A couple of weeks passed since Lucifer had to deal with Eve. Things had improved for him since then. He had decided to give his partnership with the detective another go, and things were going well. They weren't a hundred percent. He spent the first few days feeling very awkward, not just because of what she did, but also because she knew the gist of what happened to him. Neither one of them said the words out loud, but both knew that she had a good idea. Despite all of that, however, despite all of that, the two of them had gotten back into rhythm pretty easily.
Lucifer was also happy because he had not seen one sign of Eve. Perhaps he was being naïve, but he was hoping this meant the detective was wrong, or that Eve had changed her mind. Maybe she'd decided to hold up her end of their deal after all. He really hoped so. He never wanted to see her again.
Lucifer was at ease as he sat at the piano in LUX playing. That was until he felt a hand on his shoulder. Lucifer resisted the urge to flinch, as he often did when he was caught unaware of someone touching him. He didn't mind being touched most of time, except for children with their germ filled hands, but he wanted to be aware of it.
When Lucifer turned around and saw who it was, he no longer resisted flinching. It was Eve, whom he made it clear to, he never wanted touching him. He abruptly got up from the piano and glared at her. "What are you doing here?"
Eve smiled at him obliviously. "You were really good on the piano."
"Leave now. We had a deal," Lucifer said coldly.
"I know, but I figured you just wanted me to go because you were surprised I was back, and maybe because of your girlfriend. She told me I should stay away from you. I think she's jealous," Eve said.
Lucifer could only guess Eve was talking about the Detective. She must have said something to Eve after the case they worked involving her. Lucifer was a little surprised she was that protective over him after seeing his face, but he was grateful. "You should've listened to her. I told you that I don't want you here."
"Yeah, but I know you don't mean it. We had a great time in the past," she said as she went to take his hand.
Lucifer stepped away from her. "You had a great time!" he snapped before walking towards the bar. He needed a drink badly.
Eve, of course, followed him.
"Poor me a scotch," Lucifer told the bartender.
"Luce, I came back here for you. I think being with you was the only time I was truly happy. It was the best time of my life," Eve said.
"Than that makes you more twisted than I originally thought," Lucifer said before taking the glass of scotch from the bartender and drinking it in a couple of gulps.
"You don't mean that," Eve said as she grabbed onto his arm.
Lucifer yanked his arm free. "Get off of me!"
"Hey," a third voice said.
Lucifer turned to see the detective coming his way.
Chloe immediately got in between the two of them, putting a comforting hand on Lucifer's arm. "Are you okay?"
"I've had better days," Lucifer stated.
Chloe turned to Eve. "You need to leave, now."
"I haven't done anything wrong," Eve said.
"Is everything alright, Boss? Do you want this lady out of here? I can grab the bouncer," the bartender said.
"Yes, go," Lucifer said. It was obvious Eve wasn't going to leave on her own. Usually, he'd have no problem throwing someone out himself, but that would entail physical contact, which, in this case, would entail severe nausea.
"Eve, this might be a difficult concept for you, but you don't get to force your presence or your hands on someone," Chloe said in a harsh whisper. The last thing she wanted to do was draw attention from the rest of Lucifer's guests. He didn't need that.
"I'm not. Lucifer knows he really wants me here. He probably just doesn't want to upset you. He remembers how great things were between us," Eve said.
Lucifer couldn't take it anymore. He wanted Eve to know exactly how he felt about what she did to him, though he couldn't fathom how she could think any different about it. "Stop talking about it like we were a couple! We weren't. Adam held me down while you forced yourself on me!" he said in a low, angry tone.
Chloe felt sick. She could throw up right now. She'd already guessed that Eve had forced herself on Lucifer, but guessing was not the same as confirmation. She also didn't know there was another party to this horrific attack.
"No, it wasn't like that. Adam said it would be more fun for all of us like that. He said you still wanted…"
"What about what I said? I begged you to stop! I cried the entire time, and you acted like it was funny. You laughed," Lucifer said in a shaky tone. Remembering all of this was killing him. He didn't want this all dredged up again.
"Because it wasn't real. It was just to make it better. Adam said you loved it when he would…"
"No! I will not listen to this anymore," Lucifer said before walking away.
Eve went to go after him, but Chloe stepped right into her path.
"No, you stay the hell away from him! I wish to God I could arrest you right now! You are a sexual predator," Chloe said. Unfortunately, they were a few millennia past the statue of limitations, but she wanted this woman in jail.
"He doesn't know what he's saying," Eve said.
"You're not the first rapist I've heard say that before. You're not the first one to blame the victim. Actually, you probably are. It did start with you, didn't it?" Chloe said. It was almost unreal. The first two humans to walk the Earth were the first two rapists, and they'd created the first murderer. These were the first examples of humanity. It made Chloe almost ashamed to call herself human.
Eve felt like she'd been slapped when the detective called her a rapist. That hadn't been a term she'd really known in her lifetime, but she learned about it later. But that wasn't what she was. It wasn't what happened between her and Lucifer. Lucifer wanted to be with her. Adam told her so. He told her not to listen to Lucifer's words. He didn't mean them. That had to be the truth. "No."
Chloe was disgusted. This woman truly didn't think she'd done anything wrong. She believed she could disregard Lucifer's lack of consent because her husband said it was okay, as if that made it better. She knew this was a different time, before any society rules were established, but it should be ingrained in a person's soul that when someone cries and begs you not to do something, you should stop. These might have been the first two people in the universe, but they had to have some degree of understanding of right and wrong. She could tell by Eve's reaction to the term that she knew rape was wrong. She just didn't see what she did as such. That made the whole thing even worse. "If you ever come near Lucifer again, you'll wish I was able to arrest you."
Just then, the bartender came back with the bouncer.
"Get this woman out of here and don't let her back in. Lucifer doesn't want her here," Chloe said before walking away. She headed towards the elevator. Her next stop was the penthouse to check on Lucifer.
