The Devil's Daughter (1, REWRITING)

Chapter Two

Chloe sat at her desk when Ella came up to her. "I have a serious problem." She said anxiously.
Chloe looked at her confused. "What's wrong?" She asked concerned.

Ella pulled up a chair and sat down next to Chloe. "Things have been going really well with Carol." Ella said.

Chloe's face contorted. "I'm not following." She said confused.

"I mean really good." Ella hinted. Chloe's face lit up.

"You slept with him." Chloe whispered happily.

Ella nodded her head anxiously.

Chloe's face brightened with a wide smile as she became excited. "Oh my god! You slept with him!" She whispered excited.

Ella shook her head as she looked down.

Chloe's face fell. "...you slept with him."

"And now I think I'm pregnant..." Ella whispered. Chloe said nothing as she pulled her in for a hug. "I don't know what to do." Ella's voice cracked.

"Shh." Chloe hushed. "It'll be okay." She said. "We have a half and hour before we get off work, I'm going to go talk to the Lieutenant about leaving early." Chloe said. "Wait here." Chloe said while standing up.

Chloe knocked, waiting to hear the muffled "come in." before she entered.

"Lieutenant, Ella needs to head home early, she just threw up." Chloe said.

"Oh, is she okay?" She asked.

"Yes, I'm her ride though since her car is in the shop, so I need to know if I can take her home." Chloe lied swiftly.

"Of course, of course. Let me know how she's doing tomorrow." She said concerned.

"Of course, Lieutenant." Chloe said as she left.

She smiled slightly as she went to retrieve Ella.

~·~

Ella sat silently in the passenger seat as she and Chloe drove to the penthouse. Ella held the plastic bag with a box of pregnancy tests inside it.

Chloe pulled into the garage and parked. Ella's eyes went wide.

"What?" Chloe asked.

"The size of this place." Ella said.

"Oh." Chloe chuckled. "I was shocked too at first, I guess over time I've gotten used to it." She said as she turned her car off and getting out.

Ella followed her to the elevator. "Does it stop at LUX?" Ella asked.

Chloe shook her head. "No, thank god. After a long day at work, the last thing I want to do is push through a bunch of drunk people." She said.

A couple seconds later, the elevator opened.

"What am I going to tell Carol if it's positive?" Ella asked.
"The truth." Chloe said as they walked in.

~·~

Lucifer stepped out of the elevator with Rory on his hip. "Chloe? Rory and I are back from her playdate with Charlie!" He shouted into the seemingly empty penthouse.

"We're over here!" She shouted.

It wasn't as loud as Lucifer thought it would be. But he quickly deduced that it was because he thought she was in their bedroom, and she wasn't. He followed where her voice came from and found her standing outside of the bathroom in the girls' hallway.

"What are you doing?" He asked. "Who's 'we'?" He asked again.

"Uh..." Chloe trailed off, uncertain of how to answer and whether or not Ella wanted Lucifer to know the reason behind the visit.

"It's me, Lucifer!" Ella's muffled voice called, saving Chloe from having to come up with an answer.

"Miss Lopez?" He asked confused.

"Yup!" She called again, trying to convey a positive tone but Lucifer could tell it was a forced smile.

Chloe pointed to the living room.
"We'll be in the living room when your done!" Chloe called.

The two, well three, headed to the living room to clear things up. Chloe sat down as Lucifer put Rory in her playpen next to the couch. Lucifer then sat down next to her.

"She and Carol slept together." Chloe blurted out.

"What?" He asked shocked.

Chloe nodded. "And she thinks she might be pregnant."

Lucifer let out a breath as he processed what Chloe told him. "Wow." He said.

"Yeah." Chloe said nodding. Rory babbled as she played.

"Well hello." Chloe said as she got up. "I haven't seen you all day!" She exclaimed as she picked Rory up. Rory smiled and held onto Chloe's shirt. Chloe smiled as she bounced them, dancing around as Chloe hummed.

"Should daddy play some music? Yeah?" Chloe said, more towards Lucifer.

He smiled and made his way to the piano. Chloe sat Rory on top of the piano as she and Lucifer began to play 'Heart and Soul'. Rory laughed and bounced. Lucifer smiled as he watched her.

It never failed to warm his heart when he saw the world through her eyes: new and wondrous. She smiled and squealed at everything she saw, giggling and reaching towards it as if to hold it and examine it. Her curiosity and lively nature is a stark contrast to the bitter and angry adult Rory that he first met.

It hurt every time he thought about it. How she grew up the same way he did, wondering if her father loved her or even wanted her. She may have been the one who told him to leave before she left herself, to not mess anything up, but the way she looked at him... when she held the sharp edges of her wings to his throat, the pain and anguish seeping through her carefully constructed façade, as if hurting him would make the hurt she felt go away.

He couldn't ever imaging loving someone before Chloe, let alone having children of his own. But he'd thought that if he did, he wouldn't be anything like his own father. That his child or children would always know that he loves them.

He hopes that Rory grows up knowing just how much of his heart she's held in her tiny hands since the day she graced this world with her vibrant lively little self. How she would always have it.