Jono realized what he had done. He felt like he betrayed Seto. His conscience didn't let him rest.
The Pharaoh was asleep. Seto couldn't sleep. He saw the sun rise, so he went to the temple to fulfill his duties.
He realized Mahaddo wasn't there.
"Where could he be? " Seto thought.
Mahaddo was resting next to Jono in his bed.
Jono moved, thus causing Mahaddo to wake up.
"Oh shit! " Mahaddo thought.
He immediately got dressed to go to the temple.
Jono woke up.
"Where are you going, Mahaddo? " Jono asked.
"I'm going to the temple. I'm late. " Mahaddo said as he rushed.
"Please don't tell Seto anything about what happened last night. " Jono said.
"I promise not to tell a soul. " Mahaddo said.
Mahaddo ran and headed straight to the temple. He got Seto a pomegranate on the way.
As he arrived, he found Seto lighting some incense.
"Good Morning, Seto. I'm sorry I'm late. " Mahaddo said as he tried to catch his breath.
"It's fine, Mahaddo. I got a little worried, but I'm glad you made it and that you're safe. " Seto said. He had the sweetest smile towards Mahaddo. Mahaddo wanted to kiss Seto right then and there, but he restrained himself.
"The banquet took up the whole night. I overslept. " Mahaddo said.
"I hope you rested well. " Seto said.
"I did. Did you? " Mahaddo asked.
"Not really... I couldn't sleep last night. Someone (he touched his stomach and looked down on it. ) didn't let me sleep last night. " Seto said.
Mahaddo smiled.
"The Pharaoh? " Mahaddo asked.
"No, not the Pharaoh. My son. " Seto replied.
Mahaddo remembered the pomegranate.
"I got you one on the way here. I noticed you didn't eat at the banquet last night. " Mahaddo said as he handed the pomegranate to Seto.
"Thank you, Mahaddo. Let's eat it. " Seto said.
Mahaddo and Seto were talking and eating the pomegranate together.
Mahaddo kept staring at Seto's eyes.
"He's glowing... " Mahaddo thought.
They both smiled.
Mahaddo got really close to Seto. They stopped.
Mahaddo was just millimeters away from Seto's face. He touched Seto's face and kissed him. Seto gave in. They kissed for a great while. Seto stopped because he was starting to feel nauseous.
"I'm sorry, Mahaddo... You're a great kisser.. Is there any water? I feel nauseous. " Seto said.
Mahaddo got Seto some water and gave him a few pomegranate seeds.
"Thank you. " Seto said.
"No problem. " Mahaddo said. He continued to touch Seto and Seto did not object to it.
"What the fuck is wrong with me? He's touching me. I'm in love with Jono, engaged to the Pharaoh, and now I'm getting kissed and touched by my apprentice and it feels really good?" Seto thought.
They continued to go about their priestly duties.
As they were leaving the temple.
"I'll see you tomorrow, Mahaddo. " Seto said with a smile.
"See you tomorrow, Seto. " Mahaddo said.
Mahaddo left with a huge smile on his face, and he was also blushing.
Seto headed straight to Jono's house.
Jono was in his chambers cleaning up. He heard some footsteps and turned around.
"Seto! " Jono shouted with joy as he quickly embraced his lover.
"Jono, I've missed you. " Seto said.
They immediately kissed eachother passionately.
"I'm sure that our son misses you too. " Seto said.
Jono smiled.
"You haven't really grown much, Seto. Are you sure that our child is fine? " Jono said.
"Yes. He is fine. I may not be growing, but he is. " Seto said.
They talked for quite a while.
"Seto... I know that you spent the night with the Pharaoh... Did you give yourself to the Pharaoh yet? " Jono asked.
"I have not. I refused. He was making some advances, but I really didn't want to. I told him that I didn't want to, I was exhausted and that I didn't want to risk hurting the baby. " Seto said.
Jono felt very guilty. He would've done more with Mahaddo if Mahaddo hadn't restrained himself.
"Should I tell Seto that Mahaddo and I slept together last night?" Jono asked himself.
Seto felt a little guilty after his kiss with Mahaddo. If he weren't with child, he and Mahaddo could've done more than just kiss. He vowed not to tell Jono or the Pharaoh about it.
Seto and Jono couldn't hold back any longer. Jono immediately pushed Seto to his bed and started to kiss him passionately. He then disrobed Seto and kissed his neck and his chest. Jono licked one of Seto's nipples and ran his finger around the other one. Seto let out a loud moan as the pleasure was very intense. Jono noticed the Pharaoh's Mark of possession on Seto's collarbone.
He felt a little jealous when he saw it. He was just as guilty as Seto, so he would let it slide.
Jono hid it very well, but Seto felt as if he had to explain.
"Jono... The Pharaoh tried to seduce me last night, but I refused. He kissed me and sucked on my collarbone. He said it was for pract -" Seto said
"It's fine, Seto. You're going to marry him anyway. Besides, I know that you love me and your heart and your body belong to me. I took your virginity and made and made you mine, and our love was so strong, our beautiful child was produced and is on the way. The Pharaoh might marry you, but he won't make you his man because I beat him to it. I also know that I'm the only man you love. " Jono said.
"Exactly. I still don't want to marry the Pharaoh, but I wasn't left with much of a choice. " Seto said.
"Seto... The Pharaoh said that he could arrange for a spiritual marriage and take me as a second husband so we could be married and be married to the Pharaoh at the same time. " Jono said.
Seto thought about it.
"I'm willing, Seto. I'll do anything to be with you. " Jono said.
