Moonlight Sonata seems fitting for his current mood after witnessing her partner choose their Lieutenant over him. No one to blame but himself, he supposes. He had a hand in pushing them together by pushing her away, so, and no, he's not sulking.
The elevator pings and Maze makes herself known while the devil continues to play.
"I'm here, what do you want?"
"To apologize," Lucifer starts, fingers lifted from the ivory keys. "I thought you were manipulating me. I'm a big enough Devil to admit when I'm wrong," He pours her a glass of scotch and hands it to her, "Anyways, killer caught, demon exonerated, all good now?"
"No," She accepts the glass only to put it down. "Everything that happened showed me exactly why I need to go back."
"I don't understand," He frowns, clueless.
"It's all so complicated here, Lucifer," Maze sighs "me caring about humans, always goes wrong. Feelings... suck . I'm not the one who's supposed to be tortured," The demon painfully admits. Everything had been easy before, no attachments, no one to be concerned about except for Lucifer, all fun, and games, and now fun's not even in the menu.
"You're the one who does the torturing," Lucifer adds and Maze agrees.
"So please, just take me home." His demon begs, hopeless. She lost Linda, Trixie, and now, her roommate.
"I can't. And not just because of possible repercussions with Dad. I can't lose you, Maze," He holds out his hands and caresses her cheeks, "not you, too."
The bounty hunter gives in for a mere second before she realized where the conversation is going.
"What do you mean 'me too'?"
"The Detective,"
"Right," She replies in utter disbelief.
"I just saw her ride off with Pierce, so happy. That's what I want, I suppose? Her happiness? Just wish I knew that Pierce's intention were pure,"
He manages once again to steer off the conversation to his ramblings.
"Anyway, the point is, you're right. Feelings and humans...suck. So, at least we have each other."
"I'm always gonna be the consolation prize for you. You only care about me, when you don't have Chloe."
"Maze, now hold on, that's not what ---"
"No! No one puts me first. Least of all, you! None of you deserve me," And she starts to walk off, but Lucifer stops her.
"Okay, Maze." He says finally after his initial refusal, having realized how he'd neglected his most loyal subject. "If this is what you really desire,"
"It is."
"Alright, Mazikeen. I shall go with you."
"What about your miracle?"
"She doesn't need me anymore."
"Are you making this about you again?"
"Not this time. Perhaps it's better this way. Meet me at dawn tomorrow. Just let me take care of some logistics and we'll be good to go. I promise."
"Your word is your bond."
"Indeed."
xxxx
The next day, bright and early, Lucifer walks towards Chloe's desk, her favorite beverage in hand.
"Good morning, Detective," He greets but even he could notice his voice is missing its extreme glee.
