“I’m sorry about Rayden, by the way.”
I raised one of my hands dismissively, waving towards Ares as casually as I could manage.
“There’s nothing to be sorry for, Ares. He did nothing wrong."
“I know that the way he was acting meant he reminded you of the things you have been through. You don’t have to pretend you weren’t shaken by it when he burst into the room smelling like he's drunk the tavern dry. I’m not judging you.”
“And here I was thinking you wanted to talk about our future, not my past.”
“I do want the talk about the future, but I needed to say that first. “
I stood up, and approached Ares calmly. We met in the middle of the room and he wrapped me in his arms and kissed me slowly as I wrapped my arms around him.
His hands wound through my hair as my lips parted an
