Aidoneus and Persefone were getting close to Maeve's house with the food on the back. Persefone was still in shock after hearing Laoise's cancer diagnosis. She worried about Maeve's mental state since Laoise was her only blood relative. "Worried about Maeve?" asked Aidoneus.
The young woman got out of her train of thought as she looked at him. "Oh, yeah. You can say that I'm still in shock over the news. I don't know Laoise very well since I only met her a couple of times, but she's Maeve's Mother. As a child, I can't imagine the thought of seeing one's parents suffer such a disease."
Aidoneus noticed Persefone's worry and wondered if she still thought about Edgar. "Hey Sef, has Edgar been bugging you?"
"No, everything has been quiet. He would usually text me or message me on social media. Maybe he gave up." Persefone noticed Aidoneus's smile. It was not an ordinary smile, and she felt that there was more to it. "Dio, please don't tell me you had something to do with it." His smile widened, and Persefone feared the worst. You didn't hurt him, did you?"
"Well, to an extent, but it's not the type of way that you might be thinking. I also didn't go alone. Some friends of mine came along." Aidoneus then explained everything that happened with Edgar; Persefone listened.
Her worry became intrigued. The more she listened, the more her lips became a smile. Persefone laughed so hard that tears formed. "Y-Y-You're kidding me!? You disguised yourself as Rudolph!? Edgar believed it!?"
The werewolf couldn't help but feel proud of his work; it warmed him to see his mate smile. "Yup, people like him act tough, but it's a ruse to hide their true insecurities; it wasn't so difficult to scare him. I know that he will never bother you again. If he does, I will-" He was interrupted when his phone rang, which was connected to his car's Bluetooth. When looking at the caller ID, he sighed. "Sorry, I got to take this. It's my Ma." Persefone nodded and watched as he answered. "Hey, Ma. How-"
"Aidoneus Bledig! How dare you!?"
The couple tensed. Aidoneus gulped. "What did I do, Ma?"
"Why didn't you tell me that you found your mate!?" A wolffish groan escaped his lips; Persefone giggled. Calista heard Persefone's giggle. "Is she with you?"
The couple looked at one another and then focused on the call. "Yeah, but she knows about our kind. Her name is Persefone."
"H-Hello, ma'am."
"Oh my goodness! I'm sorry that you had to hear me in such a way. I'm Calista! I didn't think I would be speaking to you this soon! Still, I'm relieved that Aidoneus found his mate. Are you going on a date this early?" Calista hinted at the silence. "What's going on? What's with the silence?"
Aidoneus sighed as he made a right turn, leading to Maeve's house; he parked his car. "Mom, Persefone and I going to be with Maeve. Pops and Maeve's other friend are with them."
"What happened? Did something happen to her? I met her and she seemed okay."
"Her Mother fainted and was taken to the hospital; it was found that she has state four breast cancer."
Calista was silent on the other end of the line, making Aidoneus and Persefone nervous. "Please give me the address to her house. Nicolas and I be there as soon as we can."
"Ma, I don't think-"
"Don't argue you with me, young man. Text me the address or I will ask your Father for it."
Aidoneus relented and gave his Mother the address; both hung up. "Dio, do you think it was a good idea. I mean, isn't it awkward that your Mother would want to visit Maeve?"
"Well, my Ma mentioned meeting her. There's a possibility that they got along. Come on, let's get this food inside." The duo got out of the car, got a hold of the food, and walked toward the house.
Aidoneus was about to knock, but the door opened. He was surprised to see who stood on the other end. "T-Trinidad!?"
Trinidad smiled, but her eyes looked empathetic. "The one and only."
"Wh-What are you doing here? How did you know where Maeve lived?"
"Treyton texted us what happened. I didn't want to sit around and do nothing. I made Garret drive like a madman to come here." Trinidad motioned the duo to enter, which they did so. Once inside, Patrisha sat on one of the sofas, looking at the floor, while Treyton and Garret talked to one another by the kitchen. The door was closed. "We were shocked when hearing the news. It's terrible to go through something horrendous during the holidays."
Aidoneus nodded as he and Persefone put down the food. "We brought Chinese takeout with different options so all of you can eat."
Treyton and Garret heard Aidoneus and went toward him. Trinidad noticed Persefone and realized that she was Aidoneus's mate. She went to the young woman and introduced herself. Persefone was shy initially, but with Trinidad's kindness and sense of humor, she opened up.
Treyton went toward Patrisha and sat beside her. "I think it's best to wait a while longer until we call up Maeve, I know she won't be hungry yet. What do you think?"
Patrisha looked up and toward Trinidad and Garret. "I agree. I'm surprised your friends came even though they don't know Maeve very well."
"They're good friends, and they met Maeve, but only temporarily. I see them as family, and they want to give Maeve support. We have other friends with whom I am very close, but they didn't have the opportunity to meet her. I actually invited her to my pac-I mean, a Christmas party that we have days before Christmas since many have other families to visit."
"Wow, you are a man who can create good friendships. I think that would be good for her. I also know that Laoise would want her to go to keep her mind off the stress. I was probably thinking of spending Christmas at the hospital with Laoise, depending on the situation of whether or not she would accept the chemotherapy.
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