"Just A Friend" - Biz Markie

Fair warning for the coming month, I'm going to be possibly taking a pause on this story. I really want to participate in a Lucifer writing challenge. Next chapter is already written so you'll definitely have a chapter for next week. Just giving you readers a heads up. Might not be pushing out chapters week to week, but I'll try my best.

With that said, enjoy this chapter!

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Michael agreed to the restaurant Maze suggested out in Beverly Hills. He'd never eaten there before, so he was more than happy to try something new. The point of him getting out was to bond with Maze. So that is what he did. He accompanied Maze out so they could have a nice brunch.

When they arrived, they were seated right away. Another benefit of the Devil himself, he owned half the shares. Michael didn't complain, he quite enjoyed having his brother's perks.

Since the bill was on Lucifer's credit card, Maze paid no expense on their meal. She ordered appetizers left and right. The drinks were bottomless. It was the perfect afternoon for them. They laughed and joked around.

Once their drinks ran dry, Michael excused himself to get them new drinks. In that time, Maze pulled out her phone and went through her social media. She jumped onto instagram and checked to see if she'd received any messages from Eve. So far, nothing. She opted to look at recent pictures of the woman instead.

When Michael returned, he found Maze looking down at her phone. Interested in what his friend was doing, he sat down and leaned over. He instantly caught the sight of Eve. He lifted the drink up to his lips and had himself a sip to seem like he wasn't being nosy.

"You know you're boarding on stalker…" He commented.

Maze ignored him as she went through Eve's instagram story. The human was posing. She was most likely documenting for a photoshoot. Michael leaned in closer to get a better look.

"Wow. She's really pulled herself together." He placed his glass down. "Glad she dropped that deadweight husband of hers."

Maze ignored him once more. She was too engrossed in the video Eve uploaded.

"Is she a model now?" He asked.

"Yeah..."

Michael smiled. Finally a word. He quickly plucked the phone out of her hand and looked at the current photo she was staring at.

"Missing my friends, missing my people. Heart emoji." Maze tried pulling the phone away. "Nuh-uh, I'm reading." He turned away from Maze and silently read to himself. "Well I have no idea what the caption was about, but this bikini photo is rather attractive."

"She's talking about our friends… Did you look at her chest?" Maze asked.

"I…" he cleared his throat, "I did, but I didn't think it was appropriate to comment on her breasts…"

"Yes her rack is phenomenal, but I wasn't talking about that." She pointed at the necklace around Eve's neck. "She's wearing one of my necklaces."

Michael had himself another look. He zoomed into the photo to get a better look for himself. The olaf didn't even zoom in anywhere near her neck, but instead on her chest. Maze quickly grabbed the phone from his hands.

"Hey!"

"Idiot." She shook her head and turned off her phone. "She's ignored all my messages and phone calls, but she decides to wear my favorite necklace. Like… what does that mean?" She placed her phone on the table.

Michael plucked a fry off her plate and popped it in his mouth before answering. Maze looked at him while he took his time.

"I have no idea. I'm new to this dating thing… but!" He quickly wiped his hand clean on his pants and picked up her phone and scrolled through Eve's photos once more. "If I'm correct, she has picked up your fashion sense. Maybe she's not against the idea of the two of you being a couple?"

Maze yanked her phone away from Michael and looked at the collection of photos in Eve's profile. She had noticed an outfit change that was similar to hers, but it still didn't help her that Eve wasn't responding back to her. Maze let out a sigh before turning off her phone. She left it on the table just in case Eve tried contacting her.

"Is Miss Lopez on this?" Michael tapped his index finger on her phone. "I mean does she have pictures like Eve does on her," he waved his hand around, "whatever it's called."

"Ella has an instagram, yes." Maze looked at Michael with amusement.

"Can I see?"

"No." Maze shook her head as she knew where this was going.

"Can you make me one then?" Michael asked, sweetly.

"Why do you want one?" The demon turned in her seat so she could fully look at Michael. She lifted her eyebrow adding pressure to his question.

"I… I don't know."

"You barely know how to work your phone," she rolled her eyes and sat back in her chair. "You don't need one."

"Far point, but can I at least see what Ella posts pictures of?" He tried sliding her phone over, but Maze slapped her hand on top of it.

"Not even dating for a week and you're already stalking her on social media."

"I'm not stalking!" He got defensive. His voice jumped higher than he thought was possible. Michael cleared his throat and retired his sentence again, this time in his normal voice. "I'm not stalking... We're not dating. I just want to see if she has…" the next words were under his breath, "pictures like Eve…" He looked away trying to play it cool.

