Lucifer was on a mission.

Ever since Amenadiel had brought the subject of marriage up at Linda's baby shower, Lucifer could think of little else. He'd finally concluded that, he did, in fact, want to marry Chloe. The question now was how to go about asking her. Before he could do that, however, there was one person he needed to consult.

"Urchin, could you come here for a moment?".

Lucifer was babysitting Trixie, while her mother caught up on paperwork at the station. Chloe was a little wary when her boyfriend had volunteered for the job, but she wasn't going to look a gift sitter in the mouth. What she wasn't aware of, is that Lucifer had ulterior motives when he asked to watch the offspring.

"What's up, Lucifer?" Trixie said as she plopped on the couch next to him.

He took a deep breath and let it out. "Beatrice, you know how much I care about your mother, don't you?".

"Well, duh! Anyone with eyes can see how much you two love each other".

"Well, then," Lucifer gulped, "would you have any objection to me asking for the Detective's hand in unholy matrimony?".

Trixie's eyes turned into giant saucers. Her smile began to widen before she let out the most ear-splitting shriek the devil had ever had the misfortune of hearing.

"ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!" she shouted, "I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOREVER FOR THIS!!".

"So, I take it that you approve?".

"Of course, I do, you big dummy!" Trixie squeaked as she gave the devil a tight hug, "does this mean I'll get to call you Dad too?".

It was Lucifer's turn to go wide-eyed. "Let's not get ahead of ourselves, offspring, I still need you to help me plan a way to ask her".

She nodded enthusiastically, and they got to work.

*

Chloe had a million thoughts going through her mind as she drove to the location Lucifer had given her. Both he and he daughter had been acting squirrely for the last week, but she just couldn't pinpoint the reason why.

She made it to the spot he told her about, recognizing it as the stretch of desert that he'd been at when he first got his wings back. She parked next to his car and got out. Chloe noted that the stars were a lot brighter out here than they are in the city.

"Lucifer? Where are you?"

She walked around his car and noticed a trail of flower petals, starting at the hood of the Corvette. She followed them until she came upon the ridge that she spotted Lucifer on. There was a blanket laid out, along with a small picnic basket and a bottle of wine sitting in a small cooler of ice.

"Lucifer?" Chloe said in wonder, "What is all of this?".

"I thought we'd have dinner in a more aesthetic location, Detective, my stars are quite lovely out here. Come sit, I've tried my hand at those odd little sandwiches you love so much".

Chloe sat down and took one of the sandwiches, the same type that her father used to bring her. They ate, drank some wine, and talked about the various happenings of the week. She could tell he was nervous about something and sat her glass down to ask him about it.

"Okay, spill, what are you so skittish about?".

Lucifer looked into those ocean-blue eyes and tried to settle his nerves. It was now or never.

"Detective," he began as he grabbed her hands, "These last few years, working with you, have been some of the happiest moments of my existence. I admit, I was worried when you ran away after first seeing my face, but then you came back. You accepted me, all of me, and it feels amazing to be loved so completely. I never want to lose that feeling. One day, you will go to a place I can't follow, but until then I plan to spend every moment I can by your side".

He let go of one of her hands and reached into his pocket for a small box. Chloe had tears streaming down her face as he opened it, revealing a silver engagement band with a blue diamond at it center and smaller clear diamonds as accents.

"Chloe Jane Decker, will you consent to be my Partner in every way possible, by becoming my wife?".

"Yes," she cried as she tackled him to the ground, "Yes, yes, yes!".

He managed to slip the ring on her finger before she started kissing him senseless. He rolled them over and slowly undressed her before removing his own clothes. When he finally slid inside Chloe, it felt as if he was coming home again. They continued making love as the stars he created twinkled above them.

*

Julian McCaffery took the back entrance into the monastery. He was glad that this was the last job he was taking for the priest, cause that guy totally creeped him out. Sure, he had no trouble bumping off a few prostitutes here and there, but cutting out their hearts was a little much, even for someone like him. But the guy paid well, and with his dad cutting him off, he needed that money.

Julian made it to the weird altar room that was in the basement. Father Kinley was standing there waiting for him.

"Did you bring what I asked for?"

"Yup," he handed over an intricately carved blade, "this is the dagger you requested, although I seriously doubt it was 'forged in hell'".

"Well, that will be all".

Julian turned to walk out of the room when Kinley called out for him.

"Oh, Julian?".

He turned around, just in time for Father Kinley to slice his throat with the blade.

As Julian's body fell to the ground, his blood ran into the trenches dug out into the floor, filling an inverted pentagram. The hearts of the women he'd killed were sitting at each of the star's points. When he was certain the man was dead, Kinley started chanting in a strange, guttural language.

The pentagram began to glow, and suddenly the hearts at each of the points lit on fire. When the flames died out, the body of Julian McCaffery sat up, his once hazel eyes completely black.

"I am Dromos of the Lilim," he said in a distorted voice, "why have you summoned me here, mortal?".

Kinley put on a brave face before speaking, "I summoned you to provide Lucifer Morningstar a means of leaving this plane of existence and get him away from the woman I love".

The demon tilted his head, "My King is here? Tied to a mortal woman?".

"Yes," Kinley said, "Can you help me free her by retrieving the Devil?".

"Oh, I will help you," Dromos snickered, "but you're not going to like the results".

Julian's body dropped to the floor again, as a black mist began to rise up and envelop Kinley.

"What…what are you doing?!" he said frightened.

The voice of Dromos began to pound into his consciousness. "You see, mortal, Lucifer had put a magical ban on demons so we could no longer possess the bodies of the damned. You have broken that ward, and now we are free! The human woman you mentioned will be instrumental in getting our King's attention…before we kill them both and take over this world".

"No!" Kinley screamed as the demon started taking control, "NOOOOOOOO!!!!"

The world went black and William Kinley knew no more.