Save the last dance for me

So often Natalya was praised as the strong one in their pair. Helios was frequently silent at her side, but he was underestimated. He was her strength - the one that kept her going through even the hardest times simply by being. He had adapted to her difficult living, had aided her when needed, and had been her protector since the moment they met. And now, here, he was the one to start their difficult conversation when she had not the strength to do it on her own.



She sighed as she pulled away so their noses were left touching. "There is no point in delaying. You know well what I desire, but I understand that now may not be the time. I just..." A faint smile would cover her lips as she paused. "I love motherhood more than I could begin to explain. Our family means everything to me, and it would make me nothing but happy to add to it." She knew he would understand that by family, she referred to him and their boys. While she was devoted wholly to Olympus, it was their small fraction that controlled her life and her happiness.



"I am sorry that I have neglected you of late, in any case. I should have been more attentive to you and balanced my duties better."