"Maybe you could think of something then?" she suggested, getting a curious look from him.
"… Maybe," he answered.
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He wasn't the most musically inclined but possibly during some spare time he could come up with a line or two. The pair continued from there, Athena's continued humming playing off the background of crickets and other sounds Hestia had added to the mindscape. As they got closer to the cabin, they spotted Hestia outside waiting patiently for them.
"Rhea's reading Cloelia a bedtime story," the draconic goddess supplied as they got to her. "And don't worry, she already got a bath."
"I didn't realize we'd been gone that long," Percy commented.
"Me neither, but thank you for doing that," Athena added with a near curtsy, but Hestia waved it off.
"It's not a problem and honestly, we barely needed to do anything," Hestia continued, a small smile of mirth dancing across her face as she focused on Percy. "But I'm pretty sure she'll try to stay up if Percy doesn't go in and say goodnight though."
"Oh really? Well then, better not disappoint," Percy replied as he made his way in right behind Athena.
Most of the lights were off save for one lamp in the corner providing just enough for Rhea to read from whatever book Cloelia had chosen.
It seemed that Rhea had just wrapped up, the goddess closing the colorful book as she ran a hand through Cloelia's dark locks. The godling looked to be fighting off falling asleep, if only barely, but playing with the cubs after her impromptu lessons on ice manipulations had clearly tired her out. She got a bit of a second wind as soon as she noticed that Percy and Athena had returned though.
"Percy! Momma!" she squealed before shifting into a yawn as she partly sat up.
Percy noticed out the side of his eye that way Athena perked up at being addressed that way, but his attention went to his wife as she gave a fond giggle as she got up from her chair.
"Goodnight sweetie," Rhea murmured as she gave a quick kiss to Cloelia's head.
"Night," the godling returned before Rhea turned away.
The goddess shared a glance with Athena and then Percy as she walked past them, lingering at Percy's shoulder as she whispered, "We'll be waiting outside."
There was a certain purr to her voice that Percy would recognize anywhere, but he studiously kept any reactions at bay. Not that it did anything for the knowing look in Rhea's eyes before the goddess continued on her way. The sound of the door closing behind her felt particularly loud to him even if he knew that she'd been gentle. 'Focus. I'll get her later,' he chided himself, walking closer and kneeling at the bedside of the godling.
"So, all tuckered out and ready for bed?" he asked lightly, sparing one glance to the cub curled up in a puppy bed at the foot of the bed.
He got an agreeing hum and nod.
"Will you visit again?" she asked softly, a bit of that earlier shyness returning.
"Sure I will," he assured her as he tucked her in, settling the blankets up to her shoulders.
Smiling down at her, he leaned in and gave a small kiss to her temple. He got a small, happy smile out of her as she settled down, eyes already fluttering as she finally started to give in after the long day. Percy merely stayed there and watched as she kept her eyes closed and her breathing already started to even out before he finally stood up himself.
He locked eyes with Athena then, the goddess having stayed watching silently.
"She called me momma again," the goddess whispered, a wet look coming to her eyes even as the fire within shimmered in delight.
Percy didn't say anything to that, feeling there wasn't really anything that needed to be said. Instead, he gave her a comforting hand to the shoulder and his best smile. He got one in return but then was surprised as Athena stepped closer and hugged him. He blinked in surprise, but it didn't take him long to return it, again humming in his own way.
He couldn't help but note the pleasant scent of lilac, a hint of smokiness, and … peaches?
Whatever the case, he liked it, and was plenty happy to let the hug last as long as Athena wanted. But that had to come to an end and as he felt the goddess pull back, he let his arms slowly fall to his sides. She stepped back a little, her head somewhat ducked down but Percy could easily see her glowing blush in the low light of the cabin. He was tempted to tease her a little, but he kept that in check as he slowly passed her.
"Goodnight … Percy," he caught her whisper as he got to the door.
He glanced back at her before whispering just as gently, "Goodnight Athena."
