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Trinity
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“Now, Reece, let us move on from that part of the conversation that I had with Talia. That is only a part of it all. As you know, she knew where I was. She knew that I was in the underworld. She knew about the boys. She knew about the mission that I was on to stop Hekate. She knew all of it. And that was because of her powers. She is connected to the world of the dead. That is the only way to put it. The magic that she has, the magic within her, is unlike anything that I have ever seen before. I would need to consult with someone about it all, but it is possible that it is truly a rare gift. And I do believe that you know that as well.” I saw the knowing look in his eyes. It was like he was just listening to me tell him stuff that he already knew.
“Yes. I knew about her powers already. She is an amazing little girl with some extraordinary powers. The bear twins and her are somehow linked. I don't know how to explain it, but they are almost like servants to her. And it wasn't anything that Talia made them do. It's like they're drawn to her.”
I was not prepared for that. I had heard about the bear twins and I knew that they were friends with my little Talia, but I didn't think that they were subservient to her. Was that a good thing or a bad thing? I didn't want them to be taken advantage of in any way. Then again, if they pledged themselves to her, if they wanted to treat her this way, who was I to stop them. It might be possible that they were somehow able to sense what she was going to be someday. Maybe, just maybe, they were sent here for her. It's just that they arrived long before her so that they might be able to be her teachers as well as her friends and servants. It sounded a little crazy, but it was possible.
“Okay, I know about her powers, and now I know about her memory. I definitely won't be fooled if she tells me that she doesn't remember something in the future.” That was when Reece grinned and looked at me like he had just gotten a really juicy piece of advice. “But what does all of this have to do with her being a goddess?” Reece wasn't going to lose sight of what was important right now.
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“Well, while Talia and I were talking, someone started to talk to us. Oddly enough, this man called me a homewrecker which was totally not true. I tried to explain to him what a homewrecker was, and I think that he might understand it now.”
“Wait, so someone accused you of cheating on me?” Reece was even more confused now. “Well, they're fucking stupid. I know that you have never cheated on me. You wouldn't. And I would never cheat on you. Never. It's not something that either of us would ever be able to do.” I loved him even more for that statement. I know that he would never know that my love for him just grew, but it did.
“Yeah, well, he was more trying to call me a home intruder because I went to the underworld.” I laughed the words at him.
“Wait a minute. Who was this man? And how did he get in here? How did he end up in our bedroom?” Now he finally realized what I had said. That a man was in our bedroom with me and Talia. “Did he do anything to you or Talia?” His anger was starting to rise now. “If he did, I swear to the goddess that I will kill him.” I needed to settle this now. I needed to calm him down before he got too angry with me.
“No, Reece, he didn't hurt us. None of them did. They only came to talk to me and Talia.”
Well, he didn't miss the way that I worded that response. Nope, not at all. He noticed that I said that 'none of them did'. Clearly, I was telling him that there were several people that were here.
“Who was here, Trinity? How many people were in our bedroom? And why were they here? What did they want? Why did they need to talk to you?” All the questions that I knew were coming.
“Well, Reece, there were six people here. Gods and Goddesses actually. All of them were leaders of the underworld. Not all of the leaders, just a good amount of them. There were Hades, Lucifer, Supay, Hel, Erlick and Susanoo. They were all here to talk to me about my visit to the underworld.”
I don't think that I had ever seen Reece so pale before. All of the coloring seemed to drain from his face. And I do believe that if he wasn't holding onto the table, he would have fallen over and slumped to the floor. He was not expecting me to tell him that half a dozen gods and goddesses came to speak with me and Talia.
“W..what did they say? W..what d..did th..they do t..to T..T..Talia? Trinity, please tell me that they aren't going to punish you or her.” He was so worried about me and Talia. He was such a loving and caring husband and father. I had already known that there was no one better than Reece, but when he did things like this it only made it all that much more clear to me. He was amazing. He was the best. And I would never want anyone other than him. Not now, not in five years, not in five hundred years, not ever.
“They didn't do anything Reece. And they aren't going to punish us. They originally came to talk to me and have me help them to choose the next Goddess of the Underworld. They wanted me to replace them because they all knew that they had not been doing a good job for a long time now. But when they were on their way here, they heard me talking to Talia. They heard her talk about her powers and about how she wanted to help the people of the underworld.” My explanation was a good one, but that didn't mean that Reece had to like it. He was not happy about what had happened, and it showed.
“S..s..so you just agreed to let them make our daughter their new Goddess? You gave your permission?” He was kind of pissed off now.
“No, I didn't. Talia said that she wanted to do it and I told her to hold on. It's all conditional for right now. I told them that if in the future that I feel Talia is not up to the job, they will need to find someone else. And she is not to take over until she is an adult and feels ready. They are not taking her from us, Reece. I would never let that happen. She will not have to do anything for them until she is ready. And if she changes her mind, then she will be free. She is not being forced to do this. I would never let that happen to her. Do you have that little faith in me?” I was slightly angered by his accusatory words and tone.
“N..no. I didn't think that you would do anything to hurt Talia. I know you wouldn't. I..it's just that, well, she is my baby girl. I don't want anything to happen to her. A..and they want her to be the goddess of the underworld.” He was at a loss for words as he spoke.
“What's funny is she called it the underwear world again, when they were all here. Lucifer thought that it was cute.” That made Reece laugh. I guess there was nothing as funny as making a god laugh. “Oh, and she reprimanded them all for not doing their jobs and making me have to go there and fix things for them.” His laughter got even louder.
“Now that I completely agree. Talia is a force to be reckoned with. You know what? I think that she will be a really good goddess. She will do what she needs to do, and she will make the place even better. I know what happened with Edmond and how he had redeemed himself. I know you wish that he could have gotten out of there. I believe that, with Talia leading the place, there will be a chance for people to change their fate.”
“Me too, Reece.” I nodded along as I agreed with him. “I believe that as well. I just know that she will be the best thing to ever happen to the underworld. She will be a wonderful goddess, I just know it.” We both knew what our little Talia would be capable of. We both knew that she was smart. That she was strong. That she would be capable of doing anything that she put her mind to. and why did we know this? Well, that was because we were her parents, and we were raising her that way.
“We will have to watch after her, Trinity. Not just now, but when she takes over as the goddess.” Reece made it sound like I didn't already know that.
“Yes, Reece, we will. We will watch over her and protect her when we need to.” Of course, I would always see to it that my babies were safe. Even when they were grown and living as a goddess in the underworld. I would always be there for them.
