Summary of the last chapter:

For those of you who might have chosen to fast-forward the previous chapter, Lucifer finally admitted his feelings for Chloe and let her know how he felt since she almost got killed. Chloe said the L-word as well and Lucifer said it back to a sleeping Chloe, or at least he thought she was.

Now on with the show :D (Sorry, I watched too much of Miranda Episodes over the holidays :D).

A CHRISTMAS BREAK

As Lucifer watches Chloe reunites with her daughter, he smiles, Chloe's joy passing on to him. At the same time, he feels some sort of uneasiness creeping up his chest as the picture in front of him is a reminder of the fact his mother's gone, and that he won't have this anymore. Maze looks at them from afar and also feels uneasy at the scene. She loves Chloe and Trixie, but she still has troubles with the whole touchy-feely-huggy thing humans have. He finally walks over to Trixie and Chloe. Trixie turns to Lucifer and hugs him tight.

"Thank you so much, Lucifer! I knew you'd save her."

"You're welcome, Child." He slowly but surely untangles himself from Trixie.

"Are you leaving?"

"There are a few things I need to do for tomorrow's party at Lux. I'll be back later." Trixie frowns. "Look. Why don't you both stay up here while I'm down doing boring stuff. You can enjoy a quiet afternoon with your Mom and you can tell her all about how you helped me find her and everything." Trixie doesn't answer but takes her Mom's hand to bring her to the sofa, starting her story about how she had the dream of her and everything. Lucifer turns to Maze. "Could you give me a hand with the inventory of the club?"

"Why?"

"Because I asked you nicely?" he smiles at her.

"Fine." Maze reluctantly agrees.

He stops by the couch where Chloe is now listening to Trixie's story. He leans close to her neck. "I'll see you in a bit. Enjoy your time and make yourself at home." He gives her a chaste but lingering kiss on her cheek, full of promises. Trixie giggles at the scene in front her. Then he follows Maze, just as the doors of his lift close.

Lux's bar – The same day

Maze is behind the bar checking the supplies and counting the different bottles of champagne, malt, vodka and God knows how many more other types of alcohol. Lucifer is sitting on the other side of the bar, sipping on his drink, pretending – badly – to look at some list. Maze puts her clipboard on the bar.

"Do you need a reminder of what helping means?"

"What?" He answers, looking up from his list.

"I was supposed to help you, and I've been doing all the work for the past 30 minutes."

"I am working. I'm making sure the guest's list is complete for tomorrow. Besides, you're doing this so well. And you're almost done." He grins. "Want a drink?" He doesn't wait for her answer and pours her a glass of vodka. He refills his own glass.

Maze puts the last of the bottles in place and sits down on the other side of the bar. She brings the glass to her lips. "So what was all that about?"

"All that?"

"That awkward moment up there, before you used me as an excuse to escape." She lets out a laugh.

"First, I'd like to say, you were not an excuse. I needed help with this and you just happened to be at the place at the right time." He drinks. "Second, it was nothing." The demon stares at him, not believing a word he just said. Lucifer sighs. "I just had an epiphany of sorts." A pause. "I realized how lucky Humans are from time to time. That's all." Maze eyes him, knowing he only told her part of the truth. "Any news on the Sinnerman?"

"He's certainly a hard one to find, that's for sure."

"So no news then." He mutters. "What did you find out so far?"

"What Pierce told you checks out. He was spotted in the Windy City, and from what I gathered, he's linked to him. And also, according to the police report there, he did lose a brother at some point during a case he was working on. He got transferred to LA just a few weeks later. Normally such transfers take months. I guess he also knows a few people who owe him favors."

Lucifer chooses not to comment on the favors part. Instead, he simply continues. "How close?"

"Very." Her face darkens. "Although the connection still needs to be determined."

"Do you think he's our Sinnerman. The legendary one."

"No. But Michael is definitely involved and he's clearly using this figure to get to you."

"Alright. If he's not, then how do you explain the sudden apparition in the desert?"

"Special effects, I guess."

"And how come he was able to knock me out and stab Azrael?" He puts the glass down angry. "Chloe was nowhere near when it happened so he can't be human."

"You're right. I don't think he is. Although his nature still needs to be determined as well."

"So we are nowhere close to finding the answers I need to defeat Michael, and now there are even more questions to answer. Isn't that bloody wonderful?"

