Artemis PoV
After breakfast, we got dressed and went out to explore the ship.My husband hugged me from behind, kissing my neck. "Mine."
I smiled, kissing his cheek.
He handed me a bottle of water that he'd gone to retrieve, claiming that he wanted to do things the long way because he loved me.
"There's a rock wall," I suggested.
Percy took my hand. "That sounds like fun. Lead the way, my lady."
We made our way to the rock wall and got in line. I leaned against his chest, inhaling his scent.
"What's on your mind?" He asked.
"Do you want kids?" I blurted.
He responded positively.
As we moved closer to the front of the line, a naughty idea crossed my mind. "Percy, why don't we make this a little more interesting?"
My husband cocked an eyebrow.
"A little bet," I continued. "The one with the fastest time chooses what we do tonight."
He nodded, and I wondered if he had forgotten I was the goddess of the hunt.
When it was my turn, I grabbed the harness and fastened it. The attendant checked it, finishing quickly under my husband's glare.
The timer began, and I scaled with ease. The first five feet were extremely simple, the following fifteen being just slightly more challenging, and the final ten being the section where I was required to pay a bit of attention, as half the grips were worn, loose, or just missing altogether.
I hit the buzzer, my time clocking at three minutes and twenty-seven seconds.
I removed my harness and looked around.
The rock wall ended at the restaurant. Percy swung himself over the top and hit the buzzer, clocking in at four minutes and thirty-nine seconds.
He pouted jokingly and walked over.
I kissed his cheek.
We sat down and gave the waiter our orders.
Percy took my hand, holding it from across the table, and I couldn't help but smile at the small gesture of affection.
The food arrived, and we ate peacefully.
"So," he started. "The whole kids thing. When do you want kids?"
"I don't know," I replied. "For gods, it's never really planned. It happens when it does, and families are never normal."
Percy nodded understandingly and stood. "There's a baby hippocampus caught in the ship's propellor blades. I'll be back in an hour."
I nodded, pushing away my empty plate and watching my husband dive over the railing and into the ocean.
It's a good thing the Mist is functioning properly.
Percy disappeared into the water and I returned to the suite.
I drew a bath and stripped, putting a bathrobe on the door and my phone by the tub.
I sighed as the warm water encased my body, a tingling sensation causing me to shiver.
There were several texts from my siblings, and I couldn't help but laugh.
Deciding to let Apollo suffer, I responded to Athena's texts.
Shortly after I told her I was alone, she called me.
"So, what exactly is Perseus doing?" Athena asked.
"He said there was a hippocampus stuck in the blades of the ship or something like that and that he would be back in about an hour, why?" I responded.
"Aren't you concerned he might have gone to see someone else?" My sister questioned.
"No," I replied. "Percy is the god of loyalty. It goes against both his domain and his fatal flaw to be unfaithful."
"You believe he really loves you?" Athena asked.
"Yes," I answered.
"How do you know?" The goddess
continued.
"It's a combination of things," I explained. "He's kind to me in a way that's somehow different than anyone else. He's romantic, and he does simple things like hold my hand. There's so much more to it, but it really depends on the people."
Athena was silent, as though thinking.
"How are things with Poseidon going?" I changed the subject.
Athena coughed. "How did you...?"
"At the water park," I replied. "Percy and I were poking around and we found that tunnel system..."
It was almost as though I could feel her blushing through the phone.
"Oh," she said in a small voice.
"It was a brash thing to do for you," I remarked. "Almost everyone had sex, but I never would have expected you to. You must really like him."
"He's so kind to me," she defended. "He's romantic, sweet, a lot smarter than he acts, and I think he loves me."
"How long have you been seeing each other?" I asked.
"A little less than a century," Athena replied shyly.
"A century?" I hissed, trying not to shout. "How come you never told me?"
"I didn't know what you would think..." she trailed off.
I heard a male voice in the background. "Have fun," I teased, hanging up.
Setting my phone down, I got out of the tub and dried off, slipping on the bathrobe.
It had been an hour and a half, and Percy still wasn't back.
After another half hour, I got dressed and texted my husband.
His ringtone sounded from behind the door, and I opened it to find him standing there with a Moonlace flower. "Sorry, it took me so long. I had to find the hippocampus's family after I got him out, and that took a while."
I took the flower from his outstretched hand and kissed his cheek. "Thank you."
After I placed the flower in a bowl filled with water, my husband hugged me from behind. "Did you try a new shampoo?"
I smiled a little. "Yes. Do you like it?"
"It smells wonderful," he replied, kissing the back of my ear.
"Dinner is starting in the main lobby," I remarked.
Percy took my waist and kissed me passionately.
My arms went around his neck, fingers running through his hair as we kissed.
"I love you so much," he whispered.
"I love you too," I replied in a matching tone.
"So, you wanted to go to the dinner being hosted in the main lobby?" My husband asked.
"To start with," I replied mischievously.
Percy took my hand in his, and we went to the main lobby.
Percy PoV
I was carving into a steak and playing footsie with my wife as she dug into her fettuccine alfredo.
My goddess snagged a piece of my steak, and I responded by stealing a few strands of pasta.
With the much-enjoyed meal ending, we made our way out of the main lobby.
We stopped at the main deck, looking out on the moon and the stars. "It's beautiful," Artemis breathed.
I held my wife close. "It's nowhere near as beautiful as you."
She looked up at me lovingly, kissing me sweetly.
Artemis PoV
We made it up to the suite fully clothed, but that's about how long the phase lasted.
My lips were on my lover's almost immediately after the door closed.
Percy's hands were at my waist quickly, holding me close as we kissed. "What do you want, Artemis?"
I bit my lip. "I...want you to...to make love to me."
"No need to be shy about it," he whispered. "I'm your husband. It's my job to satisfy your cravings."
I closed my eyes as he kissed me, his hands roaming my body.
Shortly thereafter, I found myself in my undergarments, straddling my lover.
Percy unclasped my bra and brought his mouth to my breast.
He fell backwards and rolled so I was underneath him as he sucked, licked, pinched, and massaged my breasts.
Heavily aroused at this point, I was
moaning rather loudly as he continued to stimulate.
I bit my lip when I felt his finger brush against me.
"You're very wet," my husband remarked. "Need some help with that?"
I nodded, wanting nothing more at that moment than to feel the pleasures he could inflict upon me.