"What was that?" Maze asked. She leaned over to Michael with her hand cupping her ear. "I didn't quite hear you."

"Oh you heard me. You're just picking on me now." Michael pushed Maze away. "Fine, keep your pictures of half naked women a secret from me. I'd probably make a fool of myself anyways."

"No doubt about that," she added.

The two shot each other a smile and shook their heads. Maze decided to change the topic of conversation. She nudged Michael on the shoulder and opened the floor for discussion.

"I hung out with Chloe last night…"

Michael rolled his eyes upon hearing Chloe's name. Maze smirked at Michael's annoyance.

"She said Lucifer was coming back in less than a month. Does this mean you're going back to your precious Silver City?" She was sending out feelers to get information for Ella.

"No…"

"So Hell?"

"I'm not even sure about that anymore..." He opened up.

"What do you mean not anymore?" She turned in her seat and forced Michael to look at her. "We spent months looking for that stupid stone. I'm looking for your cherub. What do you mean you're not sure…" Michael gave her one look and she stopped talking.

"I still want you to find the cherub that hasn't changed. It's just…" he sighed, "if we find the cherub I don't see the point in going to Hell. I don't want to go to Hell anymore… your mother helped shine some light on that for me."

"My mother?" She furrowed her eyebrows together, confused. "What could my mother possibly have said to get you not to seek revenge on Sandalphon?"

Michael turned away and grabbed his drink. He kept his stare on the bottom on the glass. Maze ran the risk and placed her hand on his shoulder. Michael didn't flinch, in fact it helped him. It helped comfort him.

"I know you don't get along with your mother, but the two of us go way back. She knows me. She understands me." He swirled the ice around in his drink. "She explained to me that a lot has changed since my kidnapping. I've changed a lot. I've healed mentally… I've overcome my trauma…" He slid his hand down the glass to wipe away the condensation. "Most importantly, I've survived…"

"Bullshit words. Of course you've survived, you're here."

"I meant in the sense that I've come to terms with what has happened to me. My determination for going to Hell was based solely on that stone, not for revenge. Sandalphon was the last to have it in his possession."

"I'm confused…" she replied. "What is so important about that stone that you aren't telling me? And why are we looking for the cherub now?" She pulled her hand off of Michael's shoulder and looked at him. She sat impatiently in her chair, waiting for him to answer.

Michael lifted the glass up to his lips and finished his drink. As he put it back on the table, he grabbed Maze's drink and finished that. Once he was done, he wiped his mouth off and looked at Maze.

With a serious look on his face, he replied, "Sandalphon hid my children from me."

Michael watched as the news came as a shock to the demon. Her face fell instantly. She couldn't believe the words that came out of Michael's mouth. He took a deep breath and turned to face forward once again to get away from her stare. He continued to clarify for her.

"He hid them somewhere and that cherub is my last chance at finding them. Sandalphon hasn't spoken a word in a millennia. Your mother hasn't been able to get a word out of him. Not even Lucifer. Gaudium was my father's favorite cherub. He has tremendous tracking stills. If anyone can find my kids, it's Gaudium."

Maze sat with her thoughts. She took her time going over Michael's words. She was slowly starting to piece together all the information she'd known about Michael's kidnapping. Michael could see the wheels turning in her head, so he tried clarifying more.

"I'm sure you remember the search party," he asked.

"Yes… Lucifer killed everyone when they failed to come back with anything. They were looking for children?" Michael nodded his head.

"They were. Sandalphon wouldn't talk, at least that's what my brother told me. No one could get anything from him. Lucifer was so convinced he killed the children, he stopped looking..." he scrunched up his face and shook his head. "When I finally recovered, I looked everywhere. But there was nothing. It wasn't until recently that I found information on the stone. It's why I took up the offer from Lucifer."

"It was never about getting back at Sandalphon?" She asked. Michael shook his head.

"No. I could have stormed the gate of Hell anytime I wanted. That is, if I wanted revenge. I don't, not anymore. I've moved on. I just want my kids. I'll never get the information out of Sandalphon. It's why Lucifer keeps him locked up and away from me. I understand that now. He's trying to protect me from the heartbreak, but I know they are out there." He looked over towards the window and up to the sky. "There's this feeling that's been bugging me lately. One of them is reaching out."

"Here on Earth?"

"I don't know… Maybe, where else?"

