Aphrodite grinned, revealing her pearly white teeth and red luscious lips, with her hands wide open as she made her way towards me, as soon as she spotted Martha and I getting out of Hades' carriage.
"I thought you'd never come!" She spoke after engulfing me in a hug. I hugged back while trying my best not to touch her with my hands.
"Well, I wasn't privileged to, till yesterday," I responded once she pulled away from the hug. She turned to Martha and hugged her just as she did to me. Martha's cheeks turned bright red at the goddess' generosity.
Her silver hair glittered, making her seem so beautiful it was almost painful to see. Her features seemed to be carved out of pure stone.
"Hades," Aphrodite muttered in a curse-like manner. She spoke his name as if it was acid on her tongue. "Oh, I'll show him! You wouldn't believe how hard I had to plead for him to let you both here on the very day I conveyed the idea."
