Hey guys!

So I thought I should follow this one up with an angry Lucifer and a very sorry Dan...

Enjoy.

While Lucifer's blood was no doubt boiling, he wasn't feeling calm enough to talk to Chloe about Dan's reprehensible deeds that night. He would've also had to mention Trixie's behaviour which wouldn't have been fair to the little girl: her punishment was done and over with and as much as Lucifer was confused about why she'd been acting so strangely in the first place, he didn't want her to get in trouble with her mother. He still couldn't quite get his head wrapped around the fact that Trixie thought they were playing when he tickled her; he could still remember the old days back in Heaven when Amenadiel and him were just young kids and he would use this method to torture him after a prank. He was laughing, but as he later learned, humans and angels were similar in the fact that their bodies both responded with panic to this kind of assault – which was, essentially, laughter. He was definitely not enjoying himself whenever Amenadiel attacked him with tickles, which made him wonder why the small human was so delighted at the action. After a fair amount of thinking he just decided that Trixie was generally a strange little creature and he left it at that.

They spent the rest of the evening playing Candyland, which was beyond his worst nightmares. He could feel the boredom consume him just five minutes into the game and while he tried to come up with numerous excuses and distractions to escape playing to the end, Trixie was unshakable. He couldn't help but thought how much fun he could have had, were he not playing this with a child, and were he playing the porn version of it with preferably more than one woman, which he had at his penthouse. So much fun...

After Chloe got home and he said goodbye to both of them, the little girl – of course – immediately collided with his legs for a „proper goodbye", and while he became squirmish as always, he found himself slightly appreciating Trixie's effort to show him how much she enojyed his company. He even placed an unsure hand on top of her head and patted it gently, which made the little one beam at him once she let go. He couldn't help but smiled back at her; her toothy, mischevious little grin was simply contagious.

Now, Lucifer made a promise to himself to let his head cool for at least a night before breaking the news to Chloe. And he did, because he always kept his promises, even to himself. But there was just one thing he couldn't resist doing – something devilish, if you will, something that fit his personality well and something he did often to all kinds of different people. This time though, he was angrier. And a lot, lot more determined.

It was past midnight, and while Lucifer didn't necessarily need sleep, he almost fell asleep a few times while waiting. After all, it was dark and the sofa he chose to sit on was quite comfortable. When he finally heard keys rattling though, he straightened his back and readjused his jacket before getting into his usual threatening pose; one leg over the other, and his hands put together just underneath his chin. He didn't have to wait long.

„Aaaaah!"

Lucifer rolled his eyes as Daniel flicked on the lights and pointed his gun at him, his expression a mixture of confusion, caught off guard and slightly fearful. The Devil liked this combination. I've still got it, he thought to himself, but resisted the urge to smile. Instead, he just looked him up and down with a scornful expression and sighed dramatically.

„Manly as ever, Danielle. Good evening to you, too. Or shall I say good morning?"

Slightly embarrassed and a bit shaky, Dan let out a relieved sigh, rolling is eyes.

„What the hell are you doing here, Lucifer?"

The Devil smiled threateningly and stood up, making Dan back up a little.

„Before I get to that, I'd suggest you put your little toy gun away. I'm immortal, remember? And I wouldn't want you to accidently shoot your pathetic mortal self either because believe me, you deserve much, much worse."

Before Daniel could've reacted, Lucifer stepped closer and grabbed his gun, easily crumbling it in his palm. The detective seemed terrified and the Devil's grin widened at that, watching him drop the deformed gun and back up even more. Lucifer kept going until Dan's back hit the wall and he towered over him menacingly, enjoying the fear fill his face.

„You pathetic human garbage..." He murmered, getting even closer to Dan's face. „Have you weed yourself yet? If not, don't worry. We have plenty of time on our hands."

Daniel was taking quicker and quicker breaths, begginning to sweat. He tried his best not to seem scared even thought it was more than obvious by now.

„What do you want, Lucifer?" He asked, his voice shaking. The Devil chuckled at that.

„Oh, Dan." He smirked devilishly, leaning closer to his ear. „It's not about what I want. It's about what you don't want, Detective." He swung his hand and punched him hard in the stomach, making Dan let out a rather painful groan before falling onto the floor.

„You don't want me to get Maze to slice you into a million tiny pieces." He kicked him and Dan once again moaned, not having recovered from the last attack. Just a second later came another kick. „You don't want me to dislocate every single joint in your body."

„Owh!" Came the answer, and he grinned again before another powerful kick.

„But most importantly..." He leaned down to look Dan in the eye, and whispered. „You don't want me to tell Chloe what a piece of shit father you are."

Dan looked up at him confused, still out of breath but managed to spit out two short words.

„Fuck you."

„Wrong answer, pal."

In seconds, Daniel felt himself swept off the ground and he suddenly flew to the other side of the room, breaking a chair and suffering several bruises as he landed hard on the floor.

