Beep, beep. Chloe Decker once again found herself waking up in a hospital. Last nights events replaying through her mind, the victim, the perp, Lucifer screaming, the bullets hitting her flesh. What should have been a routine jewelry heist investigation had led Lucifer and her on a wild goose chase all over town. The last address they had to check was in East Los Angeles, the proverbial hot spot for any and all gang activity. She had tried to warn Lucifer of the danger but he was positively giddy at the prospect of punishing evil doers as he called them.

The house at the address looked run down and abandoned but she had to check it anyway. It was on the list. Lucifer was out of the car before she was and already had his hand on her door. She hoped he would keep his cool and not try to use his Jedi mind tricks on any suspects. Her captain was already suspicious of how easily Lucifer could get the guilty to confess.

She and Lucifer had approached the door, she with a hand on her revolver and Lucifer with his hands in his pockets. Something was off here, she could feel it in her gut. She had knocked loudly, announcing she was with LAPD and then it happened. Everything seemed to go out of control all at once. The body rolled off the roof, the perp jumping through the window, his AK-47 rapidly firing at her and Lucifer screaming as he jumped on the man's back. Before she hit the ground, she could have sworn she saw Lucifer turn into some kind of monster and snap the man's neck.

"Detective, stay with me, my Father is not ready for you. Quite frankly, I don't think he will ever be, so you must remain here with me. You made a deal with me, you bastard, she lives or else."

To Chloe's blurry eyes, it looked like Lucifer, the man who claimed to be the devil, was crying. This couldn't be right. Maybe one of those shells hit her in the head and she was hallucinating. That had to be what it was.

Chloe heard voices outside of her room and leaned up to listen better, they had to be talking about her. The slight movement sending pain radiating through her, she bit her lip, fighting back the waves so she could hear whoever it was talking. She was a detective, she had to know what was going on.

"She took 16 hollow point shells. She should be hamburger, but she's alive and there's very little damage. She must have some kind of guardian angel watching over her. In all my years in the medical field, I've never seen anything like it."

"If she had an angel, why did she even get shot in the first place?", a female scoffed, "Doctor, what would you have me do with her now? it's too soon for anymore meds and I don't think dinner is such a good idea, either."

"Well, she hasn't had anything solid to eat these past 6 days so go ahead and give her a light meal and we'll see if she can hold it down and we will go from there. I'll be in with her shortly to make sure any infection hasn't set in. It's a damn miracle she's alive and I'd hate for her to have any setbacks from something easily preventable, right nurse Wilkins?"

"Yes, Doctor. I'll get right on it."

Chloe quickly laid back down. Her head was spinning. 6 days, she had been unconscious 6 whole days. My God, Trixie must be a mess. Who was taking care of her? Dan was in jail. No one had come to visit? She could really feel the love right now. Panic began to set in as she wondered where her baby girl was. The alarms on the monitors began to blare, and soon the room was filled with nurses and a doctor all trying to calm her down. When the needle full of sedative punctured her arm, all she could muster was a weak, "no", before the black haze filled her vision once again.

"Dammit, Maze! How much could someone her age eat? Really? $7000 on groceries already. It's only been 6 days. I don't recall anytime in the 5 years we have been on this ball of shit, that we've spent that much", Lucifer complained after checking his credit statement.

It was very easy for him to convince Child Services to let him take the child after they couldn't reach her grandmother. He was rich, handsome, and for some reason, the little hellion clung to him and begged to be with him. He just hoped the detective would appreciate his efforts with the child and the other ones she had no idea of

"Lucifer, you don't have any idea how much the proper upkeep of a lady costs these days", Maze informed him.

"Well, neither do you since you're no lady, Maze."

The demon growled at her master and returned to the child. She would spend every sent Lucifer had if it kept the girl from anymore nightmares and crying. Maze, who loved to cause misery, couldn't handle seeing this child in any kind of pain. She would go to the ends of the earth and procure all the chocolate cake in Lucifer's father's creation for Beatrice if she had to. Lucifer ordered her to make Trixie happy and that is just what she intended to do.

Lucifer really didn't care how much Maze spent, he was unhappy and frustrated. Chloe had been hurt yet, again doing her bloody job. Really, was the need to get justice so strong in her that it outweighed any sense of self preservation? Justice was his arena. He would have to put a stop to this nonsense right away. Chloe couldn't be a cop anymore, he would have to find something else for her to do. It was in her best interests and those of her child. Perhaps she would like to work for him, maybe as a pole dancer at LUX. He wouldn't mind installing a dance pole in his room. The image in his head was having dire consequences in his trousers and he had to shake the vision away. As delicious as it would be, he knew the good detective would detest the idea. Perhaps they could open a private investigation agency? Then they wouldn't be so bound to mortal laws. After all, that was so boring. Well, no matter, he would inform the detective of his decision for her and they would go from there. It was time to take the spawn to the hospital to see her incubator.

"Look, child, your lazy mother is finally awake", Lucifer said, standing by Chloe's bed, holding Tixie on his hip.

Chloe should have known Lucifer would take daughter, he was good like that. She gave him a weak smile, thinking about flipping him the finger but that was not something she wanted her baby to see.

"Mommy!", the child screamed, jumping from Lucifer's arms. "You're alive. See, Lucifer, you won't have to raise me forever!"

Chloe made a loud umf sound as the child landed next to her, shaking the bed,"See why I call her a monkey, now? How long was I out this time, Lucifer?"

"20 years, I'm afraid. That child is not Beatrice. That's Beatrice and I's child. We married when she grew up since she found me so irresistible. You're my mother in law, surprise"

"You ass", said Chloe shaking her head. "So, you had my baby this past week? I thought you didn't like children?" It was hard for her not to laugh but it hurt so much if she did.

"This one tends to grow on you, like a tumor if you will. You really have no control over it and cutting it off may make it worse."

"Maze took me shopping and I could eat whatever I wanted. It was so cool", Trixie informed her mother. "The only bad part was he made me go to bed at 7:00. He said if I was going to inherit his throne, I needed my sleep."

Chloe smiled at her partner and mouthed a thank-you to him as she held her baby tight. She was so afraid of what could have happened. But thanks to Lucifer, she had no reason to worry anymore. She relaxed and held the child as Lucifer watched them for a moment.

Lucifer looked down at his detective and her child. That is how they should be all of the time. Not passing by each other coming and going. He then decided it was the best time to inform Chloe of his decision.

"Detective, I don't want you to be a police officer anymore."

Chloe glared at him speechless as the nurse came in with a tray of unrecognizable food, "Time to eat ,Mrs. Morningstar."

"Don't fret, detective, I can explain."