Vengeance

18

Athena PoV

After seeing the happy family the supposed threat to Olympus had, I realized I wanted my own.

Badly.

After returning to Olympus and reporting my findings to the council, Poseidon visited my palace.

"Theeny," he greeted.

I couldn't help but smile at the nickname as I let him into my home. "What brings you here, barnacle beard?"

"The look in your eyes when you talked about the child," the sea god responded honestly.

A slight blush crept up my cheeks.

"Athena," he began hesitantly. "What are we? We spend time with one another. We hold each other and speak of intimate things, but only in private. You freeze up, blushing. You act like you're scared. I don't know how you feel, and I don't think I could ever figure out how you think. I just know that I like you."

"Poseidon," I whispered, processing his words. "You...you like me?"

He pulled me close, nodding. "I want to be the man that kisses you, that takes you on the cheesy dates and makes you laugh. The man you think about whenever Aphrodite talks about something naughty. The man that makes you feel sexual pleasure. I want to make you scream my name, and I want to protect you. I want you to hold, to keep safe, to make happy. I can see myself in bed with a woman, but if I think about it, that woman is you."

I was blushing very deeply now, biting my lip. "Poseidon, that's very sweet. Just, next time don't start with how bad you want me in your bed."

The sea god chuckled, flashing that smile of his that made my knees go weak.

I took a deep breath. "Poseidon...you're married."

"No, I'm not," he blurted.

I raised a brow.

"I stopped loving Amphritrite a very long time ago, but I didn't feel for anyone else. I hate being alone, so I waited," the king of the seas explained sheepishly.

I placed a hand on the back of his neck, leaning in and placing a gentle kiss on his lips.

A while later, I found myself enthralled in a book.

After finishing the short, five hundred page novel, I found out that Poseidon was still there, flipping through a book on marine life as he waited for me to finish.

"I want to make dinner for you," The god stated simply, setting the book down.

It was a long night.

Artemis PoV

I was at a meeting with Percy, and the other Generals were going over the plans one last time.

Percy was excluded from the planning because his attention was on his child and me.

After the meeting, many of my husband's coworkers complimented the baby.

Percy kept saying that Cassandra took after me, and I smiled.

The plan was simple. Go to Olympus. State our cause. Explain everything. Leave.

Percy kissed my forehead and the baby's, placing a shielding spell over us.

I took a deep breath, and we appeared in the throne room.

It was the summer solstice, and everyone was there.

Screaming at each other, arguing over the being that was Percy Jackson.