"But you'll have to marry someone else first. " Seto said.
"Really? " Jono said looking puzzled.
"I guess I'll marry Mahaddo. " Jono thought.
Jono didn't want to think of it anymore. He just wanted to make love to Seto.
He continued to kiss Seto all over.
Seto was enjoying every second of it.
"Th-that's it, Jono. Love me all over. " Seto panted.
As Jono kept rubbing Seto's nipples and kissed Seto's inner thighs, Mahaddo came in, but did not make any noise. He saw Seto and Jono and immediately left Jono's house.
He was fully erect, so he hid somewhere to relieve himself. He imagined Seto and Jono the way they were and he saw himself with them.
After their heated session, Seto had to go back to the Pharaoh's palace to prepare for the wedding, which was less than a week away.
He went to try on his wedding robes. They fit him perfectly. No one was able to tell that he was with child.
The Pharaoh joined him to make sure that everything was going well with the wedding preparations.
The Pharaoh took Seto to his chambers.
"Seto. I would like for you and the child to be examined right now. I've also asked the examiner if having intercourse would hurt the child. " Atem said.
"My Pharaoh and my future King, intercourse will not hurt the child. Can you please lay down so I can examine you? " the examiner (I'm sure they didn't call them doctors back then) said.
Seto laid down.
Atem held Seto's hand as he was being examined. Seto felt a little uncomfortable.
"If you were a woman, I'd be very worried about you and your child due to your size. But you're very slim and tall and that's probably why you're not big. The child seems healthy and continues to grow. I'm estimating that you're a little over six months along. Congratulations, your majesties. " He said.
"Remember your oath of secrecy. " The Pharaoh said.
"I promise you that I will not tell a soul, my Pharaoh. " He said as he left.
"Well Sweetheart, you can be sure that your child will not be hurt when you give yourself to me on our wedding night. " Atem said as he kissed Seto's forehead.
During the week, Seto and Atem were preparing for their wedding. Soldiers' threats towards Seto still continued.
Seto and Jono's encounters also continued daily. Seto tried to spend as much time with Jono as possible.
Jono and Mahaddo had their encounters every night. Jono and Mahaddo would always begin by kissing eachother passionately and then disrobing and having oral sex. Jono still hadn't penetrated Mahaddo yet. Jono in a way still felt that he was betraying Seto, but at the same time, he would forget about his feelings.
Seto and Mahaddo had their encounters every morning at the temple. Like Mahaddo's encounters with Jono, Seto and Mahaddo would kiss passionately and then disrobed. Seto and Mahaddo had not had any kind of sexual contact yet as Seto wanted to wait until after his child was born to have sex again. Seto did his best to cover any marks that Jono and Mahaddo had left on him. Seto felt that he was betraying Jono in a way, but at the same time, something told him that everything was fine. Seto nor Jono had any idea about their significant other's encounters with Mahaddo.
Seto stopped denying that he had fallen for Mahaddo as well. He felt bad for loving two men at the same time. Mahaddo took Seto to his chambers and they were laying in bed together, naked.
"I can't hide my feelings anymore, Seto. I love you. " Mahaddo said as he held Seto in his arms.
Seto kissed Mahaddo tenderly.
"I love you too, Mahaddo. I love you and Jono. The both of you have a very special place in my heart. " Seto said.
The night after Mahaddo's last encounter with Seto, he was in Jono's bed. They both lay together cuddling. They were naked.
"Jono, you know that I love you and Seto, right? " Mahaddo said.
"Absolutely. And I've realized that I'm in love with you too. And I still love Seto. I wish the three of us could be together. " Jono said.
"Same. " Mahaddo said.
"Are we going to Seto and the Pharaoh's wedding? " Jono asked.
"I wish we didn't have to, but we must go. " Mahaddo said.
They got dressed and headed straight to the palace.
Seto was putting on his wedding robes. He wore a beautiful white robe with red velvet accents on the skirt of the robe (well, because men wore skirt like things back then.) the robe also had golden, blue and purple accents on it. He looked like royalty. He lined his eyes with kohl, like usual.
The Pharaoh entered the chambers where Seto was getting ready.
"Seth.. Darling.. You look-" Atem said as he advanced to touch his soon to be husband.
"Cousin, my heart is softening up to you little by little, but let me tell you... I can't promise that I'll be faithful. I just can't be faithful to you. I feel horrible because you've been very good to me and you deserve someone that will remain faithful to you and has eyes for you. " Seto said.
He started to cry.
Atem hugged Seto.
He also had tears in his eyes.
"Thank you, darling. You just confessed your love to me. It may not be much love, but it's still something. " The Pharaoh cried. The Pharaoh wiped Seto's tears away and he cleaned up his face as he had kohl smeared on it. They put kohl on eachother.
"I'll do my best to be a good husband, cousin. " Seto said.
"You don't need to call me 'Cousin.' I know that we're cousins, but we will be married within a few moments. " Atem said.
Seto looked at his cousin with sad eyes.
"I'd like a moment alone. " Seto said.
"As you wish, my future king. " Atem said.
Atem left but stood by the door. He heard Seto sing.
Seto cried as he sang a song of sorrow and heartbreak. Atem felt his soul cringe at the words and the emotions in Seto's song. Seto had a very beautiful voice. He always knew that.
Seto got himself ready. He walked down the hallway. He was stunning gorgeous. Every head in the hallway turned and faced him.
"I'm ready, my Pharaoh. " He said.
The Pharaoh smiled and took Seto's hand as they walked to the ceremony.