"Just relax." Lucifer glares back at her, clearly frustrated. "Now that I know Pierce is somehow involved in all this, I can focus on his story, and get some answers." She finishes her glass. "I'll track Constantine down. He's involved in all this, somehow. I'm sure he can get me some answers." She stands up. "One thing is certain though. Whoever, or whatever he is, he's not from around here. And I also think he has his own agenda. Michael is only working with him, but, maybe if we play it right and you manage to find what he desires, we can flip him and have him on our side."

"That's worth a try." He finishes his drink as well. "But first I need to find him."

Maze walks towards the elevator to go back to his penthouse and take Chloe and Trixie back to their place. Lucifer stands up. "Maze."

"Yeah?"

"I just realized something."

"That's quite the day you're having." He laughs silently. "What is it?"

"I never thanked you for what you did." He pauses. Maze knows he's not just talking about the inventory part. "So. Thank you Mazikeen."

Maze nods slightly. "Can you say that again. I didn't catch it. My hearing isn't as good as what it used to be."

"When Hell freezes over," Lucifer says, as the door of his private elevator close.

Lucifer's penthouse – The same day

When Lucifer finally reaches his penthouse, the scenery unfolding in front of him feels amazing, apart from Maze shouting something over the phone on his balcony. Trixie practices a new song on his piano, and Chloe is curled up on his couch under a comforter he didn't know he had, reading a book. He walks up to Chloe and leans in, shamelessly invading her personal space.

"What are you reading?" She shows him the cover of the book. It reads "The picture of Dorian Gray". He chuckles. "Very good choice. I find the story to be amazing."

"I've actually never had the change to read it, but so far so good." She turns the first page. There's a hand-written message on it. "Thanks for the hand, Luci. Love, Oscar." He smiles. "Any idea how this got here?"

"Back in the 1890's, Oscar and I were very good friends. He was suffering from a dry spell. He was looking for a new plot for his latest scandalous novel. And you know me, I do love a good scandal, especially back in those days. So I gave him a few ideas."

"I thought you didn't trade souls."

"I didn't, and I still don't. They're useless. I mean there are enough tormented souls in Hell, without adding the one not deserving it." He leans in closer. "Just because Mr. Gray supposedly sold his soul to a fictional, but lovely, me, doesn't mean its creator did as well."

"So what did you ask for in return?"

"Nothing." She looks at him, surprised. "It was one of the rare favors I gave for free." Chloe still looks puzzled. "I was a big fan of his work, as you can see." He shows her his bookshelves. "And also, he kept me" He looks for the right word. "entertained during my visits on Earth to collect the numerous favors people owed me." He hands her the book back. "But that's a story for another day if you're nice." He winks and Chloe rolls her eyes at this dorky comment. He finally decides to sit on the armrest of his couch. Chloe's hand comes to rest just above his knee. "What's your Urchin playing?"

"First Noël."

"Of course." He sneers.

"Is everything alright?"

"Let's just say this isn't my favorite time of the year." Chloe looks around and realizes that indeed, there's no tree, or decorations, or even colors echoing Christmas. "You know the whole family gathering thing, not really my style. And also, celebrating my half-brother's birth. Very boring." He pauses and takes a breath. "I'm more of new year's eve kind of person."

"Lots of champagne, loud music, wild parties?"

He smiles. "Exactly. Although, there's also quite a party for Chris… Santa's day at Lux."

"Why am I not surprised." She lets her hand wander over his thigh, the touch remains however chaste. "But you've got to admit, the song is nice."

"I wouldn't go as far as nice, but for a song made for my half-bro and Dad, it's not this bad."

Before the conversation can get any deeper as to why it's not that bad and why Christmas sounds so horrible to him, the balcony door slams shut, almost shattering into pieces, and a very pissed Maze walks back in. She doesn't even acknowledge Lucifer's dumbfounded face. He had seen the demon angry, but this level of rage had been tucked away for a long time. Before he can tease her about it, she takes a deep calming breath and speaks. "I'm sorry Chlo'. One of my bounties just decided to ran off, because the thug I paid to guard him was bribed and let him free. I guess next time, I'll have to rely on fear and examples more than money. And now, I have to go back all the way to Mexico again to haul his sorry ass back in the US so he can be arrested, and so I can get paid." She picks up the bag she dropped on the floor. "So I can't take you and the Child home. I should be back in a few days, a week top."

