Chapter 18

I was awake but I still did not want to open my eyes. I like the feeling caused by Zeus hugging me.

I smiled at the memory of last night. What happened to us last night was unexpected. One moment he was mad and the next moment we were making love. He pleasured me in any way possible and with the same intensity and passion I gave up and did the same for him. Not because I have to, but because I want to.

I can't even tell him that I loved him back then until now, but my actions were louder than any words I could utter.

I let my actions speak for the things I couldn't say to him.

I felt him move next to me and hugged me even more. A pang of guilt gushed through my whole system. Because for whatever reason, the fact still remains. I am a married woman, and he is bound to marry someone else.

Although I am angry with what Aria and Fausto did to me, what I and Zeus did, does not justify my sentiments. It was still wrong.

I sighed and carefully removed his arm that was wrapped around me.

I also moved slowly to make sure I would not wake him up. I know he's tired.

I blushed at the thought. I shrugged my thoughts off and picked my scattered clothes from last night.

I exited his room and headed directly inside my bathroom. As the water from the shower fell on my body, it washed away all the tiresome acts we did last night.

This time, I let myself relax for a while, but I just can't. My kids were still in Fausto's custody. I have to think of a better plan. But no matter what plan I think of, I still don't know if it will work. So, I guess my last resort would be, telling Zeus about our kids.

After my daily routine inside my bathroom and after fixing myself, I went to the kitchen and thought of something good to cook. I am also looking at our stocks to see if they are enough. I was happily doing the chores when someone knocked on our door.

Zeus and I lived in a small house, so I knew that anyone outside was noisy. I moved quickly to open the door. It looks like anyone outside can no longer wait.

When I finally opened it, I was immediately greeted by a loud slap. I was shocked by the events but was immediately relieved. I was holding my cheek as I turned it. And there, right in front of me is Aria.

She was fuming mad. She looked so angry at me that I almost missed the kind of look she had.

"How dare you, Sofia!!" She opened up to me. And even though I didn't let her in, she slapped me on the shoulder so she could pass.

Aria went inside and looked around the house before turning around again.

"You're really flirty! You're already housing my fiancée! You're not satisfied with his dad yet and want Zeus for you too?" his scandalous statement.

I just started listening to her lament. My brain could not process what she was saying. Aside from being surprised at why she is here I also wonder how she found us.

Well, it's not that we don't want to go back. But because Zeus and I decided to stay longer until we heal ourselves. Until we finally accept that we were just not meant to be.

"What! You answered Sofia. Are you an itchy bitch? You don't matter! Even your son, you abandoned him, didn't you? Because you're flirty!"

Aria was about to kick me when I got ahead of her. What she said boils my anger towards her. What right does she have to question my motherhood? She has no right.

"Don't include my children here! If you are angry because you think I am kidnapping Zeus from you! Well, be angry with me alone!" I shouted back at her.

Aria was a pain in the ass. What she says is out of logic. If before I was still guilty of what I did with Zeus, now I am not. The sudden patience I would have been given to her cut off.

"You are brave now, ah! Why? Have you told Zeus that you have a child? That he left you when you were pregnant! That you gave away your children!"

"I did not give away my children, and you know that! You know, Aria. You also know that I relied on the letter I sent you before, to give to Zeus. So that he would know my condition. But why Do I really trust you? You are a snake! " I shouted in her face.

I approached her and slapped her. The past is back to me. I went back to the time I begged her to give my letter to Zeus. That even if Zeus left me then, he would come back when he found out what happened to me. But I was just really unlucky. Because the person I trusted would have ruined everything.

Aria was about to speak when we heard a loud shout.

"What did you two just say?" Zeus is here, disheveled. He looks messy. He was just wearing his boxers, maybe he was in a hurry when he heard us and his fiancée snake screaming.

He looked at Aria. He has this certain questioning look in his eyes. While the woman is depressed and looks afraid of what might happen.

I was even scared too. I never told him about our kids because I don't want him to get confused. I don't want him to settle on a situation wherein he does not have a choice. Because I know, once he knew about Icarus and Athena, he would settle for us. And I don't want that.

He turned to Aria and me. We were standing at the center of the living room. Even when I was lying down, I did not sit down. While Aria on the other hand was sitting comfortably on the couch.

Then she began to speak. "Sofia, got pregnant when you left love," she began while looking at Zeus who was still standing between the two of us. As Aria spoke, I looked straight at Zeus.

What would he do after this? If earlier I had thought of just telling him the truth now, I would not have known. I don't know what to do now that he found out my secret unexpectedly. I sighed.

Aria was still explaining. As expected, she's feeding lies again to Zeus. She made sure I was really crazy in the eyes of his fiancée. Even though I really wanted to rush her thick face I restrained myself from slapping her.

I just thought that if Zeus would believe her now then he must love her truly. And when that happens, I will still be happy. Because at least I know that he finally made up his mind.

Or so I thought.

"That's not what I heard a while ago, Aria. And why are you here?" Zeus asked her. His forehead furrowed as he stared at Aria. Aria on the other hand looked appalled. She lost her poise. She stood up and angrily pointed at Zeus.

"You're asking me that, really Zeus? I am your fucking fiancée if you forgot!" She looked at me and shook her head. "Now that you know about your kids, what do you plan to do to me?"

Aria was crying. She was crying her heart out. Even though I hate him now, I still feel sorry for him. I somehow felt the pain she was feeling.

It really hurts because you really love someone, and you do not know if you will be loved back. They said, love is a gamble. But you still can't help but hope. Because everyone who loves wants to be loved back. And I know Aria is the same.

When I looked at Zeus, I saw confusion in his eyes. I know he cared for her, or maybe loved her. And seeing him like this makes my heart ache. I sighed again. I really should have restricted myself from the start.

"Explain it to me, Sofia."

I turned to Zeus. I was nervous but I knew I had nothing to lose. I stared at him and started talking. Everything he heard I said earlier I just repeated. From the baptism, from the letter I sent until Zeus' father took them.

As I spoke, I could not help but look at Aria. She was still bent over and still crying. Even if I feel guilty about telling the truth, I have to stand by it.

For once in my life, after six years of hiding the truth, I will expose it now. I'm doing this not for me but for my kids. Because they deserve to be known. And Zeus deserved to know them.

"What are their names? Where are they? I want…want to meet them." He said after I told everything. He was silently crying. He also sat on the couch earlier. His two hands are on his face, covering it. Her face was already red from the accented sob.

"What are their names?" he asked me again.

I looked at him for a moment and turned to Aria. The woman shook me. He did not want me to tell Zeus. But, I had enough from them. It is time for me to be with my children. Because the only way to be with them is to tell Zeus.

"Icarus and Athena"

"Fuck"

Today, I know I just did the right thing. And I will accept its consequences.