Lesson in Love (Olympians, 2) by Marie Medina Read Free Book Online Page A

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about what she thought of him, but she seemed willing to give him a
chance. She had recognized that he’d gotten angry because she’d
hurt his feelings. That had to be good. A few weeks ago she’d have
been reluctant to believe she could hurt his feelings.
    “ I’m not angry. Just
frustrated. I’m sorry too. I don’t like doing this every time I see
you.”
    “ Doing what?”
    He sighed. “Having to banter back and
forth for twenty minutes before we really talk.”
    She bit her lip and didn’t say
anything.
    What the hell is she
thinking? She can’t deny she gives me a pretty hard
time.
    “ That’s my fault. I guess
I’m used to handling you that way.”
    He was stunned. He’d pointed out that
two different things she’d done made him angry, and she’d not only
listened but also apologized. He wasn’t used to this in a romantic
relationship. They hadn’t exactly made it to the romance part yet,
but he hoped they were on their way.
    “ It’s my fault too. When
we met I didn’t even know who you were. I guess I deserve this. Why
shouldn’t you handle me that way, considering how you’ve seen me
behave?”
    Iris’ eyebrows went up.
    Why did I say that? She’s
not going to believe a word of it because it’s just what she said
to me before. She’ll think I’m just repeating it to manipulate
her. He groaned to himself, sure he was
making things worse with every word he said.
    “ Wow. It’s nice to hear
you admit it.” She looked down. “Why don’t we go back to my place
and just cook there? I don’t want to keep talking about this in a
restaurant with an audience. What do you think?”
    Keep talking about this?
What else did she want to talk about? “Yeah. That’s fine.”
    He had no idea what he was getting
himself into, but he was determined to see where the Fates were
leading him.
    * * * *
    Iris opened her front door and ushered
Eros in. He stood in the foyer and looked around.
    “ Nice,” he said. “Very
simple.”
    While other goddesses like Hera and
Aphrodite moved or redecorated every few months, Iris had a very
ordinary condo, complete with boring white walls and simple,
contemporary black furniture. She spent so little time at home she
only had more personal touches in her bedroom, and even those were
very few.
    “ Thanks. I don’t stay here
that much except at night, so I do keep it simple.”
    “ Yeah. I’m not home much
either. Of course, I still live with my mother.”
    It was true, but Aphrodite’s house was
so big there was no telling how many people lived there.
    He looked at her, studying her face
for a moment. “I like your hair.”
    “ It’s just normal today.”
She touched it self-consciously. If she didn’t do anything with it,
her hair was naturally white blonde.
    He reached out and touched it. “It’s
very pretty.”
    She froze as he held a lock of her
hair between his fingers. He wasn’t doing anything special. He
wasn’t even really touching her, but she felt like she couldn’t
breathe.
    “ I’m sorry.” He dropped
his hand. “You look petrified.”
    After a moment, she finally took a
breath. “No. I’m not.” She knew she probably had looked that
way.
    “ I know I’m not
unattractive. Do I really still repulse you?”
    “ No, of course
not.”
    He looked doubtful, and she only knew
one way to convince him she was telling the truth. She took a few
steps forward and looked into his eyes. She moved her hand up to
touch his face but stopped before she made contact. She leaned
forward and kissed him on the lips. The heat from his lips moved
over her whole body, and she leaned into him as he responded very
passionately. He took her face in his hands and kissed her deeply,
his tongue working into her mouth and dancing with hers. She sighed
as she melted into his arms. She felt dizzy when he finally pulled
away, and both of them were shaking.
    “ I think all of Olympus
felt that,” he whispered. His voice shook noticeably.
    She didn’t know