Come Out?

Athena's P.O.V.

I got up from my seat, smiled at Micheal, and made my way hesitantly to my office, these flashbacks, come so often now these days. Thinking of Ameera slows me down as though I can't think anymore.

She's already dead, gone, lost, forever. I still think I could've done something. Zeus killed her, in front of me knowing she's my lover, because of his jealousy, because he couldn't get her.

"Athena! Athena! Athena!!!!" I jumped realizing Micheal was calling me.

"Huh.....yeah."

"Are you ok you haven't started walking as yet?"

"Yes, I'm fine." I blinked plentifully, trying to recompose myself, "Let's go back to the office, or are you going to stay?"

"I think I'm gonna stay...just-j-j-just stay safe, and cross safely.", I nodded, and started, my journey.

I reached the crosswalk, getting a call from Harri, I smiled hard, then frowned. I have to tell her eventually.

I sighed picking up the phone, "Yeah, babe."

"I miss you so much, it's only due in two months and I'm tired as fuck."

"Harri the baby can hear what you're saying."

"Yeah, but does she know what fuck mean?" she answered sassily.

I began to walk, "Harri...promise me you wouldn't curse until I say so." I sounded like a little girl innocently asking her parents for something and they promised.

"Fine only because you said so." she sighed in defeat.

"Thank you." I release my breath," Are you and Michealangelo okay?" I asked.

"No, his parents called and said they wouldn't accept the mixed babies, but that was a week ago, anyway, he didn't know I heard his call with his parents, he's such an idiot he left his phone on speaker, and think I wouldn't come into his office," she started to sniff hard.

"Continue, I'm listening."

"It hurt me a lot, but then.." she laughed as though it's a good memory, I could see her smiling which warmed my heart," he defended me-us, he defended us, he said it's his life, his mother was the one who said that she doesn't want mixed babies but his dad said he would accept any grandbaby. His mom was so nice to me, I mean like what does my child have to do with you, I mean you are the grandmother, but God damn, these fucking....these fucking....uuuggghhh."

"Relax, go take a warm bath after, okay."

"Mmm."

"Is there anything else?"

"Yes."

"What?"

"He saw the photo of us, like the one you have on your office table." my body stiffened, I hadn't realized I stopped walking, I was just standing outside the company," he got angry and began cursing me, he got jealous and thought I was cheating on him with you, I told him I hate him and never want to see him again and I don't want to have kids with him. He said then you'll be the father and some awful things about you then I started to curse him out, hey at least I'm a loyal best friend." we laughed, then she started to sob.

"Harri, relax I'm here, just talk okay," I said in the most friendly, caring voice I can say it in.

"I didn't mean it when I told him that he flashed me a look of regret and hurt. I walked out crying hard and shouted I'll kill myself, but not what we were arguing about, it was because I saw the look on his face that made me feel bad, we vowed to never speak of that or like that, for the two years we've been married."

"B-Harriet, I do love you, you know that."

"I do love you t-"

"No, I'm in love with you, like how you are with him."

"So you are gay, or you haven't labeled yourself?"

"I haven't labeled myself."

"Ok well why didn't you make a move?" she caught me off guard, I made my way into the building, going straight to my personal elevator.

"I didn't know if you were attracted to the same sex."

"Athena I was in love with you," I groaned I could've made my move "I didn't know you were- well are in love with me. It's just that I'm Bi, but Micheal made his move then I went with it then fell in love."

"Well now that you know, I'm trying to get over you knowing that I'll never get you." I laughed nervously, making her join in.

"Athena you made my day 10 times better, now I'm waiting to get fucked." I gasped," What it's been months, he said after Giovanni's birth."

"You're giving your baby girl a boy's name?" I questioned suspiciously.

"Mr. and Mrs. Marcillo was thinking to make it a unisex name," she answered in a matter-of-factly tone," I'm sorry I shouldn't have said that I don't think I should've done that."

"You are right you shouldn't have said that now I feel like you are pushing me away."

"I didn't m-"

"I'm joking." I did feel like she was trying to distance herself from me," So you accept me, for liking women.'

"Ofc why shouldn't I ?"

"Idk what if you feel like 'oh she likes me'." I mimicked in a mean straight girl tone, making her laugh.

"No, we are humans and I am apart of the LGBTQ community, that's on PERIOD!!" she said making me laugh.

"Look Harri I have to go I'm 10 mins late and my interviewee is waiting for me."

"OK, but can you talk to Michealangelo for me."

"Yeah of course, when I told you I'll call you back earlier it was him I was talking to."

"Oh, okay."

"Well bye."

The elevator pinged, reminding me of my dutty, I reminded Solange to bring the interviewee up to wait in my waiting room earlier. I didn't check her resume or anything like that, Solange did for me and thought she's qualified enough, and I trust Solange.

I stepped out of the elevator, memories of Ameera and I flashed through my head making me slow down. I just have this habit of walking extremely fast, but know I'm walking at a normal pace.

I reached the waiting room and saw the interviewee sitting down, her back facing me.