CHAPTER 10
Chloe checks her watch again, clearly getting bored and more impatient as the minutes go by. Thirty more minutes and she'd finally be free. The taste he left on her lips, as well as the upcoming evening still lingered in her mind. She looks down at her pile of papers once more. For once, she was almost glad she had some paperwork to catch up on because her brain was nowhere near its full potential. She checks her phone and takes a minute to admire the picture in the background. The Lieutenant brings her out of her dream world.
"Decker!" She says. "Eager to go home?"
"Yeah. It's been a long day." She says, starting to tidy her desk.
"Don't forget the office party tonight. There's the new detective arriving and I want every officer to be here. Remember, I want some team dynamic."
"Sh..oot. I forgot about this." She answers. "At what time does it start?"
"7 pm." Chloe fights the urge to roll her eyes. "Look on the bright side. You get to advance on your paperwork." The Lieutenant says before she heads for her office.
"Thanks." She mumbles once her boss is out of hearing range. She starts to write a text to Lucifer to cancel their plan but decides it's better to call him instead. She dials his number. She almost goes to voicemail.
"Well hello, there Love." He greets her, his voice deep. "Almost missed your call. I was having a rather enjoyable shower. Missing me already?" She can hear his grin. "You know that I'm at the penthouse with not much to do at the moment, apart from another shower maybe. So if you ever feel like dropping by early, it's fine by me."
"Yeah." She starts. "About tonight..."
"Yes?"
"I'm gonna have to cancel. I'm sorry." She pauses, trying to understand his reaction. When she feels none, she continues. "There's this welcoming party at the office for the new detective. The Lieutenant said the party would create some sort of team building. The attendance of every detective is mandatory." She takes a breath. "But you're invited, so you could come. You are my partner after all."
"That sounds like a boring party. I think I'll pass on this one." He answers. "It's been a while since I've made myself known in Lux anyway."
"You sure?"
"Yes." She hears a faint smile. "Have a great party."
"See you tomorrow at work?"
"9 am sharp." He answers before hanging up.
A few hours later - A bar near the station
The party, much to Chloe's surprise, wasn't as bad as she thought it was gonna be. Of course, she kinda felt bad for cancelling on Lucifer but the new guy was actually rather charming and interesting, and somehow they clicked instantly. He was divorced, had a kid about Trixie's age, gave up a media career for a more significant one, and she felt he got her. She spent most of the after-work party talking to him, and even agreed to go out for drinks later along with a few other colleagues. As she found out, she had a lot of common interest with this new trainee detective.
Most of the others had left and the ones remaining were almost too drunk to understand anything happening around them. She checks her watch, sending the unspoken message it was time to leave.
"Worried about your kid?"
"No." She replies; "My ex-husband has her for the night and the weekend, but I have a shift tomorrow so I should probably get home."
"I understand." He smiles at her. "See you tomorrow morning then."
"Yeah. See you." She mirrors his smile. "I'll introduce you to Lucifer."
As she walks by to her car, she contemplates for a moment driving over to Lux to surprise Lucifer, and if she was honest with herself, to also get rid of that hornyness she'd felt ever since she stepped into the bar. But she finally decides for the sensible thing and drives home instead. Besides, it was Lucifer after all, and he was probably still down at Lux, partying, or playing the piano and she was rather tired.
The next morning - LAPD precinct
She hurries in as she sees she was already late. It was well past 9:30 am. She heads straight for her desk, expecting the Devil to be waiting for her, legs on her desk, sipping at his coffee or his flask. She feels a bit disappointed as she sees her chair empty, but she still gets to work. After an hour or so, and Lucifer still being a no-show, she decides to call him. He picks up just as his voicemail starts.
"Hi." She says.
"Morning." He replies, his voice empty of any cheerfulness.
"Is everything alright?" She asks, feeling something was most definitely off.
"Yes." He answers, his tone very neutral. "I just have a family situation I need to deal with. I might be unavailable over the coming days."
"Okay." She says. "I don't have much work today and since I worked some extra hours yesterday, I might be able to leave early. I can drop by Lux later today."
"Not a good idea." He hastily replies and she can hear some voices arguing in the back. "I'll call you."
"Are you sure everything is fine?"
"Grand." He says. "Bye Love." Then he hangs up.
Chloe stares at her screen, pondering the idea of calling him back or driving over to Lux to see for herself but she finally decides against it. Instead, she dials Linda's office line.
"Doctor Martin's office, what can I do for you?"
"Hi. I'm Detective Chloe Decker, a friend of hers. Can you please put me through?"
"Oh Morning Chloe." Linda answers. "How are you doing. You sound worried."
"Hey, Linda. Sorry, I thought it was your receptionist."
"She's on sick leave for today." She replies. "What can I do for you?"
"I need your lights on a specific matter."
