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Will Lucifer get to see her again? Lets find out shall we ;)

"Not long you said?" Gabriel paused his pacing of the gates when his brother appeared in front of him. "Leave the light on, you said?"

"I wasn't gone that long." Lucifer replied, dusting his suit of invisible ash. "Besides, you're the one who had to bring me back."

"You do remember time runs differently here?" the Angel questioned in a semi sarcastic tone.

"Well why did you wait so long then, brother? You could have snapped you fingers as soon as I got her released."

Gabriel didn't answer, but there was a mischievous glint in his eyes.

The Devil huffed and turned to look out over his hellish domain. At least he'd gotten to say goodbye, it was better than nothing he supposed. He knew Chloe was strong, she was the strongest person he'd ever met. She'd be fine, and she had her spawn to keep her busy. It wasn't as if she'd be pining over him. He turned to face his brother and froze at the strange look adorning his features.

"You love her, don't you?" Gabriel frowned, he truly hadn't realised the gravity of the situation. "Well, I'll be damned. My brother, in love with a human woman. She's a lucky lady."

Lucifer was about to snap back a scathing remark when he noticed no hint of duplicity in his sibling's gaze. He seemed to be genuinely happy for him. How strange.

"Well it doesn't matter much now does it?" Lucifer replied despondently and started back toward his throne. He didn't make it very far before he was pulled to a stop by Gabriel' tight grip on his arm. The Devil arched his eyebrow curiously. "What?"

"You have to go back."

Lucifer's jaw dropped and for once he found himself unable to speak.

"You love her, she loves you. It's a tale as old as time, brother." Gabriel was bouncing from one foot to the other like an over excited child.

"I think you're forgetting one major flaw with that scenario, Gabriel." With his eyes he gestured up at the heavens. "He'll never let me leave here again, not after what happened. Maybe if I'm lucky in another century or two he'll be feeling lenient, but by then she'll be gone and I..." Trailing off, he swallowed thickly, and spun away from his brother, his hands clenched into fists at his sides as he fought to push down his unstable emotions, and willed the burning tears that threatened to spill over, back where they came. He couldn't let Gabriel see him showing weakness. He didn't want or need to be pitied.

Gabriel moved to stand in front of Lucifer, blocking his path back into hell and placed his hands on Lucifer' shoulders. "It's not your decision to make. I will plead your case, I will make father see this is the right option. After what Amenadiel did, father has been looking for a suitable punishment." He smiled warmly at his brother's startled expression. "A hundred years guarding the gate should help get his priorities back in order. What do you say, brother?"

"No."

"What?" the younger Angel felt like slapping his brother, hard. Might knock some sense into him.

"Not one hundred years."

Gabe' eyebrows rose almost to his hair line. Did his brother mean what he thought he meant?

Lucifer faced his sibling, finally letting his walls down and showing a rare flash of vulnerability he hadn't shown to anyone but Chloe. "I will stay for as long as she'll have me. Then I shall return to, this." He gestured with his hand to the darkness beyond. "Do you think He will agree?" Lucifer asked hesitantly.

Gabriel clapped his brother on the shoulder. "Don't worry bout Him, I'll make it happen."

As the Angel prepared for his flight back to heaven he couldn't help but grin at his older sibling's murmured, "Thank you." Then he vanished in a blaze of light.

It was just after midnight and Chloe had tucked her daughter into bed, poured herself a glass of wine and decided to sit out on the back porch. She was lost in the rhythmic percussion of the waves on the sand, it's calming melody helping ease her mind of turbulent thoughts. She'd spoken briefly with her mother who had been dozing on the couch waiting for her return, and after an hour of assuring Penny that she was fine, her mother finally agreed to go to bed.

She sat with her legs pulled underneath her on the bench, a soft throw covering her shoulders and stared out into the darkness. A gentle breeze tickled her exposed skin and she closed her eyes, sorrow making her eyes sting with a warning of what was to come. Her heart felt heavy and Chloe wasn't sure how she was going to explain to Trixie that Lucifer might not be coming back. Her daughter was going to be devastated. Clutching the glass in her hand, she brought it to her lips and took a small sip.

Chloe lost track of time and when she finally decided it was time to head back inside, she froze, the hairs on the back of her neck standing up, goosebumps covering her bare skin. She swore someone was watching her. She wanted to slap herself for leaving her weapon inside and muttered a curse under her breath as she stood and started to head inside. Just as she turned she collided with something solid and shrieked in surprise, then covered her mouth with her hand, hoping she hadn't woken anyone.

"Lucifer?" she whispered furiously. Smacking him hard on the chest. "Where did you go?"

He grinned, his face lighting up like a kid in a candy store. "It doesn't matter, Detective. I'm here now." His hands rested on her hips holding her close. "Besides, I'd much rather elicit more pleasurable shrieks than the one you just did."

Chloe tried to keep a straight face, but it seemed an impossible task when confronted by this irritatingly, handsome man. Her lips quirked in a soft smile and she let him pull her in for another kiss. Her fingers gripping the short hairs at the nape of his neck, desperate to get closer to him, and unable to keep herself from groaning when he ran his tongue lightly over her bottom lip, begging for entrance. She couldn't fight her desire and with a devilish grin he took control, pressing his lips firmly against hers. He could taste the sweetness of the wine on her lips, the overwhelming scent of apples from her hair, and Lucifer growled lowly in his throat. Unable to contain himself.

Lucifer pulled back to look at her, needing to know that she wanted this too. That he wasn't making a complete fool of himself. Her pupils had blown until there was more black that pale blue. There was no faking that reaction. He smiled, cocking his head to the side and looking all too pleased with himself.

"Do you want to come in?" she asked breathlessly, taking his hand and marvelling at how warm he felt against her much cooler skin.

"I thought you'd never ask, Chloe."

They both disappeared inside, the door closing softly behind them.

Gabriel watched his brother disappear inside the Decker home and couldn't help feeling a sense of jubilation for his brother. Since the very beginning of time he had never seen Lucifer react this way, especially with a human. They were the reason his brother fell in the first place. But over the past few years, Gabe had noticed a change in his brother and he hoped that maybe, just maybe his sibling was finally growing up. As an immortal it was hard to say what age any of them were. But it had been noticed. Lucifer was changing, showing restraint, feeling things he never used to and caring for other people, not just himself.

Perhaps sometime in the future their Father would give his favourite son a second chance, and Lucifer could finally return home.

But until then, Gabriel smirked. "Be happy Lucifer. You lucky Devil."

The End.