Chapter 16

Chloe's Pov

Last night, I slept much better in the hospital, especially after I talked to Lucifer while he was asleep about how I felt about him and how I feel now. My head lean down on my comfortable pillow and my heavy eyelids closed over my eyes, for I didn't want to open them for a while. I wasn't afraid of sleeping in the dark anymore, I wasn't afraid of anyone trying to kidnap me or to kill me. Knowing that the people who care me as much as I care for them were outside my room looking after me. Dan decided to stay with me over night, he didn't mind sleeping on the chair inside my room.

When morning arrive with the sun's bright light shining through the windows of my room. The light softly touched the right side of my face and forced me to cracked the sleep dust stuck on my eye lashes. Moving my head from side to side on my pillow just to warm up the muscles in the neck. I practise flicking my eyelids open until I feel like I can open them fully. I scanned around my empty room and noticed that Dan wasn't in the room. After taking three deep breathes in and out, I gradually slide my legs to the side of the bed so they would slowly hang over the edge and pull me upwards. Feeling slightly energic in my legs, thinking I could practise walking carefully like I did last night. Taking baby steps as I circled around the side of my room.

At the same time, Dan entered in the room and a tray lay flat on his hands. The tray was filled with two pieces of toast and a bowl of cereal. He greeted me with a warm smile, "Morning."

"Morning Dan" I grin happily.

Dan placed the tray on the table, he walked towards me and we hugged each other tightly. I was so happy to see Dan again, as a close friend and as someone I knew I could trust and can comfort me whenever I was in trouble.

We soon released each other and Dan asked, "How are you feeling?"

"Not too bad actually" I answered. And it was true, it was quite a surprise to me because the bullet wound in my shoulder should still be hurting me, instead there was just a painless mark on front of my shoulder. I didn't know how, but I guessed Lucifer had something to do with it. Thinking of the devil, I wondered about last night and how I talk to him when he was sleeping. Today would be the best day for me to try and talk to him for real, about how I really feel about him.

Dan and I had our breakfast, he talked about how Trixie was so worried about me, it broke my heart. He mentioned how Trixie got grumpy and mad whenever Maze was around since Lucifer asked her to look after my child since my kidnapping. How Ella continued praying every morning and evening for me to get well and better, including lucifer. Dan called my mum that I was in the hospital again, but my mum said she was busy acting in a huge filming somewhere in New York, my mum said she would only come if my life was really at 'death's door.' For God's sake!

After breakfast, I put on some my normal, casual clothes that Dan brought for me. I felt great wearing my own clothes again because the hospital, white clothing sometimes makes me feel sick like I'm at death's door, they always remind of those horrible memories of me in hospital. Walking in own comfortable shoes, I was finally out of that room. I walked through the hallway with Dan by my side to hold my arm, by the corner of my eye I quickly noticed that the blinds were shut in Lucifer's room. The feelings of curiosity and anxiousness began to mixture in my bloodstreams at the same time.

I walked up the door and knocked, "Lucifer!" I called but my only answer was silence.

"Dan, did you see Lucifer this morning?" I looked back at Dan and ask.

"No, sorry" Dan moved his shoulders meaning he doesn't know anything.

I opened the door widely, but the room was completely empty and brighten from the sun light through the window, the bed was neat and tidy, Lucifer wasn't here. I didn't understand, I talk to him just last night, and now he disappeared out of thin air.

I widen my eyes in shock as I swept out of the room and alarmed Dan, "He's gone!"

Dan stood in surprise for a second before he rushed over to check the room. He gazed back at me, "He might have left."

Luckily, a young, female doctor in charge of this floor was walking by this hallway, I caught her in time, "Excuse me, where is the man from this room?"

The doctor stare at the room I was pointing then answered, "I think he just left this morning, signed off at the reception."

The air froze coldly within my lungs, making me nearly choke, while my mind was spinning in confusion. At the moment, I didn't know what to think, I couldn't understand why Lucifer left without saying anything. Maybe he left because he was still hurt and angry when I screamed at me with cruelly and personally the beach that night. Or maybe he was being protective of me since he suggested me shooting him if I still didn't feel safe around him. Although, I couldn't deny the fact that I was mad at him.

