Chapter Twelve

The Last Supper...Sorta

The rest of the day was spent in chaos. The girls had divided amongst themselves to accomplish their goals. Lailah was taken by Ella and Chloe. Their main goal was to get the dress and flowers. Linda and Maze had the bachelor and bachelorette parties to plan. They had reached out to Amenadiel who filled them in on what Lucifer had asked of him. Knowing what Lucifer had asked of Amenadiel gave both Maze and Linda ideas for a party to kick off a celestial marriage.

Chloe and Ella dragged Lailah from bridal shop to bridal shop. They had found numerous gorgeous white gowns, but none of them called Lailah. The three women stopped for a quick bite before finding a small bridal shop in downtown L.A. It was quiet and nowhere near as crowded with bridezillas. Lailah had to pull Ella away from a few battling brides. As they walked around the store, Ella continued to complain about the last store they were in. "Seriously! My hand was on the dress first!" she said as she browsed through the rack closer to her.

"Yes, but Ella, let me remind you that work for the LAPD and it wouldn't be a good idea for you to commit murder," Lailah mused.

"But we need to find the perfect dress for you. A little murder is worth it," Ella whined.

"That woman had two inch nails. She would have clawed you to pieces for that dress. It was better to let her have it," Chloe pointed out as she pulled a couple dresses and showed them to Lailah.

"Can I be honest? I really don't want an all white dress," Lailah said as she got confused looks from her friends.

"But you're an angel. Angels wear white," Ella whispered.

"Exactly and I had two outfits in Heaven. One white and one black. One for war and one for work," Lailah explained as she gently moved her sore body towards a rack that had color embroidering on white dresses.

Both Ella and Chloe noticed the subtle change in Lailah's movement and looked at each other before walking next to Lailah. "Hey Ella, does Lalialh look a little 'different'?" Chloe asked as she pulled out a dress, inspecting it.

Lailah's hand froze over a dress as she heard the tone in Chloe's voice. "You know, there is something. I can't make it out what it is," Ella said as she tried to hide her snickers.

Lailah hung her head, shaking it. "Don't go there," Lailah as she her hands stopped on a dress, quickly pulling it and making a quick dash into a fitting room.

"Hey! Get back here!" they both said as they knocked on her door.

"No," Lailah chuckled.

"Tell us what happened between you two," Ella demanded.

"Nothing that needs to be discussed," Lailah said before stepping out of the fitting room. Chloe and Ella's jaws dropped as they saw her. "Do you think Lucifer will like this?"

"I think you might stop his heart with how gorgeous you look," Ella said as she helped Lailah on top of the platform.

Lailah quickly pinned her hair up, leaving a few black curly strands to frame her face as she smiled at herself in the mirror. To her, this dressed blended well with their two worlds. And she hoped that Lucifer would love it as much as she did. Chloe came up beside her and placed a simple shoulder length veil in her hair. "Lucifer is so lucky to have a beautiful bride like you," Chloe said as she hugged her friend.

"Hey, is it me or is she glowing a bit," Ellas said as she noticed the slight halo of a glow around Ella.

"Shoot. Sorry about that," she said as they glow disappeared.

"What was that?" Chloe asked as she helped Lailah down and the three walked into the fitting room.

When the door was shut, Lailah started to undress. "Humans would call it a halo glow. Really. It's just a celestial light. All of us have one," Lailah told them as she pulled on her comfortable jeans.

"Lucifer doesn't," Ella told her.

Lailah gave them a sneaky knowing smirk. "Oh yes he does," she said before the three of them busted out laughing.

Chloe's phone rang which caused another flood of laughter. "No way," she said as she showed them who was calling. "Yes, Lucifer?"

"Sounds like you girls are having fun," he said as he heard the laughter. "What's so funny?"

"Oh nothing. You're glowing personality," Ella said before dying in a fit of laughter.

"My what?" Lucifer asked confused.