Maze did the unimaginable. She extended her hand out and placed it on Michael's back. She rubbed small circles on his back to show her sympathy. He turned his head and smiled at her. Something about the fake smile made Maze scoot closer to Michael and wrap her arms around him. Not willing to look a gifted horse in the mouth, Michael leaned into her embrace.

"How… how many do you have?" She dared ask.

"Two. Two is all he got out of me."

Maze pulled her arms back to her sides. She shook her head trying to wrap her mind around the new information. She now understood the importance of Michael's obsessive nature towards finding the stone. He wanted his kids back. She understood that. Amenadiel and Linda were devastated when Charlie was taken. She could imagine where Michael's head was right now.

"I'll get to work looking for Gaudium… I haven't had the best of luck, but I'll start asking around for favors."

"Thank you, Mazikeen." He flashed her a real smile this time.

"What are friends for," she replied. She nudged him with her shoulder.

Michael wrapped his arm around her, granting her a hug. He went as far as to place a kiss on her head.

"Eve won't know what hit her when she decides to come around. She's missing out on a killer friend."

Maze pushed him away, but kept a playful smile on her face. His words resonate with her, hoping Eve would too see she was missing out on the demon she passed up.

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Precinct

After they left the restaurant, Michael and Maze made their way over to the precinct. Maze had informed Michael they could start looking into Gaudium from the precinct. He was more than happy to drive downtown. This way he could help Maze more with the search and check in with Ella. He still had her keys to give to her.

When they got there, Maze led him down the stairs into the bullpen. The two looked around searching for the Detective. The place was busy, but Dan and Chloe were nowhere to be seen.

"Let me check on Ella's office. She might be working," Michael said. Maze nodded her head as she moved over to Dan's desk and had herself a seat.

Michael made his way over to Ella's office but found the door closed. As he got closer he noticed the lights were off as well. He tried the door, but it was locked. Michael turned around towards Maze and frowned. The demon rolled her eyes and flagged an officer down.

"Hey you!" The officer in question stopped and looked at Maze scared. "I need you to open the door for my friend."

"I… I can't do that. This is a police station," the officer stated.

"We have keys to drop off for Ella Lopez. Her boyfriend over there came by to drop them off. We just want to deliver them." Michael glared at Maze. He had expressed they weren't dating, but Maze didn't care.

"Oh!..." He turned over towards Michael and frowned. "I… I thought he was dating Detective Decker?"

"He's Lucifer's brother, idiot." She shoved the officer over towards Ella's office so they could get this over with. "Open it."

"Mazikeen be nice, he is an officer of the law."

"Since when have you gone soft?" Maze asked. She had her hands on her hips looking at Michael confused.

"I haven't, but this is Ella's work, I don't want it getting back to her that we… you… strong arms an officer into opening her office door."

"Whatever…"

"Can you?" Michael turned to the officer. He nodded his head and unlocked the door. "Thank you." Michael glared at Maze as he stepped inside. "Would it kill you to be nicer? I miss the demon that hugged me back at the restaurant. What happened to her?"

"She had too many bottomless mimosas and had pity for you."

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Hours Later

The new murder that happened earlier in the day took up most of Ella's morning and afternoon. Much to her trying to get back in time, she had to cancel her lunch plans with Michael. When she got back to the precinct she received a comment from an officer that her boyfriend had stopped by.

Both Dan and Chloe looked at Ella, silently waiting for her to correct the officer, but she never did. She simply smiled and walked off to her officer. She found a note on the table instructing her to open it.

It was a lovely note stating he'd stopped by, but had just missed her. He made it short, instructing he'd tracked down her keys and that he hoped the money he left could be used to find her a ride home. Sadly he had important things to do and would be held up until further notice. He had expressed his apologies and asked if they could reschedule for the new week.

She had forgotten he had work at Lux, so he'd be busy for the next fews days. Ella nodded her head as she read the note. She understood that he was also a busy person.

She put the note off to the side and placed her apartment keys in her pocket. As for the money, she put it away in her desk. She shook her head as she remembered he forgets Uber isn't a literally taxi service. You pay on the app.

With everything out of the way she went back to her work and went over the photos she'd taken today at the crime scene.

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6:45 p.m

Chloe popped her head inside the room and tapped the door frame to get Ella's attention. It was about time to head home for the night and Chloe had offered to drive Ella home.

"Ready to go?"

"Yeah, just let me finish up this message." She looked down at her phone, finishing up a text to Michael.

"You know…" Chloe entered the room. "I was thinking of grabbing a few drinks with Maze tonight over at Lux. Would you like to join us? Your boyfriend should be there." She mocked.

