The Gods & Goddesses add drama to Dan’s life.

By DustinMidnight. Listen to the Podcast at Steamy Stories.

 

“So,

from your file it says that you recently got married,” said Mr.

Liesmith, making a show of jabbing at a piece of paper in his hand.

 “Um,

yes, it was quite recently, actually. I didn’t think that you’d have

that in my file. I haven’t changed my tax filing status or anything.”

Dan was curious. Something really wasn’t right about this man. The way

his eyes twitched, the way he was moving his hands, it was as if he

couldn’t stop moving and really didn’t want to be sitting down.

“We

get that information from various databases. Now, please, tell me,

what’s her name? How did you both meet? When did you meet?” His

fast-talking confidence made Dan imagine he was a car salesman, trying

too hard to push an old clunker.

“I really don’t think that’s any of your business, I met her on my personal time, and she’s not an employee.”

“It’s

for insurance reasons. I’ve got some paperwork. But, please, why not

answer the question?” He tapped his fingers on the desk as he watched

Dan. For a second, Dan thought Mr. Liesmith’s eyes were flashing

slightly, but he was distracted by those pearly white teeth.

“I

really think this is something that HR should talk to me about, not

you— Besides, this is rather personal information.” Dan was about to get

up when Liesmith slammed the desk.

“I demand you tell me!” He raised his voice. Suddenly his countenance altered, revealing an angry man, his eyes sunken in.

“Fuck, what the hell!” Dan muttered, shocked by the outburst.

“Sorry, lost my cool. Annabelle has always gotten on my nerves,” Liesmith said with a chuckle.

“Um, I didn’t tell you her name,” Dan pointed out. Liesmith sighed as he realized he was caught.

“Fine,

you caught me. It’s Joe Liesmith. I’m a god.” He reached over to shake

Dan’s hand. but something told Dan that wouldn’t be a good idea. Joe

eventually pulled his hand back.

“What are you a god of?” Dan asked. He hadn’t run across the name “Liesmith” in any of the occasional research he’d been doing.

“Oh, you know, god of life, god of this and that, yada, yada.” He gestured to show it really didn’t matter.

“The

point is, I’m a god. I’m one of the big ones. I was old when your

great-great grandfather wasn’t even a sperm in his daddy’s ball sacks.

Now answer me, why are you married to Annabelle?” His fingers clawed the

desk as he looked down his nose at Dan.

“It

just kind of happened. Wead a few drinks, and we just got married.

Simple as that.” He chose his words carefully. It was clear that

Liesmith was not one to play around or even tease, unlike Annabelle. No,

this god was not in a good mood.

“It

just happened, you say? I’m curious, Mr. Fremont, mind if I call you

that? Not that I care. Do you know the dangers a mortal faces when

married to a god?”

“Well,

among other things, I guess death and misfortune.” Dan had come across

plenty of stories about Apollo and Zeus in his reading

“In

a way, though also the fact that sometimes a god is married to another

god, and gods don’t like to share, especially with mortals.”

“Well,

I didn’t know that. Hell, I’m getting used to the situation., And maybe

I don’t like to share with gods. So maybe you should calm down, Joe.”

Dan’s spine felt as though it was freezing, but he tried to keep an

angry expression on his face. He wouldn’t show fear to this god.

“Well,

maybe you should leave her before you get too used to things. It’ll be

good for both of you. Keep a balance, you might say” Liesmith now had a

friendly expression on his handsome face, but Dan could see past it now.

The veil had cracked, and it would be harder for Liesmith to hide

anything.

“Well,

I don’t think I will,” Dan said in a low voice. “She seems happy, and

quite frankly, I’m starting to fall for her even more.” He crossed his

arms and decided this Liesmith was a complete jackass.