A/N: Hello my dear readers. Have I already mentioned how awesome I find you all? If not, here it is: You all are awesome! Thank you so much for your continuing support, all the reviews and for putting my story to your favourites or follows. Here is the second epilogue of my story and, therewith, the end of it. I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
This chapter is beta-read by Daemon. All remaining mistakes are my own. ;)
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"What a bright sunny day," Lucifer commented nonchalantly as they stepped onto the lawn in front of the big church. He turned around, eyeing Chloe from the side. "You ready?" He watched her staring at the building, taking a deep breath and nodding her assent. He moved his hand up to her cheek, with his thumb wiping away the sparkling tear in her eye, before he clasped his arm around her shoulders, hugging her tightly and kissing her temple. "Come on, then," he whispered and led her towards the side entry.
Maze had her arms folded in front of her chest, reluctantly staring at the church. "I'll never understand these human customs," she remarked and shook her head in disbelief.
Lex looked up at her, casually mentioning: "There's a cake afterwards, and mostly a lot of willing young men." Her companion lifted her eyebrow at the words and eyed her in anticipation.
"I meant you, too," Lucifer barked from before the door and the demons quickly rushed to him, lining up behind him and Chloe as they entered the little lobby.
Their footsteps resounded through the little staircase as they walked up the wooden stairs to the first floor, and then further down the hallway to the far end. Lucifer knocked three times against the door and pressed down the handle, widely opening the door without waiting for an invitation.
The two women, sitting in front of a dressing table, startled at the sudden noise and turned around; their eyes big in surprise and wonder. "Mum!" Trixie cried out, covering her wide gaping mouth with her hand before she leaped out of her chair with glee and rushed towards her mother.
"Hey baby," Chloe greeted her and held her arms wide open, taking several steps towards her daughter before she clasped them around her, hugging her dearly. "I've missed you so much." Tears of joy ran down her cheeks as she could finally hold her beloved daughter in her arms again.
"I've missed you, too, mum," Trixie sobbed, smearing her freshly applied make-up and snuggling into her mother's neck. "Every night I've prayed to god to send you to me today, and here you are," she told her, hugging her even tighter, breathing in her mother's scent and relishing the soothing feeling of her arms around her.
"Yes," Chloe assured her daughter, planting several kisses against her hair while she ran her hands across Trixie's back.
Leaving the two to their intimate moment, Lucifer turned towards the woman who stood to the side, staring at them, flabbergasted. "I assume we haven't met yet. I'm Lucifer Morningstar. Nice to meet you," he introduced himself cheekily and held his hand outstretched towards her.
"Ella," she replied absent-mindedly, but then quickly shook herself out of her stare and introduced herself properly, while shaking his offered hand: "Ella Espinoza. I'm her stepmum. Nice to meet you, too." It was strange. For nine long years they hadn't heard the slightest thing from Chloe or her friends, and suddenly here they were, standing in front of them as if no time had passed. She took a deep breath and tilted her head a little as she noticed that neither Chloe nor Lex nor Ian had aged one bit during that long time. Come to speak of the man who looked so dashingly handsome, with the voice of an angel but with the name of the devil. Involuntarily, she remembered some of the talks she had with her stepdaughter over the whereabouts of her mother. Back then she didn't believe her, but she couldn't help the little voice inside of her, telling her that it might have been the truth. Something tugged at her dress, quickly bringing her out of her thoughts, and she looked down, seeing her daughter looking up to her with sparkles in her eyes, stretching her hands out to her, and she quickly picked her up.
"I'm Tabetha," the little girl introduced herself and stretched her left hand towards Lucifer while her other was securely wrapped around her mother's neck.
Lucifer smiled at her, relieved that she didn't fling her arms directly around him. "Lucifer, nice to meet you, young lady. I hope you're not the little spawn's spawn," he commented warily as he looked back and forth between Trixie and her, noticing the close resemblance towards them. His words were directly answered with a slap against his arm.
"Lucifer! She's my sister," Trixie declared sternly, before her features immediately softened again and she, laughing out, wrapped her arms around him in a dear hug.
The devil returned the hug with delight, smiling at her and, as they parted again, gave her the once-over. "Now look at you, little offspring. You're all grown-up and stunningly beautiful," he stated with impression and affection. Well, he had no doubt about that part, after all, she was the spawn of Chloe, he thought to himself and his smile widened even further.
Chloe harrumphed and leaned into him, grabbing him by the arm, and cautiously reminded him: "She's still my daughter, Lucifer."
"I know that, darling," he countered teasingly and bent forward to kiss Chloe briefly on the lips.
After Trixie was done greeting Maze and Lex in a hug and had turned to Ian, he questioned curiously as he wrapped his arms around her: "So, are you marrying that Clyde guy?"
"Hell no!" Trixie exclaimed, sending an apologising glance towards Ella for cursing, before she turned back to the others, explaining: "That prick had cheated on me half a year after graduation."
"I knew it!" Lex hissed under her breath. "I should have kicked his ass right away."
