"So, what were you doing there? Were you buying clothes? But isn't that a store that sells clothes for small children?" Bella looked at me suspiciously. I wondered whether I should tell her the same lie.
And I decided it would be better to lie to her as well.
"They're gifts for a friend of mine. She just had a baby. Hahaha." I laughed lightly. Bella looked at me suspiciously for a moment, then smiled.
"I see. Your friend will certainly be very happy. You bought a lot of things."
"Yeah… hahaha. And you, what are you doing here?"
"Oh, I was doing some sketches and decided to take a walk, that's all. I was thinking of going to a café nearby. Would you like to come with me?"
"I'm sorry, but I'm in a hurry. We can go out to eat another day," I said.
"Hmmm, how about tomorrow afternoon? I can come to your house tomorrow afternoon."
"Alright, that sounds great. But I really have to go now." I had already spent too much time here. Freya must be anxiously waiting for me, and our son must be cold. We need to put some clothes on him.
"Alright…" Bella smiled bitterly, and I ran off.
After turning onto another street, I entered an alley and stored all the items in my inventory before teleporting back to the throne room. As soon as I arrived, I was met with a surprise.
Ottar was there, standing beside the throne, looking at Freya and our son.
He seemed to be protecting them.
And Freya, who still hadn't noticed my presence, was breastfeeding our son.
'So Ottar already knows…'
He had already noticed me and gave a small nod. 'He doesn't seem angry or anything. I guess not…' I approached the throne, and Freya finally noticed me.
"You took a long time," she said, smiling at me. "Just look at this. Look how cute he is while he's feeding." Freya gently stroked our son's head, and I stepped closer to do the same.
When I touched him, his closed eyes opened, and he let go of Freya's nipple.
He looked at me and smiled. Then he said, "Papa!"
I felt my heart melt.
"He's so cute," I said.
"Yes, he's very beautiful," Ottar said. I looked at him, and our eyes met. He quickly looked away and said nothing more, seeming a little embarrassed. I laughed softly and looked back at our son.
He was wrapped in a soft, fluffy cloth, probably brought by Ottar. He wasn't cold anymore.
I stepped back and began taking everything I had bought out of my inventory. "I bought a lot of things. Clothes, toys, bottles. Everything needed to take care of him is here."
Freya looked at all the bags and stood up with our son in her arms.
It was strange to see her acting like a loving mother while wearing such a vulgar outfit.
At the same time, as strange as it was, it was very sexy.
"What's this? You bought everything and now you're going to leave me to take care of him all by myself?"
"Of course not. I'll definitely come here every day." I smiled at her and stepped closer.
Looking into her eyes, I gave her a sudden kiss on the lips.
'Hey, don't do that in front of our child!' she said.
"Don't say something so silly," I protested. "You need to build a room for him. I'll help you with that if you want. But it has to be another day. I need to go home now. Hestia will get suspicious."
"If you come every day, she'll definitely get suspicious," Freya said with a mischievous smile. "You should tell her what happened. I'm sure she'll be very eager to meet our son."
"Have you lost your mind? Maybe in the future… but not now."
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POV: Freya
After handing over everything he had bought, Luan said goodbye and disappeared shortly after. I looked at our son in my arms, and he stared back at me with blue eyes, just like Luan's.
He gave me such a beautiful smile that I almost fainted.
'I had some idea of how much a mother could love her child, but isn't this a bit too much?'
Just looking at this small "creature" makes me so happy that it feels unreal. He was just born, and yet…
It's frightening.
I never thought I could feel this way.
Every time I look at him, I think, 'I must protect this child at all costs.' That's how I feel.
I never thought I could feel something like this.
"Goddess? Are you alright?" Ottar called out to me, and I looked at him. I instinctively began rocking my son, trying to make him sleep. "I'm trying to get him to sleep, but I think he doesn't want to sleep right now."
He was just born, but he's so active and full of energy… The child of a goddess like me is certainly different!
"Why don't you let me do it? You look tired."
"Tired? No, I don't feel tired at all."
"Your expression is terrible. It's as if you haven't slept in days."
"Really?"
After he said that, I truly began to feel that something was wrong with my body. It feels heavier. Could what Luan did have caused this to my body? Well, I did just give birth in a matter of seconds.
From what I've researched, children use the nutrients their mothers consume to grow inside their wombs.
Since Luan made our child grow in seconds, he probably drained a lot of energy from me.
That makes sense.
"Can you do it, Ottar?"
"Yes, don't worry."
I placed him into Ottar's hands, and he treated my son with great care. He held him gently and then said, "Let's go to your room. You can sleep together there while he doesn't have a bed of his own yet." Ottar said, looking at me seriously.
I followed him, and we went to my room.
I lay down and watched Ottar trying to put the baby to sleep. Incredibly, after just a few minutes, he fell asleep, and Ottar laid him down beside me.
When I saw that the baby was sleeping safely, I also fell asleep.
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