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12

ATLAS  AXEL

This is your room?"I ask Alessa, who is unpacking her bag. "How do you have your own room here?" I ask curiously. Flossing my teeth.

"Styx, He owns the home," She says when her orbs meet mine. I smile, plowing myself onto bed.

"Dinner's in a few minutes," Lilith says opening  the door slightly so only her head is visible.Alessa smiles sweetly thanking her.

"So?"She starts innocently.

"Where did stige take you?"she asks, smirking at me. "Nowhere," I answer looking away.

Alessa smirks at me choosing not to pry on the topic.I grab my bathing supplies from my suitcase and head to the bathroom.

After the shower I put on a baby blue t-shirt-bra less and matching pants. I comb my hair carefully so as not to damage the curls before heading down stairs.

Lilith, Madline, Alessa and the man who carried mine and Alessa's  suitcases are seating on the table.

The children  are seated in the living room watching finding Nemo. I spot Mario seated on the floor, his orbs observing the orange and white fish.

His so cute.

I smile, averting my gaze to the dinning area just as I take a seat next to Alessa. There are two more seats, one opposite me and the other next to me.

There's Chicken pie, Roasted potatoes and vegetable stew. Lilith  smiles sweetly  at me before clearing her  throat. All eyes avert to her.

"This is Declan,"Lilith says, gesturing to the man. "My husband," she completes a small smile lingering on her lips.

"Nice to meet you," I say smiling. After the introduction everyone serves food. I serve some roasted potatoes and vegetable stew.

Styx enters the living room from the front door and walks to the dining  room. Taking a seat next to me.

His orbs meet mine and I immediately look away out of embarrassment. 

He caught me staring.

Declan and Lilith engage in a conversation  while Alessa and madline are busy bickering about something.

Styx serves himself a piece of pie and vegetable stew. I don't  see him eat often but the two times I have witnessed him eat is- a little amount.

I do something I might regret. I take a piece of roasted potato and put it on his plate "Will you please try this?"I ask, looking at him sincerely.

Hesitantly he takes the piece  and puts it in his mouth. I smile looking at him swallow it. 

Is that weird?

Stige cuts a piece of pie using his fork to place it in front of my lips. "Eat,"He says so gently that I want to curl into a ball.

I  open my mouth and wrap it around the fork, the pie is delicious.

I conclude it's because he fed it to me.

After a few minutes of eating in silence . Madline,Alessa and I help Lilith with  cleaning.

"Alessa, will you please take a glass of water for styx?" Lilith pleads with Alessa who glances at me.

"Atlas?" She asks, smiling cheekily. I glare at her playfully taking  a glass  before pouring in water.

"Fine," I say smiling at her before heading upstairs. I knock slightly on the door of styx's  bedroom. 

"Come in,'' Styx says in a deep voice. I enter the bedroom, closing the door slowly with my leg.