Disclamier: I don't own them
A/N: Thank you so much for reading. I can't decide whether to say this is complete or if I should continue with Ares, Dio, and Eros. So leave me what you think I should do, should I seperate the three gods into different stories or should I continue this with them.
A/N2: I realize I switched from talking about them in their mortal names to their god/goddess names I apologize. Also any ideas for what their daughter should be goddess of are welcomed ^^ Enjoy
Chapter 9
Heather paused a bit, looking over at her sleeping husband. She winced slightly, it was happening again...she knew the feeling, but she didn't want to wake Zach. They were rather far apart, so it shouldn't be too much of a problem. She got up from the bed slowly then, she really didn't want to wake Zach. With all the kids out of the house, she was a little worried, but she walked quietly down to the library.
"Alright, sweetie, its a little early to come...so just settle down." She told her, smiling a bit. "Maybe I am going crazy," She chuckled softly to herself. She sat down on one of the chairs and rested. She clutched the arm rests slightly as another contraction hit her. Okay...maybe I should have woken Zach up. She closed her eyes and started breathing slowly, relax, Hera, relax. She didn't want to go to the hospital right now any ways, Janice was out with Eric and wouldn't be back 'til the next day. Janice was suppose to help with the delivery, she was the only one that Hera really trusted. As her breathing relaxed she started to slowly fall back to sleep again.
Zeus woke up several minutes later, he looked over. "Hera?" His wife wasn't sleeping next to him, that didn't happen. He immediately got up then, his mind going over the what if's. He put on a robe and went down stairs. "Hera?"
She woke up a bit, and looked over. "...Sorry I started to feel a contraction so I got up, to make sure I was alright, I came down here." She smiled.
He looked at her kneeling before her. "You should have woke me, if they get quicker, we'll need to get you to the hospital."
She shook her head. "Janice is out with Eric, and I don't want to ruin their date." She stated. "Besides they're rather far apart, and the doctor wants them like three minutes together. She's just restless like mommy tonight." She held his hand tightly in her own. "We are a couple weeks too early any ways."
He brushed her hair back. "Still you should have woke me, I don't like waking up alone..."
She said nothing, that was on her mind, but smiled and snuggled into his hand, a soft purr like noise came from her throat, and she blushed slightly. He chuckled a bit "Think you can stand?"
She nodded, and he helped her up before sitting back down in the chair and pulling her to him. "We can sleep better this way."
Hera snuggled close to him closing her eyes and drifting back to sleep, Zeus watched her for about five minutes before drifting off himself.
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"Shh," He told the young woman. "We don't want to wake mom and dad."
Claire looked at him, "We aren't even suppose to be here." She whispered back. "We're suppose to be up at the ocean cabin."
"Its not my fault we had a storm.." Ares stated, "If I had known the weather was going to be that bad."
She just giggled a little. "Shh, my darling god of war, its alright." She happened to be soaked though. "Mind if I go take a quick hot shower?" She asked shivering.
Ares smiled a bit, "You can in my room." He stated leading her quietly up the stairs, forgetting the second to last step creaked badly.
Hera was immediately awake then, "Zeus..someone...is here.." She whispered shaking her sleeping husband.
"Its probably Eric or someone.."
Hera immediately got up then, she didn't care who it was, she could handle an intruder. She wasn't expecting Eric to come back this evening. She turned on the hall light.
"By the gods, mom!" Ares swore a bit at the blinding light. "Honestly."
"That is no way to speak to your mother!" Both Claire and Hera stated, and Hera looked at them both. "Just what happened to you two? You're soaking wet."
"We had a storm, and I didn't realize the roof would leak...as bad as it did..." Ares stated, sighing a bit.
Hera immediately started doing the "mother thing" ushering Claire into her room to get out of her wet things and into a hot shower. She looked at her son, and sighed a bit. "Go go, get in your shower too, go now."
Ares frowned a bit, but did as he was told. The plan had been to well take a shower with Claire, in a water saving way of course. Yeah sure, he told himself, that's really what it was about...things had gotten a little out of hand when they'd finally gotten to a bedroom. Not that they both weren't enjoying it, just when the water started to drip on them, yeah mood killer for sure.
Claire let the hot water wash over her, she shivered. She had been cold for a while, she closed her eyes her mind going over the small memory.