"A Lucier related matter I take it?" She pauses and waits for her reply but Chloe doesn't answer. "What's happening? Is everything alright with you two?"
"I think so. I'm not sure..."
"Go on."
"We were supposed to see each other last night. It's been a while since we were able to have some alone time together." She pauses. "But I had to cancel at the last minute because of an office party and ever since, he's been distant, almost as if he's holding it against me. He said he has some family issue to deal with, but I don't know. You don't think he could be mad because I cancelled on our date, do you?"
Linda smiles. "First, he waited on you for years, so I'm pretty sure he wouldn't hold it against you if you cancelled at the last minute. And he doesn't lie, so if he told you he had a family thing, it must be the case. Maybe he just doesn't want to get you involved. They are celestial beings. And take it from me, sometimes it's best to not know or be involved."
"Has he said anything to you? I know you got the doctor-patient confidentiality, but I just want to make sure he can talk to someone, even if it's not me."
"To be honest, ever since you two got together, I haven't had a session with him. So I figured everything was going fine between you two." Chloe remains silent. "Would you like me to reach out to him to check if everything is alright?"
"No." She says. "I don't want to sound clingy or anything." She pauses once again. "It's just... I don't want him to go through whatever is happening on his own, and if he trusts you more than he does me to solve his problems, I'm fine with it." The hurt is blatant in her voice.
"Choe." Linda starts. "It's not about trust. Sometimes it's easier to talk to someone you care less about than those you care for the most."
"I know." Chloe says. "It's just frustrating to see him closing me off like this."
"You and I both know how he is. He'll come around. Don't worry. Just give him some time and space to process things at his own pace."
"Thanks, Linda."
"You're welcome. That's what friends are for, right."
"I know. But still. Talk to you later."
The conversation wasn't much but at least Linda managed to ease her mind a bit. She didn't get much time to wonder about it anyway since the new guy got teamed up with her for training purposes. The Lieutenant assigned the new detective to her for the next three weeks, since her regular partner had requested a leave for an unknown time-lapse.
A couple of weeks later
It had been almost two weeks since she had last spoken to Lucifer and she was reaching the end of her patience with the situation. But as she agreed with Linda, she'd give him the necessary time to sort things out and open up to her at his own pace. She had received some texts from him every couple of days, all the same ones, saying things were okay and that he would call her soon. It had been thirteen long days and now, she waited for the second ultrasound check-up Doctor Preach planned. He also wanted to check on the fast heartbeat he noticed during the first one, and she still wasn't sure Lucifer was going to show. At least he didn't mention it in any of his messages. But now was not the time to wonder about it. Her appointment was in forty-five minutes. She softly knocks on the Lieutenant's door.
"Hey Lieutenant, I have my appointment. I should be back in about two or three hours."
"Sure. I'll call you if anything shows up."
She tries once more to call him before she starts the car and when she gets his voicemail for the hundredth time these last days, she settles for a simple text reminding him of the appointment "Hi. Heading for the doctor's appointment for the control ultrasound. See you there?" Then she drives into the LA traffic.
Maternity hospital - Short before the appointment
As soon as Chloe arrives at the check-in desk, the intern directs her to one of the exam room. She's greeted by Preach just a few minutes later.
"Hi, Miss Decker. How are you doing today? No more morning sickness?"
"Nope. Although the hormones have had a mind of their own lately."
"That can happen. Is the father going to joins us?"
"I'm not sure yet."
The doctor feels the tension but doesn't push the matter. "Alright. Let's start without him. He can always catch up later.
She takes off her shirt and sits on the exam table. "Can you record the ultrasound, you know, if he can't make it. He has been rather..."
The door suddenly opens and the intern shows Lucifer in.
"I'm sorry I'm late, Doctor."
"It's fine Mr. Morningstar. We were just getting started. Please take a sit."
He sits down beside Chloe. "Hey."
"Hello there." She softly says, a huge weight she didn't know she carried suddenly lifting off her shoulders. "I wasn't sure you were going to make it." She finishes, finally registering his tired features and not-so-neat suit.
"Me neither actually." He replies, his tone somehow missing his usual cockiness. "So what did I miss?" He adds his facade back on. With the white light of the room, Chloe can now see his black eye and a few small cuts on his face.
"Well, you're just in time to find out." Preach says, trying to dissipate the palpable tension in the room. Just like he did for the first ultrasound, he starts to move around over her belly, looking for the tiny being growing inside Chloe, checking for any sign of a problem. After a few minutes, he puts the probe down and wipes Chloe's belly.
"Your baby is in perfect health. It's a bit too soon to give you the gender, and the heartbeat is still a bit fast, but other than that all seems fine. I'll call you to give the new appointment in about ten to fifteen weeks for the last ultrasound and the gender reveal."
"Thank you, Doctor." They both said one after another.
