Morpheus by Crystal Dawn Page B

to hit
the deepest depths but he took his time seeing to her simmering
desire as he stroked all the places that she loved. Even though he
built the pressure slowly, when it finally exploded, it was like a
volcano erupting. He saw stars and even afterward he felt the Earth
move as he tried to calm himself. He could tell she was equally
struck by the devastating results of their release.
    He rolled to his side with her in his arms.
He wrapped his body around her for comfort and protection. He would
never let this woman go even though he suspected he would have to
learn to live in the human world with her if he was to have any
hope of convincing her to join with him at all. He had hoped to
speak to her tonight, but as he listened to the even sounds of her
breathing and saw her closed eyes, he knew she had already gone to
sleep. His breathing slowed too as his eyes began closing and soon,
he slept as well.
    He jerked awake unsure as to why. He heard a
sound outside the door and he suspected the kids were awake. He
eased out of bed so as not to disturb his mate, dressed, and
hurried out to take care of the kids. They had been up a while and
had already tried to make breakfast with devastating results. He
got out cereal and made them each a bowl.
    “But Morpheus, if we wanted cereal, we would
have got it. We want some home cooked food,” Cassie the usual
spokesperson of the two whined just a little bit.
    “You two are going to have to clean up this
mess you made and hope your mother doesn’t see it.”
    “But Morpheus…,” Donnie began.
    “Don’t Morpheus me, you guys know you
shouldn’t have tried to cook in this kitchen.”
    They both looked down at the floor as if they
wanted to cry and he was surprised by how bad they made him feel.
“Listen kids. We’ll learn how to cook some things together after we
get home.” Home, he was surprised how easily the word came to him
when he thought of El and the kids. He didn’t see the triumphant
expression both kids wore. It wouldn’t be long before he realized
how sneaky these two kids could be. Meanwhile they intended to
enjoy everything they could get out of him. He was going to be
their dad and he needed to be trained properly.
    There was a knock on the door. Morpheus
opened it to find Hades, Doc, Hercules, Lu, and Eres standing
there. The humans weren’t with them and he didn’t know why. Hades
started to speak in response to the questioning look on Morpheus’s
face.
    “We came to talk to you about Olympus and
bringing your family there,” Hades explained.
    “I’m not sure we will be living at Olympus.
El and the children like where they live. They are surrounded with
family and community that they would miss.”
    Hades and the other gods looked at him in
shock except for Doc who understood the human ways and Lu who
chuckled. “Way to go, Morpheus. Keep them thrown off balance. There
are others who live among the humans, they just don’t have mates
yet.”
    Hades nodded and said, reluctantly after
glaring at Lu, “It’s true. We have investigators who are looking
for more gods under circumstances similar to yours. They live
mainly in a bunker that Hermes’s mate has near her business.” Under
it to be exact, but no one ever spoke about its exact location.
With the leaks and spying that was being done, only a conversation
in a secure location would have any details.
    El came out and joined them. She had missed
the whole conversation, but the kids hadn’t. “Mom, Morpheus is
coming home with us,” Cassie said jumping up and down with
excitement as she spoke. El’s eyes flew to Morpheus’s face to see
if it were really true. He nodded and everyone could see the relief
on her face.
    “Why don’t we find someplace to eat breakfast
and we can discuss this later?” Hades asked. A stubborn look on
Morpheus’s face told him that as far as he was concerned, it was
decided.
    Morpheus was thinking about the risks, he was
just willing to take them. He would see