But above all else, she had the Devil, her brother so she smiled as she entered the apartment. She spotted her brother, he was spread out on the luxurious couch, legs propped up on the coffee table, he seemed relaxed, drink in one hand, he rolled his head to face her,
"So, how did your little heart to heart go?" He questioned,
"It was, well, it was enlightening!?" She made her way over to join Lucifer and as she sat, she wrapped her arms around the man, he didn't flinch or protest and held her close, "I have so much to think about!"
"Well yes, Dr Linda does tent to have that effect on ones sanity!" Lucifer chuckled, "are you ok?" He asked with genuine concern,
"Yes…. I think so, brother!" She started, not entirely sure of what she wanted to say, or maybe a little worried about his responses, "Doctor Linda, has put many things into perspective, answered some questions but has shown me that, shown me that I could be a being of substance, actually have a purpose, do something important or meaningful, there are just so many options!" She finished,
"Yes, well, she does also have the tendency to do that!" Lucifer smirked, before turning a little more serious, "but she is not wrong little one! You have the chance to make your own choices, your own mistakes, learn and grow as a unique being of your own making, I will not lie to you, this will be hard for you, you will fail, you will make the worst possible choices imaginable but I give you my word, that I will always be here to support you, guide you through some of the situations you may be faced with or at the very least, just listen to you vent any frustrations you may encounter!"
"Thank you." She hugged her brother, the statement was a quiet one but conveyed the appreciation she felt well enough, "apparently I am to attend girls night out, or tribe night?! Should I be worried?"
"Without question!"
"Wut up celestial peeps!" Ella announced as she entered the penthouse, Lucifer took a moment to observe his adopted sister, she wasn't overly dressed up, but did manage the 'geek chic' look rather well,
"Miss Lopez, you look as beautiful as ever!"
"Arrrrr, thanks buddy," she rushed him with arms wide open, hugs were coming her way, Lucifer didn't even resist just accepting as he swept her into his arms and spun her round, she couldn't help but giggle, "you seem in a good mood!" Ella smiled up at the Devil,
"Well, what can I say? No world ended trouble is currently occurring, my favourite people are all getting along and are happy, I have a new sister that seems to getting into the swing of things, what's not to be happy about?" He simply stated,
"Well, when you put it like that, YAY us, hashtag smiley face!" Ella beamed,
Lucifer chuckled and gave Ella a little squeeze and a genuine smile, one of those he saved just for her and Chloe and probably now, Cassiel. "So girl's night?"
"Yep," Ella still beamed at him, "Is about time!"
"If you say so, but please keep an eye on Cassiel, she is new to all this!"
"No worries bro, we got this, besides, how much trouble could we cause!" Ella laughed,
"Seriously? "
Ella and Cassiel sat in one of the booths of Lux, waiting for the rest of the tribe to turn up, sipping their drinks and relaxing into the noisy environment.
"It's a shame that Maze is out of town,"
"True, who knew hunting humans was a thing?" Cassiel smiled,
"I know right, I guess she was created for it after all but she is just so dam good at it, a while back we had to question some of her former bounties, girl I tell ya, even they loved her, including this poor dude, Maze ate his fish, never found out why!" Ella was laughing hard, Cassiel had nearly spat her drink out and was half coughing and half laughing as well.
"Good evening ladies," Linda greeted the two younger women,
"Doc, great to see you out and about!" Ella hugged the therapist,
"I've had a child Ella, I wasn't under house arrest," She mock glared,
"You sure?" Ella teased, "I've heard they are pretty much the same thing!" Ella was unable to keep a serious face in place and was laughing again,
"Oh hush you!" Linda playfully swatted Ella's arm, "It is nice to have a night off though, Cassiel, so glad you could join us,"
"I'm quite excited, getting to see all this human interaction, it is fascinating," She waved her arms to indicate the clubs revellers,
"You will probably see quite a bit in here, Chloe text me to say she would be here in a bit, got a little held up at work but I think we should get another round of drinks and start our evening." Ella and Cassiel nodded in agreement.
Lucifer was doing the rounds, as usual he kept a causal watchful eye on the most important women in his life, he had seen Chloe arrive and join the others, he would give it a little longer before heading over to make his presence known but as it was 'Tribe Night' he would quickly be told to sod off. All part of the fun he mused.
The Devil weaved his way through the crowd with effortless style and grace, stopping to have a little chat with the occasional patron, a little dance here and there, but his attention was elsewhere. He made his way over to the tribe only to collide with a stocky sweaty looking man,
"Out of my way loser!" The man glared and continued to stomp off,
"I beg your pardon?" Lucifer huffed and resisted turning on the man and grabbing him, he took a breath and headed for the table,
"Seriously, the guy had no pants!"
"One day Miss Lopez, I will actually hear the rest of that tale!" Lucifer shock his head.