The Goddess and The Wolf

Cooking Lessons, and Shopping

(The next morning, Lynx POV)
I woke up not only to find Aphrodite not in bed, but to smell smoke in my apartment? Oh please don't tell me!? I rushed out of the bedroom, to the kitchen, and found Aphrodite opening the windows. I smelled burned food, and asked curiously, "What's all this, Babe?". She turned around quickly, and said, "I wanted to try, and surprise you with a simple breakfast, but I burned it...pretty badly. I'm sorry.". I chuckled, and said, "You didn't have to nearly burn down the apartment just to do something special for me, Babe. I do appreciate the thought, and love you put behind it though. Let's get this cleaned up, and I'll teach you how to cook a simple breakfast. How does that sound, Babe?". She sighed, before saying with a soft smile, "That sounds wonderful.". I made my way over to her, and gently kissed her, before saying, "Let's get this cleaned up, then we can start.". She nodded happily, and we got everything cleaned up, washed, and ready for the day. I asked Aphrodite, "Will you check the fridge, and tell me what we have in there?". She nodded, and went over to open the fridge, before she said, "You have bell peppers, steak, a dozen eggs, milk, orange juice, apple juice, water, cheese, and some lettuce.". I asked curiously, "Hey, what do you say to some steak, egg, and cheese omelettes, Babe?". Aphrodite said in excitement, "That sounds amazing!". I chuckled, and said, "Alright let's wash our hands, and then we can start. Okay?". She nodded, and we washed our hands, before gathering everything we needed to make breakfast. Once everything was in order, I asked Aphrodite, "We're going to cook the steak first, so would you please hand me a pan, and the bottle of olive oil?". She handed me the right pan, and the bottle of olive oil. I turned on the stove, set the pan on the fire, put some olive oil in the pan, and let it come to temperature, before I asked Aphrodite, "How do you like your steak?". She said, "Well done.". I nodded, and motioned for her to come closer. Once she was close enough, I explained to her how to cook a steak so it is well done, and showed her how to lay the steak down in the pan properly. Once that was done, I grabbed a bowl, and asked, "How many eggs, Babe?". She said with an adorably proud smile, "Four please!". I smiled, and said, "I've always loved a girl that's not afraid to eat!". Aphrodite kissed my cheek, and said, "I love you too, Baby.". I let her crack, and beat her own eggs, before I took the steak out of the pan. I set it down on the counter, motioned Aphrodite over to me, and sharpened one of my knives. I handed the blade to Aphrodite, and said, "I'm going to show you how to use a knife. Take the blade, and stand here.". She gingerly took the knife by its handle, and I moved her in front of me. From behind, I took her hands in mine, and showed her how her hands should look when cutting anything. Once she got the hang of it, I let her hands go, and she said in excitement, "Look Lynx, I'm doing it!". I said with a chuckle, "Yes you sure are, Babe. Now careful so you don't cut yourself.". I quickly kissed her cheek, before she asked me curiously, "How do you know so much about cooking, Lynx?". I said, "You could call it a hobby of mine, and I didn't really know so much when I first started cooking. It was actually Amaterasu who first got me into it, because at the time I was just cooking things over an open fire, or just eating whatever I caught raw.". Aphrodite turned around, and asked me curiously, "You ate things raw?". I asked, "I'm a giant wolf, a primordial god at that, did you really expect me to know how to cook like I do now?". She looked at me with a look I couldn't quite describe, and asked, "How long have you been around, Lynx?". I sighed, and said, "I've been around for quite a few millennia, but the thing is I don't even remember how I got here. Just light, I know I'm a wolf, I know I'm powerful, and I know how to survive. That was all I knew. I made friends with other primordial dieties of all pantheons, before the pantheons even became a thing. Then it happened, that damn fight, and I did what I had to do in order to protect the rest of my friends. But I've kept in contact with my friends over the millennia, so it's good.".
  Aphrodite looked at me, and I could see the pain in her eyes, the pain she felt from hearing about that part of my past. I said softly as I wrapped my arms around her, "You don't need to worry about me, Babe. If I need to talk to someone, I'll talk to you, okay?". She asked softly, "You promise you'll come to me?". I gently kissed her, and said, "I promise, Babe. Would you do something for me though?". She asked curiously, "What is it?". I asked, "Smile for me? I hate seeing you so worried like this.". She smiled softly, and said, "Deal.". I kissed her one more time, before she said with a loving smile, "Lets finish cooking breakfast, then we can mess around, Baby.". I pouted childishly, and said, "No fun.". She giggled, and said, "Whatever you say, Baby. Now come on, I'm starving!". I chuckled, and we finished cooking.
  Once we were finished eating, and had gotten ready for the day, we headed for the shopping district. Let's see how well this turns out.
  The first store we entered was a store for casual clothing, thank the fucking heavens. Aphrodite told me to have a look around, and see if I could find an outfit I liked while she looked for outfits as well. A few minutes of looking through clothes later, I was brought to attention when Aphrodite asked me, "What do you think, Baby? Do you like this?". I turned around, and was stunned at how Aphrodite's look. She wore a white cami top, and black leather pants, which in my honest opinion made her look pretty sexy. I stood speechless, before Aphrodite wiped my chin with a handkerchief she had in her purse, and said softly, "Baby, you're drooling.". My brain finally rebooted, and I asked dumbly, "What?". Aphrodite giggled, and said, "You started drooling, Baby. If I had known you'd start drooling, then I would've brought you over to the changing rooms.". I chuckled in embarrassment, and said, "Can you blame me, Babe? You're too beautiful to not drool.". She giggled again, and said, "Thank you, Baby, but I need you to come tell me what you think of the other outfits I put together.". I sighed as she dragged me over to the changing rooms. This would be a while, but damnit if I don't enjoy it while I can! What? I'm a warm blooded male, and I have every fucking right to fantasize about my significant other!
(4 hours later)
  I plopped down on my couch, and Aphrodite said, "I'll go change into something more comfortable, Baby. No peeking!". With a quick peck on the cheek, she went to my room to change into one of the many outfits I bought for her. I sighed, and took off my shoes, before I put my feet up on the coffee table, and laid my head back. However, just before I could even start to doze off for a nap, I heard Aphrodite say with a sigh of relief, "That's better.". I looked, and saw Aphrodite coming out of my room in a hot pink spaghetti strap sleeveless crop top that stopped just above her bellybutton, and a pair of daisy dukes that stopped just an inch below the top her thighs. She sat next to me, tucked her legs up on the couch, and leaned on me with a soft sigh. She said softly, "I'm sorry for making you spend so much money, Baby.". I said softly, "It's fine, Babe, really. I've got more than enough money to buy a bunch of really fancy rooftop apartments in New York, so don't worry about it. Besides, it was fun being out like that with you. You really have a knack for fashion, especially if any of the outfits you put together for me, and you to match was anything to go by.". She giggled softly, and said, "I'm a woman after all, I love stuff like that. Plus you know it's in season for couples to match you know.". I could only chuckle at her statement, but had to admit, it was certainly true in both aspects.
  I draped my arm over her shoulder, and said softly, "I love you, Dite.". She said softly, "I love you too, Lynx.". With a gentle kiss, we dozed off in the pure bliss that was our own company.