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"Um," Tiffanny fidgeted a bit, quite unsure what to say after she blurted out the truth of her insurance scam to the Detective, "may I offer you two some tea?"
"No, no, thank you. I'll be filing some paperwork back at the office and I'm sure you'll hear from us later." Chloe stood quickly, making her way to the door, Lucifer followed behind her, nipping at her heels toward the store exit until the gentleman that'd serviced them before gave him a nod and a smirk that was a bit too condescending.
"Ah, Detective!" Lucifer called out, allowing her to get halfway to the car, "I'll be right there! Feeling a bit peckish, I'm going to grab a few more of those candies!" Before she could respond, he shut the door quickly and turned. A grin barely visible on the tips of lips, he eyes stared darkly at the same gentleman. He ran his hands down along the outside of his jacket, stopping only to slap his thighs, "Now there, good sir, what IS the most expensive trinket you have in here?"
The man cowered as the Devil's frame straightened and imposed quickly into his space, "I.. wha.."
"Well, spit it out! Some of us have murderous brothers to catch!"
"I.. it'd be...." he managed to stammer out before Tiffany vaporized beside her assistant to suddenly interrupt, "it'd be this ring right over here." She hurried to the far end of the glass case, withdrawing the ring without hesitation. She, at least, was quite sure this was flashy night club owner she heard so much about. She withdrew the ring, bedazzled with diamonds all around, cascading upward, pyramid style, squared, stack upon stack and ending in center with a floral setting.
Lucifer didn't bother too look further, its hideousness far too gaudy for his delicate taste. "I'll take it." He looked at the door, nervous, and pulled out a stack of money from inside his jacket, laying it on the glass counter. "That should be enough for now, the rest, just charge to my account. Lucifer Morningstar."
"Yes, Mr. Morningstar!" Quickly hip-shoved the assistant aside in a rush to package the ring, following her client along the glass toward the candy jar as he popped a few into his mouth. "She's going to love it!"
"Humph," he replied as he hastily grabbed the bag out of her hands, "and don't ever let it be said Lucifer Morningstar is cheap!" He grumbled again before turning to open the door only to run directly into his partner, on a war path to come retrieve her wayward consultant.
"Detective!" He clenched the ring and bag tightly into his palm, "Here for some candies as well?"
"Get. In. The. Car. Lucifer." She gritted out before blowing a stray strand of hair off her face and stomping back to her cruiser.
He followed her slowly, edging particularly toward one of LA's finest attractions hanging off a door frame near by. The lithe blond eyed him, her eyes sliding down jacket and stopping to linger at belt buckle before drawing slowly back up. She released the door frame with her right hand, sliding it along his hip, her left, curling fingertips just behind his ear, "aren't you a handsome one."
"Right, ah," Lucifer backed his hips away as her lower hand made it's way to buckle, "I'm occupied at this *particular* moment, however, I come bearing a gift." He quickly shot an eye over his shoulder as Chloe's hand froze on the latch of the car door.
He opened his palm, shaking the ring and its case quickly from its bag. He flipped it open, the blond quickly realizing where he'd just stepped out of and what he had in hand. She withdrew her hands quickly to cover her own mouth. "Yes, well, I'm not particularly fond of this one, but I think it fits you quite well!" He slid the ring on her right ring finger.
"Do make good use of it, love!" He turned to see his Detective, hand still on door, mouth wide open. That was his cue to finally, "get in the damn car."
"Did you.. " he opened the car door as Chloe tried to collect herself, "did you just.."
"Yes, yes, well..." he smirked, quite pleased with his mischief. "Karma restored!"