Three's A Crowd

Word Count: 1800

Pairings: Lucifer Morningstar x Reader

Warnings: angst, light fluff

A/N: Request from , and as always I bear no ill will towards Chloe, I love her character.

Summary: Two's a party, three's a crowd, and you felt the most out of place on a case you clearly weren't welcome on. But Lucifer, being Lucifer meant he got his way, even if it didn't work well for the people around him.............................................................

You'd felt her stares all day, burning holes in the back of your skull when you weren't looking. Anyone could plainly see that you weren't wanted there, and honestly you didn't want to be there.

But Lucifer insisted.

You never could say no to the persuasive devil. However, standing by the yellow police tape, clearly not welcome here, you wished you had.

"What do you think my dear?"

You blinked a few times, pulled from your thoughts by the sound of Lucifer's voice. He'd asked you a question you hadn't heard, probably about the crime scene. Chloe looked at you with a passive expression, and you gave her an uncomfortable smile.

"I think it would have been better if I stayed home." You muttered.

Lucifer frowned, and Chloe raised an eyebrow.

"Nonsense, the Detective doesn't mind, do you Detective?"

Lucifer looked at Chloe expectantly, and she pressed her lips together in a thin line before sighing.

"Civilians aren't supposed to be at crime scenes." She pointed out.

Her gaze lingered on you a little longer than necessary. Her tone seemed clipped, only reinforcing your suspicion that she didn't want you here.

"Perhaps Y/N could be an honorary consultant, just for today?" Lucifer suggested.

You jumped in before Chloe could say anything more, hoping to stop the situation from growing even more awkward.

"I can just meet you back at the precinct."

You were itching to leave, and jumped at the first excuse to do so. Lucifer caught your arm as you tried to scurry away.

"We I suppose if I can't convince you to stay then at least take the Corvette."

You tried to protest, as he all but shoved the keys into your hands.

"I insist, I simply won't have you taking a taxi." Lucifer said sternly.

You snuck a quick peek at Chloe who was watching the exchange with a frown. The unwelcome feeling you had grew, and you lowered your voice, suddenly worried about offending the blonde detective in some way.

"How will you get back?"

"With the Detective of course, now off you pop, we shouldn't be long."

Lucifer kissed your cheek, shooing you away. You almost sighed at the opportunity and had to stop yourself from practically running from the crime scene.

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You'd sunk into a chair almost as soon as you entered the precinct, hiding away in Ella's lab. Ella watched you curiously as you lazily spun in the chair, staring at the ceiling.

"Where's Chloe and Lucifer?" She spoke up.

You didn't stop your slow spinning, just shrugged.

"Still at the murder."

"Why are you-"

"Chloe hates me."

Your statement was sudden and unexpected and Ella stared at you a moment.

"No she doesn't."

You stopped spinning, sitting up to look at her.

"Tell that to the holes she burned in the back of my skull, I think the skin is still blistered."

Ella laughed a little, rolling her chair over to sit beside you.

"Maybe you just misunderstood her... glare?"

While you appreciated her attempt to put you at ease, you began to get the feeling Chloe didn't like you much.

"I said hi, introduced myself, well Lucifer introduced me, how did I make a bad impression already?"

Ella gave you a pitying look and patted your back for comfort, in return you smiled back weakly.

"Y/N?"

You sat up looking over your shoulder as Lucifer strolled into the precinct, looking around for you. Chloe followed after him, greeting Dan. You shrunk down in your chair, hoping he didn't see you.

"There you are love... what are you doing down there?"

You had tried to shrink down so far that you were nearly falling out of the chair.

"Stretching?"

Lucifer stared at you a moment, before grabbing your arms and helping you stand.

"You've been acting odd all day, are you feeling alright?"

He placed his hand against your forehead, checking you for a fever. You lightly pushed his hand away, giving him a reassuring smile.

"Yep, just an early morning, must be tired." You gave him a pointed look.

He gave you a sheepish smile, and straightened his tie.

"Yes, well I did apologize for that, didn't I?"

"You woke me up, at six a.m., on my day off."

Ella shook her head, clicking her tongue.

"That's unforgivable." She agreed.

Lucifer opened his mouth to reply, but you beat him to it.

"It really is, I mean the only way to truly forgive someone for that would be if they got me snacks. Right El?"

Ella nodded along in agreement.

"Oh absolutely, the road to forgiveness is paved with food."

Lucifer rolled his eyes at the two of you and let out a rather dramatic sigh.

"I'm almost positive this some form of manipulation." He tsked.

Despite his words he was already walking towards the vending machines.

"I like the powdered doughnuts!" Ella called after him.

The two of you exchanged looks, before laughing quietly to each other.

"Ella did the... oh Y/N, I didn't know you were still here."

Chloe paused in the doorway, giving you a tight smile. You returned the smile with just as much stiffness as she gave to you.

"I'll go grab the results off the printer." Ella spoke up, sensing the tension.

She hurried from the room, leaving you alone with Chloe. The two of you stood in silence for a moment. The tension in the air was almost suffocating, and you attempted to break it with some idle chit-chat.