He swallowed. Quietly laughed. "I should leave your station open more often. But I do have it on at night in my suite while I'm getting work done. I enjoy your monologues."

The man could read from a phone book and Lucifer would be hooked. Man, remember phone books? More relics of times past, basically like the two of them.

He finally looked up with the remark. "It's not- ...I'm not..."

Finally, he sighed. "Lily was... my only one, for so long. I'm practically inexperienced with all of this. I know you're navigating a lot of things, but... I guess I am, too."

His grip tightened slightly, seeking a lifeline. "It's my fault. No matter what people tell me or try to assure me, it was... it was all me as the weakest link, and I paid dearly for it. I don't want to mess this one up, too."