„Fuck!" He cried out in pain, already shrinking back against the wall as Lucifer slowly walked closer to him, the anger in his eyes almost consuming him. „What the hell did I do, man? What are you talking about?" He tried to squirm away as Lucifer kneeled down next to him, but the pain made him hiss loudly.

„What you did, Dan..." He growled, clenching his teeth. „Is repellent. You hit your own daughter! You betrayed her trust!" Lucifer was yelling at the top of his lungs, his eyes turning red in the process and Daniel shrunk into the corner even more.

„I don't know what you're talking about..." He shook his head, a bit panicky, refusing to look at Lucifer. „I don't know what you're talking about..."

The Devil grabbed his chin, forcing eye contact.

„I was watching her today..." He wheezed, careful not to break his jaw. Yet. „The Detective told me to punish her if she acted out." Dan's eyes flashed with anger, which made Lucifer hold him even tighter, causing him more pain. „I went into her room to talk to her, before all..." He gulped at the memory, his voice shaking in anger. „She was in the corner." He was silent for a bit. „Just like you, Daniel, right now. She was shaking in fear. She was crying. She thought I was going to hurt her."

Dan snorted and gave him a half smile, making him nearly break his neck, but it just wasn't time yet.

„How did you know it wasn't you who scared her? Huh?" He tried to break free but Lucifer smashed him into the wall hard, making him once again wince. „With your freakish... red... fucking eyes..."

„She hasn't seen my eyes!" The Devil bellowed, pulling Dan closer to him, his eyes flashing red again. „She told me you hit her, Daniel. On more than one occasion. So she thought I would, too. Asif there's anything we have in common, you fucking bastard..."

He raised his hand for another punch but Daniel stopped him.

„Please, man, I didn't hit her, I swear! Just listen! Please!"

Lucifer held his hand in the air still, breathing heavily, but eventually nodded for him to continue. Dan held up his hands in defense before speaking.

„I didn't hit her, Lucifer, I spanked her. There's a difference-"

„Like fuck there is!" The Devil roared before punching him in the face, making Dan groan in pain again but he wasn't by far done. He stood up and kicked him, again, again and again. He wanted to hear his ribs cracking and his desperate, pathetic pleas, which he knew would eventually come. Shortly, though, a voice stopped him, and not the one he wanted to hear.

„Lucifer!"

With one last kick, he turned around. His hair was disheveled and a few buttons on his shirt had come undone; ha was also shaking and wheezing. He raised an eyebrow questioningly, not paying attention to Dan's whines.

„Maze?" He asked the demon, rather surprised at her presence. „Whatever are you-"

„You're going to kill him, you idiot." She kneeled next to Dan and turned him around, making him nearly scream in pain. „For someone who's the Lord of Hell, you don't know how to smartly and slowly torture someone." Lucifer rolled his eyes but made no effort to attack Dan again. „Unless of course you are trying to kill him..." Maze raised an eyebrow. „Are you?"

The Devil looked down at his victim. Dan was now in extreme pain and was continously begging for mercy, much to his pleasure. He wasn't intending on killing him though.

„He hurt Beatrice, Maze." He told her with a pained expression, though his anger never faded. „He hit her-"

„I know." The demon interrupted, standing up and walking up to him. „And believe me, he's going to pay for it." She gave him an evil grin. „Slowly and much, much more painfully, as he should."

Lucifer couldn't help but grinned back.

„My mother... my mother, she... you have to understand!" The both turned around as a teary-eyed Dan spoke up with a shaky voice. „I'm a Latino. I grew up with my mother throwing shoes at me. I never did that to my daughter! Ever!" He yelled, desperately trying to defend himself. „I only used my hand, maybe... maybe a wooden spoon once, I didn't..." Lucifer's eyes fleshed red again and Dan once again shrunk into the corner. „I didn't think it would hurt her, I'm sorry! I'm so sorry..." He began crying, and that filled the Devil with both disgust and satisfaction. He once again knelt down next to him, ignoring his pleas and tears.

„You expect me to believe that you didn't think hurting your daughter would hurt her, Daniel?" He grabbed his collar and Daniel sobbed even harder. „You use your mother as an excuse for what you did by your own poor choice? You think you're better than her?" He grabbed his chin again and looked him deep in the eyes. „You..." He growled. „Repulse me."

He let him go and rose to his feet, watching Daniel curl up in a ball and shake with sobs. His job was done here. He glanced at Maze and reached out to stroke her cheek gently, making the demon smile lightly.

„Do make sure he keeps this a secret, Mazie." He ordered and the demon nodded. „Thank you." He whispered. Maze looked at him confused; he rarely ever thanked her for anything. Lucifer glanced at Dan one last time. „Dad knows I won't."

He turned around and walked out of the apartment, ignoring Dan's despearate pleas not to tell Chloe about this. She had to know, even if it was going to make her sad. And she had to hear it from Dan. That was the only way she would believe it. And Lucifer was more than sure Maze knew how to make that happen.

The following day...

Chloe Decker was making breakfast for her daughter. It was a sunny Saturday morning and she was happily humming a song when she heard the doorbell ring. She frowned in surprise, but didn't have the chance to move, Trixie was already on the case.

