Chloe raced to Lux, sirens blaring. She was trying to maintain a sense of calm, but her thoughts kept running away from her.

What if he's hurt?

What if he's dead?!

How am I supposed to live without….

"Decker!" Ella shouted from the passenger seat, snapping Chloe out her spiral. "I said," she repeated, "Lucifer should be okay right? I mean he's come out of some pretty serious scrapes before". Chloe tried to reassure her as much as possible.

"I really hope so, Ella" she told her, "but we won't know anything certain until we get there".

When they arrived at the scene, Chloe saw how half of the nightclubs side had exploded, leaving a huge hole in the wall. Just when she was about to panic, out stepped Lucifer. His hair and clothes were a mess and he was covered in black soot, but otherwise he was unharmed.

"Ah! Hello Detective!" He said cheerfully, "as you can see, someone thought Lux could use an outdoor patio!".

That nonchalant attitude is what finally made Chloe lose her hold on her emotions. She ran towards her devil and wrapped her arms around him in a tight embrace.

"You're okay, you're okay" she kept repeating as she sobbed into his chest. Lucifer refrained from mentioning anything about being immortal, instead choosing to hold and comfort his distraught girlfriend.

"There, there, Chloe," he murmured into her hair, "No harm done…to me anyways". A niggling thought in the back of Chloe's mind wondered how exactly he was okay, but she chose to ignore it for the moment. She looked up and gave Lucifer a watery smile before kissing him with all the passion she could muster.

Of course, Dan chose that exact moment to walk onto the scene and witness everything. "What the hell?!" he shouted, "Chloe you're not seriously sleeping with that bastard now, are you?!".

The couple broke apart, with Chloe turning and giving her ex-husband a death glare. "Dan, I swear to...whoever…that if you don't shut the hell up and get away from me, I am going to shoot you!".

For once, Dan chose to take his ex-wife's threat seriously. He shut his mouth and walked over to where some of the uniformed officers were combing through the rubble.

Chloe turned back to Lucifer, who was giving her an impressed look. "Detective, "he purred, "I think I like this side of you". She rolled her eyes and swatted him on the arm. He gave her a cheeky grin which had Chloe smiling in return.

Ella ran up to the couple and gave Lucifer a rib crushing hug. "I'm so glad you're okay buddy," she said, "I guess the Big Guy was looking out for you".

"I assure you, Ms. Lopez, that I am the last person my father would look out for," he said with an annoyed look.

Chloe decided to head off the conversation before her boyfriend went on any further rants about his Dad. "What can you tell us about the bomb, Ella?" she asked the lab tech.

"From what I can tell from the remaining pieces, this bomb was made by a professional" Ella informed them, "it looks as though the detonator was triggered the minute Lucifer opened the lid on the package".

"Lucifer, can you think of anyone that might have it out for you?" Chloe asked him.

"Well, not off-hand, Darling," he replied, "the devil's bound to ruffle a few feathers here and there, but outside of my family I can't think of anyone that would try to harm me, at least not with human methods".

"Do you think it might be connected to that gift you got earlier, Chloe?" Ella asked.

"What gift?" Lucifer asked as he looked between the two.

Chloe relayed to him about the roses and bracelet she'd received around the same time he'd gotten the bomb. "So then," he concluded, "it's entirely possible that this bomb was some twisted way to eliminate the competition".

Chloe nodded her agreement. "That's definitely one theory," she said, "I'm sure we will figure everything out. In the meantime, you are going to come stay at my place while Lux gets repaired". She gave him a look that told him he was not going to win any arguments on that decision.

"Very well, Detective," he acquiesced, "let me take the emergency stairwell up to the penthouse so I can grab some clothing and essentials, then we can head out".

When the duo opened the door to Chloe's apartment, they were greeted with the thunderous sounds of running preteen. "Lucifer!!!" Trixie shouted as she barreled into the devil. "Woah," she said as she looked at the state he was in, "what happened to you?".

"Oh, just little pyrotechnics gone wrong," he told her, "nothing for you to worry about Urchin".

"Lucifer's going to be staying with us for a while," Chloe told her daughter. Trixie's entire being lit up at the idea.

"Really?!" she yelled, "that's so cool!".

"Yes, yes, very cool," Lucifer said as he patted her on the head, "Now off you pop, Offspring. This devil is definitely in need of a shower".

Chloe looked up at him with an amused grin. "You sure you're going to be able to handle her?"

Lucifer gulped, "Well, she's not too bad for an urchin. I'm sure I'll manage".

Chloe giggled at the still terrified expression on his face." Alright babe, you go hop in the shower while I fix us all some dinner".

"Gladly, Detective," he said as he walked up the stairs towards the bathroom, "this soot is doing terrible things to my Armani".

While Chloe was cooking dinner, those nagging thoughts about Lucifer started invading her mind again.

How did he not get hurt? She thought. I've seen him take bullets, get stabbed, and burned before. What changed from then to now?

A pair of bare arms wrapped around her from behind while she was spacing out. "Penny for your thoughts, my love?" Lucifer asked her. She turned around in his embrace so she could look up at him.

