Conversation between Women
It was a few days later that Hera was walking pass some fields on earth. She had just managed to watch over a married couple as that was what she sometimes did. The wife had just given birth, reminding her of the pain of doing just that. After all she had children of her own, not just the earthlings that she also considered that. As she walked she came over Persephone, the younger Goddess seemed so very said, and so Hera walked up to her.
"Hera?" she said, getting aware of her presence.
"Yes it is I, what is the matter, why so sad?" she wondered. After all it was a hot summer's day, the birds were singing and the bugs were flying about. Hera knew how much the fellow goddess loved that.
"I miss him," she said, referring to her husband, the one that stole her heart, when he stole her.
"Brother Hades?" she wondered, letting an arm wrap around her, holding her ever so close.
"Yes, I hate so very much being away from him, even if I like it here, watching what I do make things grow," she said with a heavy sigh.
"You are lonely," the older goddess concluded. After all Persephone never quite fit in with the other Gods and Goddesses, not with humans either. She in a way was the perfect much for the husband she loved so dearly.
"Very much so, I know he would come if I call, but I cannot do so every moment of every day," she whispered, hiding her head in her shoulder. After all her husband was a busy man as well. Someone needed to tend to the souls of the dead.
"I can understand that," said Hera, stroking her back every so gently, comforting her.
"I just wish we were not apart for so very long, how can you bear it when Zeus is away from you?" she asked in a soft tone, meeting her eyes.
"He is seldom there when he is home in any case, I get lonely and frustrated of course. But changing him will take more than decades," she said. He had stayed home after he found her with Hades thought.
"Your marriage is not good is it?" she wondered, looking into her blue eyes. Hera looked back into her hazel ones, saying, "It could have been worse, he doesn't beat me or anything like that, in fact he is quite gentle. I just wish he was more like Hades I suppose, only had eyes for me."
"I am lucky that way as I know he would never cheat, he respect me and I him, if I say no he would stop, much as he would come when I call upon him," said she with a smile.
Hera nodded saying, "You are lucky, he is a good guy, my brother."
"Spite the fact he lives where he does and have that job, he got a pure heart and I love him for it," she said, a smile on her pale red lips.
"You both do, are you feeling better? I really should get moving, I need to help Athena with something," she said with a face of dismay. She never liked her stepdaughter, but they could talk from time to time.
"I will be, thank you for the talk," said she and smiled. Hera gave her a kiss on the cheek, before wandering away. She smiled after her before she said, "Hades, I need to see you."
She walked to sit by a three, letting her fingers caress over the petals of a flower. Smiling, knowing he would be right with her, he always came when she needed him to. Even if she couldn't go down to him, he could come up to her. She smiled figuring that he wasn't a bad husband, and she was lucky to have him. Once she felt his footsteps behind her, she turned her head saying, "There you are, my king."
"My Queen," he greeted, half smiling at his beauty.
"Come, sit," she patted on the spot next to her and he did, and she leaned against him, feeling safe, loved and at peace. A moment like this was worth the world to him. As he held her close and kissed the top of her head she knew he would stay at least for some time. This she figured was how life should be, the two of them together, dozing in the sun.
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