A Sweet Temptation

"Don't you dare place that phone to my ears!" Bryce murmured heatedly but Hera laughed and placed the phone to his ears.

He took the phone, glaring at her. Maybe he must've made a terrible mistake by getting her one as a gift cause she has now decided to use it as a weapon to torment him. The little she-devil.

He cleared his throat "Good morning ma'am" he greeted formally. Hera laughed at him again before heading into the kitchen to arrange lunch and serve it for them to eat.

She was really enjoying this wasn't she? She was really enjoying the fact that she was making him uncomfortable.

"Good morning my dear, I hope you slept well?" She asked.

"Yes I did ma'am."

"Did you attend mass?" She asked and his facial features drowned drastically. He wasn't expecting that sort of question.

"No I didn't."

"I'm sorry, a lot of people attend different churches so I was thinking..."

"I don't go to church, ever" he stated vehemently and she went silent for a while.

"It's okay. Then I'd like to invite you to mine. We're having a Thanksgiving service in three weeks and I want you to come along with Hera as a guest." She asked so nicely and her voice was also as soothing as Hera's. Is that a thing that all woman possess in the convent as a gift?

"Erm...well I..."

a daughter to me and she tells me that you take very good care of her so it's my way of showing appreciation for helping her out over there. It's so

said in a stutter as he

Hera

moment, Hera came out of the kitchen. He handed the phone over to her

waited for her to come out of the kitchen after she was finished

into the kitchen. She was done with the call

"Hey..." He started.

his mansion without thinking about it from Mars to Jupiter. "I'm almost done Bryce. Let me finish and set it up on the table." She cut him off and walked past him with the plates to serve

down opposite her while she dished out for both of them. She put some steamed beef and vegetables in a plate for King and he delved in immediately. Bryce watched her say a little prayer before she

his spoon and started eating as

very good." He exclaimed when he had a taste. "I know you are a

Bryce. I learnt how to cook from the

talking to them now?" He asked, trying to make

my sister but I know I'll do that some

it was just a

glad then."

almost done with their meal when somehow the food got caught up in the

water and offered it to him. He gulped it down till the glass

okay?"

"I'm fine Hera."

dishes aside and reached out to

serviette from the table, she wiped his mouth clean. She looked like a mother tending to her

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