Chapter five
Ana.
When I woke the next morning, I had a weird feeling of fullness in my core and as I moved, I heard Christian groan behind me as he moved his hips. He was moving in and out of me slowly as I groaned with pleasure at the feeling the movement was creating. We hadn't moved all night after falling into such a deep sleep with Christian still inside me which I had to admit was my new favorite way to wake up.
Christian moved faster picking up the pace and as he did, I could feel my orgasm building quickly but just as I was reaching my peak the door burst open and the twins came running into the room and jumped on the bed shouting good morning to them. With a frustrated growl, Christian quickly pulled out of me and glamoured pajamas on us both.
We both groaned in frustration before sitting up, I had been so close just a few more minutes and I would have had my release. Christian had clearly been listening to what I was thinking as he looked at me with disappointment that mirrored my own written all over his face.
"Yeah, baby I was close as well. Never mind, it's to be continued for sure." We both laughed before grabbing the twins pulling them down and tickling them, and our disappointment went the second we heard them giggling.
"Good morning you two, where are your cousins?" They started jumping up and down on the bed as Abigail spoke her small, sweet voice never failing to shock me and make me melt.
"Everyone's downstairs 'cause we all want to see Aunty Huldah's baby and the doctor is coming over. Did you know that she is having a baby boy, mommy? Isn't that just really cool? Jamie and Theo are super excited to have another boy do you think he will grow as quickly as we did? I hope he does because he will be able to play with us." I waited for her to take a breath and give them a chance to answer at least one of her questions but apparently Abigail hadn't finished yet.
"Mommy, Daddy, why won't Ella grow big quick like we did? Can we make her grow big, please? PLEASE!" They both said the last bit together.
"Sweethearts, first of all, slow down, that was a lot of questions to answer, and secondly we can't make Ella grow bigger. She will grow bigger on her own. It will just be a little slower that's all." When I finished talking, they both sat down, and looked like they were about to cry.
"That's not fair. She never gets to play with us. Why can't you help her? You are so mean, mommy. You never let us have any fun. I'm not your friend." Abigail was giving me the dirtiest look, and her arms were crossed over her chest. I should have been annoyed with Abigail's little outburst but instead, I was fighting the urge to laugh, but clearly Christian wasn't finding it funny at all.
"Abigail, you will say sorry to your mommy right now! Don't ever let me hear you speak to your mommy like that ever again!" Abigail looked at Christian with shock evident on her little face, and I had to admit I was shocked as well. I never thought he would ever tell her off for anything, however, being cheeky to me was obviously where he drew the line.
Abigail turned to me with big tears in her beautiful eyes when she spoke once more. "I'm really sorry, mommy. I didn't mean it. I just wish Ella could play with us." Once she had finished speaking, she threw herself into my arms squeezing me tight.
"It's okay, sweetheart. You just can't speak to people like that. It's not nice and you are such a sweet girl you don't need to be like that honey, okay?" I felt her nodding into my shoulder and I could feel her tears dampen my top so I pulled her back so that she could look at her face.
"Sweetheart, you don't need to be upset. It's all done with now you have said sorry. It's okay beautiful. No one is upset with you so please don't cry." Christian leaned over and reached for our daughter and wrapped her in his big arms and kissed her head.
"Beautiful girl, please don't cry, like your mommy said it's all over and done with." She looked up at him and her tears stopped almost immediately.
"Okay, Daddy." I couldn't stop smiling because I knew that as much as Abigail was upset that she had been cheeky to me, she was more upset that Christian was upset with her.
She was the biggest daddy's girl and I wouldn't have it any other way.
When I looked over at Theo, he was watching everything with concern and anger on his face. Not wanting to ask in case Abigail got upset again I decided to listen to what he was thinking, and when I did my heart melted. He was worried about Abigail being upset but he was also annoyed at how she had spoken to me.
"Theo, honey, come here and give Mommy a cuddle." He climbed over to me getting on my knee and wrapped his little arms around my neck. When he settled, I whispered in his ear making sure that Abigail didn't hear.
"Sweetie, don't be upset with your sister, please. Mommy isn't upset. She was just sad because Ella is so small that's all, she didn't mean what she said." He looked up at me and smiled.
"Okay, Mommy. I won't." I had to laugh a little when he whispered this behind his hand but Christian had obviously heard because he smiled at him and ruffled his hair.
"Okay, well, why don't you guys run downstairs, we will be down in a second we don't want to miss the doctor and seeing the baby." At the mention of the doctor and the baby, the twin's moods shifted and the excitement was back as they both jumped down of the bed to run out of the room.
As soon as they were gone, I turned to face my husband. "Christian, are you okay, honey? I know that was probably hard for you?" He shrugged his shoulders and got out of bed.
"It wasn't actually hard. I won't have any of our children talking to you like that. They need to respect you. You are their mother at the end of the day we could have a hundred children and they will all face the same reaction if they are ever cheeky like that to you." I walked over to where he stood and smiled up at him as I wrapped her arms around his waist.
"Thank you, Christian. You are the best husband and father I or our children could ever wish for. I love you." He kissed me before we glamoured clothes on knowing if we didn't hurry up the twins would be back up to come and get us.
As we made our way into the front room, I saw Huldah sitting on the sofa laughing and joking with Hope and Beal. I smiled then turned in time to see Kate walk up to her with a coffee in her hand giving it to me.
"It's so good to see her smiling. I am so grateful to Huldah and Beal. Apparently, she slept all night. She looks so much brighter and happier, don't you think?"
"Yeah, she does. It's good to see her like that. I wish we could just take everything away for her." Kate put her arm around my shoulder and was just about to speak when Sathanas shimmered in.
