Chapter 42 - Back From The Beginning 5
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Ares had no choice but to bring Athena to the hotel where he’s staying. He had to carry Athena from the parking lot all the way to his hotel room. It's a good thing that it’s already in the wee hours and the only one that’s in the hotel’s lobby is the two receptionists.
When he reached his room, he deposited Athena carefully on his bed. He sighed. He forgot to bring his backpack that is still in the backseat of his car. He looked at Athena who was sleeping like a baby on his bed. He shook his head. He grabbed his phone in his pocket and started to type a message.
Babe, I’m already here in my hotel room. Athena is so drunk that she fell asleep. The guard is not allowing me to enter the village so I brought her with me to the hotel. I will check her into a different room. Don’t worry everything is ok. I love you. See you later. Good night.
He looks up Cytherea’s number and hit send. Not too long his phone rings. Ares got excited when he saw Cytherea’s name flashing on the screen. He looked at Athena and when he saw that she was still in a deep sleep, he pushed the answer call button.
“Hello, Babe? Why are you still awake? You should be sleeping by now,” he asked curiously. He went out of the room and closed the door. He sat on one of the couches in the living room. He rested his back on the backrest while slightly massaging his temples with his left hand.
It’s been a long day for him and he was already tired.
“I was waiting for you to call me. I want to make sure that you two are safe,” Cytherea answered. She was already yawning and was also dead tired. She just wanted to make sure that her loved ones are safe.
“Yes, we are but just like what I’ve told you. Athena is here in my hotel room. I was not able to drop her off at their house because the guard wouldn’t let me in. I will get myself another room for tonight. I’ll let Athena use mine. I’m just going to take a shower before I go to the lobby.”
“Okay, Babe. Thanks for taking care of my best friend. I love you.”
Ares chuckled when he heard Cytherea yawn again. It’s pretty evident that his sweet girlfriend is already sleepy but still wants to check on them. This is one of the traits that he loves the most about Cytherea. She’s always been the fresh air for him.
“I love you too. Go ahead and sleep. No worries, I’ll take care of your best friend. I’ll let you know when I get to the other room, okay? Sweet dreams, Babe,” he said lovingly. A smile gently showed on his lips.
Athena heard the conversation that Ares and Cytherea had. She was already awake when they arrived at the guardhouse of the village but still pretended to be asleep. She was praying so hard that all their house helpers were already sleeping when Ares suggested calling their house.
Good heavens! Her prayers were answered.
She was also awake when they already arrived at the hotel. She doesn’t want Ares to bring her back to the village so she still pretends that she was asleep. The warmth of Ares' body brought happiness to her heart.
This is the time that they can be together alone and this time she wants her happiness back.
She got up and sat on the bed with her feet on the floor. From the room, she can clearly hear Ares’ conversation with Cytherea. She looked at the bedside table where a smiling picture of Cytherea is placed in a photo frame.
‘You said you would like to repay the things I did for you,’ she thought. ‘I want to be with Ares, Bestie, I want to be with your lover. I met him first. He should be mine and not yours. I know this is wrong but we can share right?’
She bit her lips and walked towards the photo frame. She knocked it down gently so she will no longer see the smiling Cytherea.
She has decided and there’s no turning back. She wants her happiness back. And she wants it now!
Suddenly the door opens, she turns her head and sees the surprised look of Ares.
“You are already awake?” he asked while walking inside the room. He stared at Athena who was just looking at him. He noticed that Athena’s plain black spaghetti dress is no longer in place. The left strap was already down on her arm, revealing the upper part of her left bosom. The dress was also too short and it revealed her creamy long legs.
Ares started to feel hot that he thought the air conditioner was broken. For the first time, he felt something within him that wanted to get out and take over him. He tilted his head on the side and continued walking towards his closet so he could get some clothes and take a shower.
He guesses that maybe a cold shower is all he needs to take some weird thoughts off his mind.
Athena didn’t answer. Her eyes followed him and were just observing his moves. Ares looked confused at Athena’s actions. He shrugged and thought it was just because she was drunk.
He faced her and said, “I’ll just take a shower and then I’m going to the lobby to get myself another room. You can stay here.”
Ares’ forehead creased when he still didn’t get any response from Athena aside from just staring at him blankly.
‘That was weird!’ he thought.
He shrugged again and went ahead to the bathroom. Just like any bathroom, it has a sink that has a marble counter, behind it was a closet where the towels are, and a shower that was surrounded by a glass wall. The glass door to the shower has a door handle but no lock.
Ares opened the glass door and turned on the shower. The cold water started to pour. He reached his hand to the water to test if he could tolerate the cold. When he was satisfied. He took off all his clothes and went in the shower, naked.
He was enjoying the coldness of the water pouring into his body that he didn't notice the bathroom door started to open slowly. He was humming in glee while reaching for his shower gel and put some of it on the loofah.
He didn't expect that unimaginable things will happen in the four corners of the bathroom.
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