Note: This is my second post for today! If you haven't read Epilogue 1, please do! Thank you!

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Epilogue 2—2 years later

A knock on my door jolted me awake, much to my annoyance. It had been a good, deep nap too. Mom and Paul had taken the girls, and given me a bit of a respite (after Father had set up a guard, of course, his over-protectiveness over his grandchildren was endearing). I'd taken it gratefully. Taking care of two kids, even with my goddess wife helping me, was taxing to say the least.

Groaning, I checked my watch. Well, I'd had a good two hour nap at least, and that almost made up for the broken four and a half hours I'd gotten the night before… right? I had no idea how normal mortals handled parenthood. My respect for Mom had skyrocketed… and I'd already thought so highly of her.

Dad was right. Mom was a queen.

Sighing, I stood and half-stumbled, half walked over to the door. I peeked through the eye hole and saw a young teenager standing out there, studying the porch curiously. He wore a black t-shirt and jeans over black-and-red tennis shoes. He had tanned skin and hair so dark it didn't look like it reflected any light. I'd never seen the kid before in my life, but he seemed familiar…

That actually made me groan again, wondering which god this was and what they wanted and how badly I'd get smote if I told them where to go and how to get there in no uncertain terms and maybe with Riptide in hand.

May as well rip the band aid off. I opened the door.

"May I help you?" I asked, deadpan. Maybe I could get rid of them and get back to sleep?

The boy turned to me and smiled. It was… a creepy smile. A smile I knew but couldn't place...

Then he said two words that brought my entire world crashing down:

"Hello, Grandson."

END

AN: Yeah, we're getting kids in this. Yes, there are circumstances. Yes, I have REASONS. *cackles*

So yeah, I plan on putting up a few more one-shots after this, and maaaaybe something beyond that, but… doubtful there will be a larger story than 3-5 chapters. Just so you'll know what's coming.

Once again, I would like to thank ALL my beta readers for their help on this story. :D I've had quite a few over the course of this and... I just REALLY appreciate it. Thank you so much. Berix, Ajax, Asterius Daemon, Starlightluv, Quathis, Found, TimeLordTim... and more. I know there are more. TT . TT No, really, THANK YOU. (If I forgot you, please let me know and I'll fix it!)

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