Lailah rolled her eyes before taking the phone from the hysterical humans. "Hey, ignore the hyenas. What's up?" she asked.

"Hello darling, just wanted to check in," he said, his tone shifting slightly.

"Well, I found my dress," she said as she tried to shush her friends.

"Can't wait to see it. So Maze called me and suggested a combined stag and hen party tonight. What are your thoughts?" he asked.

"Where would you be if it wasn't combined?" she asked.

"Strip club. Without a doubt," Lucifer said before a distinct smack came over the phone. Two other male voices came through arguing with Lucifer before he returned to the phone. "Sorry, I apparently I was wrong. A casual dinner."

Lailah rolled her eyes knowing full well that the other two told him to repeat what they wanted. "Combined works for me," Lailah said, satisfied hearing the groans on the other end. "We will see you tonight. Be good, boys."

Lailah hung up the phone and returned it to Chloe. She grabbed the dress and handed it to the attendant. Chloe and Ella grabbed a couple accessories before heading over to the checkout counter. "So Maze is very thrilled that we're doing a combined party. She's taking over Lux for us," Chloe said as she read a text.

"Lux? How many people is she inviting?" Lailah asked as she paid for the gown and the accessories.

"Knowing Maze? I think there are quite a few people going to be there. The question is how many are actually going to be clothed," Chloe replied.

"What are the odds that we can keep this small and intimate?" Lailah asked as they got in the car and drove to Chloe's house.

"Slim to none? You know Lucifer loves to party," Ella contemplated.

"Well I guess I need to brace myself," Lailah joked as they pulled in and saw Maze and Linda already waiting for them. The three of them walked in and hung up Lailah dress as they met up in the living room. "How bad is this going to be, Maze?"

"I don't know what you are talking about," she said as she wrote in her notebook, completely ignoring the badgering of her friends. "By the way, your outfit for tonight is in Chloe's room."

"You picked out an outfit for me? That's a scary thought," Lailah joked as she got a dirty look from Maze.

"Don't worry, Lailah, I was there to make sure it covered at least the important parts," Linda said as she took the wedding dress from Ella and placed it in the closet.

Lailah laughed before heading into the other room. Chloe waited until Lailah was out of earshot before turning to the others. "So we aren't talking too outrageous, right?" she asked as she eyed Maze.

"I know this is going to sound hard to believe but trust me. I know exactly what I am doing," Maze said as her phone when off. "Crap, I need to take this."

Maze stepped out of the room just as Lailah walked out in her outfit for the night. The dress held nothing to the imagination. It was a blood red one shoulder dress that clung to all the right curves. Lailah was pulling the dress down to get it closer to her knees but the fabric hung comfortably mid-thigh. "Maze is out of her mind if she thinks I am going to wear this! I can't bend without all of creation seeing my bare ass!" she grumbled.

"Um, why is your ass bare?" Chloe asked.

"Because this dress does nothing to hide underwear lines," she grumbled as Maze came in and smiled.

"Oh yes! You are killing it!" she said as she waited for praise.

Lailah glared at Maze, her long black curly hair, wild like her temper. "Who am I killing?" she asked as she advanced towards Maze.

"What's wrong?" Maze asked sweetly.

"Maze! I can't wear this. It's so skin tight that I can't wear anything on underneath. I bend over the world gets a full moon at one end and my girls will practically come bouncing out the other!" she said as she pointed to her chest.

"So?" Maze asked, not seeing the issue.

"MAZIKEEN!" Lailah shouted before a slow whistle came behind her. Lailah turned around and saw Amenadiel standing in the doorway staring at her.

"Lailah...um...you look...I mean...wow," he said as he looked her over.

"Hey! She's Lucifer's fiance, Amenadiel. Keep it in your pants," Maze said as she walked over and handed him a couple of bags. "Now, take this to Lux. I have left very detailed instructions with the bartenders on how I want that place to look and what I want Lucifer to do. You boys wouldn't want to disappoint me, would you?"

