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“I’m sorry, Lucifer. Please, you weren’t supposed to find out. I’m sorry.” Sobs shake you as you grip his pants leg. “‘m sorry, ‘m sorry, ‘m sorry.”
Find out…? His gaze flicks around your room as he drops a gloved hand onto your head, a comforting act. Leather gloves smooth down your hair as Lucifer stares long and hard at, well he wasn’t sure what he was looking at.
Nothing seems out of the ordinary, aside from your distress. He’s not sure why you think he’s upset with you, certainly not when he lets you get away with so much. Surely whatever it is you’re crying about isn’t that horrible.
Your distress clouds the air, a sign you’ve been distraught for a while. Lucifer’s heart tugs painfully at that. Poor thing, all alone and scared. But why…?
“Are you harmed, little one?” He tried to keep his voice clear for you, despite the confusion threatening to spill over.
You sniffle against his pant leg and he can see exhaustion taking hold of you.
“You don’t know?” The words come out of your throat thick and wet with emotion.
Lucifer blinks down at you, while you face his shoes. Your movements are shaky and lethargic as you attempt to bring yourself to a stand.
“Ah, that was embarrassing,” you mumble as you attempt to make an escape.
Lucifer catches your arm before you get even a step away. He meets your face, red and tear stained, with worry etched into his own.
“Little one, you can’t just grovel for forgiveness and not tell me why.”
“No,” you whine weakly, and attempt to tug your arm away. Although you know better than to think Lucifer would give up so easily. At his raised brow you sigh.
“Look, I thought you saw something that you obviously didn’t. I don’t want you to know.”
“What could you do that you think I would be so upset over, love? I cannot think of a thing in the three worlds I would get mad at you over.”
A low whimper builds in your throat at his words.
After you and Lucifer hold eye contact for a full minute he gives in. “My brothers won’t be home for another day, how about we rest together and talk again in the morning?”