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and Neil could give her that.
    They were still talking about history, though, and that was not what he wanted them thinking about. Because quite frankly, there was nothing less romantic than discussing the details behind his mother’s birth.
    “Oh, Eros, dear”—why didn’t his mother ever bother to knock, and how long had she been standing behind him?—“you didn’t tell me they were so charming.”
    Throwing the scrying bowl against the wall in a desperate attempt to cover up the fact that he was spying was probably overkill, but no one wanted their mother to catch them secretly watching their crush. Or crushes, as the case may be. “You just like them because they’re talking about you.”
    “Well, it is a point in their favor. I mean, who else is as interesting as me? But they are both certainly beautiful, aren’t they?”
    And smart, funny, caring, and just about every other great thing one could think of.
    “You are really quite in love with the both of them. I’ve never seen you like this. Did Hephy give you the special cuffs he made?”
    Again with the images of his mom and stepdad. He really needed to stock up on Brillo pads. “He did.”
    Aphrodite pursed her lips and raised her eyebrows. “Well, from the thoughts of your young man, I’m glad Hephy made them so that they don’t leave marks on mortals or gods.”
    Dear Zeus, would the horrors never end?
    His mom, of course, didn’t seem to pick up on the fact that he was trying to figure out the least painful way to pierce his eardrums. Maybe his stepfather could tinker in his shop and whip up something for him.
    “Eros, baby, don’t you think they’re moving a little slowly? I mean, you’ve waited all these years for the ones who could love you the way you want to be loved. Why are you still waiting?”
    Maybe because he was scared spitless? What if he used his powers to get them to fall in love with him and Zeus found out? He’d been expressly forbidden to use his powers for his own gain.
    Mostly though, Eros really couldn’t stomach the idea of being in a committed relationship with two people if they didn’t love him of their own free will.
    “Mom, I know you mean well, but could you just leave things well enough alone? I’m hoping that things will happen between the three of us organically.” Or as organically as possible, seeing as his power had been the catalyst for Neil and Talia’s current almost-relationship.
    “Oh, darling, I wish you’d asked me just a smidgen earlier. I already gave them a small…push.”
    Dear gods, his mother did not know the meaning of small. She never did anything halfway. Eros groaned and dipped his head to stare into the scrying bowl. Sure enough, the table was abandoned. “Are they going to make it home, at least?”
    “Really, Eros. You are such a stick in the mud. I mean, you’re the god of love, darling. You should be happy if they were in the back alley, getting their boots off.”
    He rolled his eyes and groaned. “Mom, it’s knocking boots or getting their rocks off. And please tell me they’re not in a back alley. Gods, Mom, they deserve better than that.”
    Aphrodite heaved an exaggerated sigh. “I sent them home, darling. Why don’t you take another look in the Fates’s bowl and watch?”
    He cleared his throat and cut his gaze over to the door. There was no fucking way he was going to watch Neil and Talia make love with his mother in the room.
    “Fine,” she said on a pout. Her eyes brightened, and a big, bright smile crossed her face. “Oh! I just remembered Hephaestus was making me a new vibrator. I think I’ll pop in on him in his workshop and see if he’s ready to test it out.”
    And everyone wondered why he didn’t live on Mount Olympus anymore.

Chapter 6
     
    Talia moved her legs restlessly and peeked at Neil from the corner of her eye. Something urgent had washed over her while she’d been sitting in the restaurant, and it had suddenly become imperative that she