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It had been three months. Three months since he had left Los Angeles after that whole poisoning incident and saving the Detective’s life in hopes of starting anew. Three months since he tried to drown out this pesky human feelings with alcohol, drugs, and sex. Anything.
He had even resorted to marrying a stripper by the name of Candy with Elvis’s blessing. Humans and their creativity. They always never failed to surprise him.
So here he was back in Los Angeles, finding it harder to stay in Sin City even longer. For each passing day and night, his heart screamed at him to return home, the home that was awaiting his return, but he resisted the call until he finally got news that what would aid him in his revenge against Dad for playing him like a fiddle resided in the City of Angels.
So he flew back with his new wife in the private jet whom he had called from a person who owed him. The Sun rose beyond the horizon and fell on the city of Los Angeles, causing his heart to beat faster in anticipation and excitement of what would await him until he curbed it down.
Not even the nights with his wife when he would have sex with her would ever elicit such a reaction from him.
Only one person could do so, and that person was Chloe Decker.
Pinching the bridge of her nose for the twentieth time, Chloe gave a long sigh as she tried to fight back the wave of concern and anger threatening to rise at her new dead end.
Three months. Three months and there were still no leads to Lucifer. It was like he had vanished into thin air which was impossible if you count the myriad kinds of technology hanging about in the modern world. She had even checked the airports but that had been dead end too.
She had never been so devastated that night. It was typical of Lucifer to not answer his calls at all since he was still the proud owner of Lux but that night, but there were things that seemed amiss when she had arrived there.
The lack of a huge crowd for one and that of the staff in the club should have been her clues.
At first, she feared that Lucifer might have been kidnapped but the neat, covered furniture and objects in his penthouse told her otherwise.
If he had been kidnapped, there would have been signs of a struggle but there was nothing.
She had wondered if it was her that had driven him off with her wanting to talk with him about their newfound relationship more and a small part of her, a part she had time and again fought with, told her she was a fool for trusting and falling for a man like Lucifer.
Dan was furious when he learnt of Lucifer’s disappearance and so quick after her recovery and discharge from the hospital. So was Maze and Amenadiel. Ella and Linda had also not been too particularly happy with the man’s disappearing act too. Charlotte had gone quiet throughout the months, something that she was at least thankful for. The woman was just infuriating.
A loud commotion broke her out of her thoughts as shocked gasps and cries filled the air in the precinct. Turning her head, Chloe nearly fell out of her chair as she saw Lucifer strutting down the steps as proud as a peacock, looking as if he had never left at all.
She leaped out of her seat and walked over to him, trying to calm the waves of fury and concern threatening now to overwhelm her, until her eye caught something glinting around his left finger.
His wedding finger.
Her eyes widened in shock and disbelief, her thoughts reeling at the new information going through her head.
There, under the stark light of the precinct, was a silver wedding band around Lucifer’s long finger.
“Detective! Long time no see. I hope you’re doing well.” Lucifer said, grinning at her with that infamous grin of his but Chloe never registered it.
She could only stare at the ring as if it was the bane of the world, her frame starting to tremble as betrayal unlike anything she had ever felt coursed through her. This was worse than when Dan had kept away his part in the Palmetto case away from her.
Dan had caught her gaze and he too then noticed the ring around Lucifer’s finger.
He couldn’t believe it! The asshole went missing for three months, leaving Chloe and their somewhat growing new relationship in the dust, only to show up MARRIED. Did he even care about her after everything he did?
Growling furiously, he punched the tall man hard in the face not caring that his fingers stung as he did so. Damn did Lucifer have a hard jaw.
“You bastard!” The shorter man bellowed.
He was married. All this time, he had gone off and gotten married, never calling her to let her know he was fine and safe. Not even wanting to stick around long enough to discuss about their newfound relationship.
Married. He’s married now.
Rage as hot as the searing fires of Hell grew in her chest. Oh she was going to give him a piece of her mind.
Stepping towards him, Lucifer, whom was still clasping his bruised cheek, expected a greeting from her and felt an inkling of concern at her lack of a response.
“Detective?”
A resounding slap echoed throughout the station followed by eerie silence.