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Chloe almost didn't expect him to show up yet there he was sitting in her chair staring into space with his hands steepled like the super villain he thought himself to be. Approaching she dropped her bag heavily on her desk making him jump and looked to her chair and back to him. He didn't get the hint.
"Chair Lucifer. I want my chair."
"Oh! Right!" he smiled and moved out of the way, leaning against the desk next to hers. "You seem a tad, how should I put this? Perturbed."
Perhaps she could blame the shooting of one of L.A.'s most eligible bachelors on an accidental discharge. Turning on her computer she took a sip of her -ugh- decaf coffee and smiled sarcastically. "Oh gee I wonder why?"
He nodded with that chin tilted up mouth agape look of not at all concealed confusion he got sometimes; that she definitely didn't think was hilariously adorable. "So it's not because of the whole pr-"
"Yes!" she interrupted louder than anticipated and shot a tight smile to everyone around her. Turning back she hissed, "Yes you idiot and don't say anything to anyone. It's very important you don't let anyone know anything right now. Do you understand?"
"I'm not a child Detective, you don't have to speak to me as such."
"Right," she whispered, putting emphasis on the 't'. It quieted after that and she began looking through her case load and organizing the files needed to take the next step in the current case. She eventually finished her coffee and almost felt relaxed, realizing it had been over thirty minutes without a word from Lucifer. He most likely had wandered off and was flirting with some beat cop.
"Yes?" he asked when she turned and simply stared at him.
"You're still here."
He held out his arms, and scoffed. "Where else would I be?"
She was bewildered. "But you're not speaking and you're still leaning against the desk like you have been for all that time."
Pushing himself up he stuck his hands in his pockets and walked around the other side of her desk. "Are you narrating the day's events because I feel that'll get old rather quickly."
This wasn't working, she couldn't focus and she wanted to blame him but he was actually on good behavior today. "Come on let's go."
Situated in the car Chloe began to drive with no real destination in mind, her passenger happily drumming his fingers on his knees without a care in the world. "You seem to have recovered quickly from this morning."
"Yes well it's not like I have anything to do or worry about, you're the one who's incubating it," he shrugged. "The rest I'll deal with when I must, worst case I'll send the little bugger to Hell."
Chloe slammed on the brakes, Lucifer smashing into the dash because the ass refused to wear a seatbelt. "I'm not- you-" she tried and put the car in park before screaming at the top of her lungs and punching the steering wheel. Her assault lasted only a minute and she was panting at the end of her tantrum.
Lucifer only stared, thankful the car was getting the wrath of Chloe Decker instead of him.
"You'd kill my baby?" she asked in horror once she let her frustrations out.
"What?" he gasped. "No! What a wretched thing to say! I'm merely stating that if the thing turns out to be some terrible monster I'll kick it down with the rest of them."
And this was supposed to make her feel better? "Why would it turn out to be a monster? And if you say because you're the devil so help me I will castrate you right now with my bare hands."
He slid over in his seat and grabbed the door handle just in case a quick getaway was needed. "Never mind."
There really wasn't much more talk about the baby after the two disastrous days where each had reached their limit. They continued on with work and it was almost as if nothing had changed, the banter was the same and they spent their evenings apart aside from a couple nights a week when they would relax together after a case. It was easy to forget something else was happening when Chloe wasn't showing or experiencing any symptoms but reality was about to backhand Lucifer Morningstar in the face. Hard.
"Shit I'm late."
Lucifer, who had been watching a blonde walk down the sidewalk whipped around. "Again? Well it wasn't me this time!"
"No!" she groaned, had the man not learned anything? "I have a doctors appointment, my second one actually."
He looked nervous, "Are you ill?"
"No I'm pregnant," she reminded him sarcastically. "Or did you already forget about that?"
His lack of reply was answer enough. How did one simply forget they got someone pregnant?
"I don't have time to drop you off, you'll have to come with me." She flipped on her blinker and turned right, pushing the speed limit as she navigated the busy roads.
"You're not going to leave me in the car like a dog right?" he clarified.
She stopped at a red light and shook her head, "No, I'll leave you in the car like an eagle."
He grinned, approval on his handsome face. "Cheeky."
Once arriving Chloe excited the car and walked inside, Lucifer on her heels and he sat where she instructed and watched her approach the counter. His eyes took in the surroundings and he grimaced. "They're everywhere," he whispered in disbelief at all the pregnant women milling about. Needing a focal point that didn't fill him with dread and fear he looked back to Chloe who was still standing at the counter facing away from him. Her thin legs were covered in navy jeans and a thin tank top sat beneath the leather jacket obscuring her pistol and badge from view. Her blonde hair was pulled back revealing her glowing skin and gorgeous eyes. The woman was captivating. It wasn't just physically either; there was something about her that pulled him in, made him feel happy and warm when in her presence. He had never experienced it before but he knew he wanted to feel it more.
Chloe walked over to him and sat down a chair away, not noticing the frown on Lucifer's face at the space between them. "You just wait out here for me."
"What? Why?" he sputtered. "You can't leave me out here with all these birth givers! What if one decides to- give birth?" he whispered harshly, horror written all over his face.