Afterwards, I was allowed to leave the hospital, Dan had his car and drove out of the crowded carpark. I was very quiet I the journey, Dan started some small conversations with me but then I just fall back into a deep silence and Dan accepts that. Leaning back on the chair and opening the window a bit to smell the rush of fresh air through my mouth and nose. A touch of wind slide through the small gap and softly blew small parts of my hair.

We soon reached back my apartment, my eyes melted into tears when I saw my home again, because to me it felt like I haven't been home in years or more. I jumped out of the car fast and rushed up the stairs carefully, Dan followed right behind me because he had the keys to unlock the door. Once we entered inside, the natural sent of the living room hit me as a welcome. Dan closes the front door, but then we heard another door opening inside of the apartment.

"Daddy?" the softest voice echoed within the room, the voice that I thought I would never hear again.

"In here, honey" Dan answer his daughter's call.

And there she was, Trixie, my daughter walking out of her bedroom as I heard her tiny footstep when she entered in the living room. When I saw her small, sweet face I couldn't stop then the tears from happily bursting out from my eyes. Trixie walked in and when she spotted me standing in the living room her mouth was wide open and scream came out, "Mummy!"

I quickly kneed down with my arms wide open as my daughter rushed across the room and jumped right in for a huge hug. Trixie wrapped her small arms tightly around my neck as I wrapped my arm around her back. I hold my young daughter very close, Trixie's head rested in the crook of my neck as my head rest steadily on my daughter's shoulder. I felt her warm tears falling onto the strings of my loose hair. Trixie quietly moaned all of her suffering through my hair and in the crook of my neck, moaning from not being able to see me in those last three months.

"I missed you" Trixie sobbed quietly.

Those words cracked my heart deeply, but our hug gradually warmed my heart with joy and softness. My hand reached over to cover the back of Trixie's head as I softly replied, "Me too, monkey."

Afterwards, we all sat on our sofa with Trixie in the middle between Dan and I, but Trixie was still hanging closely to me. Trixie began to ask her questions of my mysterious disappearance, "What happened?"

"I was taken, monkey, by some very, very bad people" I tried to answer as clear for Trixie to understand but also at the same time I didn't want to scare Trixie more than she was already scared of losing me.

"Why?" Trixie wondered.

I remembered that sooner or later I have to give a statement on about the situation, Dan and most of the crew from the precinct noticed that Pierce had to do with it. Thankfully, Charlotte had a file based on Pierce proving that he was originally the "Sinnerman" with the help from Amenadiel. I sensed Dan's wrath for Pierce rushing through his bloodstreams when he thought of Pierce, wishing he had the chance to take revenge on him for me.

"Because, these bad people, wanted to get something from me" I answered short.

"Like information?" Trixie guessed.

"Exactly, sweetie" sometimes it surprises me how much smart Trixie is, it's like the conscience of an adult women living inside a child's body.

"Why were you at the hospital? Daddy wouldn't say" Trixie asked, I won't blame her since no one has really been updating Trixie about anything in the last three months.

Dan move himself closer to join in the conversation, "Because daddy wouldn't know how to you, if something has happened to mummy."

Trixie seem to develop a face of understanding, she gradually shifted her gaze from me to Dan ever five seconds, as she asked, "So, what happens now?"

I stare up at Dan for second seeing what his reaction that question might be, Dan was plain and clear leaving me to answer. I replied back to Trixie, "I think… after everything… I should take a break for a while."

Dan suggested, "A month?'"

"A month" I repeated without thinking, but a month actually sounded the right.

"Great! School finishes next week for the Summer. We could go on trip!" Trixie suddenly became very excited and jumpy, Dan and I both smiled at the idea.

Later on, the bright blue sky from this afternoon unhurriedly changes into dark orange for the evening. One of my favourite moments of the day is reading a bedtime story to Trixie before I tuck her in to bed. Last year, Trixie loved me to read Coraline but now she wanted me to read a comic called "Skyward." I was nearly halfway before I realised that Trixie was nearly half a sleep. I closed the comic book and placed it on her bedside table.

Before my hand reached over the bedside table to switch off the light from the lamp, Trixie mumbled in curiosity, "Daddy said Lucifer was hurt too. Is he okay?"

I was silent for a second, I haven't thought about Lucifer since this morning when he left the hospital without warning. Then I replied truthfully while holding up a fake smile, "He is, monkey."

"Can we see him tomorrow?" she asked.

