~LUCIEN~
I turn off the stove as the food is already done then turn back to Athena who still has her arms around me and her face in my chest.
With my hands gripping her hips, I lift her into the counter. She lifts her eyes to mine; filled with worry and distress.
“I can try calling him for you.” stroking her cheeks, I whisper. She smiles and nestles my palm.
“Maybe dad will pick up your call” she comments with a frown, “it makes no sense for him not to pick up my calls,” she adds, her brows still creased in a frown.
To get her mind off things a bit, I caress her bare thighs, her skin smooth to touch. Then kiss her throat.
Athena sighs, wrapping her arms around my neck. Even as I kiss up her throat, my heart does this thing where it's trying to kill me.
“Mmm I like this, babe.” she
