Now theres nobody by my side

“Sold. I’ll go out and get the drinks.”

“I missed you so much,” She breathed, pressing her foerhead against his with her lips hovering over his. She could practically speak the words onto his mouth with their close proximity. But as much as she didn’t want to let him go, she wanted to take him in as a whole, see him just as much as she wanted to feel his arms around her and his lips on hers.

“Fine, but you’re gonna have to take them off and burn ‘em,” She mumbled before returning her voice to a normal volume. “Fine, fine. Are you seriously gonna complain about my shorts after not seeing me for nearly six months?”

“Only after I do this,”

“I don’t find you a bad role model, just the opposite actually and Lux is pretty cool. Don’t ever tell her I said that.” He chuckled. 

“As long as you don’t tell her I’m drinking we got a deal.”

“Babe, these are different shorts,” She said, closing the distance between them and grabbing him by the material of his shirt to pull him to her. “I agreed to ditch the shorts with the embroidery from public view.”

When she heard her name- her full name- Lux felt her stomach turn. For a moment, she thought someone else had figured it out but as she saw the man turn, proving he wasn’t just one of the overly grown trees of the courtyard, she was actually breathless for the first time in what felt like forever. She thought he was still dealing with Clave business.

“I thought we agreed you were allowed to call me that anymore,” She tried to smirk at him but a grin erupted over her face, killing any attempt at appearing much more calm than she felt.

“And I thought we agreed those shorts were left in the bedroom, just like the name.”

“I thought summer was gonna be over by the time I got back,” Lux said, taking a deep breath of air, even if it was tinged with the infamous smell of the city. She was being a tad bit dramatic, but after missing spring since her time in the Seelie Court, she was intent on being present for the majority of her favorite season before she would be locked away in a training room. Now with her free time, she had tossed aside her better attire for court affairs and was back in her usual clothing- sort of.

Damian laughs. “Eli, I don’t think anyone thinks that. I get you into more trouble then you’ve ever gotten me.” 

“Eh, I’m the one who tried to elope with a downworlder. As far as my family is concerned, that makes me a bad role model to everyone.”

“That is an awful idea. Let’s do it.”

“And everyone thinks I’m the bad influence.”

“Hmm…” Damian thought about it and didn’t want to burden anyone with baby Lucifer so he shook his head. “New plan. I go grab a six pack and come over to your room.” 

“How about I give you my wallet and you bring back as much booze as you can carry.”

“Hey I get it.” He placed a comforting hand on his shoulder, feeling like a dick for bringing up old memeories. “We don’t have to train, we can get a drink at Hunter’s Moon.”

Do you though, he thought to himself. Giving his parabatai a small smile, he shrugged. “Who’s going to watch baby Lucifer?”

“Yup that’s exactly what I want.” chuckles looking around. “There’s no one here though.”

“Dude. I haven’t been on a mission since...” He trailed off. Pulling a heavy sigh from his chest, he continued, not wanting to remind himself of his current reality. “Since Amanda’s funeral. I’m so out of shape it’s not even funny.”