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“Mammy, what is a moment?”
Chloe, who was drinking her coffee, almost choked.
“Is it a thing where people kiss and get naked and do naked stuff?”
Chloe’s eyes widened under her daughter smile:” Is that, isn’t it?”
“Ehmm, no, no monkey, it is not like that. A moment is…is….”
A shadow on her right side announced that the second part of the Decker-Smith pair had reached them out.
Chloe turned her head, just to catch Maze’s grin spreading all over her face while she leant over the breakfast table, close to Trixie.
“Good question, little human: what is a moment?”
Chloe rolled her eyes over: “Maze, a little bit of help, please?” she whispered, “Do not play team with her”
The demon sighed:” Granny panties Decker. No surprise you are dating…him”
“Maze”
The demon shrugged:” Opppssss…..sorry Decker. Genuine mistake” she replied, covering her mouth with her long fingers
Chloe shook her head: she knew Maze enough to know it had been on purpose
“Whom you are dating mommy?”
Chloe shifted her gaze from Maze to her daughter “I’m not dating anyone monkey.”
“And your Lieutenant?” Trixie asked innocently, elbows on the table like she was interrogating her mom.
Chloe froze in her space, speechless.
“Sooooooooooooo” Trixie went on “it is true. You are dating him”
Chloe cleared her throat “Well, monkey. He invited me out for a movie and for a dinner during the last weeks. But I’m not dating him”
She tried to sound as much natural as possible, trying to ignore Maze’s expression.
“Why do you think so, anyway?
“Yesterday I was waiting for you in the office, while you were interrogating the suspect of a crime. And I went to Ella’s lab, to say her “Hi”.”
“Oh” Chloe exhaled, relieved “Ella told you that”. Good, Ella was not a problem, despite her crush for Pierce.
“No, Ella did not tell me anything. I just heard daddy talking to her”
“Damn, Decker” she told herself: Daniel aware of it, was not good news. He was still really protective towards her, a little bit oppressive sometimes, even though for her happiness. For sure, he would dislike it.
Trixie went on, as she was reading her mother’s mind: “Dad was not happy. He used bad words. The ones you say make people feel bad. I think he doesn’t like him”.
“Pierce is a good guy, monkey. You would like him, I’m sure”
Trixie bent her head a little bit “I don’t think so. “
“You have never met him, Trixie. How can you say you would not like him?”
“Because Lucifer doesn’t like Pierce. And I trust Lucifer”.
“And when did Lucifer tell you he did not like Pierce?”
“He did not tell me, mammy. He did not need to. When dad told him and Ella that Pierce was boasting around your night out together and your special moment, it was like someone had switched his light off. His smile faded and his eyes darkened. He was not happy, for sure”
Chloe stopped breathing as someone had stubbed her directly into her heart.
Her love life was not Lucifer’s business, but for some unknown reasons, that revelation had deeply hurt her.