Poseidon's Daughter

Chapter 24

Rhea POV

"Mum, I had so much fun. Aunt Persie was great. She can grow flowers and she's the reason why we have springtime. I'm going to visit her next week again, and she's going to show me around the Underworld," I tell her, jumping in my seat at the lunch table.

Persephone's presence makes me giddy. I don't know why, but I like it.

"That's great Rhea!" Sally says unsure, looking at Amphitrite.

"Persephone will look after Rhea as if she were her own. She's a great babysitter too. She looked after Triton every now and then too. It's been a long time since she has had a baby in her home," Amphitrite responds.

I'm not a baby though. Crossing my arms I look at my mom who seems to have calmed down and conversation went on as normal.

The next day I was looking for my dad and one of the mer-guards pointed me in the direction of his office.

"Dad," I call out, knocking on his door nervously.

"Come in," he calls out.

He gestures for me to sit down, still looking at one of the letters on his desk.

"I'll be done in a minute," he says, making notes on something I assume to be his calendar.

"Is something wrong?" he asks, placing down his pen.

"No, I was wondering where you were, and wanted to know if you knew that mum and Amphitrite are going to the mall?" I reply.

"Uh no, I didn't know. You're not going with, are you?" he asks worried that I'll go along with them.

"No, I'm not. Mom didn't say anything about me coming along. Isn't it weird?" I ask, scrunching up my nose.

"What's weird?" he asks. Really dad?! I think.

"My mother being friends with your wife!" my voice rising higher at the end.

"So you noticed it too! I thought they would hate each other, but they surprised me on the first day too. They've been ganging up against me, and I didn't mention anything to them in case I ruined the peace between them." He says, brows creasing in disbelief.

"Mom said they bonded over the fact that you're not into them anymore, also that you and mom are only friends now, which helps a lot with Amphitrite." I reply thinking back on the conversation I had with Sally.

My mom and Amphitrite spoke about this on the first day here when dad took me to the hippocampi. When I asked my mother why she and Amphitrite got along so well she said they were friends now and as long as my mom and dad stays friends, then peace will be kept between the two of them. Plus they've been gossiping like mad over the things my dad did, and I unfortunately heard some of it.

If only I could un-hear the things my dad did with nymphs...

"What?" he asks confused.

"I asked mom and that's what she said. But it's really weird to see them get along when I thought they wouldn't."

"Triton also thinks it's strange. He thought for sure that they wouldn't either. And it seems that since you and your mother arrived, Amphitrite has taken more interest in Triton and the person he has become, she is more invested in him. I think it's because she saw the way Sally is with you," he replied.

"I noticed it too. Triton looks uncomfortable when she does that. She budged in on a conversation between a mermaid and himself and asked what they were talking about. And Triton likes this girl...so it was very funny to watch," I say, chuckling and dad joining in.