"It's okay, Maze." "And given your emotional state, I'm not sure I want to be in the same car or room at the moment." She wants to add but refrains at the last moment. "Trixie and I will stay here. I'll let Dan know about the new arrangements so he can pick Trixie up to have Christmas with her Abuela and Abuelo." But Maze is already over to Trixie to tell her about what happened. Chloe isn't looking towards her daughter but she still hears the sound of a Hakka in the background. She turns her head and only catches the end of it. She turns her attention back to Lucifer. "Looks like I'm gonna use this overnight bag after all."

The Devil leans in to tell her something very inappropriate no doubt, but before he can voice it, Trixie walks towards them, glowing with joy. "Is it true we're staying over until Christmas morning?"

"Yes." Before Trixie can say anything else, Chloe completes her statement. "But this doesn't mean you're not going to bed at 9'. You still have your last day of school tomorrow."

"But Mom, it's Christmas eve."

"No. Christmas eve starts in the evening. You've got school in the morning."

"Do I have to go?"

"Yes."

"But I don't want to. How about we make a deal. I go tomorrow, but I want Lucifer to bring me."

Chloe sighs. Trixie started to rebel more often against her decision. "I guess it had to begin at some point." Chloe thinks. Lucifer feels the tension rise up and Chloe's gaze aimed at him. He decides to go for a diversion. "At least, this time, I didn't do it on purpose. Is it my fault the Child is smart and knows a good role model when she sees one." But he knows better than to share this bit of thought with Chloe, at least for now. "How about pizza for dinner?"

"Yay!" Trixie says excitability, forgetting all about her deal.

"A simple yes would have sufficed, no need to get all you about it." He turns to Chloe "You?" She simply nods. "Pizza it is then." Chloe is still eyeing him from where she stands. Trixie offers to help him with the toppings once the dough is ready and to Chloe's surprise, he accepts, although she suspects he did this because of what Trixie said. But this allows her to relax some more, and to be honest, although it's unusual, she enjoys seeing Lucifer and Trixie spending some time together. Looks like her daughter crawled her way up to his heart for good, but at the same time, what's not to like, she thinks as she opens the book again. As she concentrates on reading the life story of Sir Dorian Gray, she still hears, almost as a background noise, Lucifer explaining to her daughter how to prepare the pizza. She vaguely sees him whispering something to her daughter.

"You know, Child, you should lay low on the deals. I think your Mom isn't a big fan of them."

"Okay." She whispers back to him.

They both laugh. Suddenly she stops when she hears her daughter asking Lucifer about Christmas. Somehow, she managed to link decorating a pizza with the fact that Lucifer has no Christmas tree. She listens a bit more carefully ready to intervene if needed.

"So you've never had a Christmas tree before?"

"Never needed one."

"But if you don't have a tree, how's Santa gonna be able to bring the presents tomorrow?"

"He'll probably bring you the presents at your home when you get back." He answers her.

"But it's Christmas." Trixie repeats as if telling it over and over might change his mind.

"What do you want me to say, I don't like Christmas. It's annoying AND boring."

"But you have a Christmas party at Lux."

"Yes. But believe me, it's nothing like what you have in mind Small Human."

"So you never have dinner on Christmas eve and all."

"Like I said, I don't like it."

"Maybe it's because you never did it with the right people. I'm sure you'd like if you give it a try."

He doesn't say no, nor yes. Chloe chooses this moment to step into the conversation. She effectively breaks their little argument. The rest of the meal goes smoothly and somehow, during their meal, Trixie convinced Lucifer to watch two Christmas movies. The first one they put on is "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" and the second one is "The Nightmare Before Christmas". By the middle of the second movie, Trixie is fast asleep between him and Chloe, and Chloe herself isn't far from falling as well, the heat of the previous days, finally taking its toll on her. Lucifer almost smiles at how domestic the whole situation is, and he's amazed that somehow, only a small part of him wants to run away. He swiftly switches off the TV and decides to carry the Small Human into the guest room. He then goes back and softly shakes the woman awake. Chloe quickly changes in her night clothes, or rather one of his shirts she picked for herself the first time she slept here. As soon as her head hits the pillow, Lucifer hears a soft snoring. He takes his place under the cover as well, and to his surprise dozes off quickly, pulling her to his chest, her head nuzzling under his chin.

