“Yes. Gabriel and I decided to go over the finer points of the conversation we’ll be having with Mr. Rastov when he arrives,” Simon says as he begins to retie his tie. “He should be arriving at any moment.”
Sliding off the desk, Simon nods his head in my direction.
Nodding back to him, I know he understands this was only round one.
“Meghan doing okay with Lily?” I ask Lucifer.
“Oh, they’re happily house shopping as we speak.” Lucifer grins at me and I know that he knows what kind of a fucking punch in the face that is for me.
Fuck.
House shopping…
Meghan’s going to try to domesticate me.
Fuck.
Before I can think of a way to keep it from happening, I hear voices coming from the entrance of the warehouse.
I stand up from the desk as Andrew pushes a gurney past us and into the opening we’ve created for this special moment.
Almost as one, we all walk over and surround the bed.
Lucifer looks down smugly at the drowsy man.
Andrew pulls a needle from his black medical bag and looks over to Lucifer. “Ready to get this shit started?”
“Of course.” Lucifer grins.
Shaking his head with a chuckle, Andrew pushes the needle into the IV that’s connected to the old man’s hand.
“He should come to pretty quickly. I’m using one of Simon’s wakeup cocktails. Not good for the heart, but it’s not like that matters much,” Andrew says.
Watching as the old man slowly begins to blink his eyes, we all wait for that moment of lucidness that will let us know if he’s here with us or not.
The old man’s eyes suddenly widen as he takes in everyone around him. He must realize we sure as shit are not the ones he was expecting.
Lucifer offers him a sly grin. “It’s so good of you to join us, Andrey. We’ve been waiting a long time to speak with you…”
The End
Playlists
Gabriel’s Playlist
Available on Spotify – https://spoti.fi/2VAtci5
Brand New Numb – Motionless In White
Through Hell – Palisades
Cry Little Sister – Marilyn Manson
EXXXIT – 3TEETH
The Hand That Feeds – Nine Inch Nails
Time Again – Combichrist
THE GUILTY PARTY – While She Sleeps
Doomsday – Architects
King of Diamonds – Upon A Burning Body
Soft – Motionless In White
Meghan’s Playlist
Available on Spotify – https://spoti.fi/2Hp50uS
Land of Confusion – Epic Trailer Version – Hidden Citizens
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) – Emily Browning
Luci – ZAND
Survivor – 2WEI
I Take What I Want – Unions
Jungle – X Ambassadors
Personal Jesus (feat. Coleen McMahon) – J2
Slipping – Hidden Citizens
New Religion – Migrant Motel
Dissolved Girl – Massive Attack
Bad Moon Rising (feat. Candace Devine) – Palestra
Dark Nights – Dorothy
Stand By Me (VIP Remix) – Ki:Theory
Roots – In This Moment