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“You’re still with…what was his name? Al?”
“Yeah.”
“And Phil?” The bridge of her nose creased slightly, as if she struggled to say the name and admit I was with more than one guy. But when she smiled, her brow smoothed over.
God, those names. I cringed that I’d given the God of the Seas and the God of Music and Light silly names like “Al” and “Phil,” but what was I supposed to do? Tell Catina their real names? She’d ask a dozen questions, and I hated that I’d already lied to her.
“Yeah.” I glanced at my friend, waiting for her reaction. Judgment, a fight—this was what had happened before.
She looked at me, and for a moment, it could have gone either way. But then she nodded and took a sip of her coffee.
“And how is that going?” she asked without a hint of criticism. No raised brow or glare.
When I didn’t respond, she continued, “Hey, I know we fought last time we spoke, but I want to be friends and I’m sorry, your love life is none of my business. I worry about you. You’re my best friend, and I guess dating multiple guys took me by surprise.”
The tension building around us died down as if the atmosphere was holding its breath, then it finally let it out again.
“It’s going okay. I mean, they’re both great.” I smiled at her, still a little unsure how she was going to respond.
And Catina seemed just as careful and standoffish. We were both testing the waters. But I made a decision after our last argument that I wasn’t going to hide who I was anymore, no matter what. And apparently, she’d accepted whatever it was going on with me. Plus, I appreciated her apology to clear the air.
What a friend, and I meant that whole-heartedly.
“Are those the only two you’re interested in?” she asked, taking a sip of her coffee.
I wasn’t sure if she was being sarcastic. But when I studied her, her face was open, her expression curious. She really wanted to know. I had my guard up, expecting her to attack, and it felt amazing when she didn’t.
Even if the boys we were talking about were gods. And there was more than one love in my life.
“It’s complicated.” I turned my coffee cup around and around on the table, feeling a little silly to tell her about Hades and the new addition of Ares on my radar.
“Why?” she asked, her eyes focused on me, as she gave her full attention.
I shrugged. “I’m not sure if this one guy…Harry…is an ass or not. I mean, I can’t stay away from him. But he might not be a very good guy.”
“Does he treat you badly?” Her voice deepened, taking on a serious tone.
God, if I thought back to the sex we’d had, then no, he didn’t treat me badly at all. But the rest of it? X and how Hades was with me sometimes when he was in a bad mood?
“He’s just hard to figure out,” I said, unsure how to explain when I didn’t fully comprehend him myself. Hades tore me in opposite directions as my brain and body had entirely different ideas about him.
She looked down at the table, tracing a scratch with her fingernails. “Can I ask you something?” she queried hesitantly.
“Sure.” I grew wary of her questions, but I wasn’t going to push this away. She was trying, so it would only be fair if I tried, too.
“Are these guys all okay with each other? I mean, you have more than one, but do they know? You’re not going to get into some kind of trouble?”
I smiled at her and reached over, to pat her hand. “They know about each other. I’m not hiding them from one another.”
“And they’re fine with it?” One of her brows arched as she studied me.
I shrugged again. “They haven’t told me otherwise.” Poseidon and Hades weren’t on the best footing, but history explained that perfectly. It had nothing to do with dating me. And the others? Apollo and Poseidon were totally cool with each other.
And even though I liked Ares, he wasn’t exactly part of the group when it came down to anything, never mind whatever was going on between us.
If I had to be honest, I hadn’t even thought about what they’d think of each other, and how they’d all feel about having to share me. I supposed it showed exactly how accepting everyone was because there hadn’t been a single fight over me, as far as I knew.
Who could have thought men would be this reasonable? Then again, they were all gods. The normal rules didn’t apply to them. Or to me, for that matter. Something that took some getting used to.