The words got stuck in my throat, or maybe I was excusing because honestly I didn't know how answer. When Lucifer left this morning I kept thinking that maybe he didn't want me in his life anymore. I didn't want Trixie to feel even more worried for Lucifer if she couldn't see him.

"You got school, baby, but I'll see him tomorrow" I promised.

"What happened to him?" Trixie wondered.

"He… um… he saved me. But, before that I said somethings to him, that were hurtful. Still he rescued me" I explained, "I think needs some time off, like I do."

Trixie questioned, "What did you say?"

"Well monkey, earlier before I found something about him, something strange that scared me, a lot" I started off slowly, carefully think of the right words to say, "I told him to leave me. But he came back, and I released that no matter what I heard of him or what he looks like. And definitely, no what where he was from, Lucifer is still Lucifer."

Trixie grew a small grin on her sleepy face, she whispered "I think Lucifer would forgive you, mummy."

"Maybe" I breathed in sorrow, knowing that I raised some high hopes for Trixie believing we could Lucifer again. Lucifer as I thought back again at the cruel words I scream at him on the beach.

"Go on. Time for sleep" I stroked the top of Trixie's head before I placed a gentle kiss on her forehead.

Trixie snuggled herself deeper underneath her covers as she was ready to fall into a deep, peaceful sleep now she knows that I was alive and well so Trixie wouldn't have sleepless in anxiousness. I turned off the light, creeped across her room quietly and closed the door. Dan still felt unedge to leave me along with Trixie, but I told him I will okay, and so will Trixie. He was about to exited out through the front until I have forgotten since the whole kidnapping situation.

"Hey Dan!" I called to get his attention, Dan stopped in between the door entrance and look back at me, I continued, "Did you by any chance caught a priest called Father Kinley?"

"Yeah we did. He's arrested with the others. They said he was the mastermind behind the whole kidnapping" Dan explained. I deeply exhaled in calmness now that Father Kinley is locked up and will certainly not come back to me, or Lucifer, or anyone I care.

"Goodnight Chloe. It's great to see you again" Dan friendly smiled.

I grinned back, "It's great to see you too."

We leaned over to kiss on each other's checks, then Dan disappeared through the night probably back to his home. I turned off all the lights in the living room before I entered in my bedroom, I was so overwhelmed when I jumped into my comfortable bed. It felt much better sleeping in your own bed than in those beds at the hospital, I felt home and safe. Although, I didn't feel comfortable as my mind was flooding up with horrible thoughts, like Trixie's suffering in the last three months, and the near-death experience from Pierce and his men gunfire. Mostly I developed a sharp pain in my stomach when I was thinking back when I first found out about Lucifer, believing that the old Lucifer I know was gone and this new, cruel Devil creature was the true person underneath. All of the confusion and the fear was rushing back to me. My eyes began to burst out some tears again, but they were happy tears. I pressured my head deeper into my pillow as I try to quietly sob myself to sleep but the negative thoughts kept haunting my mind.

"Mummy?" Trixie's kind voice echoed in my room

My head risen up from being sank in between my two pillows. I quickly swiped my tears from underneath my eyes before I whispered in a broken tone, "Hey monkey, I thought you were in bed."

"I couldn't sleep. And, I think you couldn't too" Trixie replied.

Without warning, my daughter carefully jumped in my bed and snuggled close to me. I didn't protest as I felt more safe when Trixie was lying close. Trixie rested her head facing me, I guessed that was her way to check once in a while if I was alright.

"I love you mummy" Trixie whisper in a nice, cheerful tone

"I love you too" I purred while showing a small smile.

I felt her small hand sliding into my hand, I gripped it tight like I never want to left her go. My heavily breathing slowly became calmer, maybe because of the safeness I feel from Trixie's presentence. Soon, we both fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning I quickly got in to my usual morning routine; made breakfast for Trixie and I, packed in some lunch for Trixie to eat at school. Trixie kept persuading me to leave the stuff and allow her to pack, but I wanted to so I could I feel like I was arriving back to my old life. Dan suggested he would voluntary pick up Trixie and dropped her off to school. Later on, I wondered where Maze was until Dan strangely answered that Maze spending some late nights with a doctor. I had no idea what he meant, but truthfully I figured I didn't want to know.

