My love spans the ocean and my love knows no time

OOC: Takes place after THIS

Eden was in a particularly pleasant mood the day she had allowed Alec to have his way. After Danny's constant badgering and Alec's pleading about needing to have sex with other partners, she'd relented if only to get both of them to shut up.

The one point Danny had made was that she had never been entirely monogamous herself. She'd sought out several lovers to fill her needs -- none of them gods, however -- and nothing could compare to Alec.

Damn him.

Eden called David and Patrick, hoping they would know where her wayward lover was at. They had sounded wary at first, but after she'd threatened both her sons, they told her he was at work. So, off to Spartan International it was. Eden was dressed in a fur coat with only black lingerie on underneath, complete with black heels, her hair up with wisps of curls around her face.

She looked elegant, poised, and ready to attack Alec the moment he let her into his office. She knocked on his door, then without waiting, she barged inside and locked the door behind her.

"You've been a very naughty boy, Alec." It had been far too long since he'd slept with her. That would simply not do.

OOC: Takes place before THIS THREAD.

"But you cannot do this!"

"I already have, Aphrodite. Your beauty is too much temptation for any mortal or god."

She didn't recall much after that, except for the wedding to Hephaestus, the ugly and lame son of Hera. It was punishment, she was certain, that she would have to be wed to him! Their first night together with his fumbling hands and clumsy grasps made Aphrodite want to weep. This was not what the goddess of love was made for! Love, passion, lust... oh, how she craved it all.

Olympus was cold and lonely at times, not that she wished for her husband to return from wherever he had run off to at the moment. But for someone who longed for the touch and embrace, for love, for sexual prowess and power? Aphrodite was a very unhappy goddess indeed.

Every god seemed to be busy at the moment; Athena was off fighting some battle, and Ares was with her, most likely. Dionysus, after pleading with Zeus to let him wed Aphrodite, had left Olympus as well -- to feast? To drink? She wasn't certain. Ares had asked for her hand, as well, but Zeus had refused.

Hmmm. Ares.

Lounging in her home, alone on the bed, Aphrodite wondered what would become of her now that her immortal life felt at an end.

This is Eden Harrison. I'm unable to speak to you at the moment, so please leave me a message, and I'll get in touch with you shortly.

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Aphrodite here. Speak, and perhaps love will find its way to you soon.

This letter is for godsamongmen.

Dear Danny,

Thank you.

Love,
Mom


P.S. Don't you dare think that this excuses your behavior, though. We are having a talk once I get out of this bedroom.

For Eden & Alec's storyline, various Greek Gods & Goddesses will be added as needed. So far, here are the cast lists, the PBs for each character, and a brief idea of what they have been up to:

( Cut to spare f-list )

OOC: Takes place after THIS THREAD.

"Danny, you know I'm not that involved with your work," Eden replied to her son as he asked her again to come with him to Las Vegas. "The sex industry is entirely yours. I'm focusing more on the romance aspect. Together, I think we make a fabulous team, but I still don't see why you need me there."

Danny sighed, nodding his head. "Yeah, Mom, here's the thing. I'm just the owner of Eros Entertainment, and we're only now beginning to make our way into the Adult market." He could see his mother wasn't paying much attention to him. "But you, Mom, you? Are famous. And rich. You can get me into that expo and help a whole other level of people get to know and see what I've got to offer."

She sighed and crossed her arms, then gave in, as she always did. "Alright, alright. I'll go to Las Vegas with you." Danny hugged her and she shook her head at him. "Let me book us a room at Bellagio." She walked away to call and take care of things while Danny frowned.

Hopefully, his plan would work. Really, it was, in his mind, pretty stupid for his parents to be arguing and avoiding each other as much as they had been lately. So Eden had done something stupid... so Alec had done something stupider... wasn't that par for the course with their family? Before talking to his Mom, he'd called his Dad and asked him to meet him in Vegas because he 'needed fatherly advice on how to best manipulate and hurt a group of men', or something like that. He couldn't remember what he'd said to Alec, exactly, but it had worked enough that Danny had convinced his father to stay at Caesar's Palace.

