Deckerstar Oneshots: Book Two

In Her Dreams

Chloe and Lucifer were in bed cuddling. Trixie was fast asleep, and though it was late the couple was still enjoying lazy conversation.

"Do you ever think back to when I was gone?" Lucifer said.
"Which time?" Chloe chuckled.
"When I left for six months."

A serious silence settled over the room.

"Sometimes." she admitted. "Though I try to block it from my mind."
"What did you do? When I left I mean."
"The first night was the hardest..."

A little over a year ago Lucifer had left Chloe in the penthouse. She stood there sobbing quietly, wondering what the hell just happened. Her mind couldn't quite process it all. After a while she found herself again and moved inside. The penthouse smelled like home, if home even had a smell.

The couch was still set up nice, the bar's light danced as wind blew in through the door. It seemed perfect, and that made her angry. He left, she thought. And despite her brain telling her he had to, she was angry.

"He LEFT!" she screamed to no one.

Tears came again, but this time she let them be audible. Chloe sank to the floor, holding her self as she shook. She had put it all on the line, she had trusted her heart, tried to make it all okay. And in return, she got her world crashing down on top of her.

She didn't know how long she sat there, but when she finally stopped crying, dawn was approaching. Chloe picked herself off the floor and went to shower. The burn of the water helped her forget. Then she saw his shower products, and tears threatened to fall again. She pushed them away while opening his shower gel. It was a strong scent, but one that didn't overwhelm the nose. I miss him. She thought.

He'd only been gone a few hours, but god she missed him. Getting out of the shower, she put on her claimed shirt and climbed into his bed. The pillows smelled of him, and this time she could not stop the tears. She must've fallen asleep, because soon she was dancing with him in her dreams.

"I dreamt of you every night. If I wasn't dreaming of you I was dreaming of the demon war. Those nightmares plagued me for a while."

Lucifer hugged Chloe tighter to him. Almost as if he never wanted to let go, for fear of loosing her.

"You never left my mind for a second." He said.
"You though of me in hell?"
"Every second of every hour."

Leaving her was the hardest thing he ever did. Having to watch her face absolutely break, and then not be there to fix it almost broke him. But he had to leave, he had to protect her. The first days in hell were the worst ones. He couldn't stop seeing her face, seeing the hurt, hearing those three words over and over and over. I love you, she'd said. He didn't think it was possible for anyone to love him, let alone her.

The scene played over in his mind, and if he could have changed it he would. I love you too, he would've said. But instead he was here. Where days slowly drawled on, and demons bothered him constantly. What was she doing right now? Was she hurting? Crying still? Did she pick herself up and carry on as if nothing happened? Or had leaving her simply left her broken on the floor? He didn't know, and honestly didn't know which option he preferred.

Something wet dropped on his face. Confused, he reached up a hand to feel it. Water, was he crying? He didn't even know. Didn't care. The worst thing in his life had just happened to him, if he had to cry, he would cry. It didn't matter when, didn't matter how, but he knew someday he'd be back for her. To fix her broken heart, and to make sure nothing ever hurt her again.

"It was awful, but I knew I'd find my way back to you. I always do."

Chloe lifted her head to look into Lucifer's eyes.

"I know. And it's one of the many things I love about you."

Lucifer smiled. Chloe leaned in and kissed him. No matter what, they were never going to be separated again.

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A bit of a shorter chapter but the prompt is once again from the man the myth the legend one_seventeen Flash back to the pasts are always fun, so here's Chloe and Lucifer telling each other about their first days apart. We love a depressing chapter. Anyways, grammar, spelling, ideas!!!