The following morning Lilia was jolted out of her sleep when she heard a crash in the kitchen. She knew it wasn't Hades because it had jerked him out of sleep with her. Instantly she knew it was Cerberus and rushed out of bed, not caring she was in a thin nightgown. "Drop it Cerberus," she ordered, seeing him pull out a frying pan. "But I'm hungry," he whined, and she laughed, pointing for him to sit on a stool. "Then sit and let me make breakfast. You aren't supposed to be on your feet yet," she reminded him, and he rolled his eyes. He did what she asked and sat at the counter watching her. She started with coffee and passed him a cup and then made one of her own. "What was the noise?" Hades asked, coming out of their bedroom wearing a pair of basketball shorts. Lilia's breath left he

