Octavia had thought that maybe Lucifer talking to Duke about it first would diminish the amount of potential emotional flailing around it, as far as Lucifer could see. Honestly, Duke.

"And so does she, at times," Lucifer said, with a faint smile. "It is just a kind of vulnerability she holds rather sacred, so..."

He pulled Duke in a touch closer. Trying to figure out how to phrase this properly.