LIEUTENANT INTERRUPTUS

As promised, Chloe pushes the door of the suite at 7pm sharp. She's welcomed by a lovely smell coming from the open kitchen of the penthouse. She walks in and follows the lovely fragrance of asian cuisine. When she reaches the dining-room, she finds a beautiful table set for 2 near the piano, with candles burning, champagne and a wine bottle. She stares at the table, speechless. Lucifer comes behind her, wearing an lovely apron that says "Give the cook a kiss!". He faces her and smiles, not really sure how to read the expression on her face. Then she lets out a soft chuckle when she notices the apron. He asks, tentatively.

"You like it?" He pauses, then quickly adds. "I was told that's the sort of thing you do when in a relationship. You know, romance and all."

Chloe finally comes back to her senses. "I love it Lucifer. It's amazing." She engulfs him in a bearhug and kisses him.

"I'm getting good at this." He congratulates himself, a smug grin on his face.

Chloe decides not to dignify his last comment by a response. Instead she makes her way to the table and pours herself a glass of the sparkling delight. She then pours another one for her partner.

"Fancy one?"

"With pleasure. Champagne and whiskey, along with good wine are the three beverages I live by." He answers taking the offered glass. He leads her to the couch and they sit down, talking about anything coming to their minds. Once Chloe finishes her drink, Lucifer stands up and takes the bottle.

"Fancy another glass, Love?"

"Are you trying to get me drunk Mr Morningstar?" Chloe answers, playful, but already feeling lightheaded from the previous drink and the lack of food.

"As if I need to get you drunk to have you writhing beneath me." He replies, a mock-hurt expression on his face. He brushes his knee against her leg and feels her shiver slightly, the alcohol apparently increasing his sexy luciferness. He smirks "See. I told you Darling. I haven't done anything yet and you're all upside down already."

She scoots closer to him and tugs at the hem of his shirt to bring him to her lips. He almost dives in for the kiss, but then her stomach signals himself.

"How about dinner, Love?"

"Not really hungry for food at the moment."

"Says the woman whose stomach just growled louder than one of my hell hounds." He jokes. He looks into her almost grey eyes, feeling his lower part stir a bit. "How about we eat first, and then I can eat you." He winks.

"So no appetizers then." She replies, playing coy.

"Dinner's almost ready and it would be a shame to overcook the lovely shrimps and beef I got for us." Chloe pouts slightly at his serious reply. He moves to her ear, close enough so she can feel his breath, but not close enough to touch her. "But don't worry I'm keeping for dessert, Love. And I have a few flavours I'd like to try out."

Then he makes his way to the kitchen to bring their meal. She sits down at the table, and patiently waits for him to bring what he cooked. Lucifer puts the plate in front of her, pours her a glass of wine and then brings his own plate to his sit. After his promise of dessert, and apart from Chloe wandering foot, the dinner goes on quite fast, and remains rather free of innuendos. Chloe actually really enjoys the food. The meal is delicious and she has to admit that Lucifer was right. It would have been a real shame to overcook it. Once they've both finished their plates, Lucifer takes the plates away and puts them carelessly into the sink. He then opens the fridge and takes out 2 containers. He puts them down on the kitchen counter.

"Now." His grin goes from one ear to another. "What would you prefer to accompany my dessert? Chocolate sauce or whipped cream?"

Chloe bores her eyes in his and dips her middle finger in the whipped cream, then the chocolate sauce. She licks it clean very slowly, never leaving his eyes.

"Both I see. You want some strawberries with that." His voice drops down an octave.

"No I'm fine." She smiles. "But I remembered you promised me some eating earlier."

"Did I now?" He feigns not to remember. "Must be the alcohol I drank. You tend to test my limits, Love."
He comes closer to the Detective none the less and takes Chloe's finger. He dips it again in the whipped cream and brings it to his mouth to clean it. Just as his mouth closes over the tip of her finger, a loud knock echoes in the suite. Lucifer stops, wondering if he should get the door. But then he remembers the order he passed earlier on for the strawberries and a few other fun fruits.

