Lucifer stared in shock. The last thing he expected to find when he entered his son's room was his father ending the life of Father Kinley. He did expect some sort of word from his father, as he had still yet to receive his father's price for saving Lucas, but he didn't think he'd come personally. He more expected one of his siblings to show up or just to find himself trapped in Hell. It also occurred to him that the threat to his child's life had not been as gone as they'd thought. Kinley had been in the same room with Lucas.

Chloe was shocked as well, and also horrified. Seeing Kinley had scared the hell out of her. She'd thought it was over. Dan assured her and Lucifer that he was gone. She should've been more skeptical. Kinley wasn't one to just give up. Seeing Kinley killed right in front of her from this… man's wave of a hand had been shocking, but it didn't horrify her the way it would've if it was anyone else. It did make her pretty sure of who he was though, even before he called Lucifer his son. "That's…"

"Yes," was all Lucifer said as he started at his father in apprehension. He knew his father was going to demand payment, and he was afraid. He was probably about to lose everything.

"I do apologize for just showing up this way, but the situation regarding William Kinley was becoming out of control. I decided it was a problem that needed personal attention.

Chloe wanted to go to her baby, both because of the threat he'd just faced, and because she was afraid God was there to take him. She needed him in her arms. But God was standing right in her path. He could no doubt stop her.

God took a step away from the crib and smiled at Chloe. "Please, don't let me stand in your way. I assure you though, your child is fine."

Chloe immediately ran over and picked up her son. She held him close. She'd come close to losing him tonight. If not for God, she probably would've. "It's okay, sweetheart. Mommy and Daddy are right here."

Lucifer ran over as well, his eyes never leaving his father's. He was waiting for the being's next move, because he knew there would be one.

God sighed. Unfortunately, he was not surprised by his son's suspicion. He didn't blame Lucifer for it either. There was much he needed to tell his son. He'd wanted to tell him long before now, but things needed to be handled in precise manner.

Chloe looked up at God as well. She took him in. She didn't expect him to look so normal. He radiated power and he was wearing a take no prisoner's business suit, but other than that, he looked like anyone else. He looked like someone she'd see on the street and would barely blink an eye at.

Chloe held her baby close. She knew looks were deceiving, and again, God's power radiated off of him. She knew to be wary of him, especially given Lucifer's fear that he might take Lucas away, or send Lucifer to Hell.

God smiled warmly at the woman his son loved. "You need not worry, my dear. I received your message."

Chloe wasn't sure what he meant at first, but then remembered her prayer to God about the possibility of him taking Lucifer or their son away. She couldn't help but blush a bit, and become a bit more nervous. She'd basically threatened God. She wouldn't regret fighting for her family, but it seemed kind of stupid now. It wasn't like she could stop him. That was even more clear after watching him kill Kinley."

"Message? What?" Lucifer asked.

God ignored his son and focused on the woman. "There's no need to be frightened, Chloe. I mean you no harm. I certainly understand the situation you found yourself in. I would've done the same."

Chloe relaxed slightly, but she was still on edge. What had God meant by that. Did he mean he wasn't going to try to take Lucas or Lucifer, or just that he wouldn't punish her for demanding that he don't?

"The former," God replied to her thoughts. He typically didn't invade privacy in this way, but he wanted to ease the young woman's fears.

"Hey! Don't do that! Leave her thoughts alone!" Lucifer told his father angrily. He didn't know what Chloe was thinking about that his father was answering, but he had no right answering her thoughts. They were for her only until she decided to verbalize them.

God put his hands up in surrender.. "I apologize, my son, but she was concerned. I thought it best to ease those concerns as quickly as possible."

"It's okay, Lucifer," Chloe said. She was actually grateful. It was weird having someone know what she was thinking, but God had let her know he wasn't taking her family. That was a relief.

Lucifer stared at his father suspiciously. "Well? Tell me what it is you require from me?"

"He just assured me that he wasn't going to send you or our son away," Chloe whispered to him.

Lucifer wasn't all that surprised that that was what Chloe needed reassurance about, however, he didn't necessarily believe his father, and even if he did, he knew his father would want something.

"Chloe, would you mind giving me a few moments with my son?" God asked. This needed to be done privately. So much needed to be said, and it needed to be just the two of them.

Chloe looked to Lucifer. She did not want to leave him. God may have assured her that he wouldn't take Lucifer away, and she did believe him, but this was still the being that had sent him to Hell."

"Go. Take Lucas for a walk," Lucifer said. He didn't want them there while this happened. Them being around his father was making him anxious.

Chloe nodded and reluctantly headed out of the room.

Lucifer looked back to his father. "I will do whatever you ask of me, as I promised, but please don't take my son."