"Lucifer," she started, "why is it that sometimes you don't get hurt, and other time's you do? What is the difference?"

Before Lucifer could open his mouth to answer, Chloe's front door crashed open. A frantic looking Amenadiel ran into the kitchen, followed by Maze and Linda. "Luci!" he yelled, "Thank Father you're alright! We stopped by Lux to find you and saw the destruction. I thought something terrible had happened".

Amenadiel proceeded to sweep his little brother into a bone-crushing embrace, much to the Devil's chagrin. "Oh, for hell's sake brother, get off of me!". Lucifer extracted himself from the angel's grip. "As you can see, I'm perfectly fine" he said.

"I'm guessing that means Chloe wasn't near…." He looked next to Lucifer and noticed her standing there.

"I wasn't near what?", she questioned, "Lucifer what is going on?"

Lucifer heaved a sigh. He really hadn't wanted to tell Chloe this part, but it seemed inevitable. He walked over to Chloe's couch and sat down. She sat next to him and took his hand. "Do you recall, Detective, the night you told me you could be vulnerable around me?"

Chloe wasn't sure where he was going with this, "Yeah, you said I make you vulnerable too, then you ran off…. oh God".

"Well, there's no need to bring him into this," he huffed.

"You…you meant that, literally didn't you?". Now everything made sense, the only times she'd ever seen Lucifer injured was when she was with him. "You're only vulnerable when I'm close to you?"

"Yes, Detective," he replied, "otherwise I'm fully immortal".

"But, how? Why?" she asked.

"I may have an answer to part of that," Amenadiel said to her. "About thirty-seven years ago, Father tasked me with blessing a childless couple so that they could conceive. It turns out that, that couple were your parents Chloe. You are a literal miracle".

Chloe was flabbergasted. Apparently, she only existed because God wanted her too, and that was also the reason she could get the devil hurt. "Why would he do that?"

"No one knows," Lucifer told her, "when I first found out I'd thought he was manipulating your choices and tried to leave".

"Well, that explains the whole Candy situation". That incident had hurt Chloe deeply at the time, but now with this new knowledge, she could understand Lucifer's thought process a little more.

Another thought hit her. "So, you really died that time Malcolm shot you?"

"Yes, I did but then Dad brought me back to deal with that whole Mum situation I told you about, and then there was the time I offed myself…"

"Wait, what?!" Chloe yelped.

"Well how else did you expect me to get to Hell with no wings and get that nutty professor's antidote?" he asked.

Suddenly, Chloe couldn't take anymore and burst into tears. Lucifer gathered her close as she sobbed uncontrollably. "Why Lucifer?" she hiccupped between tears, "Why do you bother sticking around me if it can get you killed?"

"Oh Chloe," he murmured, "the time I've spent with you has been some of the most wonderful moments of my millennia. If I had to, I'd do it again…and again, don't you know that?" He tilted her chin up so he could press his lips gently to hers.

"Okay, enough with the feelings, can we eat now?" Maze huffed.

"Maze!" Linda admonished

"What? I'm hungry and I can smell Decker's tacos"

"That reminds me brother," Lucifer said as he looked at Amenadiel, "what are you doing here with Maze and the good Doctor?"

Linda spoke up, "Well, Amenadiel stopped by my office while Maze was there. We discussed the baby, and how we all felt after everything that's happened, then…."

"We boned, "Maze supplied cheerfully, "all three of us".

If it was possible, Linda and Amenadiel would have both resembled ripe tomatoes at that moment. Thankfully, they were saved from further embarrassment as Trixie came into the living room.

"Maze!" she said cheerfully, "are you staying for dinner?".

"Are you still mad at me?" the demon asked warily.

"Nah dummy, I knew you'd come around eventually," Trixie told her.

"In that case, let's eat!" Maze said, "I'm sure Linda needs to provide our baby with some nutrition, am I right Doc Momma?"

As everyone filed into the dining room, Chloe pulled Lucifer to the side. "Uhm babe," she started, "since I tend to make you mortal, does that mean we could end up with a situation like Linda? I mean I'm on the pill but…"

"You're uncertain if human birth control can stand up to Celestial spunk?" he finished for her. "I honestly don't know, as this is the first time something like this has happened. But I suppose we'll have to cross the Rosemary's baby bridge when we get to it."

Chloe just shook her head and followed her devilish boyfriend into the dining room. Oh, what her life had become…

*

Journal entry dated October 12th, 2018

How could this have happened?! When I paid that detestable man the money to create an explosive, he assured me that no one in range would survive the blast. Yet, when I drove by the nightclub, who do I see standing there without a scratch but Lucifer Morningstar himself! Holding my beloved, no less! He must have been away from the building when the bomb detonated, there is no other explanation for it. No matter, I will simply have to take a more personal approach to eliminating this threat. I am certain once he is out of the way, Chloe will see how devoted I have been. Surely, she has deduced that I am the one sending her gifts by now. Perhaps, it is time to send her something a little more personal, to ensure my efforts have not been without merit. Chloe will see that I am the one she is meant to be with, not him, I will make sure of that.