Ch. 39 Who's Your Momma Now?
"Don't worry, it happens with every god." Anna assured me and I was still apologizing for the room. I couldn't believe who I turned into. Or for a matter of fact- what I turned into. It was like I was some kind of succubus. Or some sexually charged and frustrated person who has NO control over herself. I felt like a damn fool, but Eric- God Eric seemed perfectly fine with it. In fact he liked my whole dominating persona. I just hoped that in the future I could control myself. May the gods help me…
"Anna again I am so sorry. I don't-" Eric placed his hand over my mouth to shush me.
"Violet she said it was fine. Now we need to get back to Miami."
"You take care of her Viking." Anna sternly said and I felt a little awkward just standing there trying to say sorry again but I was still being muffled my Eric's huge cold hand. "Or else."
Surprisingly Anna (Although I didn't know why I thought it was, after all Anna was a fairy. Durrrr!) was able to teleport us back to Miami. In fact when I opened my eyes Eric and I were in our room we were staying in at the King's 'house'. More like mansion up the ying yang if you ask me.
When I let go of Eric I could tell something was off. "Eric what are you not telling me? Why are you blocking me out of your head?" I asked and went over to the dresser and stripped down to my underwear so I could put on a pair of jeans and a black t-shirt. Eric went over to his dresser which was across from mine and did the same except he put on a dark blue dress shirt with his jeans and rolled the sleeves up a little bit.
His sexiness was distracting for a second but I snapped myself out of it and repeated myself.
"There is something that we do need to talk about." He gulped. Eric never gulped! This couldn't be good.
"About what?"
"It's about your mother."
Ok this was just not making sense. "My mother? Eric she's dead."
The door to our bedroom door opened. "No she's not." I heard a woman say and I turned my head. It was the woman I saw next to Eric at the club! What was she doing here?
"What is going on? Who are you? What are you doing here?" I was frantic and took a couple steps back. By now Max, Pam, and Caine joined in the room too. Caine closed the door and everyone was looking at me.
When I stared at the woman I was stunned by how striking she looked. Her skin was fair, but it had this slight golden hue around her. Her hair was a light brown just like mine but was longer. It had to go down to just above her waist but it was in a loose braid. Her eyes were a deep blue and her face was a gorgeous heart shape. She was a few inches taller than me and had the perfect hour glass figure. Marilyn Monroe would have given her a high five. And to top it off she was wearing a long light blue Grecian dress that went to the floor and only had one shoulder covered.
Why do you look so familiar?
"Violet, I am your mother."
That one sentence made me want to pass out.
"My mother died a long time ago." I felt like I was chocking on my own oxygen. "Who are you really?"
The beautiful Grecian dressed woman did not flinch, did not blink. "My name is Athena. I am the goddess of Wisdom and War and I am your mother." This time I actually passed out.
"Will someone just slap her or something?"
Pam?
"Pam I'm not going to slap her! She would kill me when she wakes up!"
Max?
"Oh for the love of fuck. We need to let her know that the fucking goddess in the room is her mom again. Now Eric slap your soul mate. She won't kill you."
Yep, that's Pam…Wait…Slap me? Did I pass out? I passed out! Time to wake up!
"Don't slap me! Don't slap me!" I was sat bolted up on the couch in the same room with my arms held up. I slowly set them down to see Eric next to me. He was a little worried and asked how I was feeling. "Like I just passed out."
"Thank you Captain Obvious, now can we please get this conversation on the road." Pam barked and I raised my eyebrows.
"Ok!" I snapped and turned to see the woman claiming to be Athena and my mom sitting across from me, not even five feet away. She looked calm but also I felt a sort of relief rolling off of her.
"This may seem hard for you to understand, but I am your mother."
"But how?" I asked and took Eric's hand. I looked to the side and saw that Max and Caine were still here too standing against the wall.
"It is not wise for us gods of Olympus to come to Earth and develop a serious relationship with a human. My father was furious when I did." Athena took a deep breath and I held mine.
"Your father…Zeus." I whispered. "But what about my mom?"
"She was not your real mother, but first I must tell you the beginning…I met you father and we fell in love. I left Olympus for a few years to be with him on Earth. Then something- or rather someone unexpected happened." I could tell she was talking about me because she smiled. "I got pregnant with you. Your father and I were so excited!" I watched as a small tear rolled down her cheek and just stayed quiet while I squeezed Eric's hand.
"Then when you were born I was seriously thinking of giving up my powers and becoming fully human. When my father found out he was furious. He said my place was on Olympus and to be the goddess I was born to be. I didn't have a choice. When it came down to it, Zeus threatened to kill your father and you if I relinquished my powers. So he gave me one year with you and your father to spend in exchange for your lives and to return to Olympus. It was the hardest thing that I have ever done knowing I would not be with the two people I loved the most." By now more tears were rolling down Athena's eyes and my heart ached for her. To hold her and tell her it was ok.
"Would you like a tissue?" Max asked the silently crying goddess and she accepted.
