ONLY ANGEL (Lucifer Morningstar x OC)

30. Still Hurting

The days following the party at the castle were filled with a peculiar sense of calm. Ellie busied herself with the usual affairs of the hotel. She sent Despite the underlying tension, life seemed to be settling back into its chaotic normalcy.

Ellie sent the video to Vox to broadcast it everywhere and now everyone knows Lilith is back. Things have been both more stressful and more calm now that everyone knows. A weight was lifted but the people have questions. Lucifer has had to, to his dismay, accompany Lilith to go back and meet her people. The two have gone on tours around Hell and Ellie has been sitting in front of the TV watching. Sometimes with a smile sometimes with a frown when Lucifer says something accidentally shady about his ex-wife.

The divorce is happening in full swing. The hearing is today so Ellie is at the Hotel working with Adam. He's still an asshole but he's been doing slightly better. He's been cussing less at least. There's an effort being made but things are up in the air right now about if he can even go back after dying twice already.

When most of her work is done, she heads into her office. There's a lot of random paperwork that needs to be organized so she starts on that. A lot of it is trash but there's also a lot she needs to keep. Just as she gets in the groove of fixing everything, Alastor strolls in, his demeanor as nonchalant as ever.

"Eleanor, my dear, how are you holding up?" He shuts the door behind him.

"I'm fine. How are you?" She asks, sighing and immediately wanting to blow her brains out.

"I am fine. Charlie is speaking to me again, things appear to be looking up." He says, standing over her as she puts stuff in her drawers and she looks up at him and he's still just smiling and staring.

"That's good." She nods awkwardly, leaning back in her chair.

"I just wanted to come check on you given that the hearing is today. I'm sure you've heard things people have been saying." He hums.

"No, I haven't but I can't imagine it's that serious." She shrugs, setting a stack of paper on her desk.

"Have you watched the coverage of the hearing?" He asks.

"Nope. I've been busy all day. And anyway, I don't care about legal things, I was a lawyer once like fifty years ago and it was boring as shit." She sighs.

"Let me tell you, watching it is like watching Eros and Psyche battling it out." He takes a seat in the chair in front of her as she slowly looks up.

"What do you mean?"

"The tension, the drama, it's palpable. Lucifer and Lilith are tearing each other apart in that courtroom. It's quite the spectacle." Alastor leans forward, his smile never wavering.

"Why would they be fighting? I thought they were trying to be civil." Ellie frowns, a knot forming in her stomach.

"Civil? Oh, my dear, when have exes ever been civil in such matters? Especially with so much history and power at stake," Alastor chuckles.

"Wonderful," Ellie sighs, placing a hand on her shoulder and shutting her eyes for a moment.

"Perhaps you should take a break, and clear your head. Maybe go to the castle, and see Lucifer. I'm sure he'd appreciate your support after such a grueling day." Alastor suggests.

"Maybe you're right. I'll finish up here and head over." Ellie hesitates, feeling a pang of guilt. She hadn't been to the castle in a minute, and with everything that had happened, it might do some good to show up.

"Excellent," Alastor says, standing up and straightening his suit. "Do take care, Eleanor. And remember, sometimes a little distance can give you a better perspective on things. I would've been livid finding out she was in the castle talking to him while you were asleep on his chest."