Page 42 of Falling for Lucifer
“I love him.” It was a simple but powerful statement. One Ellodie meant with everything in her.
Yasmine’s eyes bugged out, and it looked like she almost dropped the phone. “Love? Girl, where have I been?”
Ellodie giggled. “Becoming the next Tyra Banks.”
“Fair.” Yasmine nodded. “But for real. Love? It’s like that?”
“It’s exactly like that. He’s everything, Yas. He treats me and Etta so well. He’s my person.”
“Okay,Grey’s Anatomy,” Yasmine joked before she stared at her cousin for a moment. “You’re sure about this?”
Ellodie didn’t even have to think about her response. “More sure than anything I’ve ever felt.”
Yasmine’s smile brightened. “Good, because I love him for you. I knew when I met him it wouldn’t take long for y’all to fall out of fake love and into real love.”
Ellodie’s brows rose. “Is that right?”
Yasmine nodded. “Now I just have to find my person since Lucifer took mine.”
“Never that, boo. I’m not going anywhere, and you’ll find your person. Who knows, maybe he’s in Dubai or Paris or whatever other fancy ass place you’re going this spring.”
Yasmine tilted her head back and laughed. “Maybe, girl. Just maybe. But look, I have to get going. It’s late here, and I have to be up early.”
Ellodie sighed. She didn’t want to be alone with her thoughts, but maybe it was for the best. She needed to decompress and unwind. Maybe a nice hot bath would do the trick.
“Okay, thank you for answering,” Ellodie said as she suppressed a yawn.
“Anything for you, babe. Love you.”
“Love you too. Night night.”
They hung up, and Ellodie found herself looking at Etta. Her daughter was the real reason her life had changed for the better. Had she not gotten pregnant, who knew if she would have met Harley and then Lucifer.
With a smile, she leaned down and nuzzled her nose into Etta’s tummy, careful not to wake her. “I love you, sweet pea.”
She wished like hell Etta was old enough to say the words back, but she knew time would go by quickly, and she was happy to savor these sweet moments while she could as she pushed her family drama to the back of her mind.
Hades was the last person Lucifer thought he would seek council from after such a heavy day, but here he was.
“The fuck you want?” Hades asked as soon as he opened the door with Kali in his arms.
Lucifer couldn’t do anything but chuckle softly. “Can I come in, man?”
Lucifer glared at him for a moment before stepping aside to let his brother in.
“It’s my daughter’s bedtime,” Hades grumbled.
“Where’s Harley?” Lucifer asked, ignoring him as they walked up the stairs.
“She sleep. Why you askin’ ‘bout my wife?”
“I was just asking. I have some shit I need to get off my chest,” Lucifer admitted as they made their way toward Hades’s office.
Hades stopped and turned to look at his brother. After looking at him for several seconds, he said, “Go in. I’ll be back.”
Lucifer walked further down the hall and into Hades’s office before making himself comfortable on the black leather couch. He allowed himself the moment to gather his thoughts. Hades was a live wire, so he knew he had to be careful about how he told him everything that went down earlier. Hades was the type to fuck some shit up first and ask questions never, which made him wonder for the hundredth time why he brought his ass over here in the first place.
He should have called Eris. She was the peaceful one out of the three of them. She didn’t have a violent bone in her body, and it took a lot for her to get riled up. Just when he was about to get up and tell Hades never mind, the man of the house walked into the room and closed the door.
