We need each other.

"Well, someone's eager"

His scrunched up puzzled expression had immediately turned to a soft and content one as he processed the question she'd asked.

"Really?" he replied endearingly.

She hesitated.
"As long as you're okay with that"
She didn't want to force anything, but she also knew that she wanted this more than anything, just to spend countless hours with him no matter what they were doing together.

Then he said nothing, and that troubled her. But then again, he had been the one to ask initially. Had he really changed his mind that quickly? Convinced himself in that short amount of time that this really wasn't a good idea?

He put her anxiousness to rest.

"I'd love to, Detective."

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He had left his car parked in the precinct, and was now sat in the passenger seat of hers. They'd been quiet for the majority of the journey so far, and what had been 2 minutes really felt like 2 years.

Occasionally, he would subtly turn his head to his left so that he could catch a glimpse of her.
'How can somebody be so perfect' he had thought.
But his thoughts were soon interrupted by her gentle voice.

"I can see you, you know, when you do that" she said through a giggle, but she certainly wasn't complaining.

"No idea what you're talking about, Detective" he smirked as he quickly flipped his head to face the road in front of them.

And then she did that adorable face, the one where a wide grin made its way across her face, trying to contain her amusement by biting her lower lip. He wanted to look so badly, and it took everything he had to not give in and watch her again, but he wouldn't give her the satisfaction.

Chloe noticed this and frowned to herself.
Why did you say anything, she thought.

They stopped at a red light and then there was complete silence. It wasn't awkward silence, but it wasn't exactly comfortable either. She wasn't sure what it was.
Tension, maybe?

Her hand was resting on the gearstick of the car and what happened next took her completely by surprise.

As Lucifer gave in to the temptation to gaze at her again, he lifted his hand from his lap and placed it on top of hers.

She shivered slightly at the sudden contact, but it was barely noticeable.

She turned to look at his hand on hers before averting her gaze up to look back at him. He'd clearly felt the tension too, and this was his way of resolving it.

If only they hadn't been sat in a damned car on a main road she would have leaned in and done what she had wanted to do for so long.

The light changed to orange and then to green and suddenly, Chloe's number one priority was to get them both to the house and inside as soon as possible.

She kept her right hand on the gearstick with his placed on top, not daring to move as he stroked his thumb back and forth.
He had definitely noticed her sudden urgency to get home, but he didn't mind one bit.

Once again, the few minutes they had left of the journey could not have gone any slower, but then they finally pulled into the driveway.

As the car came to a halt, Chloe adjusted the gears and prepared herself to get out of the car, but his hand didn't move, it only continued to stroke hers softly as he turned his head to look at her and smile.
His dark brown eyes were almost hypnotic, glaring into hers as he turned her hand over and gently traced circles on her palm with his index finger. It was obvious that he was trying to be flirtatious, but not too obvious, which made it all the more exciting.