Forever Unbroken

It Gets Better

It had been three weeks since the day his immortal life had drastically changed. He had spent the last two years spending time with and developing feelings for Decker. He recalled Dan reminding him the day before what was coming: Decker's suspension was over and she'd be back. The King of Hell straightened his jacket as he got out of his Corvette and adjusted his cufflinks before taking a deep breath and walking into the precinct. Nothing had really changed about the police station, except that there was one more employee than there had been the day before. Having already decided he would ignore her , he walked to the desk he shared with Dan, pleased to see his partner had already arrived.

“Good morning Daniel, it's a beautiful day to solve a murder," Lucifer chirped gleefully. "Do we have a case yet?"

Dan nodded and then looked over at the Lieutenant's office. "The bit-- she is back and it looks like she is attempting to get back on the Lieutenant's good side."

Lucifer held up a hand to shush Dan as he listened in. "Well it looks like she wasn't successful. Wait for it…in three, two, one."

As soon as Lucifer reached one, the Lieutenant's office door swung open and Decker stormed out into the bullpen, looking around.

"Please tell me she isn't coming over here," Dan murmured.

"I'm sorry Daniel, but you know I don't lie." He sighed as Decker approached them, looking quite pissed off.

"Let's make this quick and painless as possible. The Lieutenant wants her best people on this case," Chloe ground out as she made eye contact with the two men.

"Thanks for the message. Dan and I will go get Ella and meet with the Lieutenant," Lucifer commented smoothly. He turned to head to Ella's lab but didn't get very far as a shrill voice stopped him, causing him to turn and glare at its source.

"Lucifer! No you idiot. You're both going to work with me, not Ella," Decker huffed. "Anyway, the Lieutenant has already given me the case files and deets. Let's go, we'll take my car."

Dan wasn't sure which of them to talk down, as he could sense that this might go badly in a number of ways. He looked between the two and decided to go with the literal angel instead of the wanna-be demoness. He walked over to his partner and withoutactually thinking it through at all, he pushed a hand against Lucifer's chest and spoke softly to him.

"Luce, let it go. We'll take your car. Go and get in the Corvette, I'll be there shortly after I deal with her."

Dan locked eyes with the taller male, hoping and pleading mentally that he'll let him handle Decker.

While in the past, with Decker, Lucifer would always question her, inquiring if she was sure, now with Dan he did no such thing. Instead, his eyes lost the angry glare. Dan let out a breath he didn't realize he was holding as the warmth returned to his partner's mahogany orbs. He smiled as he watched Lucifer turn and leave, but the smile quickly faded as he turned to face Decker.

"Luce? Wow, you two sure got pretty chummy while I was gone. I bet you're fucking him now, aren't you?"

Decker's crass accusation made him realize that he hadn't lowered his voice enough. At first he felt slightly embarrassed, but then he felt emboldened by her words, and again, acted before thinking.