Lucifer's penthouse – The next morning

Chloe wakes up to a very excited Trixie jumping up and down on the bed beside her. She looks for Lucifer but doesn't find him.

"Come on Mom!" Trixie is beaming. "Wake up. Breakfast is ready. There's like bacon, and pancakes and everything."

"Alright." She hugs her. "Just let me grab a quick shower and some fresh clothes and I'll be right over." Trixie almost crosses the door. "Baby?"

"Yes, Mom."

"I love you."

"Love you too, Mom."

After 15 to 20 minutes, Chloe comes into the kitchen, pressed and dressed. The smell of a perfect breakfast welcomes her. She gives another hug to her daughter and kisses her hair. She then heads over to the stove where Lucifer hands her a mug of coffee.

"What about me?" He says, only for her to hear. "No good morning kiss?" He pouts slightly.

She kisses him, lingering just a bit, but keeping the kiss somehow chaste. "Good morning." She smiles "Better now?"

"Much." Comes his simple reply. "I have to run to the precinct. And then I need to check a few things back at Griffith Park." She tenses. "Don't worry, it's just to make sure Maze and I didn't forget anything there. Michael left already." He reassuringly smiles at her. "I should be back around 5 or 6. But you can come back after Trixie's done with school if you want to."

"I'll see with Trixie. But if you leave her the choice, I think we'll be here when you return." She grins. "Why do you have to go to the precinct?"

"Pierce apparently wants to see me about a case. I don't know. He's weird sometimes. It's about some big philanthropist who died."

"Pierce told me about it. I haven't found the time to look at it yet. It seems to be very high-profile though. Just bring the file over and we'll look at it together."

"There are many more interesting things we can do together, but I guess we ought to work from time to time." He grins and puts his espresso cup in the sink. "Why don't you take one of my cars to bring the Offspring to school. I'll see you later."

"Later." Chloe answers

He takes his keys and exits.

"Bye Lucifer." Trixie says, a mischievous smile on her face.

"Bye Small Human." He answers between the closing doors.

LAPD Precinct – The day before Christmas

Just as Lucifer enters the precinct, Pierce exits his office.

"Lucifer. Perfect timing."

"Point of pride for me, Lieutenant."

"How's Decker doing?"

"She's tired but okay. Or at least as good as someone can be after such an event."

"Good. She should be back soon then."

"According to what she told me, she should be back after the 25th."

"Perfect. Now come in. There are some things I need to go over with you."

"After you, Lieutenant."

Lucifer exits the office of Pierce about half an hour later. He's deep in his thoughts as he exits the station to get to his car. The drive to Griffith Park goes by smoothly. After looking for clues Alastor or anyone else might have left behind, but finding nothing but bad memories of what might have happened to Chloe, he makes his way back. Short before arriving at his penthouse, he realizes he forgot the case file on Chloe's desk. He makes a U-turn and heads back to the precinct to get the information he needs. He rushes into the station, trying to avoid any contact with anyone, so he won't be delayed. He's frustrated for coming empty-handed from his trip to Griffith Park and a frustrated Devil isn't someone to be around. As he exits again, he bumps into Dan coming out of an interrogation room.

"Hey! Watch it, Buddy!"

"Whatever, Douche."

"Sorry, Lucifer. Didn't see it was you. You're just the man I wanted to see." He puts his hand on his shoulder. "Do you have a minute?"

"Do I have a choice?"

"I need your help and expertise on a woman problem."

His focus changes slightly. Dan definitely peeked his interest. "I'm listening."

"Well, there's this woman I like, and..."

"Roxanne?"

"No. It didn't work out." He smiles awkwardly, shifting from one foot to another. "Actually, we already kinda had a fling a bit ago, but she was different back then. But she's changed and I'd like to give it a try. Since you're the expert, I thought maybe, you could give me a few pointers."

"So you wanna get back with your ex?" He smirks. "Do I know her?"

"Sorta."

"Who is she?" He thinks he might be talking about Chloe, but this only lasts a second. I mean, even him wouldn't be dumb enough to actually go for Chloe again. Daniel doesn't answer. "Have I slept with her?" Still no answer. "Come on, Daniel. If you want my help, spit it out." He looks at him. "I mean, it's not like it's Charlotte." Daniel looks away. "Please tell me, it's not her."

"Well..."

"You've got to be kidding me." Lucifer hisses to Daniel, trying no to raise his voice. "I don't believe it. Are you actually asking me for advice on how to screw my..." He stops there, not knowing how to define Charlotte.

