All Grown Up (Sequel To WDE)

11.

Ares' Pov

"What is it Monica?"

Zeus' mother steps inside. She sits on the couch. "Listen, Zeus is in big trouble."

"I'm aware. What do you care?"

"Well...I kind of, told these men that you had a son."

I stare at her.

"I told them because they promised to kill me and Zeus. They found his birth certificate and I wrote your name on it. I'm sorry. He's in Afghanistan. They're after you because of your time there."

I swallow deeply. "You sold me out."

"Ares ..."

"You fucking sold me out and sent your son to his death bed!"

"Ares?" Adonis came around the corner.

"Who's she?" Monica asked.

"His wife, you dumb bitch. Who the hell is this trash, Ares Malik Smith?"

"Trash?" Monica says.

"Yeah bitch! The nerve you got to drop Zeus on my damn doorstep and your ass show up 18 years later!" Adonis yells.

"Everybody shut the fuck up!" I said and they sat.

"Zeus might not be yours," Monica whispers.

"What?"

"He could be your cousin's. "

Adonis leaves.

I put my head in my hands.

"This can be Zeus' only alibi. Ares..." Monica presses. "I only want what's right."

"So they can come kill Aj and Amber AND Zeus?"

She shrinks. "Hide them."

"What?"

"Hide them until you sort everything out."

"How will they know?"

"When Zeus comes back. Take them to Jamaica or something and I'll call them. Please save Zeus. I knew you could when I brought him to you."

I sigh. "Aight."

Monica gets up. "I'll be back tomorrow."

Adonis comes back and throws a vase at Monica's head. "That's for Zeus, bitch."

-
I pack the family up and send them to the airport.

"Will Zeus be okay?" Amber says.

"I don't know."

Ajax stares into the distance. "Superman ..."

I kiss Adonis.

"You are something else," Adonis says.

"My love...Adonis you are the only woman I could ever love and I'm so ecstatic that you gave me two of my blessings. But my baby boy is out there. I gotta find him."

Tomorrow I track my son down. Tomorrow is the start of something new. Tomorrow is the day I right my wrongs. Tomorrow I unless the wrath of Ares, and they'll wish they never fucked with the god of war.