Aphrodite was all bubbles and smiles, despite the fact that she didn’t like the situation. Well, she liked everything about the situation, save for one detail in particular: Lochellen. She had enough guesses as to why Sanders would have invited the beautiful riding instructor to join them for lunch. She wouldn’t display how it annoyed her, she couldn’t. She no longer had the right to concern herself with who Sanders was seeing.
Somehow, that didn’t stop her.
Lochellen stopped and turned to face Sanders, the awkward feeling she was harboring displayed on her features. Wide hazel eyes and a crooked half-smile. “Oh!” She breathed the exclamation before trying to laugh off that she’d almost forgotten to get paid in her fleeing. Not that she couldn’t have just picked it up in a week. “Thanks,” she said, tapping the paper against the palm of her hand and continuing to back away slowly, Sanders was walking with her. Admittedly, that made her feel better. She smiled when he opened her truck door, and lifted herself inside.
Maybe, the other woman, Aphrodite, or Maeve, or whatever, wasn’t such a threat.
“See you next week,” she agreed.
Akiko and Aphrodite were talking and giggling while Sanders sent Lochellen on her way. Dite looked up and smiled at him as he approached. While he’d been going, Aphrodite had dipped back into her car to retrieve her gifts for Akiko. The child had pulled the decorative gift bag wide open and was near-shrieking in excitement as she rifled through the contents.
“Jelly babies!” The child pulled a handful of yellow packages containing bright colored candies. They were Akiko’s favorite, and Aphrodite always remembered to bring them back to the states whenever she made a trip home. There were some other gifts in the bag, but Akiko was already ripping into one of the candies to eat them. She shoved the rest of the bag under her arm as Sanders draped an arm around her shoulder.
“Of course it was a nice surprise. I love when Dite visits,” Akiko said over a mouthful of gummy sugar candy. It was as close as a thank you they’d get out of her. Aphrodite was too close to the woman to be any more formal.
Something about Sanders arm around her shoulders, was comforting. She leaned into his side a little bit. The familiarity and the easy way he touched her. She missed that. Being touched. She would never say it out loud, but she missed the way someone could touch her without having to think about it. She walked in stride with Sanders and Akiko and into the house. The house was familiar too, everything nearly the same as it had always been. There were some impressions of Akiko scattered about that made the space seem more homey.
When they were inside, Akiko broke away from her dad to take Maeve’s hand and pull the woman into the living room. The plopped down on the couch together, and Akiko offered up some of her candy. Aphrodite peered in the bag and pulled out a red candy; the only flavor that she enjoyed.
“Tell me about your lesson,” she suggested, easily promtping Akiko to launch into a fill report on her experience.
Somehow, that didn’t stop her.
Lochellen stopped and turned to face Sanders, the awkward feeling she was harboring displayed on her features. Wide hazel eyes and a crooked half-smile. “Oh!” She breathed the exclamation before trying to laugh off that she’d almost forgotten to get paid in her fleeing. Not that she couldn’t have just picked it up in a week. “Thanks,” she said, tapping the paper against the palm of her hand and continuing to back away slowly, Sanders was walking with her. Admittedly, that made her feel better. She smiled when he opened her truck door, and lifted herself inside.
Maybe, the other woman, Aphrodite, or Maeve, or whatever, wasn’t such a threat.
“See you next week,” she agreed.
Akiko and Aphrodite were talking and giggling while Sanders sent Lochellen on her way. Dite looked up and smiled at him as he approached. While he’d been going, Aphrodite had dipped back into her car to retrieve her gifts for Akiko. The child had pulled the decorative gift bag wide open and was near-shrieking in excitement as she rifled through the contents.
“Jelly babies!” The child pulled a handful of yellow packages containing bright colored candies. They were Akiko’s favorite, and Aphrodite always remembered to bring them back to the states whenever she made a trip home. There were some other gifts in the bag, but Akiko was already ripping into one of the candies to eat them. She shoved the rest of the bag under her arm as Sanders draped an arm around her shoulder.
“Of course it was a nice surprise. I love when Dite visits,” Akiko said over a mouthful of gummy sugar candy. It was as close as a thank you they’d get out of her. Aphrodite was too close to the woman to be any more formal.
Something about Sanders arm around her shoulders, was comforting. She leaned into his side a little bit. The familiarity and the easy way he touched her. She missed that. Being touched. She would never say it out loud, but she missed the way someone could touch her without having to think about it. She walked in stride with Sanders and Akiko and into the house. The house was familiar too, everything nearly the same as it had always been. There were some impressions of Akiko scattered about that made the space seem more homey.
When they were inside, Akiko broke away from her dad to take Maeve’s hand and pull the woman into the living room. The plopped down on the couch together, and Akiko offered up some of her candy. Aphrodite peered in the bag and pulled out a red candy; the only flavor that she enjoyed.
“Tell me about your lesson,” she suggested, easily promtping Akiko to launch into a fill report on her experience.
I fear no fate (for you are my fate, my sweet) I want no world (for beautiful you are my world, my true) and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meant and whatever a sun will always sing is you.
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