"Hold that thought, Love. I'll be right back." He quickly makes his way to the door before chloe can protest at the loss of contact. He opens the door and, without looking, says.

"Finally the rest of the dessert has arrived."

"What?"

"You're not room-service!" He says, disappointed.

"No Lucifer, I'm not." Comes the voice of Dan. "And I'm not alone."

"What do want Detective Douche?" He replies, using his old nickname again to hide his annoyance at the interruption. "And what do you mean when you say you're not alone. Are Maze and Ella with you. Because if they are, I need them for a project of mine I have going at the moment."

"Just shut up. Please." Dan cuts him.

Lucifer looks at him, slightly shocked after what Dan said. Then he sees a tall guy coming up behind Detective Espinoza. He eyes him. He's tall, probably about his height, blue eyes, neatly-styled brown hair, very sure of himself, and a sense of fashion to go with it. He smiles at how small the Douche looks beside him. Then the handsome stranger holds out his hand to Lucifer.

"Hi. You must be the famous Lucifer Morningstar?" He pauses. "You're just as Olivia, I mean Lieutenant Monroe described you."

"I am the infamous Lucifer indeed." He corrects him. "But I didn't quite catch your name."

"That's because I haven't given it you yet." He smiles. "I'm Marcus Pierce."

"Have we met before?" He wonders. "Because I never forget a face."

"No we haven't." He walks past Lucifer, not waiting for his "Please come in." Then he turns to him again. "I'll be replacing Lieutenant Monroe at the end of the month. She thought it'd be good for me to take this case. Get to know the team a bit, how you work and all."

"Olivia's leaving?"

"Yes. She got an opportunity as a Captain with Vice, so she took it."

He stares at him. "I barely know him and I don't like him at all. I mean, who comes into someone's place without asking. Doesn't he know how to knock? He's arrogant, annoying..." He thinks. But his trail of insults is stopped when Chloe calls out to him from the living-room.

"Lucifer. What the Hell are you doing? I'm getting bored. Who's at the door. Don't know if I'll be…" She stops mid-sentence when she sees her Devil, the stranger and Dan. "Marcus? Marcus Pierce? Is that you?"

"Chloe! I thought I recognised your voice." He almost pushes Lucifer aside and gives Chloe a strong hug, leaving a very perplexed and unhappy Devil behind him. "Oh my God. You haven't changed a bit. How long has it been. How have you been?"

"About 10 years give or take." She smiles back, returning his hug. ''It's good to see you." Then she sees Lucifer's pissed face and Daniel's grin. She steps back from Marcus and moves closer to Lucifer. "Lucifer, this is Marcus Pierce. We were together at the Academy." Then she shows Lucifer. "Marcus, meet Lucifer Morningstar, my partner in crime." She finishes.

"And apparently newly appointed Lieutenant." He mumbles. Then he extends his hand again."Nice to meet you Lieutenant Pierce." A smile on his face. "Now what nickname can I find for you. Too bad Douche is already taken." He thinks. Then he turns to Dan.

"Not that I'm not always happy to see you Detective Espinoza, but the operation was supposed to start on Monday, so why the sudden rush?"

"Marcus thought it would be a good idea to get a head start and sort out the last details of the sting operation. You know since you're already here and all."

"Yes. Sorry for the unannounced arrival." He looks at Chloe and Lucifer. "Are we disturbing anything?"

He looks at the smirking Douche and the very annoying Lieutenant. "What do you think?" He answers sarcastically.

Dan smirks widens "I could say I'm sorry but that would be lying. And I know how much you hate a liar. I guess I just have a lousy timing." He closes the door of the suite and stands beside Chloe and the Lieutenant. Lucifer takes a deep breath to calm his nerves and makes his way to the bar to pour himself a glass of scotch. He downs it in one gulp and takes another one, not really caring if the new Lieutenant sees him. Then he goes back to the group, and taps Chloe's shoulder.