Amenadiel snapped his gaze back to Maze as she spun her knives in her hand and gave him a very pointed looked. "Um, right. We wouldn't want that. I'll make sure they follow your rules, Maze," he said quickly. "I'll see you all later tonight."

Amenadiel ran out of the house and into Lucifer's car before anyone could say another word to him. Lailah saw as Amenadiel flipped open his phone before taking off down the driveway. "Ok Maze. I think I'll keep the dress," Lailah said causing the girls to start laughing.

The rest of the afternoon was spent getting ready for the night and preparing for the ceremony for the next day. Lailah had asked Maze to be her maid of honor, causing the demon to make a quick getaway to a different room, claiming she needed to get ready herself. When everyone was dressed and ready, the limo pulled up to the house, picking the girls up and taking them through the night life that was Los Angeles. When the arrived at Lux, Lailah was shocked to see the lack of a waiting line to get into the club. Normally, Lux was packed. Walking up to the doorman, he smiled at her before holding the door open. Music pounding out into the night as they walked in and found a small gathering of staff from the hospital and the police department. Drinking and toasting the happy couple and to friends.

As Lailah overlooked the bar down below, she was surprised to find the absence of a certain devil. Maze frowned, her eyes promising severe punishment before the lights went to black and a spot light came on at the piano where Lucifer sat, his fingers dancing across the ivory. The music was soft and gentle as he played the intro. Lucifer took a breath and began to sing. "I'm trying to hold my breath. Let it stay this way. Can't let this moment end. You set off a dream in me, getting louder now. Can you hear it echoing? Take my hand, will you share this with me? Cause darling without you…" he sang as Lailah walked down towards his piano.

Lucifer moved away from the piano, taking Lailah in his arms as the song continued and he danced her around the bar. He gracefully spun her around the dance floor, singing softly to her as the soundtrack kicked in. Lailah couldn't help the large grin on her face as she melted in his arms, listening to his voice as he sang to her. Lucifer continued his serenade as he danced her around the room.

When his song ended, Lailah jumped into his arms, wrapping her arms around his neck as she kissed him. The whole room erupted with applause as the two embraced before parting and mingling with the guests. The night was filled with music, alcohol, food and few too many exotic dancers. A few times, Chloe had to remind Lucifer that he was getting married, and needed to not hit on the dancers.

Lucifer took any chance during the night to keep Lailah in his arms. Twirling her on the dance floor, or sneaking her away to remind her just what she was getting with her husband-to-be. Lucifer had a hard time keeping his hands to himself. Maze knew exactly how to set the Devil's blood afire when she dressed Lailah for the night. Just watching her enter Lux nearly cost him all sense of control. He was going to have to repay Maze for all of her hard work. She earned it.

Lucifer found Lailah sitty by the bar, talking to Linda when Lucifer made his way over. Instantly, he wrapped his arms around her waist and rested his chin on her shoulder. "Shall we retire to our home?" he asked suggestively.

Lailah chuckled softly as she rolled her eyes. "You're insatiable, Lucifer," she said as she turned to leave with him.

As she waved goodbye to Linda, she felt a hand on her wrist and her body being pulled away from Lucifer's arms. Maze held her good and tight as she smiled wickedly at Lucifer. "Sorry there, but she's coming with us. After all, it's bad luck for the groom to see the bride before the wedding," she said.

Lucifer glared at Maze. He instantly reconsidered his idea of repaying here. "What the hell, Maze?" he said, gaining a chuckle from her.

"What? It's tradition, right Chloe?" she asked as she looked at the Detective.

"Yup! And you don't want to start this marriage on the wrong foot, do you?" Chloe asked as she and the other humans began to usher Lailah out.

Luifer groaned as he glared at the women before storming towards his penthouse. "THIS IS TORTURE!" he shouted down the towards.

"Why thank you!" Maze shouted back, enjoying here the rude comments being returned her way. With that, she turned on her heel and walked out with tribe for some more devilishly wicked prep work.