They both exit the examination room and head towards the parking lot until Lucifer pulls Chloe by the arm into an empty room, and locks the door. He brings her flush against him and kisses her desperately, fingers digging deep into her hips, pouring all the pent-up tension of the last weeks into the kiss. Chloe melts under his touch as his fingers look for her skin. He runs his lips and pries them open. She gladly parts them and answers his kiss with equal fervour, one hand tugging at his hair, while the other goes down his back to cup his ass, bringing him even closer. She moans as his fingers finally make contact with her skin. As a result, her nails dig deeper into his ass cheeks. She almost lets out a needy whine when his lips leave her mouth for her neck. But this somehow allows her to gain a bit of coherency and gather her thoughts. She reluctantly moves her hands to rest them on his chest to push him slightly away.
"Lucifer, wait!" She says between breaths. He looks at her, puzzled, his eyes almost red with need. "What happened?"
"Nothing of importance." He dismisses her question, reaching for her lips again, but she avoids him.
"Nothing of importance?" She repeats. "You cut me off for almost two weeks, with barely a text every few days, and you look like you've been in Hell for the last days. And now you expect me not to ask questions?"
"Do you have to ask them now?" He asks, trying to distract her again by taking her earlobe between his teeth, and it almost works.
"Yes." Her lust slowly but surely giving way to anger at his futile attempt to distract her. "You can't just run out on me and fix everything with a quickie in a hospital room."
"Can't we talk after, you know once I'm less..." He looks at his crotch. "... distracted?"
"So you can find an excuse and avoid the issue once again? Not happening!" She says, not leaving any room for a negative answer.
Lucifer takes one last look at her flushed face, swollen lips. Her body screamed arousal and need, and yet her face told a very different story. "Fine." He finally gives in. "The night you called me, after our call, I had a visit from Amenadiel requesting my presence. So I followed him out of curiosity." He shows her the scar of a small cut below his jaw and the rest of a black eye. "Let's just say my response to his request didn't really meet his expectations. After we punched things out, I agreed to his requirements."
"Which were?"
"Apparently, words of your pregnancy somehow reached the rest of my siblings, and they all requested my presence to talk about the "Me-Having-A-Nephilim" situation."
"A nephilim?"
"See, this is why I didn't want to have this conversation now. There are too many things to explain." She looks at him, silently asking him to go on. "Very well. A nephilim is the result when a human and an angel or an archangel procreate." She nods. "So I kindly told them they could shove their ultimatum up their feathered holes, but they refused to let me go until they had reached their decision. So I was on house arrest, in my penthouse, with at least two or three of my brothers making sure I wasn't going anywhere. Which is also why I couldn't call you."
"Didn't you try to break out?"
"I did, a few times actually. As it turns out, I'm out of training and taking two or three of my siblings without a weapon is a bit tricky, especially when they have theirs."
"What did you mean with their decision. Did they hold some sort of council for almost two weeks?"
"A nephilim isn't something that happens very often, especially when I'm concerned. So far, we all thought Michael was the only actually able to have a descendant. But since Dear Old Dad toyed around again, and put you in my path, they decided to wait for His decision to make theirs. As you can guess it never quite reached their angelic ears and after days of waiting, they decided to let me go until they settled on all this." He sighs. "And they left as quickly as they appeared, and now Amenadiel owes me a new bar and a few other pieces of furniture." She looks back at him, worry evident. He gives her a small smile. "Let's just say a trapped and frustrated Devil isn't a good thing for anything remotely breakable around him. Decorators are currently renovating my penthouse so I can leave in it again."
"Lucifer..." She starts, realising the meaning of what he just said. "They're not going to try to hurt me or the baby?"
He simply gives her a small smile but doesn't give her his answer. His eyes simply eyes flash red, he takes a deep breath to get his anger towards his siblings back in check. No one was going to control his life, especially not them.
She recaptures his lips in a loving and tender kiss. "Thank you." She softly says, before kissing him again, this time with lust and passion. Lucifer is quick to respond and soon the need to feel each other's skin lights them up. Lucifer turns them around and roughly pins Chloe on the wall beside the door, growling low, hungrily trailing his lips on the parts of her skin that are uncovered. His hands hastily reach for her jeans, opening them up, his palm cupping her over her panties and rubbing her, despite the tight space to work in. He lets out another growl as he feels her wetness seeping through.
Chloe on her side is about as eager as he is to feel his skin under her fingertips. She makes a quick work of his shirt and lets her fingers wander over his torso as she aims for his slacks, already way too small for comfort. She opens them up and starts to move up and down over his silk boxers. Lucifer moans against her neck and sucks the skin there as his fingers tug at her panties to give him full access to her folds. Just as his fingers reach her entrance, her phone goes off, the ringtone blaring into the empty room, sure to alert all the medical personnel. Lucifer groans out in frustration. Chloe looks at her phone and then back at him, as she takes a step back to leave some space between them.