"Ha ha ha! Very funny." She put her phone down. "You don't think it'd be a little too soon to see him? I don't want him thinking I'm clingy."

"Nah!" Chloe waved her hand. "I think it'd be a nice surprise for him."

"I mean… we were supposed to grab lunch together." She tried weighing her decision but went ahead and let her mouth answer first without properly thinking. "You know what… sure." She canceled her text and grabbed her wallet from her desk.

"Just to let you know, I am planning on staying for awhile at the club. Maze wants a distraction. Apparently Eve is back in town and she doesn't want to be left alone."

"I'm totally down. We can make it into a girl's night. I'm down to drink." She hoped off her chair and turned off her lights. The two walked hand in hand out of the room and over to the stairs.

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LUX

The music was blasting loud. The club was in full swing. Women were dancing up on their designated areas. The alcohol was flowing. For the first night back of the week, it was packed. Chloe held onto Ella's hand as they made their way into the club. She didn't want to risk the chance of them getting separated.

They soon found Maze doing body shots off a young man on the other side of the room. The two quickly maneuvered their way to join the promiscuous demon.

"What are you doing!?" Chloe yelled over the music.

"Drowning my sorrows in men and liquor!" Maze replied. Ella frowned. The pair pulled Maze off the table. The three retreated over to the bar so they could talk without shouting.

"What's going on chica?" Ella asked.

"Nothing…" Maze flashed the pair a smile trying to hide any emotions on her face.

"Come on Maze, what's wrong?" Ella pushed.

"Eve…" Maze muttered out, "but I'm not going to mope about!" Her attitude did a complete three-sixty. "Let's drink!"

Chloe understood. She wrapped her arm around Maze and gave her a quick squeeze. She flagged the bartender over so they could get some drinks.

"Two rounds of shots. Gin," Chloe clarified.

"Gin?" Maze asked with a smile. "Oh, you mean business tonight. Does fun Decker get to come out to play?" Maze turned to Chloe and unzipped her jacket. She grabbed a hold of the Detective's hips pulling her close.

"I don't like seeing you mope." She grabbed a hold of the demon's hand and moved them around. "So if it means waking up with a hangover tomorrow, I'll do it."

"Alright!" Maze exclaimed.

The bartender came over with six shot glasses. He moved them out in front of each woman so they had two each. Maze lifted her first shot glass up to toast. "To being eligible women!"

Both Chloe and Ella looked at each other and shrugged their shoulders. Although they had men on the side they clinked their glasses together and took the shot. Without giving them time to recuperate, Maze placed the next shot in their hands. They all knocked the shot into their mouths and let out a wince.

"Have you seen Michael?" Ella asked.

"He's in for the night. He's trying to avoid people asking for favors. Some guy came in threatening him, things got out of hand. He's upstairs cooling off."

"Do you mind if I leave the two of you…" Ella asked Chloe. She had no intentions of actually drinking tonight if it meant she couldn't drink with Michael by her side.

"No we'll be fine. I'll keep Maze entertained." The two were giggling at each other as Maze came up from behind Chloe and got touchy. "Go go, tell Michael I said hi."

"Will do."

Ella ducked away from the bar and headed up the stairs to the elevator. There was a bouncer standing guard. One look at Ella and he stood aside and let her step forward.

"Does Michael know you're coming up?" He asked.

"No…" For a second, she was afraid he wouldn't let her up. He waved it off and opened the elevator for her.

"That's fine. We know he was with you the other night. Try and cheer him up, yeah?"

"Was the argument that bad?"

"He broke the man's nose…"

Ella made a face, but nodded her head.

"I'll check in on him."

The bouncer nodded his head and opened the door. Ella went ahead and clicked the button for the penthouse and tapped her thigh anxious. When the doors opened she immediately noticed a figure on the couch watching television.

"Not tonight! I wish to be alone!" He yelled out.

"Oh, well I could go…" she smiled.

Michael's head turned in her direction. His eyes went wide and he began kicking his blanket off of him. He stood up straight and smiled over at Ella.

"I'm so sorry! Come in, come in."

"I see I caught you in a comfortable state." She motioned towards his boxers trying not to look too hard.

"Oh!" He placed his hand over his front, embarrassed. "Uh… let me change! Give me a second."

"You really don't…" but he took off. Michael ran up the stairs and put on a pair of jeans. He walked down the stairs trying to zip his pants up. "Hi." She gave him a small wave.

"Hello!" He sang out.

