Owned By a Greek god

**** MELINA P. O. V ****

“Where did you go, Jason? I’ve been trying to find you.” He sighed when I told him I was staring into his eyes.

“I was trying to escape you.” I raised my eyebrows at what he said.

“Why do that? Don’t you love me when you’re with me?” I asked feeling hurt.

“No no. Don’t think that way. I’m running because I’m too shy to look at you.” I smiled at what he said.

“Why does that happen?” I put my hands around his neck and asked.

“That’s why I kissed you. And every time I look at you, I want to do it again and again and again and again…” He said, and I kissed him to stop him.

“Again.” He spoke quietly, and I laughed.

“Don’t run away from me because of that, Jason. I know how you feel. You’ve never kissed a woman before, and you’ve never felt this way about a woman before, either. It’s fine if you feel shy around me; it’s not a big deal. But running from me? “That’s a bad idea. I said and he nodded.

“Yes, I know, and I’m sorry I did that. I should have just done what I was afraid of. I guess I’m weak in front of you.” He said, and I was happy.

“You’re so cute when you act this way.” He laughed at what I said.

“You agree?” He whispered while giving me a funny look, and I smiled and nodded.

He moved his lips closer to mine and gave me another kiss.

“That’s enough! We can’t eat until you two are here. “Mom said it, not me.” Ryan said and we disengaged laughing.

We walked to the dining room together as he held my hand. Mother and Agnes were already sitting down, and they seemed to be enjoying whatever they were talking about.

As soon as his mother saw me, she looked at both of us with a big smile.

“We can finally eat.” We all laughed at what she said.

“You know, they were busy.” Ryan said.

“Ryan.” We talked on the phone.

“What?” He asked with a baby-like pout on his face.

“I’m so glad to see you all here.” His mother said, shedding tears.

“Don’t cry, mom.” She agreed with what Jason said.

“I know, but I have no choice. All I’ve ever wanted was to see my two boys happy and in love like this. She said it, and Ryan’s brows furrowed.

“Wait. “How do you know that I’m also in love?” She laughed when Ryan asked.

“There’s no need for you to deny it. I can see how you are around Agnes.” She said it, and Agnes smiled as she looked at Ryan.

“Okay, I thought we were hungry and needed something to eat.” The only person who didn’t agree was their mom.

I said, “Yes, we should eat.”

We took the plates out and started eating. When I looked at Jason, I noticed that he was looking at me. When he saw I was looking at him, he quickly turned away.

“Kissing isn’t food, you know. So don’t think this is what it is. You need to eat.” I told him something in a whisper, and he nodded.

He said, “I’m sorry.”

“It’s no big deal. No need apologizing.” I said, “Smiling and turning back to my food.”

* * * When we were done eating, Agnes and I started clearing the table, leaving the boys’ mother with them until she got home.

“We haven’t been able to talk since you wouldn’t leave the love of your life for someone else.” As we started to wash the dishes, Agnes said.

“Yes, and I’m sorry that happened. I just felt so good.” I told her, and she agreed.

“I’m not going to complain. How is Harrison doing?” I sighed when she asked.

“Heart broken I guess. I sent him a text to say I was sorry, but he didn’t answer. He must still be mad that I left him at the border.” I said sadly.

“We’re going to get off soon. He just needs time to think about it. He’s loved you since you were both young. She spoke.

“I know, and I hate myself for doing this to him, but I can’t leave Jason. I love him.” She smiled when I said it.

“I understand. So, Jason, what do you think? How are things?” She asked, and I let out a loud breath.

“Can’t be more better. It’s too much, and what do you know..” I said looking at her.

“What?” She was eager to know.

“We kissed.” I said, and she happily put her hand over her mouth.

“Omg!! That’s really good news!” She said it with joy.

“I am so Happy.” I told her, and she agreed.

“Stop talking about me. What do you think? What’s Tony doing? Why isn’t he with you or why aren’t you with him?” When I asked, her tone changed.

“Our relationship ended the day Jason let us go.” She spoke.

“Oh, no! I’m so sorry I brought it up.” I said, and she smiled and shook her head.

“It’s all right, Grace. I have something to tell you.” She said and I nodded.

“I’m ready to listen,” I said.

“I fell in love with Tony while we were still prisoners here, and we both wanted our freedom very much.

“We were ready to do whatever it took to get out of here and start our own lives. “Until you came along, none of the plans we made worked.

“We knew you had this thing going on in Jason’s head when he started to act worse toward you than he ever did toward us.”

“Tony then told you that he thought it would be a good idea to make Jason suffer before killing him. And you were a part of it.” She said it, and I made a face.

I asked, “How?”

“We wanted you to make Jason love you. Then we’ll kill you, and when he’s weak, we’ll kill him too.” She spoke.

“What? You meant to kill me, right? I thought we were buddies.” I said that I was hurt and upset.

“I knew I did something wrong, so let me finish.” She said, “Calm down,” and I did.

“I tried to talk Tony out of it, but he insisted it was the best choice for us. I kept running into you and telling you how to get him to be kind. Deep down I didn’t want to hurt you.”

“When you got shot and Jason was crying, I called Tony to tell him there was no need to use you again since Jason was already in a weak state, but he refused. He said it wouldn’t be as entertaining. He asked, “What if you decide to stay with him even though he’s changed?”

“The plan to talk him out of it didn’t work. Then I was happy when Jason started to pay each of us to let us go. I was the happiest friend because you weren’t around. I knew you weren’t involved in Tony’s risky plan.”

“I told him that since Jason let us go and said he was sorry, we should just go on our way and start our lives, but he wouldn’t listen. He chose revenge over me.” She said while crying.

“So all those talks I’ve been having were meant to kill me?” I asked while crying.

“I apologize, Gracie, and I’m sorry for everything. I couldn’t stand for anything bad to happen to you, so I ran to the scene of the crime. I was thinking it was Tony.” She said while crying.

“Enough. I have to think about this. If Jason hadn’t let you all go and I hadn’t left, we’d still be here. You’d have killed me, wouldn’t you?” I asked her, and she just shook her head.

“I thought the same thing.” I said, “I washed my hands and left the kitchen, feeling like my friend had let me down.” Even though I liked Harrison, I turned him down twice because I didn’t want to kill her.

So they wouldn’t have done any good if Jason hadn’t set them free. For them, my life was just a game.

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