"It's the Lieutenant. I'm still on the clock. I have to take this." She explains quickly. "Hi, Lieutenant."
"Is your appointment over?"
"I just got out."
"Great." She says. "I just got a call from one of my officers. They have a case and they don't have a detective on site yet. The CSI team is working there and since you're nearby, I'm assigning you the case. You can bring Mr. Morningstar with you. And I'll send the newbie over as well.
"Alright. We're on our way. I'll keep you posted once we get there and once he's there as well." Then she hangs up. She gives a quick kiss to Lucifer before she unlocks the door. "We have a new case."
Lucifer sighs in response but follows her nonetheless. "I'll meet you there. Can you text me the address? The sooner we close this, the sooner we can get back to our reunification celebration."
Crime scene - About an hour later.
A tall, dark blond-haired man, sporting a blue Ray-Ban pair of shades welcomes Chloe as she approaches the yellow police line.
"Hey, Chloe."
"Hey, Jo." She replies. "Did you get home okay last night?"
"I did." he walks in front of her. "Here, let me." He says as he lifts up the yellow tape. When Lucifer arrives, he drops the tape and stops him. Lucifer huffs as he touches his shoulders. "I'm sorry, Sir, but you can't walk this way. There is an on-going crime scene investigation."
Lucifer removes his hand from his shoulder and looks him straight back into his eyes. "Who do you think you are? I'm..."
Chloe quickly jumps in to defuse the situation before things get out of hands. Lucifer was on edge and frustrated, which wasn't a good combo, at least for the one on the other side. She puts her hand on the new guy's shoulder. "It's alright, Joe. He's my partner." She smiles at Lucifer. "Lucifer, meet Joe, the new detective."
"Nice to meet you, Lucifer." He says, lifting up the tape once again.
"So you're Joe?"
"Judas Joe Bethlee." He says, extending his hand. "People call me Joe. Somehow, my first name disturbs them." He says, smiling. "I just got transferred here and the Lieutenant teamed me up with Chloe until I get a more permanent partner."
"I'm Lucifer Morningstar."
"I guess you understand why I changed my name." He jokes, trying to start a conversation.
"No. I don't." He shakes his hand. "But I agree, Judas is a weird name."
"Says the guy named Lucifer." He walks forward. "Your record is rather impressive, I have to say."
"How do you know?"
"Chloe talks a lot about you. And your reputation precedes you." He says.
"I see." He says. "Well don't get used to it. The Detective already has a partner." He finishes.
"Who disappeared for the last two weeks. But whatever you say, Lucifer." He says before walking over the CSI Team.
Chloe catches up to Lucifer before he enters the house. "You okay?"
"Yeah. I just don't like him. That's all."
"He's nice. I promise. Just like you, he has layers." He mumbles something before walking off. She grabs his arm. "You do know that not everyone out there is out to get you, right."
"Still, something's off about him."
"He's a nice guy."
"Why are you defending him." He counters.
"I'm not. I'm just saying, give him a chance. Maybe he'll surprise you."
"We'll see." He simply says before walking on.
Ella is the one to break the awkward silence between Chloe, Lucifer and Joe.
"Hey, guys." She cheerfully greets them. "How are you all doing?"
"Hey, Ella." Chloe says. "What do you have?"
"So not great I take it?" She says, more to herself. "I have a weird-ass murder. The victim was probably killed in the living-room with a blunt object, probably a spur-of-the-moment kind of weapon."
"Meaning, the killer knew the victim."
"Exactly. Then he dragged her all the way to the kitchen to make it look like she fell on the corner of the counter and died by accident. But I can tell you that whoever did this is NOT a pro. he tried to clean up the blood but a lot of it is still in the living room, so he won't be too hard to find."
"Okay."
Lucifer looks around the room. "Seems to me like this whole thing is going to be a piece of cake. So if my services are no longer required, I have other things to attend to."
"I'll call you later. We got unfinished business." Chloe adds, only for his ears.
"How about I'll drop by around 7 pm later today?"
"Deal." She teases him.
Chloe's place - A bit after 7 pm.
Lucifer was a bit late. Amenadiel decided to drop by and annoy him as usual. But at least this time he was alone and Lucifer was able to get rid of him rather easily. He parks in front of her place and makes his way to her door, eager to go on with what they started back at the hospital. He knocks on the door and lets himself in without waiting for her answer. He walks towards her bedroom when he doesn't see her in the living-room. He freezes when he hears a loud wail coming from what seems to be Trixie's room. He briskly walks over there and finally sees the source of the noise.
"I thought the doctor said you weren't due for another few months." He tells Chloe, as he sees her holding a small infant in her arms.
She turns to him. "That isn't our child." She replies.