"Where's Christian?" He was looking around when Christian walked around the corner.
"What's up, brother? Have you got any information?" He smiled as Beal came over and the whole room went quiet as we waited to hear what Sathanas had to say.
"I was asking around and it looks like a certain ex-Queen of the Gods has been searching for help in getting back her powers so now we are searching for her. She built up quite a following when she had powers even though a lot of them have disappeared now that she is no longer in the God's favor some have stuck around. Apparently, she is promising them the power of the Gods once she gets her powers back. She is trying to build an army to take out Ana and Zeus. The bitch is fucking delusional." He pulled a face after swearing checking for any of the children and when he didn't see any he continued.
"Sorry about that. Anyway, we can't find her because she has gone into hiding. I am presuming after what happened the other day she is trying to lay low." Christian was visibly shaking stood next to me.
"Okay, well, I'll be back soon. I need to go and see if what she is promising is possible. Also, I think Zeus has a right to know what this bitch is threatening to do."
"I already know, my Queen. No need to come to see me. I have been here since the coronation making sure you are all safe. I also suggest that you need to give the children the powers they would have received at the coronation soon. It will make them stronger." We all turned around to see Zeus leaning on the window smiling.
"Why have you been here? Should we be worried about what Hera is threatening? Can you not find her?" He pushed of the window walking past us all to sit with Huldah and handed her a small bottle with some blue liquid in it.
"I don't like what was done to Huldah. I could feel your pain Ana and when I came you were all so sad, especially this little one." He stroked Hope's hair smiling softly at her.
"I stayed because I wanted to make sure Huldah was okay, and when she showed up so hurt and not healing I decided to help. So I have been searching for someone who could make me this." He pointed to the blue liquid.
"And I can't find who has done this because they are being cloaked by someone very powerful. Some magic we can't undo as I am sure you are figuring out. However, for the Gods, some magic can be worked around with a simple potion." He pointed again to the liquid in Huldah's hand.
"Drink sweet Huldah, it will help I promise." She looked unsure as did Beal who walked up to her and took the bottle from her hands tasting it for himself. We all stepped forward expecting something to happen to him and when nothing happened there was a collective sigh of relief.
"Can she drink it now, Beal? I would never hurt any of the women here. They all hold a soft spot in my heart. So you may want to be less suspicious of my intentions." He was laughing and I could hear that he wasn't even slightly offended. He actually thought it was sweet of Beal to make sure Huldah was safe and he respected him more for it.
"Sorry, you just have to understand where Huldah is concerned, I will make sure she is safe no matter who is offering her help. Please tell me that this will return her memory because I really want to know who did this to her. Sooner, rather than later."
"I understand, and I am very glad she has you. Now Huldah drink it. I promise it will help you, but unfortunately Beal, it won't bring back her memory. Believe me, I looked for something that would, but I found nothing, much to my frustration." He smiled at Huldah encouragingly as she lifted it to her lips drinking it down. When it was empty she placed it down in Zeus's outstretched hand.
He smiled at her and said nothing as we all watched to see what it would do, and I couldn't help but gasp as I watched Huldah's face start to heal and the bruising faded away leaving behind the most beautiful glow on her stunning face and her gorgeous eyes sparkled with unshed tears as she looked at Beal.
"What's happened, Beal? Are you okay?" Huldah was wiping his cheeks which told me that he must be crying, and I could feel my own tears wet my cheeks when I saw the tears and smile on Hope's face.
"Baby I am perfect. Whatever you just drank it's worked. It's healed you, sweetheart." He glamoured a mirror so that she could see for herself and when she did her hand covered her mouth as tears fell from her eyes and streamed down her face.
"Oh wow, I look like myself again and nothing hurts." As she spoke her hands flew to her stomach. "The baby is moving so much, Beal." She grabbed his hand and put it on her stomach next to hers as they both sat staring at each other silently.
With one last indulgent smile, Zeus turned and began to walk toward me and Christian. Taking a deep breath, I turned to him and placed my hand on his chest as I spoke.
"Baby, you are going to have to curb your jealousy for a minute." Before Christian could say anything back to me, I threw myself into Zeus's arms saying thank you over and over ignoring the growl from Christian who now had his hands on my waist pulling me back to him.
"Okay, Ana, that's enough. I understand why you hugged him but my darkness can only handle seeing you in another man's arms for so long and he has hit his limit." I rolled my eyes smiling up at Zeus who was silently laughing.
Beal leaned in to kiss Huldah before joining us with gratitude written all over his face as he held his hand out to Zeus. "Nothing I could do could ever express how grateful I am for what you just did, but I will spend my life trying. I am forever in your debt. Thank you so much." Zeus shook his hand and slapped him on the back.
"Anytime. Now let's stop with the love fest for a while unless, of course, people are getting naked." He stopped speaking and looked around the room smiling with his eyebrows raised in question, but all he received were growls from all the men.
"Zeus we are all very grateful for what you did for Huldah, we really are, but no one is getting naked." I was actually shocked when I saw genuine disappointment written all over his face. The man was crazy but I couldn't help but find him endearing and amusing.
"Fine, well then there is nothing else to do but to find my crazy ex which just so you know I am not looking forward to. She is insane, and before you ask Ana the answer is no. What she says she wants to do to us can't be done. She can, however, use us to get upstairs and get powers from the less powerful Gods if she has enough power on her side of course. So the sooner we find her, and get rid of her the better. It's such a shame I had hoped that she would change her ways and that one day when she lived out her long life she would sit by my side. I guess that won't be happening."
He shrugged his shoulders dismissing that thought and ordered us all to sit around the dining table so that we could all come up with a plan to find Hera and whoever it was she was working with.
