"Maybe from the outside," Duke said. "It took kind of a long time. And mostly I figured it was because you were nuts. But I was stubborn, and maybe a little desperate, so I didn't try to push you away. Lucifer is stubborn, and more than a little terrified, so he's reacting a bit different. But it's the same basic problem."

He kissed the top of her head.

"You say love is something you show, right? Luce doesn't know what it looks like yet, not really. So . . . show him."