"Then why on Earth would you have one at the moment?"
"The officers found him at the crime scene and until the social services could find any relatives, someone had to take care of this poor scared baby girl. So I offered."
"Why would you do this?" He asks, not angry, just not getting the point of all this.
"I also thought it could be a good way to familiarize yourself with what having a kid means, see first hand before the baby is born."
"So like a training dummy?"
"Except this one breaks easily." She replied, not sure if he was being serious or not. "Why don't you get something to drink from Maze's stock while I put her to bed. We can start your teachings when she wakes up." She smiles.
"Don't mind if I do." He says, leaving the room, still eyeing the small child with suspicion.
About half an hour later - Chloe's place
Lucifer was bored out of his mind. There was nothing to his taste to read and after staring for about five minutes at Trixie's drawings, he took out his phone only to find out it was out of power. "Well, there goes my only source of entertainment." He sighs. "I guess that leaves you and me, dearest friend." He tells the bottle of Bourbon in hands. After half an hour, the bottle is finished and he decides to go check on her. He walks silently up to Trixie's room and encircles her waist bringing her close to his torso, his lips on her skin.
"What's taking so long." He tells her. "I almost got bored to death down there..."
She turns around and untangles herself from him and cuts his sentence short. "Shhhhh!"
"Did you just shush me?" He asks, shocked.
"I just finally got her to sleep, so unless you want to wait for another thirty minutes or so, you should be quiet." She whispers to him.
"I can be very quiet if needed." He teases her. "The real question being, can you?" He continues, dropping a wet kiss on her exposed shoulder, his hands already snaking under her top and towards her bra, which was missing, apparently. He smirks against her skin. His other wanders south, playing with the hem of her jeans. Chloe pushes back against him and feels him hardening fast against her ass cheeks. She can't help the low moan that exits her lips, her arousal increases the more his fingers travel her skin, applying more pressure, his urgency starting to show. She decides to tease him a bit and wiggles her ass against him, rubbing him. His reaction, however, takes her by surprise. He suddenly turns her around, pinning her against the nearest wall, towering over her.
"Today isn't the day to tease me." He growls out, his eyes flashing red for a moment. "Not after what happened lately." He finishes, capturing her lips in a very intense kiss, filled with his frustration of the last days.
"Is it now?" She replies, seeing a side of him he rarely let out. She feels his hand in her pants, almost reaching under her panties. She stops his movement. "Not here." She simply says as she pulls him by his jacket to get him out of the room and towards her own bedroom, leaving the door slightly ajar. As soon as she closes her door, the Devil is on her again, lifting up her shirt, his kisses fiery, the beast inside him almost loose. Chloe happily returns his kiss, once the surprise of his reaction passes. So far, the sex between them had been very good, but somehow tender, vanilla - as he calls it - angry once, but he always put her pleasure first. But this time, it felt different. He wasn't in control anymore, his movements, touches were rougher, firmer, almost as if he was willing to let the Devil in him take over. She had felt the urgency and the frustration in the hospital room but this was different. Chloe could feel the raw, untamed lust in each of his strokes, touches, and this only heightens her arousal. Chloe tries to reach the bulge in his pants but he stops her before she gets there. He takes both her hands and brings them over her head, pinning them on the wall. She feels his free hand roam over her shoulders, then over her breasts, cupping them and teasing them before he brings it to cup her ass.
He stops there for a moment, enjoying the feel of her curves underneath his fingertips, before he trails further down her leg and brings it behind his. Chloe locks her ankle behind his thigh, using the wall as leverage and he comes even closer to her. He starts to thrust against her, his now very erect member rubbing over all the right places, hitting her clit on the way up with each thrust, sending a jolt of electricity shooting through the both of them, even with their clothes on. But soon, it's not enough and he needs to feel her skin. He quickly discards her jeans down her leg, bringing her underwear with them. Chloe steps out of them, her wrists still trap in his left hand at the top of her head, stretching her to her full length. She takes hold of his lips and he responds in a bruising kiss. She lets out a rather loud moan as he rubs himself against her more firmly, his still clad member sending shivers and a fresh wave of pleasure. He releases her hands and almost rips out her top, sending a few buttons flying in the room. As his right-hand goes down to her centre, his left cups one of her breasts, while his mouth sucks on the other greedily. His fingers go up and down her slit, spreading her arousal, coaxing his fingers before he enters one digit. He thrusts a few time, relishing in the small whines she lets out, before quickly adding a second one, pumping rather fast now.
