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"You can't be serious," Hades spoke. "Stop making a fool of yourself, Hera. This is your wedding day. Enjoy it while it lasts."
Hera glared at Hades for interrupting her argument with Zeus and his whore. "Then how do you explain his refusal to let Helios and Selene marry, because I want to know!"
"Simple, Zeus is angry that he hasn't slept with Selene yet," Hades replied, taking a drink of wine, lying to his sister to calm her down. He wasn't in the mood for her temper. Besides, he knew all too well about Zeus' and Selene's secret affair. It still amuses him that no one caught on until now.
"You're an idiot, Hades," Hera told him, and he smiled.
Hades placed his hand over his heart. "You wound me, dear sister. It is only my opinion after all but you know as well as I, that Zeus will never be happy with just one woman. He will continue to break your heart and crush it beneath his foot. Prepare yourself to be disappointed for the rest of your immortal life."
"You're cruel, Hades," Hera replied, shifting uncomfortably in her seat, just realizing that everyone was watching them.
"Yes, I am. But you know that I always tell it like it is. Zeus is what the humans call a player and you, my dear Hera, are just another one of his victims."
Nyx took this opportunity to save her friend from disgrace. She wasn't afraid of Hera and the other gods. She had already faced their wrath before and most likely will again. "I am Zeus' lover," she spoke, hoping that Zeus would get the hint and go along with her story.
"You dare admit this to me in my presence?" Hera spoke in anger.
"It wouldn't be the first time I have shared my bed with a god. Do you honestly think that you were the only one to sleep with him? Then you are a fool."
Hera wasn't about to let Nyx get away with her insult and in front of the other gods too. "I would expect it from a whore like you. Tell me, Nyx. Do you have a fascination with sleeping with married men?" Hera finished, grinning evilly at the gasps she heard coming from the other gods.
"I am no whore," Nyx spoke loudly.
"Isn't it true that you and Poseidon were and still are lovers and that you even produced a child?" Hera asked her.
Nyx sighed and looked over at Poseidon. "Yes," she answered. "It's true."
Hera was pleased with herself for embarrassing Nyx. "Where is the child? Surely, Zeus would want to know the child that is Poseidon's heir."
"That is enough, Hera!" Zeus yelled at her, clearly displeased with his wife's behavior. "You have gone too far. Apologize to Nyx."
Hera snorted. "I will not apologize to your whore."
Zeus wrapped his hand around her throat. "You will never speak about Nyx that way again. Am I understood?" Hera nodded her head. "For disobeying me, you will be locked away in your castle until further notice. Now, get out of my sight." He threw Hera back in her chair and watched her as she ran from the room.
Zeus turned back to the other gods. "I am sorry for my wife's behavior tonight. She let anger and jealousy cloud her judgment. I was going to wait until later to inform you all but current events has forced me to do otherwise. Hera is pregnant with my heir and it is more an likely that her temper will be worse than it has been tonight. I want you to know that if Hera does anything to harm any of you that you can always come to me."
The gods carried on their conversations from before and Selene took this opportunity to excuse herself and went outside to get some fresh air. "Selene, I need to talk with you." She immediately stiffened and turned around to face the god that interrupted her solitude.
"What do you want, Zeus? Haven't we been through this already?" she asked him.
Zeus closed the space between them. "Tell me why I should let you marry Helios."
"How am I going to explain my pregnancy, Zeus? This is the only solution that I could come up with because I am not ready to tell Hera the truth. Can you think of a better idea?"
Zeus shook his head. "I could have tolerated any other god but why him. I told you to stay away from him and yet you disobeyed me. Do I have to punish you also?"
"I will not explain my actions to you. If you still refuse to let Helios marry me, then I will ask for a trial with the other gods. I tried to be reasonable with you but I see that I was mistaken."
Zeus pushed Selene into the shadows and stood in front of her, so the person that was coming towards him, wouldn't be able to see her. "What are you doing out here, Zeus?" Hades spoke, raising his eyebrow in question.
"Nothing," Zeus answered.
Hades knew better. "You wouldn't by chance know what happened to Selene? It seems that she is missing."
"No, I haven't," He answered.
Hades smiled knowingly. "You have to return to the hall though. Athena and Ares are battling each other again. I don't know why they just don't admit their feeling for one another, than at least we will be able to have some peace and quiet for a time."
Zeus laughed. "That will never happen, brother. Come, let us go and control the children."
Selene watched them from the shadows, not coming out until she was sure they were back inside. She was angry at herself for letting Zeus get the best of her. She waited fifteen more minutes before she headed back into the hall.
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Nyx nursed the glass of ambrosia in her hand. It seemed like this night was a complete disaster. But, at least Selene was safe from Hera's wrath. She watched Athena and Ares fight each other and of the other gods taking bets on who would win this particular fight. Personally, she thought Athena would win. Ares was too much of a hot head.
Lost in her thoughts, Nyx didn't see Amphitrite approach her. "Nyx, my I speak with you." Nyx looked at her and motioned for her to sit down. This conversation would probably take a while.
"I knew that Poseidon was having an affair behind my back and to tell you the truth, I was kind of glad. You see, I am barren and can never have kids of my own. I knew that Poseidon would need an heir one day, as it is his right, but I didn't expect him to continue the affair after the child was born."
Nyx stared at her in shock. "You're not angry with me?"
Amphitrite shook her head. "No, I'm not. I just wished that Poseidon would have told me, so I wouldn't have found out the way I did. It was wrong of Hera to put you in the spotlight like that, although it was to save your friend from embarrassment."
"You knew? Why didn't you say anything?"
Amphitrite gave Nyx a smile. "It wasn't my place to do so. I know that you have only slept with one god and that is my husband. I am just curious as to why Poseidon never married you. It seems to me that he is also in love with you."
"He did ask me once a long time ago and I accepted. But, we had a huge fight and he broke off the engagement. I still wonder what it would be like to be his wife."
"When did you two hook up back together?" Amphitrite asked her.
Nyx shook her head sadly. "We slept together the night after your wedding. I knew it was wrong but I couldn't help it. I am sorry, Amphitrite. I know that I can never make it up to you."
"Silly, you don't have to. I am willing to share Poseidon and he knows this. I am relieved that it is you and not some other goddess that I can't stand. May I ask you one last question?" Nyx nodded her head. "Where is your child?"
Nyx pointed towards her stomach. "I had just recently found out. It seems that I am not the only one going to have a child."
Amphitrite smiled. "I have one condition for you. Let me be in the child's life and be its step-mother. I would spoil the child as if it was my very own."
"Done," Nyx said, taking Amphitrite's hand within her own. "I wouldn't have it any other way."
To be continued…