I didn't felt like I was ready to drive in my car yet because I still get nervousness shaking in my bones whenever I remembered back to the kidnapping event, so I called a cab to drive me down to Lux. I thought back to last night, trying to remember all of the words I said to him, then I advised maybe I should just say how I felt then and now. There was no rush, no pressure, just say what I have to say, yet it felt very different because Lucifer was fast asleep last night, and today he's going to listen me face to face.

Eventually, the cab reached and stopped right outside of Lux. I paid the driver then slowly climbed out of the cab. It felt like the same night, when Ella came over to talk after I denied Pierce's proposal, that night I finally discovered my true feelings for Lucifer and I remember how nervous yet happy I was to come over and tell him the truth. However, this time I wasn't feeling happy, I felt sad and angry.

I entered inside the empty club, two of all the tables were pair up to stand on each for the cleaners to whip and dry the floor, then they cleaned the tables and the bar. I walked across the narrow pathway which leads towards the elevator. Entered inside and pressed the button to the top floor. Once it starts moving up, my breathing suddenly became heaver. I was going to face the actual Devil again, I kept repeating to myself that it's still the same, Lucifer, your partner and the one who selfishly left you at the hospital without saying anything. This reminded me when Lucifer left for Vegas and covered his living room furniture with white sheets, right after we kiss and I almost died.

The bing sound rang to my ears, I raised my head and taking in a deep breathe in. The doors split open and the view of the apartment from inside of the elevator was still the same. The first thing that came to my ears was a sorrow melody from playing the piano. I took the first step inside the apartment and saw Lucifer playing that gentle, sorrow melody. Lucifer didn't turned straight away, but he did after a few seconds.

Once his dark eyes meet mine, his face fell in shock with his eyes widen and gasped, "Detective!"

When I look at Lucifer, and all I can see now is my goofy, stupid partner, as I rushed across the room with a mad look on my face. My voice sounded angry, "How could you?"

Lucifer stood up from his piano chair, his eyes never left mine as he tried to start, "Right, this morning I was…"

"No! This time, I will talk and you will listen" I angrily interrupted and Lucifer stayed quiet. He knew how deep I was hurt from his quiet exit, so Lucifer did as he was told and stood and listen. I continued with my voice sounded softer as I tried not to cry out my thoughts, "Yes, I am angry because you left without warning. But, I get it, you are angry too and hurt from I said before at the beach and at the abandoned museum, that I was scared of you." My sharp words hurt me as much as I watch them hurting Lucifer when I listens, I calmly weep, "And you can hate me all you like, because what I said was stupid and cruel, even after you saved me and…"

The words were forced back in my mouth when Lucifer's lips covered over mine. His warm, soft lips made my entire body froze, but my eyes were close while his hands were holding my head in place as I was feeling the moment. Lucifer pulled away too soon as our eyes meet again, my mouth was slightly parted from the unexpected, soft kiss, but I managed to say one word from my last sentence, "…that."

I sensed some hurtfulness in Lucifer's eyes, yet he was showing a small smile. My face looked puzzled as my voice breathed in confusion, "Why-why did you… kiss me?"

I struggled to get the words out my mouth, but Lucifer quickly replied with a gentle whisper, "How could you say I hate you?"

"From what I was to say before you…" I lost the word 'kiss' at the end of my tongue. The tip of finger circle around the top side of my forehead as my mind was filling up with thousands of questions, "But now, God, my head is filling up."

"Would you like to sit and down and ask me? Because I will be more than happy to answer" Lucifer grinned.

"Yes. That would be great actually" I nodded shortly.

Lucifer suggested his hand wide out to point the direction to the brown, leather sofa as we walked over. Lucifer sat down comfortably as he leaned back against the backrest of the sofa with his arm resting over the top of the backrest, "Start whenever you want, detective."

I sat down in a straight position, once my breathing was calm and steady, "The whole truth."

"Always" Lucifer replied.

I breathed in and thought of the first question popped in my head, "So, how exactly does this vulnerability work? You said when I'm close to you. But, how and why?"

Lucifer paused for a second before answering with a short frown, "I don't know exactly why, Detective."

"Was it because of my birth?" I pointed, thinking about my miracle birth by God, his dad.

I sensed that Lucifer had that thought too but his answer was different but true, "I don't know"

I leaned in a bit forward and breathed, "Lucifer, why did God make me?"

"I thought at first, my dad put you in my path to manipulate me. Giving you feelings that you can't control" Lucifer silently gulped silently, I felt the sorrow and the lack of knowledge Lucifer tried to swallow down his throat.