Chloe puts her recently freed hand to good use and opens up his shirt, her fingers roaming over his chest. She goes to push it off his shoulders but his hands are otherwise occupied she leaves it on and reaches for his slacks instead, opening them up and freeing his cock, now fully hard and demanding release. She strokes him a few times in rhythm with his thrusts before Lucifer groans and stops her fingers, his slacks somehow still holding on to his hips. He grabs her hips and aligns himself with her before entering her in one long firm upward stroke, going as deep as he can in their position. Chloe tightens her lock on his hips while leaning on the wall for balance as he starts pumping in and out of her with increasing speed. Chloe tries to keep up but soon realises that apart from holding on for the ride, there's not much she can do, so she relocates her hands behind his neck and holds on tight. She does, however, squeeze her inner walls around him from time to time. Lucifer growls out each time she feels her tightening around him. Then something snaps in him and the last remnants of his self-control disappear. He pulls out and lifts her to drop her on the bed. His eyes fully turn red as he comes closer to Chloe, walking up to her like a lion would do with his next dinner.
"Flip over." He simply says, his voice commanding, deep and lustrous.
Chloe does as he asks and flips on her stomach, face down on the mattress. Before she or her brain has the necessary time to comprehend what's happening, she feels Lucifer now fully sheathed inside her, this new angle allowing him to go deeper. He starts to pump in and out again, her clit rubbing on the mattress on each thrust down, increasing the sensation. He suddenly lifts up her hips, to get more control and go deeper. Chloe can feel his ragged breath on her skin and she feels him nearing his peak as his thrust grow in speed and become less and less controlled. She meets him with each one until she can't anymore, her own release threatening her. Lucifer is now gripping her hips, slamming into her, his fingers sure to leave a mark on her alabaster skin. After a few more strong thrusts he finally comes deep inside her, pinning her on the mattress, his body on top of her, a low growl and some unknown language accompanying his orgasm. As he reaches the end of his release, he shifts fully into his devil form before switching back.
Chloe feels her climax approaching as well and she brings her fingers to her clit to give her the final push to follow Lucifer right after. Lucifer feels her walls squeezing him hard and continues his thrust until he softens entirely. Then he pulls out and lies on his back beside her, catching his breath, slowly coming down from his heights.
Chloe curls up to his side and smuggles his chest. She looks at him.
"Well, that was an intense new experience."
Lucifer doesn't reply but simply trails his fingers up and down her sides, still enjoying his post-orgasm bliss. Chloe winces slightly as he reaches her hips. He smirks.
"It might leave a mark for a few days." He says.
"Don't worry about it." Chloe says.
"I'm not." He replies. "From what I saw, you enjoyed it as much as I did."
His fingers trail up until he reaches her breasts ready to go another round. Chloe strokes his soft member and gets it at half-mast in a minute. "If I'm honest with you, the whole Devil change was kind of a turn on."
He finally kicks his pants all the way down and throws his shirt somewhere in the room. "So you crave the Devil in me?"
"Wouldn't say crave but it's nice to see you let go. This side of you who just claims who or what he wants does things to me, as long as it's me you're claiming."
"I see." He flips them over. "So which one do you desire now? The Vanilla Lucifer or the real me."
"Not sure..." She teases him back.
"Dealer's choice I see." He answers, his hard-on resting against her folds, eyes flaming up. He starts to rub himself against her once more, getting more than ready for round two until he hears another wail. He stops. "Again?"
"Well, babies have needs, Lucifer." Chloe says, entangling herself from him.
"I heard it's recommended to let them cry before running to their every beck and call."
"Not when they are this small." She says.
"But you don't always run to your offspring when she's calling for you. At least not in an instant."
"Trixie is ten, she can wait a bit. And her needs are different." She replies.
"What about my needs?" He answers, his need clearly evident.
"That's called being a parent." She tells him. "Now get up and come with me, I'll show you."
"So being a parent means no sex life?"
"No, it doesn't. It just means your child's needs come first."
"How did you deal with the interruptions back in the days?" He asks.
"Just ignore it." She quickly says, now in full parent mode, already putting her clothes back on.
"I can't just ignore it!" Then another loud wail is heard. "Never mind, it's almost gone now. Are you sure babies don't have any special abilities?"
"No, they don't." She replies, almost out of patience. "Now get up." She throws him his boxer shorts.
Chloe's Place - Later
Chloe had since then picked up the little girl and was rocking her back and forth. Lucifer remained a bit further from them, not sure how he fitted into the picture. The baby had finally calmed down, giving Chloe just enough time to hand her over to Lucifer so she could get the food ready.
"Here, hold her for a second." Lucifer looks back at her, perplexed. Chloe took this as a sign of fear. "Don't worry, she's not gonna bite you." She teases him.
"I know she's gonna bite me, but why do you need to hold her. Can't you just put her back in the crib?"
"It's easy, don't worry." She tries. "I'll walk you through it."
Lucifer huffs but finally agrees and takes out his hands from his pockets. Chloe softly puts the little girls in his arms.
"See." She says. "Easy. Just make sure you keep your hand behind her head."
