betterthanaplan | Lucifer's mansion, Wednesday evening

It was Wednesday, and Duke had spent the day primarily at the mansion, talking to an architect and an engineer about were and how to get an indoor pool with plenty of natural light into the building's basement.

Now he was in the kitchen, cooking up a nice, simple shrimp scampi, dressed up with the inclusion of fresh pasta. It was one of his first forays into making his own pasta, and while the noodles were definitely a bit on the uneven side, he was pleased with the results.

Now all he needed was his boyfriend, and Date Night could get properly underway!

[for him as is mentioned]

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my_own_advocate

"Oooh, that smells excellent," Lucifer called, as he closed the front door behind him. "What's for dinner?"

From:

betterthanaplan

"Shrimp scampi," Duke said, turning down the heat on the stove so he could go greet Lucifer with a kiss. "With homemade linguini!"

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my_own_advocate

"Simple, but elegant," Lucifer judged, and then found himself briefly distracted by the effort of kissing Duke back appropriately. (A lot.)

From:

betterthanaplan

"Mmmm," Duke hummed into Lucifer's mouth. "I thought you'd appreciate it. How was your day?"

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my_own_advocate

"Dull," Lucifer muttered. "Had to do a touch of shouting at some suppliers for the Baltimore club."

He wrapped his arms around Duke's waist. "This is much better."

Going out for the day before date night with Duke was proving to be a winning strategy in terms of 'being extremely glad to be here every week'.

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betterthanaplan

"Ugh. That's the worst part of running a place. Well, that and the paperwork. The paperwork might be worse."

Duke shook his head.

"I talked to some people about the pool today. It sounds like they can get started after the new year."

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my_own_advocate

"Ooooh," Lucifer said, leaning back a touch. "Did they leave design documents? I do love design documents."

From:

betterthanaplan

"Not yet," Duke said. "I should get some in the next couple of days, though!"

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my_own_advocate

"Please do let me know when they arrive," Lucifer said gleefully. "That is the second best part."

Including getting annoyed with designers over getting very small things wrong.

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betterthanaplan

"Oh, absolutely. I'm hoping both you and Octavia will give feedback. I want all of us to love the thing."

From:

my_own_advocate

"Our own pool," Lucifer sighed. Happily. "With a chaise longue, so I can drape attractively as I watch you and Octavia skinny-dip while sipping my wine."

From:

betterthanaplan

"The most decadent, ridiculously luxurious chaise lounge ever to sit poolside," Duke agreed. "Ooo, maybe one of those giant circular bed ones, so we can all pile on it after we swim. . . ."

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my_own_advocate

"And have wet, but extremely enthusiastic, sex?"

Luce.

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betterthanaplan

"I mean. Would you object?" Duke teased.

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my_own_advocate

"The day I say no to sex with you is the day you may need to resuscitate a celestial," Lucifer said faux-grimly.

He pressed one more kiss to Duke's mouth. "Shall we eat?"

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betterthanaplan

"Let's," Duke agreed, once the kissing was done. He took Lucifer's hand to lead him back to the kitchen. "Can you grab the plates and things?"

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my_own_advocate

"As long as you make sure you don't set our kitchen on fire," Lucifer teased. He pressed a quick kiss to Duke's cheek, and then pulled away to go set the table.

From:

betterthanaplan

Duke let out a performatively insulted scoff. "I've never set a kitchen on fire! . . . As an adult."

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my_own_advocate

"And I would like you to keep that track record," Lucifer said, as he grabbed the plates and walked towards the table.

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betterthanaplan

"I thank you for your support," Duke said. He added the cooked pasta to the scampi and tossed it deftly with a couple flips of the pan, then brought it over to the table to dish it out. "I haven't picked out the wine for the night yet. What do you think, a chardonnay or pinot noir?"

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my_own_advocate

"Hm, I'd say chardonnay," Lucifer mused. He set the cutlery down on the table. "Red and seafood remains complicated for me."

From:

betterthanaplan

“Chardonnay it is,” Duke agreed easily, then grimaced faintly. “. . . I can’t remember if I should have known that about the red wine and seafood thing.”

From:

my_own_advocate

"You're fine, darling," Lucifer said, smiling up at him. "It goes perfectly well with salmon and some of the heavier fish you've made us."

From:

betterthanaplan

“Just want to make sure I’m not forgetting some wine trauma or something,” Duke said. He turned to get the Chardonnay he’d spotted earlier from the fridge. “I know I’ve been pretty self-centered, lately. Trying to work on that.”

From:

my_own_advocate

"And I do appreciate it," Lucifer said, as he settled into a chair at the table. "But in this particular case, no, it's merely preference. With shrimp."