Trixie laughed out at the familiar reaction, glad that they had kept their personas, despite the long absence. "Don't worry, my dad had the pleasure to do so," she assured her, adding with a wink: "And besides, I did a much better catch afterwards. His name is Dylan, and he fulfils my every wish." She sighed deeply, and her eyes beamed with delight as she thought at her soon to be wedded husband.
"I'm so sorry to hear that," Chloe stated, sadness swinging in her voice as she once again hugged her daughter. "And that you had to go through this alone."
"I wasn't," Trixie replied right away, shaking her head and smiling at her mother. "My family had my back, and your letter really helped. All of them, actually." After a short pause she looked at her mother, her eyes narrowed in suspicion: "How did you know he would do something like that?"
Chloe shrugged her shoulders, smiling back at her daughter, and simply answered: "A mother knows." She hugged her once again, kissing her on the forehead and lightly swinging with her from side to side as she complimented her: "You look so beautiful in your dress."
Maze waited until both had ended their embrace before she nudged Lex into her side, reminding her of the box in her pocket. Lex instantly nodded at her and took a step towards Trixie, explaining to her: "This is a gift from all of us for your wedding. They're very old, and Maze added something blue to them, so they're also new. And we'll borrow them to you, so everything should be covered for your wedding to have all the blessings it can have."
She handed the little box over and Trixie opened it, smiling with delight as she spotted the two little earrings in the form of daggers. "Thank you so much." Tears welled up in her eyes and Ella quickly grabbed some tissues to wipe them off and prevent them from falling down onto the dress before she guided her back to the chair and, once again, did her make-up.
The door to the room was being opened and the group turned around to see the two new arrivals.
"Ian!" Teddy called out, a big smile on his face as he spotted his former daily babysitter. The teenager went directly to him, greeting him in a brotherly hug.
"Hey teddy bear," Ian greeted back, clapping the young man's back.
Teddy instantly stepped back, a hint of annoyance in his face at the sound of his childhood nickname. "Oh, no! It's Theo now," he informed him before he sent another smile towards his direction and turned around to greet the others.
"What's going on?" Dan's perplexed voice resounded from behind as he spotted the strangers. His eyes did a double-take at the look of Chloe and Lucifer. "Chloe? You haven't age one bit!" he stated astounded, and for a brief moment he didn't know if he should stretch out his hand or step forward and greet her with a hug.
Chloe did the decision for him and embraced him in a firm hug. "Good to see you, Dan," she replied warmly, kissing his cheek and adding: "Thank you for taking such good care of our daughter."
"Well, you have all the more aged, detective douche," Lucifer greeted him, smiling and pointing towards his grey hair and the wrinkles on his face, but resisted to tease him about the light belly he'd gained.
"It's Lieutenant now," Dan countered, slightly annoyed, and forced a smile into his direction. After all these years, Lucifer still had the guts to call him by his chosen nickname.
Lucifer grinned smugly, replying: "Oh, Lieutenant douche, then."
"Daddy, he's so funny!" Tabetha called out loudly and chuckled, holding her arms out to him to get picked up. Seeing the other man's delighted smile at the similarities between his two daughters, Dan rolled his eyes. "Well, I'll quickly go then, and tell them to make room for five more people." He nodded towards Lucifer, before he turned around, addressing Chloe: "It's good that you could make it. It means a lot to her," he told her and nodded towards Trixie.
"Didn't want to miss that in the world," Chloe replied, briefly running her hand across his arm, before he turned and left the room.
As the make-up was all done once again, Trixie stood up from her chair and rushed back into her mother's arms. "Can you stay for the party as well?" she questioned and alternately stared between her mother and Lucifer.
"Well, my dad granted me a short visit for the ceremony only, but Chloe and the others can stay for the party," Lucifer explained to her, adding a smile.
Chloe shook her head, hugging her daughter close, as she replied to him: "Lucifer, we've talked about this. Wherever you'll go, I'll go there, too."
Lucifer stared at her, once again awed by her unconditional love towards him. It was her daughter's wedding day, and she had every reason to stay with her for as long as she wished, but still, she chose him. If there weren't so many other pairs of eyes in this room he would have instantly showed her how much this loyalty meant for him. Taking a deep breath and smiling towards his love, he suggested: "Well, let me just talk to my father, then. Maybe he'll grant us a Cinderella story." He quickly kissed Chloe, and winked at Trixie who stared at him with eyes filled with hope, before he went outside, looking for a more private area to send his prayers towards the silver city.
A couple of minutes late, he returned to the two, announcing cheerfully: "My dear father allows us all to stay until midnight, but then we have to leave."
"Great!" Trixie cried out and fell around his neck, hugging tight before she returned back to her mother, hugging her as well.
As Chloe had turned to thank Lucifer with a long passionate kiss, Ella stepped at Trixie's side, asking her with a curious and a wary eye: "Trix', when Lucifer said 'his father', did he mean-," she trailed off and pointed her finger towards the ceiling to signal what the next word was supposed to be.
Trixie beamed at her, a big smile plastered onto her face, as she answered her with a big fat nod.
~ ~ The End ~ ~
~ ~ now really ~ ~
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