"To be fair, she's not your Mom anymore. She's Charlotte now."

"I'm only gonna say this once, Daniel. I will NOT give you pointers on how to sleep with my Mom's old body, I mean Charlotte." He leaves Dan behind.

"You owe me this much." Dan says without thinking.

Lucifer turns back to the detective. This was not the right choice of words. "I owe you nothing, Daniel." His tone is full of contempt. He decides to end the conversation, feeling the beast inside him stirring after the shitty day he had. "Now if you'll excuse, I have somewhere else to be."

Lux – A bit after 5 pm – The same day

Lucifer finally reaches Lux after what seems the biggest traffic-jam he had ever had since he got to Los Angeles. Apparently, the whole world is set on pissing him off today. He only hopes his bad luck ends once he steps into his penthouse. It was Christmas eve after all, so no wonder everything was against him. Between his disastrous conversation with Dan, his useless trip to Griffith Park and the meeting with the Lieutenant, which was the highlight of his day, by the way. The only thing he wanted right now was to have a drink, maybe play a bit on his piano and enjoy his time with the Detective, before popping by the party at Lux and finish this day in a better way. His calculation apparently forgot about Chloe's kid. As he steps into the penthouse, he hears the same song she played on the piano the other day, except this time, the sound is coming out of his surround sound system. He takes a careful look around his penthouse and sees a table set for three, with candles and everything. He smiles, thinking the day might end up better than it started after all. But his smile quickly fades when he catches a glimpse of the tree standing at the far corner of his living room. He drops the case file on the bar and his jacket on a chair by the bar. He quickly closes the distance to the obnoxious green plant, and sees a giggling Trixie, putting the finishing touch to the tree.

"What in Dad's name is happening here?" He says, doing his best to keep the level of his voice neutral.

Chloe turns to him. "Trixie thought it would be fun to have a small party of our own tonight." Lucifer groans. "I know you said you don't like this time of year, but Trixie was adamant you didn't like it because you never had any good ones before, and if you actually see what it's all about, you'll get the spirit. I was against it at first, but she convinced me."

he looks away to his balcony. "Not really what I was expecting and how I wanted to spend the evening." His tone neutral.

Chloe brings him a bit further from the Christmas tree, and away from her kid's prying ears.

"I know it's sudden, and I know you said you didn't want any of it, but it's been a rough year for Trixie and the last couple of days have been hard on all of us. Between Palmetto, Dan getting arrested, then Camael taking her away from me, her abilities, you dying, and everything that happened lately with Michael and Alastor, I didn't have the heart to say no to her. We all need this, start of a new year and all?" She looks at him tenderly. "Please? For us?" She finishes, hoping he'd agree to it, not daring to imagine the reaction of her daughter if he'd say no.

Lucifer looks between the tree, Trixie, and his Detective. He's still not certain about his decision. Trixie walks up to him to sway him for good. She hands him the last decoration.

"Can you help me put the start at the top, I'm too small."

Lucifer takes the star in hand and can't help but chuckle when he sees what's on the star. The star has been painted red and a devil emoji face is pasted on it.

"They didn't have any Devil at the store so we had to improvise a bit." Chloe says. "No copyright infringement intended of course."

Lucifer sighs. Chloe and Trixie both smile, knowing they won Lucifer over.

He mumbles. "Fine, we can have this tree and dinner. It's not like this day could get any worse." He looks at Chloe. "Please tell me there won't be any other surprises, like an unexpected visit from Amenadiel or such?"

"No. Just the three of us. I did ask Azraël, but she was busy. She seems to be acclimating pretty well to her new life."

Lucifer hands back the star to Trixie. "So this completes the tree." He asks as he lifts her up.

"Yep."

He puts her down and she switches the lights on.

"So what's for dinner?" Lucifer asks, now intrigued.

"Well. We only had enough time to set up the table and the tree." Chloe answers, giving Lucifer her best smile.

"So, I'm going to cook?"

"Pleaaaaaase?" Trixie pleads him.

"Alright. But I'm not doing the dishes."

"Deal." Trixie hands out her hand to the devil, all too proud of herself.

Lucifer shakes it and looks over at Chloe, smiling. It's the first real smile he's had all day.

"Enough deals for one day. Now, why don't you go read in your room and wash up before dinner?"

"Can I play the piano instead?"