"Detective? Can I talk to you, you know, in private?"

"Sure Lucifer." She smiles at the two other men and then follows Lucifer into his room. As soon as the sliding doors close, Lucifer lets his ire out, his eyes flaming up.

"What the bloody Hell Chloe? Who's this arse?"

"Calm down Lucifer." She says, putting her hand on his arm. His eyes go back to their hazel brown colour. "What do you want me to do? I didn't ask them to come here. I didn't even know Marcus was the new Lieutenant."

"Can't you get rid of them? After all, they ARE your friends." He comes closer and brings her against him. "And I'm still hungry. Haven't eaten dessert yet. And a hungry Devil is a very cranky Devil, and that's not good for anyone."

"I didn't ask for this either." She justifies herself while enjoying their closeness."But I can hardly tell them "It was very nice to see you both, but you're gonna have to go. I was just about to have crazy food sex with my secret boyfriend."

"Why not?" He asks, serious.

"Because he's the new lieutenant and our new boss as well!" She sighs. "It's gonna be hard enough to find a plausible reason as to why we are sharing the same suite, when the operation hasn't even begun yet."

"Why to keep our cover of course." He smiles. "I can tell them if you want."

"Lucifer." She pleads him.

"Humfffine." He grumbles.

"What?" She says. "I didn't quite get that, Darling." She mimics his accent.

"I said fine." He pulls her even closer and bites her earlobe. "But you owe me big time!"

She crashes her lips to his and tugs at his bottom lip to ask permission. He grants it gladly. When they break apart, she gives him one last quick kiss before adding "Behave yourself!"

"I will be on my best behaviour Detective."

She opens the door to meet the group again. Lucifer takes her arm again and pulls her flush against him once more. He grips her hips and growls low in her ear, before giving her one last fiery kiss. The kiss turns quickly into a heated make-out session for a few minutes. He backs her up against the bathroom door, away from the sliding doors. Her arms lock behind his neck and she tilts her head to the side to allow him more access. Chloe comes back to her senses and stops him before things get way out of hands. They rest their foreheads against one another for a moment, catching their breath, and stopping the flush on their face. He chuckles and lets her go reluctantly, not before sharing with her one last image to think about.

"But as soon as they walk out the door, the misbehaving Devil will be back full steam and there will be no escape for you, Love."

"He better." She winks at him. "I want my dessert as well." She heads out again, making sure her clothes are back into place.

With that last thought, they both exit the room to meet their unexpected guests. When they come outside, Marcus looks at them, a bit lost.

"Is everything alright?"

"Yes." Chloe says. "We just had to work out a few details about the upcoming case." All the while looking anywhere but towards Lucifer's face. But she knows that the smirk he wears must be one of the biggest possible. "Oh the ways I can think of to make him loose his stupidly sexy smile." She thinks. She looks at Dan and gives him such a look that any remarks he might have had in mind die in his throat. She clears her throat to stop her wandering line of thoughts and tells the rest of the group.

"Shall we get to work then?" She adds, leading Marcus away from the kitchen counter where the chocolate sauce and whipped cream were still lying. They all sit down around the table and Marcus takes out a case file from his bag.

After a few minutes of useless chatter, Lucifer stands up, clearly bored to death.

"I'm in desperate need of a drink." He states. "Anyone else fancies one?"

"Can you please focus Lucifer?"

"But it's boring. And the operation is not before Monday. How long does it take to organise a sting operation."

"Lucifer!" Chloe scolds him.

"Fine." He gives in, as he remembers his promise to be on his best behaviour. He gestures towards Marcus. "Please continue."

"Thank you Mr Morning… Can I call you Lucifer?"

"Sure why not." He answers, blasé.

"So, when do you plan on meeting the buyer?"

"Probably on Monday or Tuesday. We're not sure yet. He hasn't given an answer yet." Chloe answers.

