Dating your Betrothed
969 Words
Cole
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The past week has been one of the best that I've had in a while. Having Andrea here just makes it that much nicer. I came into her room and found it very brightly decorated. She even has an enchanted photo that makes ocean noises.
She invited me to stay, and part of me wanted to say no. The logical part of me still thinks that this is a bad idea. But I stayed against my better judgment, and we enjoyed some old surf movies together. It still feels awkward between us. As it would any two people who are engaged and barely know each other. I have my responsibilities to tend to, but then I keep finding myself at her door or joining her for meals.
She likes to watch anything with the ocean in it. I feel she misses the sea terribly while she is away. I haven't tried to touch or kiss her. Not saying that I'm not attracted to her, but I'm still trying to decide what to do with her; Do we become friends who sleep together, or can we become something more?
She's not my typical type, but I tend to have short relationships on purpose. I refused to be my father and to force my lovers to stay in the underworld, but then she chose this. Maybe I can convince her to go, but perhaps I don't want her to. I'm not sure, but for now, I'm enjoying having this ray of sunlight in my life. Right now, we're enjoying sushi one of her sisters dropped off. It's vegetables and tofu, of course. Not my favorite, but Andrea doesn't like eating fish for obvious reasons.
Her sisters periodically stop by with gifts and such. They're all so similar in looks but so different in personality. Another reason why I feel bad about her staying down here.
Then there's this mate bond thing to cloud my decision-making. Granted, I don't feel it as strongly as she does, but whenever our hands brush, I feel sparks. I already miss her company when I leave her for more than an hour. Her voice sounds like some sort of music to me. This bond is a magnet pulling me towards her. Does she want to be here, though? Who would like to be here? Over the years, I have watched my parents function as king and queen of the underworld. My mother, the Goddess of Mars, doesn't seem to mind it, but then again, she lived alone for a very long time on Mars. Her closest friend was the Moon Goddess. It's been funny hearing their stories over the years. My father has taken many notable lovers over the years. By accepting, I mean literally forcing them to stay here with him. My mom, being the confident and assertive person she is, said she'd stay, but with certain conditions. She's allowed to leave and check on her home planet. She can also travel to earth like me. Hell, she could even go to Mars if she wanted. If it hadn't been for her, I probably wouldn't have the luxuries I do.
My parents met for the first time in Olympus. For the longest time, she had no clue that she wasn't alone as a goddess. I guess that's what happens when you live on another planet. My father first fell in love with her and learned what it's like to love a goddess. My mother is cunning and strong-willed. She would not let him corner her into staying miserable with him. He had to give her some freedom, or she'd return to Mars. So my father had to go through actually perusing my mother.
Wooing a goddess, what concept. Finding ways of making her happy and rearranging things here in the underworld to get her to stay.
She almost didn't, but she loved my father in the end. Why? I'm still trying to figure that out myself. Being that she was the first new goddess in many years, she could have been with several single gods....but she chose my father. Handsome but an @sshole and Lord of the underworld.
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Andrea
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I'm not sure what to do with Cole. He seems to like my company but doesn't do anything beyond that. As a werewolf, we're used to relationships that move at lightning speed, but he hasn't even touched me. So maybe I'm not desirable to him? I mean, I'm sure that he has his choice of goddess to choose from. I've never been an insecure person, but having this strong pull towards him and him barely responding, I just don't know what to make of it. I know that he feels the bond less so without a mate, but doesn't he want to kiss me or something?
I don't even know how to ask that question. I keep meaning to ask one of my sisters, but he keeps being in the room when they show up.
Outside of the mate bond, I like him a lot. He's well-traveled, a bit hard to read, and charming when he wants to be. Overall, I enjoy his company. But, on the other hand, he seems to not expect anything from me. That seems strange to me; aren't we engaged? It's odd, as a wolf, to have a mate who doesn't seem to have expectations for me.
I've never been in love, but is this what falling in love feels like? I'm so inexperienced. I didn't grow up in a pack like most wolves do. My mother and I were rogues. That tends to drive other wolves away from us. I'm not even sure how a normal relationship is supposed to go. Maybe I'm not sending the right signals. Or perhaps I'm overthinking it. Probably the latter.
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