Amenadiel was standing outside the NICU when Lucifer came out from visiting his son. Chloe had been taken for tests, so she wasn't with him this time. "Hello, brother."
"Hey, Luci. How is he?" Lucifer asked.
"There's not really any change. He's still not really breathing on his own. The doctor said it will be some time before he does," Lucifer said.
"He'll be okay. I'm sure of it. What about Kinley? What's going on with him?" Amenadiel asked.
Lucifer's eyes flashed red for a moment just from the mention of the priest. "Daniel told me this morning that Kinley was not the one to actually hit Chloe's car. He had someone else, equally deranged do it, but there is no evidence."
"I could deal with him. I'll make sure Kinley can never hurt any of you again," Amenadiel said. He wasn't one to harm humans, but this man had tried to murder his nephew. The baby still wasn't out of the woods because of what happened.
"No. You're bound by Father's rule not to kill a human," Lucifer said.
"I don't care," Amenadiel said.
"You will. You may have decided to reside here, but you still adhere to most of Dad's rules. Killing a human is the biggest one there is. It would eventually break you. I have already killed a human. Besides, this is my son he targeted," Lucifer said. Not only was it his job to avenge what happened to his child, it was his pleasure to as well. He was almost glad the police seemed unable to build a case. He wanted to take care of Kinley personally, and once he knew his son would be okay, he would deal with him.
Amenadiel nodded. He could understand Lucifer wanting to take care of Kinley personally. He would feel the same way if it was Charlie that was targeted. "Can I see the baby?"
"Yes, of course. We've given them a list of who can see him. You are on it. You'll just need to give the guard at the door the ID I got for you," Lucifer. Just then, he noticed someone approach behind his brother. It was Eve. "Go on and see him. I'll be there in a moment."
Amenadiel nodded walked towards the doors to the NICU.
Lucifer approached Eve. "Hello, Eve. What are you doing here?"
"Hey. I was at your club last night. I asked where you were. One of your workers said something happened to your baby. I'm really sorry, Luce," Eve said.
"Thank you. I'm certain my son will be alright," Lucifer said with less confidence than he liked. He wanted to believe his son would be okay, but he was still worried.
"Well, that's good."
"You didn't have to come here," Lucifer said. He actually wished she hadn't. He'd guessed a while ago that she wanted to rekindle what happened between them in the Garden. He'd spent the last few months keeping his distance in hopes that she'd get the message that didn't feel the same way. And he couldn't deny being annoyed that she was intruding while his son was fighting for his life.
"Oh, it's okay. I wanted to help you. I thought I could make you feel better. Maybe we can go for a walk," Eve said.
"I'm not going anywhere. My son is in critical condition and Chloe is still healing from her injuries," Lucifer said.
Eve was a little disappointed by his response, but she wasn't giving up. She was determined to get some time along with him. "Okay. I could sit with you and…"
"Eve, I don't want you're here," Lucifer finally said. He'd had enough. He was aggravated that she was using such a terrible incident to come at him. It didn't help that he'd had little to no sleep since everything happened.
"What?" Eve asked in stricken voice.
"I'm accused of being insensitive, but I don't think I'm this bad. My son is in intensive care. He has a priest probably still plotting his death right now. I don't appreciate you using that," Lucifer said.
"I'm not," Eve said.
"Or lying about it. I can't stand a liar. You know this. I'm not an idiot, Eve. You're at my club every night. My staff tells me that you ask for me every time. I kept my distance on purpose, hoping that this conversation would be unnecessary. Eve, I know you came here for me. You've made your interest clear. I suppose I haven't made my disinterest clear enough," Lucifer said almost coldly. Perhaps it wasn't fair of him to be so blunt, but that was how he was, plus he was angry that she'd invaded time he needed to devote to his family.
Eve flinched a bit at the cold words. "I…I just thought we could reconnect after being a part for so long."
"I am not who I was then. You need to understand that. I cared about different things, and most of them were about myself. I have a family now," Lucifer said.
