Interview

Athena's P.O.V.

"Miss, good morning. Can You join me in my office, please?" I asked, startling my interviewee. She turned around and my breath was stuck in my throat.

"Athena..." she turned around saying it a little over a whisper. No, it can't be, we both stood there making no attempt to meet each other.

"Ameera?" I asked, she isn't here, I rubbed my eyes with the back of my palm.

"You remember me?"

"Poseidon, stop playing jokes on me." I got extremely upset, I'm tired of his jokes.

"Athena it isn't him."

"Yes it is, first it was Ameera with Zeus, then it was Medusa with you, who is the next God."

"Ath-"

"No, no, no, when you raped Medusa I was extremely angry, but I couldn't do anything, because I didn't want to anger Zeus."

"Athena, listen," she got closer to me, holding my hands, I didn't refuse it I let her, I didn't want to look her in her eyes, and she did not look me in my eyes, "remember the night, you took me to Olympus because Zeus wasn't there, we spent the night in your chambers talking about all the things that happened in Olympus before," it was the night you told me you loved me and the night we made love for the first time, the night I told you I loved you."

"Ameera, stop.." I whispered, "I need to hear you say it." I hooked a finger under her chin lifting it so she can watch me in my eyes, "who brung you back?"

"Hades and the Moria." she stared intensely into my eyes, "Zeus killed me he said if I couldn't be his lover he would kill me."

"Zeus?" I asked not believing her.

"Yes, Athena, I'm scared." she hugged me tightly, the anger boiled up, I wanted to vent my anger.

"Ameera, come with me." she followed me to my private elevator, I tried to maintain a steady pace but my mind and heart kept beating hard, harder than they have ever been.

I got into the elevator, but something didn't feel right, I felt as though I'm going to fall asleep.

*********

Harriet's P.O.V.

"Baby, she still hasn't woken up." I looked over to my husband who is sitting on the hospital chair.

Athena has been asleep for almost three days and still hasn't gotten up, I think it's because of the stress. Micheal did say there was something wrong with the stock count.

"It can be all the stress, things were tight in the company, I've told her to take some rest, but she never listens." I frown, but he smirks.

"She thinks little Giovanni does want an aunty or godmother, so mean of her," I say in a pissed voice. I am pissed off she didn't take any rest and I had her up talking for hours on the phone, I feel like a bad person," my heart hurts for her."

"Aww baby come here," he motions for me to sit on his lap," it's been two days since she's been sleeping."

"You found her in there, just knocked out on the chair." I kissed his lips quickly, only two months then she's out.

"Yeah, I'm sorry for not notifying you earlier, how can I make it up to you?" I wasn't angry with him at all he did the right thing.

"Babe it's okay and.....I want to tell you." I got all his attention on me, his grip tightened on my hand, his grey eyes staring into my soul making me wanna run and hide, my heart beating loudly in my chest is an attribute to his staring.

"Go ahead....will I get upset?" he asked, looking at me with a softness I know but this was softer.

"I'm pansexual."

"What is that?" he looked confused, I tilted my head to the side, I thought he smarter than this

"I like everyone no matter what you are or identify as-well I'm not limited in my sexual choice, I can like a gay man, or a straight one, a straight girl or a gay one, a trans man or woman, a non-binary---- I love whatever you are."I caught him off guard, his eyes widened and he let go of my hands, I knew he wanted to throw them because his grip loosened, "It's okay I-" before I could finish what I was saying I ended my sentence and got off his lap immediately, he didn't stop me.

I started off calmly, "So you're not going to say anything, look I don't like telling people because being a POC and a member of the alphabet mafia-"

"Alphabet Mafia?" he questioned in a tone that, was genuine disgust and confusion.

"It's the LGBTQ+ community it's tough because chances are that your family will disown you, and I've been through disownership for so long it almost broke me and if you want a divorce it's okay." I couldn't watch him in his face because of his reaction.

"You still love me right?" he asked, which really pissed me off for no reason.

"Yes, but I was in love with Athena, before you." he scoffed.

"So you really had no interest in me from the beginning," I shook my head, his face played emotions of pain, regret, and most of all an epiphany.

"I didn't because you used to piss me off, but slowly you started to grow in my heart." he swiped his hands over his face, revealing a stressed Micheal.

"So I alone felt that attraction."

"I'm a demisexual pansexual," his face scrunched, I thought my husband was much smarter than this, he's handsome but needs a brain," which means I can't feel attraction to someone unless I'm in love with them."

His face softened, but I know that reaction too well, "It's ok, once you still love me." I felt extremely pissed but eased.

"Well.....okay." I turned around to exit the room, before I can make my second step, he grabbed my hand"What?" he gave me a look like signalling 'don't move' I ignored him and tried to pull his hand away, but he tightened his hand. I looked at his face again, which signalled 'please' I stared at him hard, then sighed.

He smiled devilishly at me, and I retreated to his lap but only leaving a lot of space between us, he pulled me back to hit his chest and I rolled my eyes"I love you and I'm sorry for reacting like that."