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“You moved.”
Chloe stopped halfway up the walkway to the simple, elegant, bungalow. She found herself frozen between wanting to turn around and being terrified to do so. He was Schrodinger’s devil: As long as she didn’t look back she couldn’t be disappointed.
“Yeah, funny story. Here I am wondering if I’ll make rent one minute and then the next I have nestegg big enough to pay for a house and movers.” She heard footsteps approach slowly.
“I can assure you Detective, that it did not come from any favors or underhanded dealings.”
“Oh I know, I made Maze show me the books.” She could feel him standing behind her now. His woodsy scent carried a little more smoke than she remembered. “Hope you didn’t break into the old place looking for us.”
“You’re not the only one who verified information with our mutual bounty-demon.” Lucifer gently placed his hands on her upper arms, wanting to ensure that her police training didn’t kick in. She sighed, relaxing, but still didn’t turn around. “Chloe?” He asked. Tears pricked at her eyes as she realized she was approaching the moment of truth.
Chloe turned slowly in his grasp, taking in his crisp white shirt and black suit first. She raised her eyes to verify once and for all that it was in fact Lucifer standing in front of her. “You’re back?”
“Yes.”
“How long?”
“As long as I can.” Lucifer raised his hand to cup her cheek. “Hopefully a very long time.” Chloe covered his hand with hers and lowered it interlocking their fingers.
“Come on, I’ll give you the tour.” She led him up the stone walkway to the door, only dropping his hand long enough to unlock it. Lucifer stopped just inside the door, taking in the environment while Chloe went through her just home routine.
The main space was open and airy, no hidden corners. The kitchen counters and appliances lay along one wall transforming into a family room once you passed a large island. A pair of sliding glass doors separated the hallway and rest of the house.
“It’s quiet.” He observed.
“Yeah, Trixie’s at Dan’s tonight.” Chloe commented as she pulled two wine glasses from the cupboard. “She will be so happy when I tell her though. She’s missed you.” Lucifer made his way over to a bar stool at the kitchen island.
“Well, what’s not to miss?” He joked softly. She smiled while she poured them two glasses of red wine. Silence fell as they sipped, trying to figure out their next moves.
“Do you,” Chloe started then decided on a different approach. “Was it the same?”
“Mostly. Drier surprisingly, like a desert.” He gazed into the distance. “They didn’t fight, which was surprising. Dromos made it sound like he had all of the Lilim behind him. Should have known better. He’s always tried to make himself sound more important than he was.”
“So what did you do?”
He sighed and took a gulp of his wine wishing it were stronger. “I watched. I visited every corner of the expanse and checked every gate.” He looked up at her. “ I made sure there was no way to get out.”
“And then you came back.” She concluded. He stood and rounded the island to where she was.
“And then I came home.” He slid his arms around her waist. “To you.” They kissed gently before wrapping each other in a tight embrace
“I’m glad you got the house.” He murmured in her hair.
“I would have rather had you.” She whispered against his chest.
“Well, for being so patient, now you get both.” He leaned down to kiss her again. Unlike all their other kisses to date, there was no doubt that more would follow.