Adonis and Aphroditus
protect,
cherish, and love this little person the way she deserved. Anything
she needed would be hers, everything that was needed would be
provided no matter what he needed to do. He moved up to sit by
Hercules, he needed some help to see that his family had
what was necessary.

Chapter 5
    Mine
    The baby, unnamed for now, was in a baby
carrier sleeping. Some forward thinking god had brought all the
things babies and even the mothers would need so Adonis had been
able to feed, change, and bathe his little girl. He’d put something
warm on her even though they had also bought blankets to envelop
the little ones so they would stay warm on the short walk to the
god’s facility. None of those gassed had shown any sign of stirring
but the readings on their bodily functions gave no cause for
concern.
    He found himself holding the baby more often
than not and the trusting little soul that snuggled up against him,
made him feel a protectiveness like the one her mother had brought
out in him. He held her with the utmost gentleness realizing she
was fragile and not wanting to cause her even the slightest
discomfort. He was proud of how easily he’d figured out the diaper
changing, bottle feeding, and bathing of a baby. He planned to do
his share when they set up their home. He would make himself
indispensable to Lucy so she would accept him.
    He set the babe in her carrier and asked
Hercules to watch her. It was time to check on her mother. He
walked to the back of the plane and entered the bedroom. Lucy was
sprawled on the bed and it appeared she was completely out still.
He felt desire the second his eyes lit on her and it washed over
him in waves. If she was awake, he wondered if she would have
wanted him too. He moved closer to her and leaned in to brush his
lips lightly over hers. That’s when she moved as if searching for
his lips. She must be near waking and they were only halfway home.
He’d hoped to be there before he had to deal with her ire.
    She moved restlessly, she would wake soon and
he knew she would want to see the baby right away. Their baby, he
had bonded with her too. He went back out to get their baby and
took her back so when Lucy woke she could see her right away. He
instinctively knew this was what Lucy would expect. He set the baby
down where they could see her from the bed as she slept on. He
stripped naked and crawled in bed with Lucy to take a nap knowing
she would wake him as soon as she woke up herself. He moved up
against her and wrapped himself around her. It wasn’t long and he
was sleeping soundly next to her.
    The sound of a baby crying slipped into his
mind and he woke instantly. Lucy was awake and holding their
daughter but he thought the child was hungry. He stood and Lucy’s
eyes slid down his naked form appreciatively. Maybe he could
interest her in going back to bed once the babe was seen to. He put
on his pants and went out to where the formula and diapers were
kept to get whatever the baby might need. He had an armload of
stuff as he headed back to Lucy and their baby.
    “I’m glad you were able to find the baby a
bottle,” Lucy said with relief. She reached for the bottle and took
it. The baby sucked on it greedily when the nipple came close
enough. “Thank God that was what she needed.” Lucy started checking
out her surroundings and she grimaced. “Where are we?”
    Adonis had hoped to put off this conversation
for a little while. “We are on a plane, Mate.”
    “Wait a minute. I never agreed to leave town
and what’s this mate business?”
    “Origin will be sending teams to check out
the facility. They will attempt to find those who escaped from it.
You would be a sitting duck, Sweetheart.”
    “I think I had a good plan prepared, you
didn’t asked me what I wanted to do.”
    He shot her a hard look. “Maybe that’s
because you were suppose to follow instructions and you didn’t.
That caused you to be captured. If we hadn’t liberated you, you’d
be dead or worse by

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