Sorry that this is severely late, but things were happening, but here is the tenth chapter of this fanfic

disclaimer: only own OCs

warning: trigger for insanity and mentions of divorce

Chapter 10: acquaintances

Sarah was the first one to wake up after a night of events that happened, wondering how her father would really handle meeting a Greek god, who was to be her husband. She went to the bathroom to shower, contemplating on what had happened the past few weeks, from moving into her new apartment, to finding out that her mother could be put back into a mental hospital due to a mental break that could occur within any time of the week. She came out of the bathroom, dried up and with clothes on, and went to the living room to see what was on; some of the major news stories had to do with corruption, murder, a rape that occurred near her building. She sighed and decided to make some breakfast for herself and Eros, wondering on how or when her father would come and see them both. As she was making sure that the pancakes were nice and golden brown, she noticed Eros' hands wrapping around her and his lips pressed to the side of her temple. "Hey, you…just wanted to surprise you with something new." She said getting the first bunch of pancakes onto a plate. "They certainly look and smell delicious, darling." He said smiling against her skin. She set the plates and cups on the table, while Eros was getting the cups. While they were eating, they were talking about when her father would meet Eros, and what time. "I'm thinking we could meet up with my dad in central park, that way you guys could be more well-acquainted better, I just hope that my mother isn't there to try anything that could have her sent to a mental hospital again." She said eating a piece of her pancake while Eros put syrup on his.

After they were finished, Sarah texted her dad saying that they would meet up in central park whenever he would be ready, as long as her mom wasn't around to cause any trouble or do anything beyond the borderlines of insanity. Eros was showered and they were ready to head for central park to meet with her father, so they both would be better acquainted with each other about who would be her wedded husband when everything settles down.

Rhodenon was still in conflict over doing her intended quest and avoiding Ares' intention to have her as his wife. "What do I do, what do I do?!" she snarled pacing around the apartment. She hated Ares with a passion, always vain, selfish only cared about his needs, and he goes and falls for her in a twisted way, setting her free from Tartarus, only to find out after she would do the deed, he would claim her as his wife, and she would fall for him over time, according to the fates. She was free to do what she wanted, and that included having her way with Eros after she killed off his imprinted wife, but the curveball that had been thrown at her was really testing her sanity and patience, and now she questioned herself as to what she was going to have to do in order to have what she wanted, and that was revenge on the Olympians for imprisoning her in Tartarus, keeping her from her only intended goal of satisfying her appetite with someone who watched over lovers. "Such a decision to make, but would I choose a life of committing to a vain man who would kill me, or give up my quest only to be thrown back to a torture unthinkable for a mortal mind to withstand?" she asked herself flopping down onto a sofa to think of the choices she now had in store. It was quite an internal conflict within herself as neither sounded like fun to her at all.

Melissa was sitting at her home with James, having deluded imaginations about what would be happening with Sarah. She thought that her 'imprinted husband' was cheating on her, or raping her, or even abusing her, causing tears of sheer torment to rain down on her cheeks. "No, I will save you from him, my darling daughter, you won't have to be with him again, I won't let him hurt you!" she said with pure insanity gracing her voice. She knew that her husband was meeting up with Eros and Sarah, she had to come up with a plan to try and 'protect Sarah' from the dangers of the world, whether anyone liked it or not.

As Sarah and Eros were waiting in the park for her father, she looked around and noticed a few happy, giggling children, families having a picnic, a man playing Frisbee with his dog, and even joggers and couples holding each other affectionately while walking along the paved path. She would've wanted this kind of thing to happen to her had she not been imprinted to Eros, but he was not what she had expected him to be: loving, sweet, considerate, thoughtful, pretty much what some girls would be selling their souls to look for in guys. As she was looking around, she felt something on her ear, and it turned out to be Eros, nibbling on her earlobe, trying to get her attention. "Hey….why did you do that?" she asked playfully glaring at him. "I tend to be mischievous, my little rose, so expect things like that from me, darling." Eros said smirking. She laughed as she looked away, looking around a little more at the people who were around them, blissfully doing their thing in the park, whether it would be feeding ducks, reading a book, looking out at the lake, and she even saw a proposal a few feet away, she was happy for them as the man took his fiancée in his arms and spun around, unaware of the people walking past them.