Once he got his parents in one room, they'd be fine. Lock them up or something. Shoot them with a bow and arrow if that's what it took to get them to at least talk. He smiled when Eden walked back to him. "So... we got a room?"

She nodded. "And a flight leaving tonight, so pack your things."

"Already done, Mom. Thanks. This means a lot."

"Yes, yes," Eden replied, rolling her eyes. "Thank me later."

01.) Full name? - Ἀφροδίτη, or Aphrodite. Her alias in modern time is Eden Harrison.
02.) Best friend? - Herself? *L* She should probably get a friend, though.
03.) Sexuality? - Yes. Meaning, any sort is fine with her because she's a Greek Goddess. ;)
04.) Favorite color? - Red. It's the color of love and also a good "power color", so she likes to wear it in the business room, too.
05.) Relationship status? - Single, but she recently found Ares after not seeing him for a long time, and they've become reacquainted.
06.) Ideal mate? - Probably Ares, even though she doesn't want to admit it. She thinks he's course, rude, selfish, and overly-chauvinistic. It's all true, but she just doesn't want to admit that those qualities are what attract her to him.
07.) Turn-ons? - Love in all its forms. Maternal, fraternal, sexual.
08.) Last sexual experience? - Ares (AKA "Alec") drugged her and tied her up to a bed where he pretty much just had his way with her while she was gagged. He was pissed at her and wanted revenge.
09.) Favorite food? - Godiva chocolates and champagne with strawberries.
10.) Crushes? - She still has feelings for Adonis, but she tends to forget about them while she's apart from him.
11.) Favorite music? - Mozart.
12.) Biggest fear? - That the Greek gods will be forgotten in the new, modern world and no one will worship her anymore.
13.) Biggest fantasy? - That Ares/Alec will fall hopelessly in love with her. (She got this wish and it actually didn't turn out so well...)
14.) Quirks in bed? - Eden likes to start out everything with candles and flowers, thinking the sex will be perfect and romantic when in reality, she much prefers talking, teasing, and flirting in bed with a strong male.
15.) Bad habits? - Vanity. Oh my goodness, yes.
16.) Biggest regret? - The years of being mean to Hephaestus. She wouldn't have changed anything, but she's got some perspective now and she realizes that at the very least, she should be kind to him these days.
17.) Best kept secrets? - That she secretly owns every single dating site, both online and in-person, under one umbrella company.
18.) Last thought? - "I hate him."
19.) Worst sexual experience? - Anything with Hephaestus when they were married.
20.) Biggest insecurity? - Being compared to other women and their beauty still bothers her to this day.

OOC: Takes place after THIS THREAD.

"Mmmm...."

Eden blinked her eyes a few times to get her bearings. She had thought that she was getting on her plane to meet with the shareholders and convince them that everything would be fine with her many matchmaking businesses, but she somehow couldn't remember actually boarding the jet. Her head hurt slightly, and she looked around the room she was in.

It was dark, for whatever reason, and when she tried to move, Eden found that her arms and legs were bound. Panic hit her for a moment and as she pulled on her bindings, she felt the bed sink underneath her weight. She stopped struggling as it all hit her at once what must have happened and where exactly she must be.

"Alec!" she roared as loudly as possible. "Alec, get in here and let me go. Right now!"

Aphrodite was getting ready for her meeting with Ares once again. She could not help that he was far more charming, attractive, and a better lover than her husband was. In fact, at this point, she really did not care who knew the truth of the affair, save her husband of course.

It had been going on for some time now, and as she placed the final touches of "romance" about the area -- scented flowers and the like -- she smiled at her handiwork. Aphrodite looked into the pool of water once again to admire her own beauty and thought about Ares.

Oh, he was certainly not the most appropriate god she could have taken for a lover. She was after all, the goddess of beauty and as such never understood all the battles he seemed to enjoy. She preferred lust and love over the many women he had raped. Certainly, she was not one who did not shy away from wars -- oh, the folly of Troy! -- yet he was a god who she wondered if she would ever fully understand.

Part of her did not care if she did. He satisfied her own needs and desires, and that was enough.

Aphrodite lounged on the grass as her own vanity kept her admiring her looks, and she never heard anyone approaching...