CHAPTER 6

"No way in Hell!" Dan yelled in Chloe's kitchen.

Chloe sighed. She'd just told Dan that she was probably going to be moving in with Lucifer. As expected, he didn't respond well. "Dan, please calm down."

"Are you crazy, Chloe?! You're not moving in with that bastard after what he did to Charlotte!" Dan yelled angrily.

Chloe tried her best to remain calm herself. She didn't respond well to being told what she could and couldn't do. She was not owned by anyone. She would do whatever she wanted. But she didn't want this conversation to turn into a screaming match, which it was starting to do. Someone had to remain calm. "Dan, Lucifer didn't do anything to Charlotte. I'm sorry for what you're going through, but that is on Pierce, not Lucifer."

"Lucifer knew who Pierce really was! Charlotte would be alive if not for him!" Dan yelled once more.

"Dan, lower your voice please. We don't what would've happened if Lucifer had warned us, but I suspect not much would've changed. He was right. We wouldn't have believed him," Chloe said. As much as she had claimed she might have believed Lucifer if he told her Pierce was the Sinnerman, she knew that wasn't true. Without proof, she would've chalked it up to him not liking Pierce. She wouldn't believe he was lying, but she would have thought he was jumping to conclusions.

Dan glared at her. "Don't defend him! He's an ass and a danger! I won't let you do this!"

Chloe had had enough. She tried to reason with Dan, but he wouldn't listen. She would not be screamed at in her own home, and she wouldn't have dictating what she could and couldn't do.

"You have no say in what I do! If you wanna waste your time creating a villain when there isn't one, it's your choice, but I won't be a part of it! You have no say in where I live!" Chloe said firmly.

"The Hell I don't! Trixie is my daughter. I will not let you have her around that bastard! What the hell is wrong with you?! I'd think you'd have more concern for our daughter!" Dan said angrily

"Dan you better watch what you say now. Don't say something that I promise you I'll make you regret!" Chloe warned as she stood up.

Dan didn't heed Chloe's warning. "First you get engaged to a serial killer and now you want to move our daughter in with another criminal. What kind of mother are you?!"

"You will not speak to her that way!" a new voice yelled.

Chloe looked over to the front door to see that Lucifer had arrived, and he looked about as pissed as Dan was.

Dan turned and glared at Lucifer. "Stay out of this! It has nothing to do with you."

Lucifer was livid as he walked over. He'd arrived to hear Daniel shouting at the detective from outside the door. He'd immediately let himself in to come to her aid. "How dare you speak to her that way?! She is the mother of your child!"

"Yeah, my child! And there's no way that my child will ever live with you!" Dan yelled.

Chloe pinched the bridge of her nose. This had just gotten much worse. "Okay, this needs to stop."

"It'll stop when Detective Douche learns some respect! He has no right to speak to you this way," Lucifer said before turning back to Dan. "I don't care how angry I might get; I would never talk to the mother of my child the way you just did!"

Chloe smiled at Lucifer, grateful for his words. She was the mother of his child, and she knew how mad he was at her right now. She was grateful to know for certain that he would still give her the respect, even if she might deserve his ire.

"Well, luckily for the universe, no one's stupid enough to procreate with you," Dan sneered nastily.

Dan, however, was really pissing Chloe off. From the moment she told him she was thinking of moving in with Lucifer, he'd done nothing but scream at her and insult her. She'd officially had enough. "Dan, get out now. We're not talking about this anymore. I will do what I think is best."

Dan glared at her. "I swear to God, Chloe, you will not move Trixie in with this asshole! I'll take you to court if I have to."

Chloe stared at him in disbelief as he started to believe. She couldn't believe he'd go that far, that he'd threaten to take their daughter away from her. Well, if he thought she was going to cower under that threat, he had another thing coming. "Palmetto."

Dan stopped as he reached the door and looked at her stunned.

"If you wanna make this ugly, Dan, I can't stop you, but understand that it's going to come back and bite you. You will not take my daughter from me," Chloe said firmly. She'd do whatever she had to do to keep Trixie, even if that meant bringing up Dan's worst moments. Dan would not be able to withstand what happened with Malcom Graham in Family Court. She really hoped it wouldn't come to that though.

Dan glared at her before storming out of the house.

"Excellent play, Detective," Lucifer said with a proud smile.

Chloe sighed. "I really don't want to have to fight Dan, but I will if he pushes me."

"He won't. You made your point. He knows he can't hope to win. And even if he had a chance, I wouldn't let him take your child," Lucifer said firmly. He'd call in every favor he was owed if it was necessary, but it wouldn't be. Daniel's record could not possibly compete with the detective's when it came to parental fitness.

"Thank you. And thank you for defending me," Chloe said.

"Certainly. Detective Douche had no right speaking to you that way. And just so you know, you never have to fear that sort or reaction from me when it comes to this spawn," Lucifer said as he pointed to her stomach.

"I know. Thank you again. I know you're angry with me, but you still defended me," Chloe said. It actually relieved her of any other doubts she had about moving in with Lucifer. She'd been worried about possible animosity, but she now knew that Lucifer would respect her no matter what.

"Of course. So, if what I walked in on is any clue, you seem to have made your decision," Lucifer said.

"Yes. I think our best course of action is to stick together, if it's still what you want," Chloe said.

"I believe it's for the best. I would worry too much about what could befall you with Kinley on the loose, even with Maze here to watch over you," Lucifer said.

"Speaking of Maze, I told her what was going on. I kind of had to, with me moving out, plus, I thought she could help," Chloe said.

"I agree. I'm glad you told her. She will make sure you're safe when I can't."

"Well, I can take care of myself too," Chloe said.

"I have no doubt, Detective, but who knows what this priest could do?" he asked.

"Right. Look, I know that what is happening with Father Kinley is my fault," Chloe said. If she hadn't gone to Rome, Father Kinley wouldn't be around to be a risk to their child.

"It's not. Kinley already knew about me. He would've found out you were pregnant and come anyway," Lucifer said. He blamed her for turning on him, but he didn't blame her for Kinley being a threat. He would've been no matter what.

Just then, Trixie came through the door. She made a beeline for Lucifer. "Lucifer!"

Lucifer's first instinct was to shy away, like every other time the child insisted on attaching herself to his person, but he supposed he was going to have to learn not to do that. Not only would the child be living with him, but soon he would have a child of his own, who no doubt would also insist on clinging to him. So, he allowed her to hug him and hesitantly pat her on the back.

Trixie pulled away after a minute. "Mommy says we might be living with you."

"Well, it's no longer a might, Child. Your mother has agreed that you will both move in with me," Lucifer said.

"Yes! This is gonna be awesome!" Trixie exclaimed.

"Okay, go put your stuff from your sleepover away while I start dinner," Chloe told Trixie.

Trixie nodded and ran for her room.

"Do you wanna stay for dinner? I figured we could talk a little bit more about how things are gonna work after," Chloe said.

"Yes, I think that would be wise," Lucifer said before he began removing his suit blazer.