Page 32 of Zeus: Love of a god

When he kissed my neck, I accepted that we would talk about this later. It didn’t take long for me to settle into my sleep. We would see what colors the walls turned out tomorrow.

My eyes fluttered open, then closed quickly from the brightness of the sun through the windows. That alone told me that Zeus was up and had started his day. That man was an early bird. It didn’t matter if we went to bed at three in the morning, he would still get up at five to start his day. I asked him to sleep in with me one day, and he agreed. He still woke up at five in the morning; he just didn’t get out of bed until I did.

My nostrils widened to the smell of pancakes. He knew how to get me out of bed. In record time, I got up, took care of my hygiene, put on some clothes, and was out of our bedroom. I sat down at the kitchen island to watch the back of a god as he cooked breakfast.

“Stop looking at me like that, Jin, before I have you bent over, giving you this work.” It was like he had eyes on the back of his damn head.

I giggled. I always made sure my cochlear was on in the mornings because he moved around so much while he talked to me. “No one is looking at you.”

He peeked at me over his shoulder. “Stop lying, Jin. It’s not becoming of you.” He went back to cooking our breakfast, and I continued to watch his back.

Zeus had a body that was curated by God and perfected by the gym. He was tatted but not too tatted. That made it even more perfect. After a few minutes, he plated my food then put it in front of me. Pancakes, turkey bacon, and eggs scrambled soft like I liked them.

“You know, the doctor did say that I could eat regular bacon here and there.” I whined.

He didn’t say anything as he fixed his plate. He sat next to me, still not saying anything. Before he took his first bite, he glanced my way. “You can have regular bacon when your blood pressure is consistently under control.” I mumbled about turkey bacon being saltier than regular bacon, and he snickered. “We could always do no bacon, Jin.”

It was time to accept defeat before his ass had me eating tofu and drinking more protein shakes. We ate in silence for a few minutes before he asked me about the email from my father.

“Oh, he emailed me and asked to meet with him and my brothers. I figured I could see what he had to say.” I took a sip of my drink. “What do you think?”

He gazed at me for a second. “Baby, if you want to meet with your father, that is fine with me. I’ll be there with you.”

“You’re alright with me meeting him?” I really thought that he would tell me that he didn’t want me to.

He leaned into my space and kissed my lips. “Jin, I’m your man, not your dictator. As long as what you’re doing is not a danger to you or my baby physically, emotionally, or spiritually, then I’m good with it. I’m going with you so that I can make sure you don’t get overwhelmed.”

He told me to set the meeting at the family loungeBasil Leaffor later today. That wasn’t a problem for me because I was anxious to know what Aaron had to say. I also wanted to officially meet my brothers. I picked my phone up that sat on the counter and opened the email that he sent to me to reply.

Hi Aaron,

I’m available to meet today at 4 pm. We can meet at Basil Leaf Lounge. See you then.

-Dindi

MEET THE FAMILY…

Zeus and I arrived at the lounge around three thirty so I could eat. It didn’t open until six, but the chef and his staff arrived at three. The menu was cook-to-order, and there were special dishes weekly. The excitement in my belly when Jacob came to the table we sat at with a plate of rosemary-mustard glazed rack of lamb and brussels sprouts with applewood bacon and caramelized onion. The first thing I ate was the brussels sprouts. I wanted the bacon more than vegetables.

“You over there humming and moaning over that damn food. Don’t make me throw that shit in the trash, Dindi,” Zeus quipped.

I stopped moving the lamb toward my mouth, then turned my head slowly to look at him. When we connected our eyes, I swallowed then guffawed. “Don’t be jelly, baby.” I moved into his space. In a whisper, I said, “I love the taste of your dick more.”

He gave me that look that only he could. It was the look that made me wet the first time we met in the hospital. That longing to be inside of me look.

“Keep fucking with it, Dindi. Get fucked in my office.” The seriousness in his voice pulled a smirk out of me.

I went back to eating my food. Just as I finished, I saw my father and brothers enter the lounge. It wasn’t hard to miss since no one else was in the lounge dining room except me and Zeus. This was the first time that I’d seen them since the event. My neck snapped toward Zeus when I felt his hand on my leg that I didn’t realize shook under the table.

“Calm down, baby. I’m right here. I’m not going anywhere,” he assured. His words calmed the angst in me.

The nervousness was written all over the three men that stood on the opposite side of the table. There was a stillness of uncertainty. My father cleared his throat.

“Um, hi, Dindi. Let me formally introduce you to your brothers. This is Aaron Jr. and Jason.” He pointed at each of them as he introduced them.

I smiled. “Hi. I’m Dindi.” I didn’t know what to do, so I stood from my seat, walked to the side of the table, then extended my hand.

They all looked down at my protruding belly. “Oh, wow! You’re pregnant,” AJ commented with a surprised tone.

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