Fallen Love

Chapter 19

                                                                                 Malachi's POV

I can't believe the shit that Lucifer told us. 

Claire and I are half-angel and half-human. 

How do I deserve that? 

I know that Claire does because she is a great person.

I was a shitty person when I was human.

I wasn't that much better as a demon. 

Soon, Malachi felt his face become wet.

Claire came up to him, with concern in her eyes.

"Malachi, what's wrong? Why are you crying?"

He shook his head.

"I am not crying."

She smiled at him.

"Yes, you are."

Claire wiped his face with her hands and there were tears on her fingers.

He never cried, even when he was human.

Men did not do that, especially in front of women.

"I can't believe that I am crying. Did I become a wuss all of a sudden?"

Malachi felt Claire place her arms around him.

He didn't know how to feel about this gesture of affection.

No one had ever hugged him before, certainly not his parents.

Maybe that's why he turned to a life of robbing banks and drinking. 

Look where that got Malachi, dead.

He didn't know what to do, now that she was holding him.

Lucifer spoke up.

"Oh Malachi, you are supposed to hug the lady back. Not just stand there like a fish."

He couldn't believe that Lucifer was being so nice to them. 

There must be some ulterior motive that Lucifer has up his sleeve. 

Claire then looked up at him.

"Malachi. It's like you have never been hugged before."

He sighed.

"I haven't."

Claire gasped.

"Oh, Malachi. I had no idea. No wonder you were so hostile when we met."

He thought back to that day.

Was that really five days ago? 

Because it had felt like a lifetime to him.

"Claire. That was because you were kind to the human and I wasn't used to that. People aren't normally nice to others, Claire. You are just the exception."

She touched his face and Malachi felt like he was going to cry again.

No.

I have to be strong.

Lucifer cut in.

" You two are seriously adorable. Now, let's get out of here before Father awakes from his nap."

Wait.

Did that mean that Lucifer was coming with them?

I am so confused.