A phone bips. Lucifer looks at it. "Actually Detective, the appointment will be on Tuesday. He'll meet us at Eden at 9pm."

"Great. So…"

"Wait. That's not all." He interrupts him. "He also says he won't have the good with him for the 1st meeting. He wants to make sure we're not phonies, trying to arrest him or something. If everything is ok and we're legit, he'll give us a new appointment for the next day."

"So you better be convincing." Marcus adds, joking. "How do you plan to convince him you're really interested?"

"Well by being my usual charming self, of course!" He winks at Chloe. "And by having no cop, apart from the lovely Detective, in my club that night. We're supposed to be an item and the artefact I'm buying is a present for her. So…"

"No cop. That's not possible. How about back-up if things go wrong?"

"I said no cop inside. I didn't say you couldn't watch us from the outside." He replies "You perv'!" He adds in his mind.

"So you'll wear a wire?"

"If we must and for the Detective's safety, yes." He concedes.

"What are you buying from him by the way?"

"Something old, pricey and gorgeous."

"Meaning?" He answers, slightly pissed at Lucifer's attitude towards him.

"It's a surprise for my lovely girlfriend, and she's supposed to look surprised. So If I tell you anything, it would ruin the moment." His tone condescendant.

"Lucifer." Chloe jumps in. "You do know you're not buying the artefact for real right."

"Yes I know. You've been telling me that for the last 2 days. But your "I'm surprised" face is terrible. So if you want to sell our act..."

"I was an actress and my surprise face is very good!" She answers, defensive.

"I'm still not telling you though."

"Fine!" She pouts slightly. "Keep your dirty secret."

Marcus clears his throat to break the awkward moment. He turns to Dan and asks, his voice low.

"Are they always like that?"

"You have no idea. And they are in a good day."

They spend the next 30 minutes going over the backstory of how Lucifer met Chloe and every single detail of the operation to come. Once they're done, Marcus closes the case file and puts it back in his bag. He hands a memo to Lucifer and says loudly:

"How about we celebrate a job well done. Let's have a drink at the hotel bar. My treat."

"Why?" Lucifer asks.

"I want to know my new team and we made a lot of progress tonight. I could also catch up with some old friends."

"Actually, I have plans for later, and so does the…"

Before Lucifer can finish, Marcus turns to the blond woman "How about you Chloe?"

"Ahem." She starts, a bit uneasy. "I'm pretty tired, and…"

"Come on. I won't keep you long. I promise."

"I don't know."

"Please?" He tries. "Beside, I'm your boss and it's a work outing. Come on." He smiles. "We can go over the case a bit more if you want."

Lucifer tightens his grip on the armrest of the sofa and looks anxiously over at Chloe. He clearly struggles to stay on "his best behaviour" and can barely contain his eyes from shifting. Chloe finally gives in, running out of excuses.

"OK. But only for an hour or so." She looks apologetically at Lucifer.

"Perfect." Marcus says, a huge friendly smile on his face. "You should come too Lucifer."

"Like I said, I have plans for tonight." His tone is clearly pissed. "A club doesn't run itself and I have some paperwork to look at." He pauses. "Maybe later."

"As you wish." Then he turns to the two others. "Shall we then?"

Chloe turns to Lucifer, but he walks past her, fists clenched. "See you later." She tries, but he is already walking to the elevator. Chloe sighs. Between the new Lieutenant, her ex-husband and a very jealous Lucifer, her night was going to be complicated.

So that's it. Marcus Pierce is now in the story. I tried to base him on my vision of Tom Welling and what the cast said. If he wants to be a serious "threat" to Lucifer's ego, he had to be at least almost as arrogant as Lucifer, but that's only my opinion. I guess we'll see. But for now he's here and he is a bit of pain.

Tell me what you thought. I have a few ideas for them to make-up after that pseudo-fight, all the while getting ready for their operation.

Thanks again for all the comments, reviews, kudos, likes. They are always welcome and warm my heart. And also special thanks to Wolflover235 for the support and comment :).