Chloe stood blinking at Lucifer for a moment before turning back into the room and taking a step forward. Her arms folded in across her chest as she searched his face, trying to interpret his confession. He stared back for a moment before looking away. He sat on the bed with his elbows on his knees and stared at the liquor in his glass. Chloe sighed and walked to him. She perched on the mattress a couple of feet from Lucifer.

"What is it that's scaring you?" she asked, her voice almost a whisper.

Lucifer laughed sharply. "Nothing scares me," he replied. He didn't even look like he believed it. The look in his eyes told her he didn't expect her to believe it either.

Chloe reached out a hand and rested it tentatively on his bare shoulder. He flinched under her touch, but she didn't pull away. After a moment, the hand started to move. She ghosted her fingers down his back, barely touching him, until her palm hovered over one of the massive scars over his shoulder blades. Lucifer's breathing quickened just the slightest bit as he stared determinedly at his hands.

"This scares you," she whispered, then softly pressed her hand against the scar. Lucifer sprang up and threw the glass in his hand against the wall. Chloe jumped at the sudden shattering and stared wide eyed at him. He continued to face away from her, but bowed his head as if he was sorry.

"I asked you not to do that."

Chloe stood and walked to him. "I know. I'm sorry that you were hurt. But you don't need to hide it from me. I'm not going to hurt you."

He laughed again. "You couldn't hurt me." Another lie.

Chloe took a breath and placed a determined hand back on his shoulder, nudging him to turn and face her. She stared up at him, eyes wide and honest.

"I am not going to hurt you," she said again. Lucifer swallowed and broke eye contact. She took his jaw gently in her hand and turned his face back toward hers. "I will not hurt you."

She stared him down as he swallowed again and finally nodded.

Chloe led him back to the bed. He sat down and leaned forward, holding his head in his hands. Chloe sat next to him, body turned toward his. She tentatively wrapped one arm around the front of his body as she placed her other hand back on his shoulder. Her hand travelled back down and stopped just above the scar.

"It's okay," she whispered, lips barely an inch from his ear. She moved her hand over the scar and rested her fingers lightly on it. Lucifer pressed his hands into his face, as if he couldn't look at her. "It's okay."

They stayed there for an eternity, warm hands pressed to his body, as he sucked in ragged breaths. Chloe leaned into him, holding him to her, willing his breathing to even out and his body to calm. Finally, she felt him begin to relax. She gently nudged his head up, bringing his face back toward hers. Their eyes met for a moment and she smiled.

Chloe didn't want to let go. Electricity was shooting up her body as she held him close, and a tingle was settling in deep in her core. This was the moment where she had to decide how far to take this. She had stripped away all his bravado and laid bare his vulnerability; now she wanted to reach into him and lay a kiss on every hurt he had ever suffered. She didn't want to give in to his pubescent flirting, but her need to hold him close and comfort him overrode her need to beat him at this game.

Slowly, Chloe brought her lips down to his shoulder, pressing a chaste kiss against his skin. Lucifer sighed, placing a tentative hand on her thigh, as he closed his eyes and felt her lips on him. She crawled behind him and placed a kiss on the back of his neck. Her lips began to work down his spine, placing soft kisses on each vertebrae. She stopped at his shoulder blades, wrapping arms around his body, and kissed one of his scars. He sucked in a breath and let it out with a whoosh. She held him tighter and placed another kiss on the scar as he hung his head.

Lucifer turned and scooted back on the bed, pulling Chloe along in his arms until his back was against the wall. Chloe climbed into his lap and they wrapped their arms around each other, Chloe gently kissing his collar bone as they held each other close.