Lucifer pretends to be Trixie's dad when an overly judgmental neighbor comes to visit. (I started this now I don't know how to finish it.)

"Remind me why you're doing this?"

"Our new neighbors have a kid Trixie wants to be friends with, and the parents are kind of stuffy."

"So you and Daniel are doing a double date and pretending you're still together to appease them? I'm sure I could think of much worse punishments in hell but none come to mind." Lucifer asked

"Yeah, it's dumb. But having a friend close by might be good for Trix, may be easier to get a babysitter that way, too."

"Very well, if you believe it's best." He replied, turning to go. Chloe's phone pinged and she looked at the screen. She closed her eyes and shook her head.

"Dammit, we're gonna have to cancel." Chloe said.

"Why?"

"Dan's still working his case, he's saying he's going to be late which means he won't make it."

"No, no surely not. I'll make sure he finishes soon." Lucifer replied. There was a knock at the door and Chloe sighed in frustration.

"There's not time for that, I'm just gonna have to cancel." She went to the door despite Lucifer's protests and the couple next door stood before her.

"Oh, where's Daniel?" Mrs. Haanel asked

"He's stuck working a case, I'm afraid we're going to have to cancel." Chloe replied

"Does this happen a lot?" Mr. Haanel asked

"Well, yeah, but it's no big deal."

"A child needs their father Miss Decker. I'm sure you know that." Mrs. Haanel said. Chloe narrowed her eyes at the pretentious woman head to toe in pink with a string of pearls around her neck.

"Chloe!" A voice called. She looked inside. No, no this can't work. "Darling, ask them to come in out of the cold!" The voice called again. Mrs. Haanel looked inside.

"I thought you said Daniel would not be here." She said.

"The neighbors are here, honey" Chloe called in reply, ignoring the woman. Within a moment Lucifer appeared at the door, a glass of wine in each hand. Chloe looked back at the Haanels and was suddenly grateful they'd never met Dan.

"I just got back, sorry I forgot about tonight." Lucifer said in greeting to both her and the couple. Mrs. Haanel looked Lucifer up and down, a flirtatious grin growing on her face. Lucifer pecked Chloe's cheek and handed her a glass of wine, snaking his free arm around her waist possessively. Chloe smiled to herself in the face of the judgement.

"Please, come in." Chloe said. Mr. Haanel looked intimidated by Lucifer and his good looks, not to mention his height. Mrs. Haanel tried to downplay her glances at him every five seconds until they came to sit on the couch.

Lucifer had helped Chloe make brisket for dinner a few hours ago, adding his own secret ingredient to it as a surprise for her and Trixie, whoever else would be sharing the meal with them. They'd all taste the red pepper flakes, even with all the wine they would drink.

"Do you want wine, Mr. Haanel?" Chloe asked.

"Oh yes, please. Sweetie?" Mr. Haanel asked of his wife. She nodded with a grin, her eyes still on Lucifer. Chloe hid her laugh as she went to get the bottle and took the brisket out of the oven.

"So, how did you two meet?" Mr. Haanel asked, looking at his wife nervously.

"Oh, well it's not a very romantic story, we met at the precinct when I was first starting-" Chloe began, sitting down.

"Oh yes, very embarrassing actually. I was intending to buy a back alley watch from this look chap, he almost stabbed me when I came up short on the payment. I managed to keep him from injuring me but got away, so I was filing a report at the precinct over the incident." Lucifer said

"Yeah, he was filing a report and showed me this picture of the guy, and it looked like a jack o'lantern." Chloe replied, laughing. She looked at Lucifer and smiled at the Haanels. "Love you babe, but of everything you can do, drawing is not one of them."

Mr. Haanel laughed and his wife sipped at her wine.

"Well I certainly know how to do other things." Lucifer replied with a raise of an eyebrow. Chloe laughed, kicking herself that she didn't see that coming. "You're adorable when you're blushing, darling." He said. Chloe bit her lip and bumped his shoulder. All the times they'd spent together now alone, now included Ella and her experiences with her ghost friend. Chloe and Lucifer hadn't so much as kissed since his accidental reveal.

"So about Beatrice." Mrs. Haanel said in discomfort, tangling her free arm in her husbands and draping herself over him. She definitely wasn't one for subtlety, Chloe thought.