"I know you feel like you have to take care of your friend and your baby. I understand that well. I always felt obligated to be with Adam, at first because I was made for him, and then because we'd started a family," Eve said. She was sure it was the same for Lucifer. She'd seen him since she came back. He wasn't like he used to be. He didn't have fun anymore, like he did with her. She wanted to give that back to him.
"Is that what you think? Chloe and my child are an obligation?" Lucifer asked. He'd become more and more angry with each word she spoke. How dare she attribute his love with such unhappiness. "You know nothing about me if you think that! I love Chloe. I love our son. I love her daughter as well. None of them are obligations! If you feel the life you had with Adam was an obligation, I'm sorry, but do not project that onto me. You and I are not the same."
"Of course, we are. We both like to have fun. You remember having fun with me, right? You can't deny it was fun," Eve said.
"It was pleasurable, yes, but it was not like what I have now. It was not love. I'm sorry to say this, but I used you to make my father angry. It wasn't right, at the time, you were mainly a means to an end," Lucifer said. His words were softer now because he was sorry for how he used her. At the time, he didn't really see humanity as anything other than his father's latest project. He didn't see the harm in using her to prove a point to the old man because he didn't see her as an equal. He didn't see her as a person. It was wrong.
"You don't mean that," Eve said in a hurt tone.
"I'm sorry, but I do. I hope you find a way to gain the happiness you didn't have with Adam, but it will not be with me. I'd appreciate it, if you kept your distance," Lucifer said.
Eve could do nothing but nod before walking away.
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After dealing with Eve and then joining Amenadiel with his son for a few minutes, Lucifer returned to Chloe's room. She was sitting in her bed waiting for him.
"How is he?" Chloe asked.
"He's doing alright. Amenadiel stopped by. I let him come in to see him," Lucifer said.
"That's good."
"What did the doctor say. How did the tests go?" Lucifer asked as he walked over and sat in the chair next to her.
"Good. I pretty much have a clean bill of health. They're going to send me how tomorrow. Not that I'll be going any further than the NICU," Chloe said.
"Well, you will need to get some rest. The baby will need you at your strongest. I will stay with him while you rest at home," Lucifer said.
"Let's have that fight tomorrow. For now, we have to stop calling him 'the baby'. He deserves to have a name," Chloe said.
"Do you have an idea?" he asked.
"Yeah, I was actually thinking about it even before he was born, but I wanted to wait until he was born. We didn't even know we were having a boy yet. Then he was born early and there were other priorities," Chloe said.
"Very well. What's your idea. I will accept anything that is not any variation of the name 'Sam' or anything ending in 'el'," Lucifer said firmly. This was his child. The boy's name would have nothing at all to do with his father, nor Lucifer's former name.
Chloe laughed. "I'll admit, I considered the name Samael, but I knew you'd react badly to it. I still wanted to go with the same idea though, for our son to have a name that pays some tribute to his father. I don't think he should have exactly the same name, but maybe something similar. Kind of like how Charlie is named for Charlotte. I have been considering Lucas John Morningstar.
Lucifer was speechless. He'd voiced concerns about naming the child after him by giving him his former name, but he didn't really think she'd want to name the baby after him. While the name wasn't truly his, it was close enough that people would know why he was named that. He didn't think he'd care about the child being named after him, but it mattered now that it was happening. He didn't need his name attached to his son to prove any kind of point, but it meant something. He hoped it would to his son to, and that it wouldn't be a curse, like Lucifer had seen his former name. "Are you sure?"
"Yeah. I think he'd be honored to have a name like yours," Chloe said with a smile.
Lucifer nodded. He liked it. It was different enough that his son would not be considered a Junior. That was something he never would've allowed, as it would take away his son's identity in his eyes. "Very well. If he doesn't like it when he grows up, he's welcome to change it."
Chloe laughed. "He's not going to change it. He'll love it. He's named after two important people in his family.
Lucifer smiled before leaning forward and kissing her.