Lucifer keeps the baby up in his arms, bringing the baby closer to his chest until she tries to suck on his nipple. "Ok, this isn't pleasant at all." He tells himself. Then he wrinkles his nose in disgust and puts her back in he crib once he realises where the smell comes from. He goes to find Chloe. As he enters the kitchen, he finds her getting the bottle ready with the powdered milk. Chloe slightly jumps as she hears him come in.
"You scared me!" She takes in his face. "Is everything alright?"
"There is a repulsing smell coming out of the tiny human." He simply says. "I wanted to let you know so you can do what mothers do." He finishes.
"Right." She says, holding back a laugh, wondering how it was possible to know so much about the process of creating children and so little about how they work. She steps into the room and takes the baby in her arms. "Ouh!" She says. "And it's a nasty one." She jokes.
She takes out the pack of diapers and baby wipes and hands them to him. He looks at the objects, puzzled.
"What do you expect me to do with this exactly?" He asks.
"Change her." She simply says.
"Right, good one."
Chloe ignores his reply and puts the baby on the changing table. "Whose gonna change your diapers?" She tells the little girls, using her baby voice. "It's the Devil!" She finishes, tickling her. "Yes, he is!"
Lucifer looks back at Chloe, diapers and wipes in hands, surprised at her voice, and realising she was actually being serious. She gestures for him to get closer.
"Darling." He starts. "Please promise me you'll never use that voice again? That was just weird." He says.
Chloe doesn't reply. "Can you open the diaper bag?" He opens it. "Perfect, now come over here."
"What for? I'm good where I am."
"How are you going to change her from two feet away?"
"Easy, I'm not. You are." He answers.
"So the mom does all the work then?" She says as she opens the diaper. Lucifer takes a step back.
"How can a being so small produce this? This isn't human!" He says.
"Fifteen times a day." Chloe teases him. She moves aside so Lucifer can stand closer. He doesn't move. "Come on." She says. "Get over here and take out a wipe to clean her." He looks back at her, disgusted. "Don't worry, as you said once, it's like the butt stuff, it's easier the second time."
"Not funny." He replies. "And how would you know, we haven't tried it, yet."
"It's only a diaper change, Lucifer."
"I am the Devil, and the Devil doesn't do butt-wiping or diaper changing." He concludes, putting the diapers and the wipes near the baby.
"So the mom does it all then." She answers, getting annoyed with his reaction. "Kind of a medieval way of thinking don't you think?"
"I didn't say that and you know I am the last one to bite into the whole sexist and gender issue. Can't you pay someone to do this?"
"No. I mean yes." She corrects herself. "But I'm not going to pay someone to change my child's butt, Lucifer. That's just not how it works." She replies, getting angry.
"Well, I'm not doing it. And this is final." He says.
"This is what it means to be a parent."
"Then maybe, I'm not made to be a parent."
"Lucifer..." She starts.
"The sexual frustration, I can deal with. I mean, you've given me blue balls more than I can count now. But I will not change, or be subject to the will of such a tiny being. Not happening."
"So what?" She bites back. "You're just going to let me do everything?"
"You said you can pay people. I have money." He says.
"Money doesn't buy love." She replies.
Before Lucifer can reply, the baby starts crying again.
"What now?!" He says.
"Now it's time to feed her." She says, closing the diaper. Lucifer exits the room. Chloe stops him before he does. "Where are you going?"
"I'm going back to bed." He replies.
"What about her?"
"You can join me once you're done feeding her." With that, he closes the door and heads out.
After the meal is over and the baby is asleep, Chloe makes her way back to her room and falls down on her bed. She barely drifts off to sleep when she feels a hand encircling her waist, going up and down her stomach to cup her breasts. Then she feels his breath on her neck. She sighs before stopping him.
"I thought you were going back to sleep."
"I said I was going back to bed. You and I have unfinished business." He replies.
Chloe turns around in his arms facing him, eyes angry. "Well, I'm not in the mood." She turns again, her back facing him. "You were a colossal dick back there."
Lucifer grins at her unintended pun. "Nothing average about me, but you knew that beforehand." Chloe still doesn't reply. His fingers keep their tantalising pattern on her skin and Chloe finds her body responding to his touch despite her anger towards him. She moans low as she feels his fingers between her legs, horny Chloe smashing angry Chloe for the moment. She pushes him on his back and straddles him.
"Just so we're clear, this doesn't mean I'm not pissed at you anymore, and you and I are gonna have a talk about what happened."
"Whatever you say, Darling." Lucifer replies, his fingers grabbing her hips.
"And sex doesn't solve everything." She adds.
"Let's just agree to disagree on this." He answers, aligning himself with her, rubbing against her most sensitive part.
"Shut up!" She tells him as she finally sinks down on him.
They quickly build up to a steady rhythm when Chloe stops. Lucifer wonders for a second what happened until he hears the high-pitched cry again.