With that, he stepped out and softly closed the door behind him, leaving both goddesses to rest from their day. That left him alone outside, not that he was surprised about it. He could feel that Hestia and Rhea were waiting outside the mindscape for him, so he didn't take his time.
In moments he was stepping out the sole door of her mindscape and back into the real world.
He actually had to blink a little at the sudden change of lighting, but that didn't mean Rhea and Hestia were going to wait for him. No, instead his wives each grabbed one of his arms and before he could say anything, they were gone in a burst of fire. A mild sensation of falling came and went just as quick leaving Percy just a moment to realize they were back in their room in the House of Primordials.
"You, silly man," Rhea all but growled before she pounced on him, knocking him back onto the bed.
He looked up at his rather feisty wife, those eyes of hazelish-gold nearly molten in their glow. Slowly, deliberate and like the predator she was, she lowered herself onto him from merely straddling him, to laying out on him, her face inches form his. The feel of her womanly curves and taught body on his own never failed to light the fires in him as he took a deep breath, the scent of fresh tilled earth and honeysuckle filling his nose, before slowly exhaling..
A stream of mist came with it, getting a knowing look from the lioness.
He noted that Hestia wasn't idle either, the draconic deity having crawled around to them to the head, sitting on her knees and leaning over his head. He wasn't looking right at her, but he definitely caught the glow of her burning crimson.
"Do you have any idea what you did?" Rhea asked, her voice carrying that husky note he loved so much.
Percy watched her intently, having somewhat of an idea what could be setting Rhea and Hestia off. He didn't say though, simply letting a crooked smirk make its way onto his face as his hands slide up Rhea's thighs and settled on her plump rear.
"Just taking care of my little girl," he answered innocently, his smirk growing as both goddesses growled in turn.
"And it was adorable," Hestia murmured, her breath steaming as she leaned down to really meet his eyes, the desire boiling in them. "But you just had to go the extra mile."
"And don't even try to play coy," Rhea continued, her hands gripping at his sides and getting his focus back on her.
"Would you prefer I didn't?" he asked, one of his hands leaving its place on Rhea's rear, instead settling on her lower back and rubbing in circles the way she liked it.
"You wouldn't be you if you didn't," she answered between purrs of appreciation, pressing herself onto him further.
"Plus you're a sucker for a pretty face that's crying," Hestia added teasingly, running her hands through his hair.
He growled from the back of his throat; a playful glare being shot as his amused wives. None of them acknowledged the sound of Rhea's claws tearing into his shirt, tossing aside the ruined thing so her claw-like nails could directly scrap along his skin. Percy groaned at the sensation, having come to love Rhea's rougher play as his suppressed power broke the restraint, his eyes returning to the smoldering swirls of black fire and icy flares.
He could feel them both tremble in response to his aura embracing them, a near smug smile on his face.
With a thought the shadows underneath the clothes of his wives and his own, so subtle and harmless, turned to razors. In moments, every stretch of clothing on either of them fell away in fine cut ribbons but none reacted more than grinning in anticipation. Rhea especially moaned lowly as his hand squeezed her ass possessively, pulling her hips down harder against him and rubbing at her exposed sex against his hardened member.
"I just hope you're ready for the consequences," Rhea said before humming throatily as she sat up and started rolling her hips.
Percy snorted as his hands latched onto her hips, helping her grind along as he looked up at her.
"Aren't you getting a little ahead of yourself there?" he muttered, most of his attention now on the way she was moving, teasing him with her familiar heat.
All he got was a knowing look from the lioness before his sight was covered by the curtain of Hestia's dark hair as she goddess leaned right over his face. She was quick to close in and kiss him hungrily, her hands holding the sides of his head.
"Who knows, maybe," Hestia said the moment they paused in the kiss. "… But we can talk more later. There are more pressing issues at the moment," she added huskily, biting at his lips.
He agreed, kissing her back as he felt Rhea shift and soon, he was losing himself in their warmth…
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