Arcadian Nights
“She hoped it would be Hermes. But when she came to a halt, Ares, not Hermes, stood at the stove scrambling eggs. “Morning, gorgeous. Breakfast for two or three today?”
“Just two, but I’m sure you knew that.”
He turned to kiss her cheek. “I was a good boy. I didn’t check. I’ve learned my lesson.”
She laughed. He was referring to the time he had appeared in her bedroom after a fight with Aphrodite and discovered her tying one of her mortal lovers to the bedpost.
“Good. I’m glad to hear it. Is thi...s a special occasion?”
“No. Not really. Just here to annoy you.”
“You aren’t annoying me.”
She sat down at the island in the middle of her kitchen.
“Not yet. How are things going with the speedster?”
She looked down at the counter, tracing the strawberry pattern on the tiles with her finger.
“Speeding up a bit.”
“Really? Who took my advice, you or him?”
She poked him in the arm. “Why did you tell him I was in love with him?”
“He was having doubts.”MoreLess
“Just two, but I’m sure you knew that.”
He turned to kiss her cheek. “I was a good boy. I didn’t check. I’ve learned my lesson.”
She laughed. He was referring to the time he had appeared in her bedroom after a fight with Aphrodite and discovered her tying one of her mortal lovers to the bedpost.
“Good. I’m glad to hear it. Is thi...s a special occasion?”
“No. Not really. Just here to annoy you.”
“You aren’t annoying me.”
She sat down at the island in the middle of her kitchen.
“Not yet. How are things going with the speedster?”
She looked down at the counter, tracing the strawberry pattern on the tiles with her finger.
“Speeding up a bit.”
“Really? Who took my advice, you or him?”
She poked him in the arm. “Why did you tell him I was in love with him?”
“He was having doubts.”MoreLess
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