zephyr !
despite the many attempts at trying to open the front door, and athena deciding she didnât want to. zephyr continued with a smile on his face. repeating time after time, that i would be okay. that his parents loved her. how could they not when she was his best friend? âthey wonât hate you, athena. trust me.â heâd tell her, with a soft smile. his hand finding her own to give it a gentle squeeze, âready?â zephyr asked, his hand wasnât even on the doorknob when it flew right open showing an emseralda shaking her head at ZEPHYR and phoebus facepalming behind the woman. "MERE!â zephyr said in a combination of happiness and startledness, because yeah, not even he saw that one coming. âzephyr de chateupers, why do you keep her waiting?â she held his face to give him a big kiss before going over to greet athena. âhello, sweetheart. we been waiting you, and so excited to meet you.â esmeralda rushed them inside saying something that the food was ready. phoebus said something along the lines of âi tried to hold her as much as possibleâ which earned him a stern glance from his wife. he hugged zephyr before going over to embrace athena in a strong hug as well. âpere, mon dieu. put her down, please.âÂ
it was hard to not be comforted by zephyrâs hand taking her own. she took a deep breath and closed her eyes. she was about to nod her head and exclaim yet again that she was ready, but before she could the door bust wide open. it scared her enough for her to flinch and pull her hand back to her person before covering her mouth and taking more breaths. âno, no, itâs me who was keeping him waiting,â she said to his mother as she ushered athena inside. it was better to hear they had been excited to meet her but made her feel a bit worse when she remembered how long sheâd kept them waiting. on top of it all, however, the best part was seeing zephyr happily embrace his mother and father. sheâd always wanted that, but of the two of them, she felt he deserved it more. life was kind when they gave zephyr such wonderful parents. âiâve been just as excited to meet you,â she replied to his mother once again. the hug from his father caught her off guard, but it didnât take her long to wrap her own arms around the older de chateupers man. she closed her eyes momentarily to enjoy the moment but opened them before it became weird. holding on too long may have been uncomfortable for him or may have led to her tearing up and that was the last thing she wanted. âitâs okay, zephyr!â she was really enjoying the hug anyway.














