Page 24 of Falling for Lucifer
He bit his lip as he peered down at her before grabbing her hand and leading her to the passenger side of the car. After opening her door and making sure she was comfortable, he jogged back to the driver’s side and got in.
The ride to Harley and Hades’s house was silent, aside from the soft R&B music playing. It seemed like they were lost in their own thoughts but thoroughly enjoying the comfortable silence.
When they pulled up to a large home, Ellodie appraised it with high approval. She was used to the finer things, and it looked like Harley and Hades were too.
“Welcome to my childhood home,” Lucifer said as he put the car in park.
Ellodie whipped her head around to look at him. “You grew up here?”
“Hades bought this home shortly after my mother died.”
Ellodie looked at him in confusion. “How old was he?”
“Too young to own this home, but he did. He wanted nothing but the best for me and my sister.”
“Wow,” Ellodie muttered. She was impressed with the man everyone kept warning her about, and she hadn’t even met him yet.
They got out of the car, and Ellodie waited patiently for Lucifer to get Etta out of the car. Once her car seat was securely in his hand, he grabbed hers with his free one and led her to the door.
He didn’t bother to knock, which led Ellodie to believe this really was like home for him. Though she didn’t have the best relationship with her parents, she still had a key to her childhood home and felt comfortable letting herself in.
Inside looked like a mansion, and it made Ellodie feel right at home. She’d never been ashamed to admit that she was used to the finer things in life, and she really appreciated people who were on her level.
Cries were heard in the other room, and Lucifer led them across the marble floors and into a carpeted living room, where two dogs lay on a fluffy gray doggy bed, while Harley and a man who looked like Lucifer sat on the couch.
The puppies immediately jumped up and ran to Lucifer when they saw him, and Ellodie thought it was the cutest thing. They jumped at his legs and sniffed at Etta’s car seat.
“Hi, babies,” Ellodie cooed. She bent down to pet them. “What are their names?”
“Gotham and Pixie.” Lucifer pointed them out while giving them each a pet on the head.
“Who the fuck are you?” A loud voice boomed in front of her. Etta immediately cried out, and the baby in Hades’s arms wailed even louder.
Harley, who looked exhausted, halfheartedly hit him on his tree trunk of a leg as he stood and mean mugged Ellodie, who looked between him and Hades.
“Man, shut up with all that and give me my niece,” Lucifer said, stepping further into the living room.
“And you give me her.” Harley grinned as she reached her hands out for Etta.
Lucifer placed her car seat in front of Harley before giving his sister-in-law a kiss on the head. “You aight?”
“Just tired,” Harley mumbled as she unbuckled Etta, who continued to cry.
Lucifer turned to Hades and reached for Kali, but Hades pulled her out of his reach. He didn’t seem to care that the baby cried mercilessly in his arms.
“It’s a strange woman in my house, nigga. Who she?” Hades asked, his frown deepening.
“That’s Ellodie, and that’s Etta. Ello, this is my dick head brother.” Lucifer made introductions, leaving Ellodie laughing nervously as she waved a hand at Hades.
“Hades, stop staring her down and give Kali to Lu. You know he’ll calm her right down. We need a moment of peace,” Harley said. She’d already made quick work of quieting Etta down.
Hades grumbled something but handed the baby over as he continued staring at Ellodie.
“Come sit down, love. That nigga won’t bite you,” Lucifer said as he sat on the other end of the large couch from where Harley was.
Ellodie tiptoed by Hades, scared as hell that he would, in fact, bite her. When she made it safely by him, she sat as close to Lucifer as she could. They hadn’t lied about Hades. He was intimidating, and it seemed as though he would say whatever came to mind. Couple that with him not seeming to have one nice thing to say about anything, she was a bit afraid of him.
Finally, Hades sat down, but he kept his eyes on her. When he spoke, she jumped slightly. “You the one who had my brother bitchin’ up?”
