“Wait! Wait!” Mammon was waving his hands around as he panicked.
Atlas shook his head. These demons. What was he going to do with them? And now they were all speaking at once trying to talk over one another. Mammon was obviously on the verge of a panic attack, Bel was forcibly questioning how long Asmos had known, and Asmos found it funny that Bel and Mammon hadn’t known.
It was a mess.
And yet, it was Atlas’s mess.
Knowing that someone needed to take control, Atlas lifted his fingers to his lips and let out a sharp whistle.
All three demons froze before turning to him as one unit.
Smirking, Atlas waved his fingers. “Remember me?”
“Of course, my mate.” Bel was admitted at his side.
My apologies.” Mammon dipped his head.
“Can I really not tell anyone?” Asmos complained.
Bending down, Atlas picked up the new hellstone that Bel had found earlier and slipped it in his pocket. “How about we take this somewhere more private? This isn’t a conversation that needs to be out in the open for anyone to hear.” And he wanted to know how Asmos knew when Bel hadn’t had a clue. That seemed suspicious.
“Yes, my mate.” Bel slipped an arm around his waist. “We’ll see the two of you in my office. Now.”
“Fine,” Asmos huffed.
“Sure,” Mammon agreed.
* * * * *
Atlas
‘A baby!’Adam’s text message came through in the group chat less than an hour after Asmos and Mammon had finally left him and Bel alone.
What should have been a short conversation before they returned to date night had ended up being hours and dinner with their new friends. Not that Atlas minded but he could now see the point that Bel was trying to make that they needed to make time for each other. Once everyone found out about the baby, that subject kind of just took over.
Atlas got it. This was a big deal. A male pregnancy. But this was also his life. His life with Bel. Atlas sighed, but before he could respond, another message came through.
‘I am totally tracking this! How exciting!’Seb wrote.‘I need to know EVERYTHING!’
‘These are truly exciting times,’Ari’s text said.
One hour. That was all it had taken for Asmos to break his promise. Although Bel had called that right. And Asmos’s ability to see pregnancy was tied to the sin he carried, which was lust. A freaking lust demon.
Every time Atlas thought he was getting a handle on all this hell stuff, something came out of nowhere to surprise him.
‘Guys! I told you it was a secret!’Asmos’s text popped up.
Of course Asmos was in the group text too.
‘I can’t believe my Daddy didn’t tell me,’Cary added to the message chain.
‘Cary was so mad that he wouldn’t kiss Luci for like five whole minutes,’Gage told them.
‘And I do mean everything,’Seb’s text read.‘This is very important information that we need!’
Seb sure had a one-track mind.
‘What about a baby shower?’Adam asked.‘I’ve never thrown a baby shower! Hold on. Let me add my minions to the chat.’