She opened her mouth but her name was called out and she stood, grinding her teeth at the warmth felt behind her indicating the looming form of Lucifer was close behind. When she chanced a look the man looked so uncomfortable that she had to laugh, he in turn softly glaring.
"You're enjoying this aren't you? Spiteful little thing."
He looked more at ease when all the nurses began to notice and flirt with him, as all women seemed to do, and the detective hated that she felt jealous. They weren't together, it shouldn't matter whom he talks to yet it did. Out of all the men on the entire planet why did she have to fall for him? Yes he was beautiful but he was the worst in terms of self-responsibility. After this he wouldn't want to touch her with a ten-foot poll, she really couldn't figure out why he was still hanging around now.
"Hey, chop chop buddy," she snapped and followed the older woman in front of her to a room. Once inside it was just the two of them and she watched Lucifer take in every inch of the space.
"So what exactly are they doing today?" he pried, opening every drawer and cabinet in curiosity.
"Relax it's not anything that'll scar you too badly."
He nodded and grabbed a speculum from the cabinet, "Well this looks like a lot of fun or an absolute nightmare. I suppose it depends on who you ask." Turning back around he moved to the magazines and picked them up, "How long do they expect you to be in here and why would you choose to read about the 'Best Mini Van of 2016' or 'How To Pick A Maternity Bra'? How dreadfully boring."
Chloe jerked the glossy books from his hands and put them back. "Just sit down."
The door opened revealing a middle-aged man with graying hair and a youthful face. "Hello Chloe, very nice to see you again and is this dad?"
Lucifer's left eye twitched.
"I'm Dr. Rollins, and you are?"
Chloe burst out laughing and without even thinking ran her hand over the back of his neck in an oddly intimate touch. "In denial, terrified, clueless. Take your pick."
Her words and physical touch snapped him out of his stupor and he smiled tightly. "Lucifer, Morningstar."
The man chuckled. "Well that's a first, never heard that name before. Well I think we can get rid of the denial after today but the other two will have to come in their own time."
The Devil liked to be in control, of himself and everything around him, but he was definitely not in control of this entire event. This was becoming scarily real and though he knew walking away and never looking back was an option he couldn't imagine doing it. This was Chloe, and he'd be at her side until he was dragged kicking and screaming back to Hell.
"You still with us Lucifer?" Chloe grinned, not even trying to hide that she was loving watching Mr. Control Freak flounder.
Coming out of his fog he pursed his lips. "Obviously. What exactly do you want me to do here? I believe I've participated enough."
"Uh yeah you have," she bit back. "Considering this is your fault."
Turning more to face her properly his dark eyes narrowed. "It wasn't me. It was you! You're the one that seems to muck up everything in regards to me. There's something wrong with you, how else do you explain that you're immune to everything I am?"
"Maybe 'cause you're a dick?" she laughed humorlessly.
"Um ma'am, sir?"
Lashing out with words since fists were of course not an option in this scenario he sneered, "Well you rather liked this dick two months ago didn't you?"
The doctor's and Lucifer's eyes widened when Chloe reached for her gun and tried to jerk it from the holster, the doctor scooting back as Lucifer grabbed her hand.
"You can't just shoot me! Again!"
It was a staring contest to the death, neither giving in, faces set and eyes hard. The air in the room was thick with tension and the doctor cleared his throat and very carefully scooted closer again. "I take it this was unexpected?"
"Yeah," Chloe answered, eyes still trained on Lucifer. "And to answer your next question no we're not together because I could never be with such a pompous ass."
"Okay," the doctor whispered and without preamble squirted ice-cold gel on her stomach which made her look up at the ceiling and gasp in surprise, squeezing Lucifer's hand when he relaxed his grip to let go of her firing hand.
And then something amazing happened.
The sound of a heartbeat filled the room.
Chloe stared at the ceiling and bit her lip, a smile trying to break free. It took a moment but once she let it out she couldn't stop and it kept growing as a small joyful laugh bubbled out. The feeling of skin on skin made her remember she was holding Lucifer's hand and she was almost afraid to look over at him.
This could go one of two ways. A- He would be absolutely elated and state he loves it already and her and wanted to get married right away. Or B- he would completely self destruct from being confronted with his denial and do or say something incredibly stupid.
Lucifer couldn't take his eyes off Chloe's stomach, his lips parted and eyes huge, hands beginning to tremble. This made it real. There really was a life inside of Chloe, one that he put there, and it had a heart that was beating. Rapidly. Much like his. This wasn't possible yet here it was. People were talking but he wasn't listening, instead just staring at the barely noticeable bump below her navel that was only visible because she was lying down.
Chloe squeezed his hand and he looked up, only then realizing it was just them and the heartbeat he kept hearing in his ears was his own. "It's- a baby."
Apparently there was an option C which was a mixture of the two.
She really wanted to roll her eyes but he was looking at her with so much amazement that she couldn't call him on his very obvious statement. "It's our baby," she corrected and smiled encouragingly when he startled. He was really handling this quite well.
The small soft smile he gave her made her heart skip a beat and for a moment it was perfect; two people, hands and eyes locked together, their baby's heartbeat still echoing in their heads. And then A was over and B kicked in.
"Oh Hell, it's a baby. What on earth are you going to do with it when it comes out? How does it even vacate you? I've seen Alien."
The slap could be heard three rooms away.