„I'll get it, Mommy!"

Chloe smiled as she watched her run to the door, before her mouth opened in surprise.

„Lucifer!"

Said man didn't come alone; Dan was right by his side. Chloe was worried about him. He'd called in sick about a week and a half ago and would not let her see him. It wasn't like him at all. Even now he looked miserable, but it seemed asif he was physically alright.

„Good morning, Detective."

Chloe lost the power of speech, watching in awe as Lucifer looked Dan in the eye and placed an arm around the small girl attatched to his legs. The man usually panicked whenever Trixie hugged him and looked at Chloe with a pleading „get it off, get it off" glance. What was even stranger, was that Trixie only murmered a small „hi, daddy" to Dan and snuggled even deeper into Lucifer. Lucifer tightened his grip around her as well.

„What's happening?" She eventually asked when she could no longer stand the silence, and Lucifer walked over to her to stand by her side. Trixie followed suit, detaching herself from him but reaching out to hold his hand. Lucifer didn't object. Chloe was stomped. „Anybody wanna tell me what's going on?"

Dan seemed extremely nervous, and Lucifer sighed deeply before turning to Chloe.

„Daniel has something to tell you, Detective." Chloe raised an eyebrow and the Devil looked down at Trixe, who seemed a bit anxious. „And you as well, Beatrice." The small girl grabbed his hand tighter and Lucifer reassuringly stroked her tiny fingers with his thumb before clearing his throat. „Daniel?"

Chloe looked at her ex-husband with a worried expression, which made Lucifer angry. Dan was the last person that deserved the Detective's pity.

„Dan?" Chloe asked, even more worried as she saw tears form in his eyes. „What's going on?"

„I'm so sorry, Chloe..." Dan shook his head, sniffling. He was trying hard to hold himself together but he was a mess. Before Chloe could ask, he finally got to the point. „I hurt her. I hurt Trixie. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." He covered his face in his hands with a sob.

„You... you did what?" Lucifer expected Chloe to ask for details and get to the bottom of the situation before getting angry; apparently, he was wrong. The Detective stared at Dan in disbelief, her hands in fists. Lucifer heard a tiny sob beside him and looked down at Trixie with mild sadness. She slowly buried her face into his stomach and he let her; there was no way he would deny comfort from her. He knew her pain all too well. Maybe not with the exact same circumstances, but he knew it. He gently ran a hand through her hair, looking at Dan with nothing but despision.

„I..." Dan took a deep breath to collect himself. „I spanked her, Chloe, more than one time." He looked at Lucifer and added quickly. „I hit her. I know it was wrong..."

No one seemed to be moved by his teary confession. That was until he crouched down and looked at Trixe.

„Hey, monkey?" He reached his hands out towards her but for the moment, she stayed with Lucifer. He waited a bit before lowering his hands, defeated. „I just wanted to say I love you, baby girl. Trixie..." She finally looked at him, her own eyes watering. „I'm so sorry, monkey..."

Nobody moved. After long seconds of silence, Chloe decided to speak up.

„I think you should leave, Dan."

Her heart ached as he looked up at her; he could tell he was genuinely sorry, and while that didn't ease her anger, she knew it must've been painful for him to be rejected by Trixie. That was until she ran up to him...

Daniel broke down as his little girl hugged him, wrapping his arms around her tightly. Trixie was also crying, because of him, he knew it. At that moment, he hated himself. He didn't know if he deserved forgiveness. Apparently though, that wasn't for him to decide.

„I forgive you, Daddy." She whispered and Lucifer's chest tightened as he watched the scene. It was a mixture of anger and awe even though he couldn't say he didn't expect this outcome. Trixie was way, way too innocent and pure to hold a grudge against her father. Maybe it wasn't even a grudge in the first place; maybe it was just fear and nothing more. That seemed to vanish though with the embrace she offered him.

„Dan..." Chloe said in a low voice, getting everybody's attention. Her own eyes seemed a bit teary but she tried her best to hide it. „Leave." She gulped. „Go, for now."

The man slowly let go of his daughter and nodded, before standing up. He opened his mouth to speak but no words came out; eventually he just nodded again with a heartbroken smile and walked towards the door. Trixie watched her leave before turning around, still crying. Chloe bent down and opened her arms for her but to her surprise, the little girl ran straight into Lucifer's arms. Without skipping a beat, Lucifer scooped her up and hugged her tightly. Chloe was speechless.

All three of them stayed silent for a while before Trixie let go of Lucifer's neck, who was staring into the distance.

„Lucifer?" The little one asked and he snapped back into reality as she held his stubbled cheeks in her tiny hands. „Don't worry." She told him, and his expression softened as he looked into her eyes. „I still like you more." To Chloe's surprise, a small smile adorned Lucifer's face. He closed his eyes and leaned forward to kiss Trixie's forehead before pulling her close again.

„I bloody hoped so, urchin." He told her seriously, but Chloe could tell by his voice that he was smiling. „I bloody hoped so..."

Let me know how you feel about this one. Peace guys!