Lucifer shrugs his shoulders. That's all the agreement Trixie needs. "Just don't play anything too fantasy please." Then he heads over to the kitchen to get started. Chloe stays a few minutes with Trixie before joining Lucifer at the counter.

"Need a hand?"

He grins. "Always."

She nudges him on the shoulder. "So you had a bad day?"

"That doesn't even begin to describe it."

"You wanna talk about it?"

"Which part?" He puts the pan down and turns off the stove. "Is it the shitty and useless meeting with Pierce, where I spent most of the time convincing him about what happened to you, without lying. He clearly seemed to know more than he let on. Or was it my useless trip to Griffith Park where I learned nothing at all, or the conversation with your ex, trying to convince him to give him pointers on how to get into my ex-mom's pants."

Chloe stops his rambling and kisses him. He enjoys the kiss before she lets his lips go. "Feeling better?"

"A little, could you do that again?" He smirks.

"Once Trixie's asleep, I can do more if you behave." She smiles. "So Dan asked you about Charlotte then?"

"Indeed. Can you believe he had the nerve to actually believe I would help him?"

"To be fair, your mother is gone."

"Yes, I know. Thanks for the reminder." He walks away and exits to the balcony. Chloe follows him. She comes to his side.

"I'm sorry about what I said." Her hand goes on her forearm. She strikes it gently. His grip loosens against the railing. "I didn't mean to upset you." He looks away. "It's not just Dan asking about Charlotte, or Pierce, isn't it?" She leans her head on his shoulder. "What is it?"

"Nothing."

"Really?" She turns his head. "Talk to me, Lucifer. I'm here for you."

"My Mom stayed a long time in Charlotte's body, and now she's gone because of me."

"You know she could have done many casualties if she had carried out her plan as she intended."

"I do. But it still doesn't change the fact she's gone because of me. And because of this, not only her life, and ours, but also Charlotte's life got turned upside down for a bit. And despite all her scheming, planning and hate for everything Father related, she loved us. And most of what she did came from a place of love." he takes a deep breath. "And I miss her."

"And the thought of Dan with her is a bit too much?"

"At least for the moment."

Since Lucifer is in a sharing mood. Chloe decides to push her luck. "And Christmas?"

"What about it?"

"You've never had any?"

His devilish smile comes back in an instant. "Of course. I have a wonderful Santa Day every year at Lux, with a lot of sexy Mrs. Claus and elves dancing in my club."

She slaps his shoulder. "I meant a real Christmas, with the family dinner and presents."

"Would you like to spend time with a family who doesn't want you there, celebrating the birthday of someone who vilified you for the face of humanity, all because he carried my Father's message to the world?"

"When you put it like that." She agrees. She suddenly realizes the effort he made to accept all of this into his home, how much change it meant. His eyes are still lost on the horizon. She turns his head and kisses him tenderly.

"Not that I'm complaining, but what was that for?"

"To remind you of how amazing you are." She smiles at him. "And also to thank you for giving this whole holiday thing a try."

This time Lucifer closes the distance between them and this new kiss is filled with seduction, longing and tenderness. Once they break apart, Chloe wears a huge smile. "We're certainly off to a good start. And the emoji was a nice touch."

As they're about to close the distance between them once again, Trixie interrupts them. "I think dinner's ready."

"Let's eat. And show Lucifer what all this holiday is all about?"

"And that is?"

"Family and love."

They all sit down at the table and enjoy the dinner. Once all the food disappeared from the table, and as agreed Trixie, with the help of her mother, did the dishes, Lucifer disappears into his room and comes back all dressed up.

"You changed?"

"Yeah. I have to dash. Lux's party started a few hours ago, and as the owner, I have to make myself known. They're expecting me. I'm their host after all." Chloe looks away. "Care to join me?"

"I can't leave Trixie on her own. Maze is out of town, and I can't ask the sitter to come here on this day." She pauses, and before Lucifer can counter her argument. "But you go do your thing. it's nearly Trixie's bedtime anyway." She tries her best not to think about all the Mrs. Claus and elves dancing downstairs and desperately wishing to put their claw on him. "Just try not to get on the elves or Santa's naughty side."

His voice drops low. "No need to worry about this, Love. I've already made your naughty list, and that's plenty enough." he slightly bites her neck before making his way downstairs to the completely stuffed dance-floor.

