slightly and buried his face between her breasts, kissing and licking her skin. He wanted to taste every inches of her body, to impregnate himself with her essence. He took a nipple in his mouth and sucked at it greedily, making her moan. He stroked her other breast with his free hand and caressed her skin down to her belly and back again to her breast before sucking at her other nipple.
His hands and mouth were not enough, he had to feel her body with his own, skin to skin. So he flipped her over promptly and laid her back on the sofa. He shed off his robe and in a swift movement stretched his whole length out onto her, grinding his nude body against hers. The feel of her breast on his skin was exhilarating and he could not stop himself from trusting against her through her pants, relishing in the sensation. The look she gave him was pure pleasure. She drew his head closer and kissed him anew, hard and passionate. He was losing control of his lower body now and driving them both crazy with lust. If he continued like that, he would have to take her right now and then. But this was not any woman, it was Chloe Decker, his soul mate and he wanted to do it right. So he slowed his pacing to regain control of himself then pulled away slightly. Chloe let escape a moan of disappointment at losing contact with his body, but he came back to her a second later with his mouth to her neck, tracing a path of wet kisses down her body, over her breasts to her belly. He unbuttoned her pants, slid them down her legs slowly with her panties and took them off with her socks and her shoes. Then he kissed his way up slowly and languorously, from her inner thighs to her apex. She was panting hard when he finally tasted her wetness and stroked her mound with his tongue. She cried out with delight at his expert ministrations. The taste of her made his head spin. He licked and explored her avidly, which made him get hard all over again. Each time he felt her getting near her climax he would slow down, then pace up again to make her crazy with desire. After a time, she could not take it anymore and stopped him by pulling his head back to hers. Shaking with need, she kissed him ardently then spoke, breathless.
"Lucifer! Take me now! I want you in me!"
He answered her with a moan of desire. He was more than ready to take her. He slipped his hand behind her right thigh and lifted her leg up to place himself between her legs. He slid his member in her wetness, making back and forth movements above her opening to build up her need even more. They were both holding their breaths, looking passionately at each other. Then he slid deep inside her with a swift movement and felt her walls close in around him. He was in heaven!
She held him there for a few seconds, with her arms and legs around him, savouring the feel of him inside her. There was so much love in his eyes, she could not stop staring at him. She craved that loving gaze as much as his body. Then she released him of her hold and he started moving his hips, to and fro. Still looking in each other's eyes as much as their closeness allowed them, they started kissing languorously, following the rhythm of their bodies. At first slow, the rhythm of their movements sped up and soon became frenzied. They were both trying to slow down their bodies but neither of them were in control anymore. Chloe was losing herself in him, not knowing where she ended and where he began. She had never experienced that strong a bond in her life. After a time, she felt her climax coming and let herself go entirely. She screamed and shook under the strength of her orgasm. The spasms of her pleasure made Lucifer convulse and he came loudly a few seconds later.
Once the waves of pleasure subsided, they kept holding each other, panting, with electric sparks still coursing through their veins. Lucifer rested his forehead against hers. They both smiled with delight.
"Wow! That really was amazing!" Lucifer whispered, still shaking slightly. "So, that's what they call making love?" He asked innocently.
Chloe couldn't stop the smile from spreading over her face. Too overwhelmed to answer anything, she nodded slightly to confirm his suspicion,
"That was a first for me," he admitted timidly.
Chloe brushed her fingertips over his cheek, her smile widening. "In a way, that was a first for me too." Making love to Lucifer really was like nothing she had ever experienced before. That made him laugh softly. Lucifer made a move as if he were about to withdraw from her. She held him tightly. "Don't you dare getting out of there!"
"Don't worry Love! I'm not nearly done with you." He harbored a mischievous smile.
And with that, he lifted her effortlessly, as if she were only a feather. Still inside her, he carried her to his bedroom, already kissing her passionately.
