Out of Eggnog Aphrodite - A Between the Chronicles Novella (The Goddess Chronicles Book 5) by Babin S.E

Author:Babin, S.E. [Babin, S.E.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2016-11-12T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

If wishes were horses…

“Zeus, you cannot take all the bacon just because it pleases you!” I waved my spatula at him in a threatening manner.

“I will take the bacon if I want it!” Zeus glared at me and went to swipe another slice.

I swatted at his hand but missed. He snagged another piece and shoved it in his mouth.

I muttered an unflattering name under my breath and glared at him. Zeus winked and chewed his ill-gotten bacon with relish.

“I’m sending you to the store for more bacon today.”

At that Zeus rolled his eyes. “You are immortal for crying out loud, and one of the most powerful goddesses who has ever walked. And you’re still going to the store?”

I pressed my lips together to keep from yelling at him. “Yes.”

“You’re a waste of an immortal.”

“Keep pushing me, and I won’t make you any sweet potato casserole.”

Zeus sighed. “I could muster that up too if I wanted it.”

“Nothing tastes like homemade, Zeus. Nothing.”

He frowned but didn’t try to steal any more bacon. Probably because he knew I was right. I could conjure up anything I wanted but nothing tasted as good as bacon fresh from the farm or organic maple syrup bottled right here in our city. I bartered with one of the few local farms producing the syrup here in North Carolina. A few dozen muffins for a couple of bottles of it was well worth the effort it took me.

Footsteps on the staircase alerted me to the presence of more hungry latecomers to the breakfast table. I had woken up first, followed by Zeus. Based upon the tread of the footfall, either Hermes or Atlas was up next.

A mussed blond head poked into the kitchen. “I smell bacon.”

“Zeus ate most of it,” I told Hermes. “You’ll have to wait a few.”

Zeus grinned at Hermes, but Hermes wasn’t amused.

I shivered as their combined power signatures rolled over me. If the three of us ever banded together for a common cause, we could tear the world apart. That was a terrifying thought. I shook those maudlin thoughts off and focused on flipping more bacon over so it wouldn’t burn.

A few minutes later and the entire kitchen was filled with immortals, including Clotho who surprisingly had chosen to stay even with the chaos I had going on. I was glad she did. I felt like she was good backup even if she didn’t always agree with me.

I filled a tray full of bacon and started the slow process of frying eggs. Soon enough, everyone was chowing down on breakfast and I was leaning against the counter, sipping coffee and watching all of them. So far so good. There was a stiffness between Hera and Zeus, but overall no one was flinging magic and no one was threatening bodily harm. Yet. The day was still young, though. I heaped a plate full of breakfast, placed it on a tray, added a cup of coffee and glass of orange juice and walked upstairs to where Atlas was staying.

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