He tapped her shoulder later on, seeing her father walking around the park, looking for them. "Dad, we're over here!" she yelled, waving her hand in the air. He went over to them, happy that he found them, and that he would meet his future son-in-law. "Hey, dad, it's good to see you again!" Sarah said hugging her father tightly. "I missed you, little chickadee." James said kissing her forehead when he pulled away. He walked up to Eros, curious about him. "So, you must be Eros, then….son of Aphrodite, goddess of love?" James asked. "Yes, I am…..I am the same person who imprinted on Sarah, I understand both of you are fearful for her mother." He said shaking James' hand in greeting. "Yes, I often worry for my wife's sanity, she has had to be put in there many times in her life, including when Sarah was growing up, but this time around, I fear we may have to put her in there again, in order to have her receive care, and protect my daughter, but I am also considering divorce." James said solemnly. Sarah and Eros looked at him, surprised with what he was saying. "Divorce, dad? I never expected that to come out of your mouth before, why now?" she asked trying to process what he said. "Sarah, I love your mother truly, but she is dangerously unstable and could be a threat to everyone, including herself. It's not what you would want to hear sweetheart, but I'm afraid that I might have no choice." James finished, trying to hold back tears. After it was all over, the trio decided to walk along the New York streets, taking in the sights of the city.

They stopped at a bookstore to find some new books to read, with Sarah looking at some magazines, James at the history section, and Eros was looking at some romantic novels, considering love was his and his mother's specialty and expertise. He looked over some of them, some he was amused with, and others he was fascinated with. He looked at a few paranormal romance novels, he raised his eyebrows at the rather 'steamy descriptions' in certain parts, and wondered if his mother would read stuff like this because 'making love' was another of his mother's specialties. She probably would, but would want to maybe have a shower after reading them. He met up with Sarah as she was looking at some more magazines, reading other's embarrassing stories, which some involved mooning someone else, farting loudly, and one that involved someone eating dog food as a dare. "You ready to go yet, my love?" he whispered seductively, causing a shiver to go down Sarah's spine. She turned to see him with two books in his hand. "Yeah, I'm ready." She said putting the magazine back on the rack. James purchased a few books, including some updated versions of Greek mythology for his classes to teach his students about the ancient Greeks, Eros had his books, while Sarah decided on a romantic comedy novel she found some weeks back.

They went to a restaurant for lunch and conversation, and James was more than excited about hearing about the ancient Greek times through a Greek deity much older than both Sarah and her father. Sarah looked around to see if anyone was there, and she thought she saw a woman with dark curly hair that went to her shoulders, and sneered at her with contempt simply because she was with Eros, but when she looked again, the woman wasn't there. "Sarah, you ok, sweetie?" James asked while she was coming out of her zone. "Yeah, sorry dad." She said sheepishly while Eros had his hand on her thigh, squeezing it while she put her hand on top of his, tracing his fingers. While James was heading for the bathroom, Eros turned to her with a stern, yet concerned expression on his face. "What did you see when you looked around?" he asked, eyes fierce. "I thought I saw someone looking at me with contempt, she had dark curly hair that went to her shoulders, had blue-ish green eyes, and she looked like she applied lipstick on." She said trying to remain calm. He knew the description anywhere, and Sarah had just seen Rhodenon, making the situation more horrendous than when Hades kidnapped Persephone, and forced her to be his wife.

After James went back home in the evening hours and both Sarah and Eros decided to stay in the apartment, to mostly make sure that she was safe and sound in the apartment from Rhodenon and her mother, if she had been around without her realizing it at all. When they found out that not only was James thinking about putting her in a mental hospital, he might divorce her because her mental breaks were wearing him down, making her dangerous around other people, especially around Sarah. They both had dinner and decided to just sleep in, knowing the situation was growing more and more tedious by the second, first she had seen Rhodenon, now Melissa has to be hit with beyond devastating news about her being put in a mental hospital again, and James divorcing her, even though he never wanted to have to do it, he had no other alternative. Eros admired her father for his strength over the years of raising Sarah to be the woman she was today, all while her mother from time to time had to receive care for her mental issues. He hoped for the next day as he fell to sleep.

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