He walked up to her and bent down to give her a kiss. He let his lips linger longer than necessary. Ella reciprocated with her hand running up his chest. The two smiled against their kiss before pulling away.

"Pleasant surprise seeing you." He grabbed her hand and led her to the couch. "How is it you got past my bouncer?"

"Persuasion," Ella said. She gave him a wink and she got comfortable on the couch. "I was told you got into a little tussle downstairs. Broke a guy's nose?"

Michael made a face. He had indeed broken the guys nose and sent him to the hospital. He was ashamed Ella found out. He brought his hand away from hers and over onto his lap. Ella sensed his tension and reached out to give his hand a squeeze.

"Maze told me he threatened you. I mean if it was in self defense, you had a right. How's your hand?"

She lifted it up to check it out. She scooted over closer so she could get a better look. After seeing no damage on his right, she picked up the other. There was slight redness around the knuckles, but nothing harmful.

"I see your tussle from last week has healed." She flipped it to inspect his hand more. "Wow, not so much as a scab…"

"I heal fast," Michael said. He looked down at their hands not sure what else to say.

"I can see that." She ran her hands along his taking in the feel of his skin. She looked up and smiled at him. "I would ask for you to ice it, but it looks like you barely injured yourself."

"Fast healer," he repeated with a wink.

Ella squinted her eyes trying to locate the lie, but she gave up once again. She felt a squeeze to her hands and it snapped her out. She looked over to the television and tried to figure out what he was watching.

"Maze said you were cooling off," she let out a chuckle, "you cool off by watching…" She squinted her eyes trying to figure out what exactly she was looking at.

"Star Wars," he responded. "Well Mandalorian. You got me interested when we had our lunch earlier this week. I've been binge watching it since."

Ella grabbed the remote off the table in front of them and got comfortable against Michael. He went ahead and lifted his arm so he could wrap it around her. She instantly leaned into his side. A smile spread across his face.

"I'm so down to watch it with you. What episode are you on?"

"Uh…" He snapped out of his little bubble and looked at the television. "Episode six. I just started it. I can replay it if you want."

"No no, I practically know the whole season by heart." She brought her arm up and held his hand. Her fingers interlocked with his. "This is a really good episode by the way."

"Is it?" She nodded her head.

Michael looked over at the television with a smile on his face. Without further discussion, Ella pressed play on the remote. Michael pulled her close to him as the show played.

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They spent the next two in a half hours finishing up the season of Mandalorian. A round of questions came from Michael as he wasn't familiar with the franchise's history. Ella happily filled him in, she was more than welcome to get him caught up.

As they finished their little marathon, Michael ordered them in food from a restaurant down the street. They had a little dinner and enjoyed each other's company.

"You know…" Michael wiped his mouth with a napkin and put it down on the table, "we don't have to stay up here all night. We can go downstairs and have some fun."

Ella finished chewing the last of her food before she spoke. She lowered her hand from her mouth.

"No no, I'm fine with this. It's actually quite nice. I've never had a date where I kinda just lay around and watch shows. It's really relaxing." She picked up her glass and drank from the cup.

"Is this a date?" Michael let a smile spread across his face.

It was a genuine question. He wasn't sure that it was, but since she had made the comment he had to ask. If it was, he felt he needed to do something extravagant for her. Sure the dinner was one thing, but they could have gone out. He felt bad for limiting her to the penthouse. The look on her face told him, she didn't know either.

"I…" She froze. She didn't mean to insinuate that this was a date. She dared look up. When she failed to answer, Michael leaned forward and kissed her cheek.

"I didn't mean to catch you off guard," he let out a nervous chuckle, "I… uh, just… this is new for me. All of this. The dating, seeing each other multiple times in a week. I've never been in a relationship before. Hence the questions. If this was a date, I just want to know. I didn't know dates could be this relaxed."

"Oh!" Ella reached her hand out and held Michael's hand. She immediately understood. She had assumed he didn't see it as a date. As in he didn't want it to be. "Yeah! This can be considered a little date. Dates don't have to be over the top or go out all the time. It can be this. Just the two of us sitting in all night, eating on the couch, and watching tv shows."

"Oh!" He smiled at that. "I do like this. Can we have more nights like this?"

"Sure! I'd kill for more nights like this." She turned her back to him and laid back into his chest. Michael moved his leg so she could be more comfortable. Once that was done, he immediately wrapped his arms around her. "Not saying I didn't like the past dates we've been on, because I liked them a lot. I'm just saying these are amazing dates to throw into the mix."

