Forever Unbroken

New Beginnings

“Lucifer, you said that both of the victims, Jana Lawrence and Raj Samuels, were both your lovers correct?” Dan asked as he was going through the crime scene reports.

Lucifer looked up from his smartphone at Dan’s question and nodded before going back to his phone. “Yes, I’ve slept with both of them. Not at the same time though. Now that really would have been a party.” Lucifer chuckled as he looked over at Dan and smirked as he noticed the detective’s blush.

Dan closed his eyes and counted to ten. He really did not know how he was going to put up with his partner. They were friends and he definitely has Lucifer’s back, but sometimes he just wants to smack the smug son of a bitch.

“Focus, Lucifer. What do you know about Jana and Raj? Did they know each other? Or was it that you knew them separately?” Dan did his very best to focus on their case and not to let himself be distracted by his handsome partner. ‘Damn it Dan! Pull yourself together. Don’t let him get to you.’ Dan scolded himself.

“In answer to your first question, they were both flight attendants and in answer to the second question, I’m not sure. You’re the detective, so I believe you can deduce my third answer,” Lucifer answered without even looking up from his phone.

Dan sighed as he listened to his partner speak. “Thanks for the back-handed compliment Lucifer, but this is serious. We need to discover if they were connected in any way other than the fact that they both knew you…rather intimately.” Dan gulped as he said the words and shook his head trying not to think about the possibility of being with Lucifer. He felt like he must be losing his ever-loving mind as he’d never looked at Lucifer twice before. He sighed as he realized he was lying to himself. He was brought out of his thoughts by the sound of someone clearing their throat.

“Daniel, are you still with me?” Lucifer looked over at the clock. “Hmm, maybe you should call it a day and go home. You seem like you’re really off your game. I’ve never seen you space out as much as you have today. Go get some rest and we’ll discuss this more tomorrow.”

The detective sighed and nodded his head as he closed the folder of documents he was reviewing. “Thanks, Lucifer. I think I’ll take your advice.”

“I’ll see you in the morning Daniel, drive safely.”

For a moment Dan stared as Lucifer left, then when he realized what he was doing, he dropped his head to his desk. “Why me?”

***

When Dan arrived at the precinct the next morning, he was only partially surprised to find Lucifer sitting in his chair with his feet propped on Dan’s desk. What really surprised him was the fact that Lucifer was reading the documents he had left on his desk the night before.

“Ah, Daniel, I was wondering where you were.” Lucifer paused and looked at the clock. "You are half an hour late. Aren't you usually more punctual?"

The detective shook his head and smiled. He was surprised that Lucifer appeared to be doing actual work. "Good morning Lucifer, yes, I am usually more punctual than this. You see I-"

"Did you have a party without me and get ridiculously drunk? Pretty bad hangover then eh?" Lucifer chuckled.

And there he was. The obnoxious man he was used to dealing with. Dan sighed again and decided he wasn't going to play. "No, I am not hung over, I just didn’t sleep well. Now, you've obviously been working for at least thirty minutes. Find out anything interesting? Or do we need to interview all of your recent lovers until we can learn more?"