"I'm not here to take your son. If I wanted to, I could've by now. Your sister, Remiel, actually pleaded to do so just after the car wreck caused by Kinley. I didn't then and I don't intend to. Why in the world would I take him from you when I've worked so hard to make sure you got him?" God asked.

"What?" Lucifer asked in disbelief.

God sighed. "You've wanted an explanation regarding Chloe Decker since your mother threw her unorthodox creation in your lap. Well, I think now is the time."

Lucifer glared at his father. He would punch if he thought it would be any help at all. "You put her in my path! You were trying to manipulate me."

"No. Your mother was trying to manipulate you, and she did a lovely job of it. I put the woman in your path, yes, but it was not how your mother made it out to be," God said.

Lucifer began to realize something in that moment. His father said his son was planned and then mentioned Chloe's creation just moments later. "You put her in my path to create a child?"

"Yes and no. Let's sit down. We have much to talk about," God said before waving his hand. A small round table and two chairs appeared right by the door.

Lucifer didn't do as his father asked, and instead stared defiantly at the man.

"Please, Lucifer. There is a lot I have to tell you, and it will be difficult for you to hear. Please sit," God requested.

Lucifer was surprised, both by the fact that his father asked instead of demanding his compliance, and the fact that he used Lucifer's name, the one he chose. He expected him to call him Samael instead. Both those things had Lucifer so surprised that he did what his father asked and sat down.

God walked over and sat in the chair opposite his son. "I didn't put Chloe Decker in your path to love you. I did it because I knew that she would."

"That's the same bloody thing!" Lucifer yelled. He supposed it didn't matter at this point. He loved Chloe and refused to leave her, even if being with her was what his father wanted, but it still made him angry that his father had manipulated him and took away his Free Will.

"It's not. I didn't create her love for you. I just knew that she would love you. Her feelings are hers. I just saw what they would be," God told him.

"Omniscience," Lucifer whispered irritably.

"Yes. I have hated it myself at times. Omniscience can be a curse. One you ought to be grateful you don't have. You will never look at your son and see the pain he'll have to endure before he can finally find happiness," God told him.

Lucifer stared at his father in disbelief. What was his father trying to say to him? That all of his was a test of sorts? A trial? "What?"

"You know I see it all, Lucifer, or at least most of it. Did it never occur to you that I saw your rebellion coming a mile away. I could've stopped it before it even happened," God said as gently as he could.

Lucifer's eyes flashed red for a moment and he glared at his father. "Yes, it occurred to me! I chalked it up to the fact that you're a bastard! You never cared about any of us. Perhaps you even relished punishing me!"

God shook his head. "You're wrong. I wish you didn't think so little of me, but I suppose it's expected. I saw your rebellion coming long before it did, long before you even considered it. I saw it all, Lucifer. Your misery and your happiness. The latter couldn't come without the former. Believe me, I envisioned every single scenario."

"What?" Lucifer asked in a shaky, unbelievable tone.

"I didn't want it to be the way it was. I went through every option I could think of. None of them led you to the happiness you deserved but this one. If I'd somehow managed to stop your rebellion or even given into your desires, you wouldn't have been happy. You may not have been miserable, but you wouldn't have what you do now. I wanted you to have it. I wanted to see the smile on your face that I saw the first time you held your son. It would only happen one way," God explained to him. It hurt him terribly to send his son away, to see his suffering, but he knew the outcome would be worth it.

"You're lying. You didn't even want me in Hell. You wanted to kill me!" Lucifer yelled. Of course, it did occur to him that his mother lied. There was always a small part of him that thought she was the whole time, but this couldn't be true. It would rock everything he thought he knew.

"Lies, Lucifer. Lies told by someone that was trying to save herself and exact revenge on me. I never said that. Your mother never knew my exact reasoning for sending you to Hell, but she knew I had one, and she knew that I wasn't even angry, not at you. If anything, I was angry at my own gift of knowing what was to come for you and not being able to stop it," God said.

Lucifer's hands started to shake and his voice broke as he spoke. "Why didn't you tell me."

"Because you wouldn't have understood. You didn't know then what would make you truly happy. You didn't even know that a few years ago." God said.

Lucifer started to cry. He didn't want to, but he couldn't help it. For eons, he thought he was being punished. Now, he was being told it wasn't punishment at all. It was a road to happiness. How was he supposed to accept that. "So you let me think you hated me? You let the world see me as a monster?"

God got up and went to his son. He gently pulled him to his feet and held him close. "I never wanted that, son. I have hated to see your pain. But it was the only way you could be happy. I could never forgive myself if I took that from you."

Lucifer clung to his father's shoulder and cried harder.