Half way through the fifth chapter of Great Expectations, Claire had turned to him and moved the book away. A smile on her face, cat like, very cute, at least that's what he'd said. She was slowly then placing her lips on his, a gentle kiss, a quick kiss. This quick kiss soon turned into a very heated and passionate one. He smiled at her and watched as she took his hand leading the two of them upstairs to the room she'd been in earlier. Already he heard the slight rain, as drops hit the roof, but he was too memorized by the woman before him to think anything of it. She knew it and used it to her advantage as he held her up while they shared more kisses. She wrapped her legs around his waist praying all the while she wasn't too heavy. "Claire," He whispered, his voice a little hoarse due to their kisses. "Are you sure about this?" "Never been more sure in my life, Ares." She whispered back her lips once again brushing his in what would become a heated and very dangerous kiss. Only seconds later would the ceiling come down and water pour on the two soaking them to the bone.
"Claire! Do you know how to deliver a baby?" Ares voice was frantic on the other side.
Claire dressed quickly in the pajamas Hera had provided for her and opened the door. "Hera's ready?"
Ares nodded. 'Dad is panicking and you know Janet is out, Claire.."
Claire just smiled, "Don't worry, Ares, I can deliver a baby." She rushed down the stairs then, finding Hera laying on the couch, the goddess was covered in sweat, but she was ready.
"Sorry I didn't mean to interrupt your shower dear." Hera stated. "I didn't realize she'd want to come so soon." Claire just looked at her. "Oh don't even think about it, I'll just have to shower again. Ares go get some hot water, and a couple warm towels." The young god rushed off to do as he was told.
Within a few hours a loud wail was heard over the slight patter of rain over head. Claire smiled holding in her arms a beautiful, healthy lunged baby girl. She smiled a bit, she looked at Zeus. "Did you want to cut the umbilical?"
Zeus had never been asked to do that before, since the women were the ones that helped Hera, and he rarely was there for the whole birth. His hand was definitely feeling it now though, as he thought for sure Hera had crushed a few bones. Not to mention the curses she'd let fly at him, mostly in Greek though. Claire chuckled a bit and helped him then before tying it off.
"She's beautiful." Claire stated looking at the baby wrapped in the soft down towel as she handed her to Hera.
"Looks like her mother." Zeus stated stroking the baby's soft cheek, and Hera blushed a little.
"Have you two decided on a name?" Claire asked, she was glad they'd actually had everything they needed in the house. She was guessing that came from Hera's and Zeus' daughter, Eileithyia. "I'm so thankful you're daughter is also a nurse."
Zeus and Hera looked at each other. "We are too, we are very thankful that she left that bag here too." Hera stated, staring at the child who yawned a bit and blinked at her. "Zeus you said Leah earlier, but she doesn't look like a Leah to me."
"Me neither," Zeus stated looking at the baby.
Claire was cleaning up watching them, she smiled, "Picking a name can be a bit difficult."
Hera was going over some names in her mind, Zeus was thinking as well. Ares could tell his parents were concentrating it was a site. "What is she going to be the goddess of any ways?"
"oh that part is easy," Hera stated, smiling, "You know that there really isn't a goddess of winter, I mean sure Demeter is the harvest goddess, and Persephone the goddess of the spring."
"That's a lot of responsibility, what is she going to make snow?" Ares couldn't help but chuckle a little, and Zeus looked at him, glaring slightly at his only son. "Sorry, sorry."
"Well either that or we'll let her decide when she grows up." Hera state, still smiling at the little bundle in her arms, the baby yawned a little but was still asleep. "I think we should wait to see what she wants to do, maybe she'll want to help one of us." She stroked the baby's head. "You're so perfect...of course all my kids were." Her eyes twinkled at Ares, who turned away.
Claire chuckled a bit. "I bet Ares was a very cute baby."
"We have pictures," Zeus stated, "I'll show them to you some time, Claire. Oh and thank you for help.."
"Don't mention it," The young woman stated, a smile on her face. "How often do you get the chance to help a goddess give birth to a baby?"
"I think we should name her Corinna." Hera stated suddenly. "We can call her Cori if she's more a tomboy or Rinna."
Zeus smiled. "I like that, I think its perfect." He sealed the agreement by gently kissing the sleeping baby's forehead.