"You gotta be kidding me!" He mumbles. But before he can do anything, he feels Chloe getting off his laps, looking for something to wear. "Where are you going?" Lucifer asks.
"The baby is crying."
"Can't you let her cry for a bit so we can finish what we started?"
"How can you still be in the mood when you hear this?"
"She's fed, she's changed and she's not gonna die. Besides, in Hell, everyone screams all the time and that never stopped me before."
"She's a baby! How can you be so insensitive!" She says hurrying to the next room.
After about an hour, Chloe finally comes back into the room and settles back into bed. Just like before, she feels his hands over her skin, and apparently, his hard-on was still there, pressed against her and her mind goes back to an hour before when she almost finished and her arousal comes back full force. She presses back against him, not even trying to fight it off this time, knowing her body and hormones would win in the end. She can always be angry tomorrow. Just as Lucifer is about to enter her, the screaming starts again. She quickly gets up and hears Lucifer curse under his breath in an unknown language. She comes back into the room an hour and a half later, holding the baby in her arms.
"What are you doing?"
"I'm bringing her here." She replies, settling the girl between them. He looks back at her, shocked. "She misses her parents and she's probably traumatised after what happened. She won't sleep unless someone is near her. Each time I put her back into the crib, she starts to cry. She's scared to death."
"So you just decided to bring in here." He asks.
"Yes." She says. "It's the best thing to do."
"Is it the same for all tiny humans?"
"What do you mean?"
"The neediness, the bad timing, the fact that they come first no matter what and impose their rules on everyone!"
"Newborns aren't needy, they're defenceless and we are there to protect them. And they don't control why they cry. It's their only way to communicate." As if on cue, the baby between them starts to sob again and Chloe cradles her against her chest to soothe her. She looks back at Lucifer. "Try to get some sleep, we'll talk about all this tomorrow." Lucifer doesn't answer and simply turns on his side, his back to the baby and Chloe, facing the window.
The next morning - Chloe's place
Chloe wakes up and sees Lucifer's side empty. She carefully puts the baby back in her crib without waking her up and heads for her kitchen. Lucifer is fully dressed getting two cups of coffee ready.
"Hey." She says as she walks in his direction.
"Morning." He hands her a cup.
"So the baby is finally asleep." She closes the distance between them and gives him a peck on the lips. "And you and I are gonna work on your parental skills. And I'm still a bit angry at you for how you reacted last night…"
Lucifer doesn't give her time to finish and grabs a hold of her hips, bringing her to him, kissing her deeply and sitting her on the counter. Just as things were getting interesting, someone rang the door. Lucifer keeps his hold on Chloe.
"Ignore it, they'll go away." A few seconds later, the baby wakes up. "Let me guess, you're not gonna ignore that either."
"Lucifer, we've been over this. Besides, it's probably social services coming to pick the baby up." Chloe replies as she rearranges herself to get to her room. "Can you get the door?"
Lucifer opens the door to a stern lady in her mid-forties. "I'm from social services. We found the sister of the victim and she's agreed to take the child in."
"Be my guest. The little monster is in the room with Detective Decker."
"And you are?"
"Lucifer Morningstar. I'm Detective Decker's partner." He shakes her hand. "Her room is up the stairs. Easy to find, you just have to follow the horrible wail, the closer you get, the louder it gets."
"Thank you, Mr. Morningstar."
After about twenty minutes, Chloe and the woman come back down in the kitchen, the baby's things packed and ready for her new life. She walks the woman out and is surprised to see his Corvette gone. She quickly gets back into the house after a hard goodbye to the little girl and preps herself for work. She decides to drop by his place before heading to the precinct. She gets out of the elevator and finds the place empty, his walk-in closet also half-emptied.
She decides to call Maze. They weren't on the best of terms, but she was still the one who knew him the most. She picks up at the third ring.
"Hello, Decker. What has he done now?"
"Hi, Maze." Chloe says. "How did you know?"
"Well you hardly call me, except when he messes up, and he called me about ten minutes ago."
"What did he say to you?"
"He said he needed some air, or a new perspective or to blow off some steam, and that all these feathered pricks were right, whatever that means."
"Anything else?"
"He said he was tired of this bloody charade."
"Any idea where he went?"
"How would I know, I'm not his personal assistant. He called me and asked to take care of Lux in his absence, to make sure it didn't burn down."
"Can you please tell me if he contacts you again?"
"He won't, but yeah, why not." She says, hanging up.
Chloe dials his number again but cuts the call before it goes through. If he wanted his space, she'd let him. It's not like he would stay away forever anyway.
And there you have it :D. Didn't think it was going to be an easy road, did you? Well me neither XD. And this is only the begining.Hope you enjoyed it :D.Once again thanks for all the comments, kudos, faves and all. They are grandly appreciated :D.