"When did you know?" I asked.

"Right before you were poisoned" Lucifer sign in grief, "I just needed some time to progress this."

"Vegas?" I gasped, in tone like I'm asking the question, I continued, "But your marriage with Candy, where does that fit in?"

"Well, ever since I realised the truth, I want to get break out from my dad's manipulative game, and yours too" Lucifer explained, "I want to give you back your choice.''

Lucifer's face cracked in hurtfulness when I said those words, "I know it harsh detective, and I hated to do it as much as you had to witness it."

"No… I mean, yes I hated you for it. But, now I see why?" I replied, then I questioned, "What checking my back, because that earlier in our partnership?"

"Well, that was when I realised that you somehow made me vulnerable" Lucifer answered.

It clicked in my mind, like a large, difficult puzzle has finally been completed. I straighten a bit and nodded my head slightly, I understand now. If I still believe that Lucifer was evil then I would have point this as an example for trying to cruelly play me and break me as a toy. But now, I see it was the same for him, when he first found out my birth maybe he was scarred. I felt bad for my actions, "I'm sorry Lucifer. I… I never knew you were trying to protect me."

"Oh, don't be ridiculous detective! You didn't know at the time" Lucifer grinned, "I just didn't want to be part of my family's craziness."

"Speaking of family, where does Charlotte fit in as your mum or step-mem?" I indicated out.

"Oh, well, to make the long story short" Lucifer leaned in, getting himself in a comfortable position like he was going to prepare a long, fast speech. I leaned so I could listen to every word he says, "That time around when you first meet Charlotte, she was stabbed by her junior associate, died then her soul went straight to Hell. Your empty body became a vessel for my real mum, the goddess of all creation. Until her celestial light started bursting out of Charlotte's body. I sent my mum to another universe so she wouldn't destroy this one. Once she vacated your body, Charlotte somehow resurrected back to life."

My entire froze and fell into a deep silence after that short, yet huge story flashed before my wide eyes, reflecting back to all the craziness I've seen with Lucifer and his family, yet it was something more. I managed to gasp out a random question, "When did Charlotte came back to life?"

"When she woke up on the beach" Lucifer answer.

"Oh…" I howled in realisation, "That's why she was more friendlier with me than before. Not like she wasn't at time, I mean it was just…"

"I understand detective, my mother was actually… scary at the time" Lucifer nodded with a small smile.

"Okay, then what about Pierce?" I asked my next question which made Lucifer lose his smile. Lucifer knew that I was going to ask about him, yet Lucifer couldn't hide his hatred in the centre of his eyes. I continued, "How long did you know him? The real him, as Cain?" It was still pretty hard for to believe that Pierce was really Cain this whole time, I dated and had sex with the world's first murder.

"I only realised his true identity after he killed his right-hand man, the Sinnerman we were chasing at the start" Lucifer explained. I remembered back when I followed Pierce in that abandoned museum, and his friend called him the original Sinnerman. Then Lucifer added, "You're probably wondering why he was here?"

I shook my head shortly, "No, Pierce actually told me. He said because I can make you vulnerable, then maybe I could…"

"Make him vulnerable" Lucifer finished the sentence with me, "Yes, he was a mad man at the end."

"But he was wrong, wasn't he?" I said.

"Um?"

"Pierce said my love for him was what made him vulnerable" I explained.

"How did you…"

"After you lifted me out from the gunfire, I did rest from my shoulder wound" my hand raised and rubbed to front side of my left shoulder, "I heard you and Pierce talk. And you already had a theory for Pierce."

"I would love the credit for that detective, but it was Amenadiel's theory and for once in his entire, boring life, he was right" Lucifer gasped at the words he would dare breathed out from his mouth.

I chuckled at his shock, then I gradually shifted my mood back to serious, "I got one more question?"

"Of course" Lucifer smiled showing his perfect, white teeth.

"After everything we've through, from Malcom, to your mum, Pierce and with Father Kinley. I had this one question that's been haunting me all night" I started off to get Lucifer curious as he leaned in a bit forward, I continued, "Why, after all this time, didn't you just show me the truth? Not tell me that you are the Devil, but show me."

Silence quickly filled Lucifer's mouth and I think he wanted that way, like he didn't want to answer my question. When he gazed into my blue eyes Lucifer how desperate and how much I deserve to know the truth. I felt his anxiousness burning through his veins, it was torturing him if he kept hiding from the truth from me.