The next morning – Christmas day

Chloe tried her best to wait for Lucifer to come back, but she fell asleep on his couch. Once she wakes up, she's in his bed, surrounded by black satin sheets. She pats the bed beside her but doesn't feel the body that is supposed to be here. He had brought her to bed after all, so where was he now. She vaguely hears the shower running, and ponders if she should join him. But fate decides for her. She hears an exciting knock on the bedroom door. Before she can answer, Trixie barges in and jumps on the bed. "At least she remembered to knock."

"Moooooom, you gotta see this!"

"Alright, Monkey. Just give me a second." But Trixie takes hold of Chloe's hand and pulls her to the living-room. She finishes closing his shirt when she stops dead in her track as she sees the presents under the tree. Trixie is already on the floor looking at the different presents, looking for hers. Lucifer joins them a few minutes, smelling very good, and looking really enticing. He wears some loose black dress pants and a deep scarlet shirt he's buttoning up. She engulfs him in a huge hug, resisting the urge to unbutton his shirt and drag him back into the shower. Lucifer gladly returns her embrace. "Lucifer, how did you? How is this possible?"

He grins and his hands come down to rest on the south part of her back. "Santa did it!" Chloe turns into his embrace and presses against his tall frame., as his hands come to rest on her hips.

"Santa isn't real." Trixie says.

"Says the girl talking to the Devil." Trixie is skeptical. She knows Santa shouldn't be real, but seeing the presents here makes her question her convictions about the whole thing. "Besides, I was at Lux all night entertaining my guests." Chloe glares at him. "It was all G-rated of course."

His explanation seems to be enough to convince Trixie. She hands a present to her Mom. "This one's for you Mom."

"Thanks, Monkey." She looks at the small present. "Have you found yours?"

"Yep." She shows her 2 huge boxes. She opens the first one. "Wow. Wonder Woman doll with the complete set of accessories. Coooool."

"Why don't you open the second one?" Chloe says.

She tears the paper off the box. "A Marvel Comics Monopoly. Awesome!"

"That way I won't have to be the shoe anymore." Lucifer states.

"What did you get, Mom?"

Chloe carefully opens the present. Inside the box is a small velvet box. She opens it and sees a necklace. She turns it around carefully.

"That's… wow!" She tells Lucifer. "What is it?"

"It's the bullet from when you shot me." He smiles. "A fun reminder of our first real case together." he puts it around her neck.

"It's so beautiful Mom."

"It is. Why don't you read the rules of your new Monopoly and then we can play." Trixie goes back to her presents. "I don't have any presents for you."

"I'm sure you'll find a way to make it up to me." His face is smug. "I also have another one for you in the bedroom, but I thought it was best to keep it away from prying is until we're alone."

"Good thinking!" She takes a look at her daughter. "How did you manage all this? Were you really at Lux?"

"Yes. Remember, I never lie. I said I was at Lux all night, and the night ends at midnight. Add in a few toy-shops owners with a few favors to repay and you have the perfect morning."

"And the necklace?"

"This I had for a bit. I was waiting for your birthday to gift it to you, but guess the opportunity presented itself early. By the way, the combination of the safe you've been trying to open is the day you shot me."

"You really are the Devil."

"I am indeed." He looks lovingly at her. "Merry Santa day, Chloe."

"Merry Christmas to you Lucifer." Chloe teases him. Lucifer grins. "What?"

"Look up."

Chloe lifts her eyes and sees the mistletoe. "Why am I not surprised?"

"Go big or go home, remember." He comes as close as he can without touching her. "You'll find I'm a big fan of mistletoe. Besides, who am I to go against such an old tradition." Then they finally close the gap between them, getting lost in a surprisingly light, yet breathtaking kiss. Straight after they break apart and before either can say anything, Dan, with his impeccable timing, brings an end to their moment.

Once he left with Trixie, Lucifer looks over at Chloe. But before he can voice what ideas he has for her to make it up to him, Chloe reaches behind him for the case file.

"How about we look at the case Pierce gave us?"

"Well, I supposed we have to work at some point." He takes a bottle of amber liquid and two glasses. "After you, Love."

So I got into the Christmas spirit and I wanted to make a special chapter. It's a first for me, more like a try really. I hope you enjoy it and I wish you all a Merry Christmas with a bit of delay and a Happy New Year in advance.

Thanks for all the reviews, kudos, likes, comments, and everything :).