Free Adonis and Aphroditus by Crystal Dawn

know?”
    “I felt a bond with you when you called. It
wasn’t strong enough to be sure but when we met face to face, I
knew you were mine. If you were mine, would Paisley be too? I
couldn’t be sure and I didn’t care. I wanted to claim you both
regardless. Living here, all gods help with the children so if she
had a father that wasn’t me, if there was some aberration to the
rule, he would still be able to be part of her life.”
    “You never told me,” she accused.
    “I told you several times that you were my
mate,” he corrected.
    “About Paisley, you never told me what you
suspected.”
    “I didn’t know. What difference would it have
made?”
    “I don’t know but you should have told
me.”
    Zeus and Sierra just sat there watching them
bicker. When Zeus was tired of it, he spoke. “You two aren’t going
to come to an understanding anytime soon, so I have a suggestion.
Stay for a while and try to work something out.”
    “I have a job I need to get back to. I can’t
just stay here without making arrangements. My parents will worry,
my apartment will be at risk, I don’t have anything with me, and I
made arrangements to have a sitter for Paisley,” Lucy
explained.
    “Are those all your concerns?” Zeus
asked.
    “The important ones.”
    “I’ve made arrangements with your work and
they’ll let you work from here. They will send you a computer to
use as soon as you make a decision. You can call your parents and
tell them the truth if you trust them or a story of you don’t. I
can have someone stay at your apartment since we need to track down
some of the other mothers. Babysitters are not usually contracted,
are they? Pay them something for their trouble and tell them an
emergency came up. We have all the supplies on hand you might need
and we can airlift anything in within a week. Any more
excuses?”
    “You can’t know who I work for, that’s not
possible.”
    “I was able to get a contact number through a
senator. I don’t need to know what agency or what they do to get
arrangements made. We work with all the agencies in some way or
another. We have a friendly exchange of information on our enemies
and theirs. I think you underestimate the information we have
available. Our teams do work for all the major governments. I need
an answer, but take today to think, rest, relax, and spend time
with your daughter. Adonis will take care of anything you need and
we will meet in the morning,” Zeus concluded.
    They were dismissed and it was time to go.
Zeus handed him a package but he didn’t look at it until he was in
the hallway. It turned out to be exactly what he expected. It was a
bottle of champagne with two glasses, well he hadn’t expected that,
and the codes to his new family size apartment. It was a three
bedroom so they had room to grow. It was easy to have two kids
almost on top of each other since gods were so fertile with their
mates. He headed back to medical and Lucy followed along behind
him.
    Doc was playing with Paisley when they came
in. Paisley seemed to be laughing and grabbing for Doc’s fingers.
It made Adonis feel good to see Paisley looking so happy. Now if he
could just get somewhere with Lucy.

Chapter 7
    Acceptance
    Lucy felt out maneuvered and she didn’t like
it one bit. She knew she shouldn’t blame Adonis, he’d been a victim
just as she had been. It did improve her mood to see her baby
laughing and having fun. What happened next would be no fun at all.
Adonis took Paisley and they left with him sending her a look of
regret. Doc was going to give her a physical to see if Origin had
messed with her while she was at their mercy. The rubber glove
snapped as she pulled it into place. She was ready to begin and
Lucy was undressed and in position. It was probably one of the most
hated things women had to do.
    “I’ll do this as quick and painlessly as
possible,” Doc said in a reassuring professional voice. She quickly
went through all the usual steps and she