Breathe by breathe, Lucifer suck in enough courage to say the truth and began, "When I showed Linda my Devil face, she cut me off for weeks. I feared that you would do the same. The doctor and I were just friends, lovers too, but at that time she was gone for some time. I believed that since we had some… emotional moments, maybe you would have left for much longer. Like you were going to at the beach that night."

Lucifer reminded me back the beach where I confronted him about my fears of him being the Devil. I quietly gasped, "Lucifer…"

Lucifer quickly cut in before I could "Detective, I know you are still not okay with me. And, I understand that. I do not blame you what happened, or what are you feeling at the moment. That is why I left you at the hospital, because I don't you to be pushed into a life you are not happy with."

"No. Lucifer when I…" I quickly jumped in while I took a few short breathes in to control my pacing so I could try to say my thoughts in front of him, "I first recognised who you really are. I was scared because I thought that the man I work with, the Lucifer I thought I knew was a lie, that it was a big act. And, I felt like you were playing me like a toy."

"And, that's why I was so scared, confused. And I was stupid enough to actually believe in what those priests who told me that you, the Devil were evil" I explain as I watch the pain grew in Lucifer's eyes, "But then, you came back, you saved me. Even though I hurt you at the beach, you still came back. That's when I released Lucifer that you're not that guy, not from the Bible or from anything."

I was glad to see that Lucifer had that same small, happy smile on his face, sadly it quickly vanished out of thin air, his voice sounded upsetting in a low tone, "But what if I became that guy. That cruel, monster Devil everyone believes in."

Suddenly, Lucifer lifted him off from the sofa and stood up in front of me with his face painted in worrirness, now his voice cracked into grief and lost, "I left because I was afraid. Afraid that if you saw all of me, knew all of me, you would run away."

"Lucifer…" I breathed.

"Detective, it's true. You've seen it. That other side of me is it's bad, it's monstrous, even. I lost it earlier before, but now it's back. I don't know what it means" Lucifer waved his hands as he anxiously explains himself to me about the bigger picture, "If it means that I might hurt you or worse."

I couldn't believe what I was listening, how could Lucifer say after he rescued me like a million times, I tried to correct him, "No. Lucifer, I know you would never hurt me"

"But what if I couldn't changed back. Detective be very honest with yourself" Lucifer turned around not facing me anymore. I thought he was giving himself to space for himself to breathe calmly, until my eyes caught his smooth black hair at the back of his disappearing. His head swiftly transformed form his normal, human skin to red skin with large scars lining across his entire head. At that moment, I noticed at moment Lucifer had changed into his 'Devil' face. He finally turned around to face me, but his shocking gave me rapid cold chills through my eyes and down my spine. Lucifer questioned, "Could you accept me like this?"

I couldn't look at him, I want to, God knows, I wanted to but I couldn't at this second. My breathing Immediately began heavy like my lungs were getting smaller, making it harder to suck in some breathe. I took a step back, but the back of my leg hit the edge of the sofa. My head was staring downwards at the floor. I bravely replied back but I sounded like was sobbing, "You have no idea how much I want… I-I really want."

"But could you?" Lucifer repeated his question as he strongly stared.

I shut my eyes tight, imagining that I could squeeze the tears back in. Once I open my eyes again slightly, I tried to look him but then I quickly pulled my gaze down to the floor and I couldn't stop my fear from revealing on my face to him. I truthfully replied, "Okay, I'm still a bit scared of your face, but I have to accept it, because… because…"

When I closed my eyes, my memories flashed back at the abandoned museum, I rested at the top floor and I listen to Lucifer's conversation with Pierce. I remember Lucifer talking about how he gain his Devil face and his wings, linking to Amenadiel's theory about how angels' feelings can change their physical appearance. I remember Lucifer mentioning about how he got his Devil face when he was casted down to hell, and how Lucifer gained his wings when he sent his mum to a new universe.

Surprisingly, for Lucifer and for myself, I took a deep breathe in and took a huge step forward. My arms gently wrapped around his chest, at the same time lucifer lift his arm up in shock when I hugged him. I laid my head against his muscular chest, but I didn't turn my head to face up to him. I could hear Lucifer's heat was beating faster than usual as it vibrates through his chest to my right ear. The top of my hair rubbed underneath Lucifer's chin as they touch the red scars. I bet Lucifer's head was flooding up with questions.