"Your father took it hard but in the end he understood what I was doing to keep you safe. So I told him that I would love him forever, and I forever will. I told him he had to find someone in this world that could make him happy and raise you to be a happy child. Though the night that they died…I couldn't get away to save him and I'm so sorry. I am so sorry Violet…"
By now I was crying. I didn't want to make a sound and Eric wrapped an arm around me while still holding my hand. I stared at this woman- goddess- or what ever you wanted to title her as and saw my true mom. I felt it in my heart of hearts that this woman was my missing link in life.
After the whole story about my dad and my now mom, it was time to talk about business. The war.
"So far we have come up with that Eris will try to open a door to hell. It is only a few hours from Bon Temps and in a church. Of course it was built by monks. If I am not mistaken it's the door Thor the Norse god had created centuries ago." Athena explained and all eyes went to Eric.
"So you look at me now…Great, but can we just continue this?" My vampire kind of snapped and folded his arms.
"That then leads a problem. I can not fight in the war then."
"WHAT?" I stared at Athena in disbelief! "So Thor had the door made and you can't help fight in the war?" By now I was on my feet pissed off! Athena, my mom, was one of the most powerful goddesses to ever live and she could help me fight this war but instead she can't! What the hell!
"During the time the door was made Thor and I made a pact. It would last a millennia and the time isn't up. If I were to break it a whole other war between the Olympian gods and the Norse gods would break out!"
"Complete bullshit!" I yelled and punched the wall.
"Violet you need to calm down." Eric told me and I shot daggers at him.
"I didn't say I couldn't help at all. I just can't fight physically in the war!" Athena tried to explain but I felt my anger and adrenaline rise.
"How come you made the pact?" I asked sharply and all of us stayed quiet to listen.
"It was a long time ago and I owed him." Was all my true mom said and I still wasn't satisfied but I had to deal with it regardless.
I felt like I was about to throw up. In less than an hour Eric and I were going to go through the engagement ceremony in front of EVERYONE. I was about to pee my pants just thinking about it.
Pam was doing my hair and makeup as usual and she tried calming me down the best she could. "Violet it won't be that bad. You'll march down the aisle, accept Eric's engagement, he'll put the ring on your finger, you'll kiss, he'll bite you, and it will be over with."
"Whoa! What?" I exclaimed almost making Pam poke me in the eye with the makeup brush.
"Violet!" Pam snapped.
"Sorry! But he has to bite me in front of everyone? Really? Why?" I wined scared.
"It's him putting his mark on you. It is to show you will be his wife and that is that. Now hold still while I do your hair please."
I was hyperventilating with Pam behind the closed doors to the ballroom. She kept telling me I was going to do fine and once I saw Eric she was absolutely right.
My blood red dress made of silk was sleeveless and clung to my body like a glove until just a few inches before my knees. It then flared out like a mermaid style wedding dress. In other words, absolutely stunning.
Pam took my arm and walked me down the aisle. As we made our way I was thinking this looked more like a wedding than it did an "engagement" ceremony. The scene did make you want to say "I do" except instead of a billion flowers there were candles and everyone was wearing black. And I mean EVERYONE. The only color any vampire had on was either a different shade of lipstick (though some wore black too), or the jewels they were wearing were differently colored. For me the only jewelry I was wearing was a pair of diamond earrings Eric had gotten me a few weeks ago. I didn't want to know the price tag and he said to not think about it.
Looking at Eric in his tuxedo was making my mouth dry. He was just so damn beautiful. Excuse me, FUCKING SEXY. Period.
You look breath taking Violet.
You make me want to kiss you until I can't breath.
Eric laughed at that and took my hand once I got up to the little platform.
The room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop and when Eric went on one knee I held my breath afraid to brake the silence.
"Violet Amor Knight," My vampire's words caressed themselves off him tongue like butter and I was almost shaking with nerves, but still managed to smile through. "I love you more than anything in the world. You are my soul mate and till the day I die and forever more, I will not love any other but you. Will you be my wife?" And he pulled out a small box. With a slight pop sound Eric opened it and inside lay a one carat round diamond ring with smaller diamonds going all around the platinum band.
"Yes!" I breathed and I watched as Eric smiling from ear to ear placed the ring on my finger. He stood up and kissed me and warned me that next he would have to bite me on the neck in front of everyone. Of course he was telling me from mind to mind so no one heard.
I took a deep breath and Eric placed one hand on one side of my face while the other brushed the hair away from my neck.
Are you ready my love?
I nodded my head slightly and smiled at my now fiancé.
In a very gentleman manner, Eric bend down and kissed the place on my neck where he was going to bite before he sank his fangs in. In all truth there was no pain, just love.
Eric maybe took one mouth full of blood and pulled away. The crowd immediately stood up and cheered with their applause and whistles. After standing there for a moment longer Eric and I joined hands and walked our way down the aisle and back to our room.
The ceremony was over and now I had to just get through the wedding.