"That's nice to know. I'll keep that in mind for the next date... Assuming I'm still allowed the honor of seeing you."

"Oh I have no intention of letting you go anytime soon." Ella looked for his closest hand and unlocked hers with his.

Although it was a joke, Ella meant every word. She was falling for Michael. She was falling for him hard. Every time she heard his name, her heart beat faster. She promised she could keep her feeling separate, but it was proving harder and harder the more she came in contact with him.

"Nor do I," Michael whispered into her ear.

And then he uttered those words…

She turned her head to the side so she could see his face. She needed to know he was being honest. The look on his face said everything. His kind eyes shined down at her. His smile was inviting. Ella fully turned and propped herself on her knees. She grabbed the side of his face and ran her hand along his growing beard.

"Yeah?" She asked. His words were important to her. Michael placed his hand on her. He turned his head to the side and kissed her hand. He did it without taking his eyes off her.

"Yeah," he said.

It was their shared confirmation that they were both serious about their time together. To seal the moment, Michael leaned forward and placed a kiss on her lips. He could feel the smile tugging at the corner of her lips. It forced him to do the same. He couldn't stop smiling.

His fascination for Ella was growing. Like he told Chloe the other night, he had feelings for her. He wasn't leading her along. He honestly wanted something to come out of their shared affections for one another.

Michael pulled away so he could look at Ella's beautiful face. He tucked a few strands of hair behind her ear before talking.

"I know we've only known each other for a week, but I do want you to know that I do have feelings for you. This is all new to me, so you'll have to bare with me. I'm not sure how this all works. You know, as to where we go from here..."

Ella made quick work and sat on his lap. She wanted to be as close to him as possible. Michael corrected his seating and wrapped his arms around her.

"You've never been in a relationship before?" She asked.

Michael shook his head. Something about that didn't surprise her. Ella brushed his hair back, while she admired the man in front of her.

"We'll take it slow," she assured him. "We don't need to put a label on it so soon. This right here is perfect."

"Yeah?" He asked. He looked up to her with a smile.

"Yeah." She bent down and kissed his lips.

As the two were distracted kissing one another, the elevator door opened. Chloe and Maze stepped out, giggling their asses off. Ella pulled her lips off of Michael and looked up. The two women looked over at Ella confused.

"Why are you on the floor?" Chloe asked.

"Are they drunk?" Michael added. He tried turning his head but it proved difficult.

"Shh," she told Michael.

"Who are you talking to!" Maze yelled.

"They're drunk aren't they?" Michael rolled his eyes.

"Oh yeah."

He wrapped an arm around Ella and used the other to lift them up. With ease, Michael stood up. Ella held on tight as she didn't expect Michael to get up so fast. The sight of Michael standing up with Ella legs wrapped around his waist caused Maze and Chloe to holler.

"Did we interrupt a moment?" Maze asked. She walked up to the pair and started wiggling her eyebrows.

"No!" Ella clarified. She uncrossed her legs and asked Michael to put her down. He instantly put her back on her two feet.

"What were the two of you doing on the floor?" Chloe asked. She came up from the other side poking at Michael's side.

"Nothing," he answered. "Who let you two of you up here?" Michael slapped Chloe's hands away.

"Like Joshua can keep me from coming up the elevator. This is practically my second home," Chloe replied. She began walking up the stairs over into the bedroom.

"Hey, hey no!" Michael called out. "You are not sleeping here tonight."

"My boyfriend's penthouse. I make the rule," Chloe replied.

"Oh, isn't she hot?" Maze asked. "I love drunk Decker." The demon followed Chloe up to the bedroom where the two of them could annoy Michael more.

"Music?"

"Music!"

The next thing to happen was a blast of music playing over the sound system. The two women started singing obnoxiously, dancing around the bedroom.

"I'm going to kill them. I am going to kill them," Michael said. He pinched the brim of his nose trying to maintain the growing headache he was experiencing.

"How about you take me home. This way you get some space from those two." The both of them watched as Chloe and Maze continued to dance about. "Something tells me you're in for a long night."

"Mmm, you're probably right." He wrapped his arm around her, so he could escort her to the elevator. The two walked side by side into the lift. "Would it be too much if I asked to spend the night over at your place?"

"Moving slow remember?" Michael nodded his head.

"Right, right. It doesn't have to be snail slow, does it?"

Ella let out a chuckle.

"No. Let's give it a few more dates before you follow me back home. Yeah?"

He let a smile spread across his face. He clicked on the ground floor button, signaling the door to close.

"Sounds reasonable to me."