"What you are showing to me now, it's just a mask of red skin and burnt scars" I whispered, closing my eyes and finally allowing the sweat tears to slide out form my eyes and down my checks. My voice reflected the tone of my broken-heart, "The man I knew, the partner I worked with, is what underneath that mask. My partner who sometimes pisses me off with his foolish behaviour, and there are so many things about him that that I find hard to accept, but I just have to believe I can find a way. Because, I would rather have him in my life than not."

After listening to what I have whispered, I felt Lucifer closing his arms in and slowly wrapped them around my back. Now, I could feel Lucifer's breathing was becoming calmer and slowly. Lucifer leaned his head over mine, yet something felt strange. Usually, I felt the tip of my hair strings rubbing against Lucifer's red, burned skin, but now I could feel my hair rubbing up against something smooth.

Pulled my head back and my eyes gaze up at his face, Lucifer's Devil face vanished and now I see his normal face. A joyful smile grew my face when I saw his beautiful face again, with his curve black hair and gorgeous drown eyes. Lucifer reflected the same grin when he gazed down at me.

"Why would you ever say you could hurt me?" I asked.

"Because I have before, emotionally. With Candy, then Pierce. Afterall, I did stupidly treat you like a trophy" Lucifer pointed.

I caught off guard when Lucifer said that, like Lucifer just realised how his actions affected me when Pierce was getting to get back with me. I raised one of my eye brows, "You didn't talk to Ella, by any chance."

"Talk about what, detective?" Lucifer questioned in curiosity, but it sounded like a tease.

"Well, before I was kidnapped, Pierce proposed to me, I said no. Then I talked to Ella…" I started off when I noticed Lucifer didn't developed a curious look on his face. He was just standing there listening yet, Lucifer looked like he already heard it. I questioned again, "You already knew about Pierce's proposal?"

"Truth be told, detective, I was there. I saw the whole thing from outside the balcony" Lucifer answer. My eyes widen and my mouth parted in shock. Lucifer watched the whole proposal and how I denied Pierce. Lucifer continued, "When Pierce left, so did. The next day, that's when Miss Lopez told me that you came over to talk to me that night."

I remembered crying out the points for Pierce's and Lucifer's childish behaviour towards me. Now, I know that Lucifer was there listening to my argument with Pierce. I looked up at Lucifer, "Why did you came that night?"

Lucifer was about to answer my question, until I added, "Actually, come to think of it, Ella told me some interesting thing about you."

"Really?" Lucifer revealed a cheeky smile.

I continued, "Yeah, she told me you got jealous when Pierce and I got close."

Lucifer chuckled like it was a joke, "The Devil doesn't get jealous, detective."

"I thought you said you don't lie" I commented. Lucifer was going to argued but he knew that I was right.

"And that would explain the behaviour. But there's still one thing I don't get" I took a step back to give some small space to raise my hands so I unravel my fingers to list down my reasons, "So for some time, you knew that whenever I'm close you can get hurt or killed, you knew that your dad made me for some reason, you had every reason to leave yet you still stayed with me. Then you tried to get me away from Pierce, which I understand because he was Cain, but before that. That got me wondering"

I took a step closer, so our faces were only inches away. I could feel him breathing his warm air on my face. I whispered, "What was you desire?"

"I wanted you to choose me" Lucifer breathed his answer.

"Why?"

Lucifer brought his answer to my lips in a fast moment. I didn't even see it coming, but I didn't stop him. His hands crawled on the back of my head, his finger slide through my hair pleasantly pulling my head close to his so our lips could meet again. Our small kiss unhurriedly transformed into a passionate kiss. Allowing lucifer to breathe his hot, sweet air down to flood my lungs. I forgot how addictive he was when we had our first kiss on the beach. He pulled away too soon, leaving me breathless.

"Because, I love you Chloe" he purred in his golden voice.

I opened my eyes when he used my name. Our eyes meet again and whispered my response, "I love you too."

Bliss painted on our faces when Lucifer pulled my head to his and we kissed again. I couldn't let go of him, I didn't want to let go of him. This special moment I realised that his Devil face was just a mask covered with red skin and burnt scars. And, the person beneath it was still the man that I loved.

Deckerstar lives! Hallelujah!

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