Chapter 27

                                    

                                          
To begin with, we will focus on the Hazbin Hotel. Lucifer was there, checking everything that had been ordered for the wedding while also rehearsing for his interview.
Lucifer: So, the number of guests is going to be... about one thousand?! If I count my friends, then... who are the other 994?
The elevator doors opened, revealing Charlie and Vaggie holding hands.
Charlie: Good morning, Dad.
Lucifer: Good morning, sweetheart. Are you going somewhere?
Vaggie: We were planning to have a date today.
Charlie: We're going to the Cannibal Town.
Lucifer: Are you sure that's a good place to go?
Charlie: They sell cute dresses there, so I guess it is.
Lucifer: Alright, I think Carmilla is there with Rosie, if you see her, ask her who these other 994 wedding guests are.
Vaggie: Understood.
Alone in the lobby, Lucifer went back to reading the documents. He was more worried about his TV interview than his own wedding, something that would make anyone nervous if they were getting married for the first time.
Lucifer: "Thank you for having us today, Katie. It's been a long time since I've been involved in this kind of thing. Well, I've done interviews before, but it's not like..." I should improve this. Maybe I could add a joke, although I don't think it would be good.
Clara arrived to collect the documents that Lucifer had already approved.
Lucifer: I thought you were with your sister.
Clara: She went out on a date with Emily.
Lucifer: Oh, I see.
Both could feel the awkwardness of the moment. They had never been alone despite him about to marry her mother. Clara was the only one Lucifer hadn't had a good moment to get to know, especially since she was soon to become his stepdaughter.
Lucifer: How have you been today?
Clara: Fine, a bit tired from work. My mother hasn't been feeling well lately.
Lucifer: Her nausea, I think she went to see Rosie to see if she had a remedy for that.
Clara: I see.
Lucifer: And how are you feeling?
Clara: About what?
Lucifer: About the wedding, about you and me becoming father and daughter, stepfather and stepdaughter... I don't know how to say it.
Clara: I wouldn't know what to say either. After all, my last fatherly experience ended with him dying in my arms.
Lucifer: Wow, that was... nice to know.
Clara: And I'll be honest, I find it a bit hard to believe in you.
Lucifer: Why?
Clara: You're the king of hell, and the stories I've heard about you make me doubt a bit. But since Mrs. Lilith returned, I have even more doubts about the love you have for my mother.
Lucifer: I understand that, but don't worry about it. What I once felt for Lilith is over, there's nothing to worry about. I really love your mother, and I promised her that I would show her my love every day we're together.
Clara: That's what the man who was supposed to be my father said. Now that guy is dead, he even ended up being scum in hell, easily eliminated.
Lucifer: I see.