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WHO: Pasiphae and Minos
WHAT: Meeting again
WHEN: Tuesday evening
WHERE: Diogenes Club
WARNINGS: TBA but likely nothing beyond possibly speaking of past cow sex



Minos had heard of the place from Arthur Pendragon, a lawyer he occasionally worked with who was also an immortal. He stopped in now once a week to see if he could find anyone he knew and hoping against hope he might find his family there. It had been far too long since he had seen any of them. His wife or his children, hell he would even be happy to see any of the half-siblings he got along with. And if he didn't find anyone, he could still have a nice drink surrounded by people like him.

As usual, when he entered he didn't see anyone he recognised from home. With an accepting sigh he ordered a whiskey and coke and took a seat to enjoy his drink.

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Her nose wrinkled as she smiled at his response. None of their children could be anything but beautiful and handsome. "Yes, well when you've come back from the dead it's all difficult to take in. When I first came back I thought maybe I had never died and I was going mad." She gave a small shrug, "I'm well. The last few years I've been teaching second grade. Right now I work at a private school called Trinity. What about you?" She imagined he had been doing something very interesting things. Much more entertaining than teaching mortal children.

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Minos' face took on an expression of worry when she mentioned she believed she was going mad. Coming back to life had been a little like that for him as well.

"I serve as a judge here, as I have on and off over the decades. I figure if the gods put that much trust in me, then mortals could too. My time in the Underworld was fortunate in coming back here. I was already used to no longer being a king. Had I come back expecting the life of royalty, I would have been sorely out of sorts."

Tell me if the waiter thing doesn't work! I can't remember if there are waiters.

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Pasiphae didn't drink a lot, at least nothing too hard, but when someone came and asked if she needed anything she ordered a White Russian and then smiled at Minos.

"That certainly suits you. I can't imagine anything more fitting." As he spoke she listened quietly, though she continued to smile fondly at him. Her drink was brought over and she took a small sip before speaking. "It was an adjustment for me, but it was refreshing not having all those responsibilities. But it's been a lonely existence, I must admit."

Totally works!

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Minos' fingers traced the lip of his glass around and around as she mentioned she was lonely. Minos had plenty of companions, per se, but none of them were his wife. He had never felt about any of them the way he felt about Pasiphae. And whether that was due to belief or how he really felt deep down was just semantics.

"Yes, I admit to feeling that myself."

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Whatever believe had done to her, Pasiphae had always remained the woman deeply in love with Minos. What she had done was because of a jealous god and it had taken years for it to completely rub off because with that curse had come the love for her bastard half-breed. Now she only felt shame for ever having it. She punished herself by not allowing anyone to have her.

She sipped her drink and looked down at it just to have something else to look at. "I'm sorry to hear that. Finding things to fill that void is difficult."

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Minos gave her another sympathetic look and he reached his hand out to her. "I have always considered myself your husband, even when I had no idea where you were." That didn't mean he had been faithful nor would he remain so. But he still did.

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It tool little prodding for her to take his hand. Although she smiled at him there was a deep sadness in her eyes. There were so many things she wanted and needed to say, to apologize for, but even a past queen could be scared. "I've never stopped being your wife." Even if she felt she didn't deserve it.

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He smiled kindly and her and then raised her hand to his lips. "Pasiphae," he said gently, "would you like to come visit my home?"

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It was this very thing that reminded her of why she loved him. It was more than the title of 'wife' that could make her swoon. As a young woman she could be taken in so easily, and even now it remained the same. "Yes," she said simply. Whether she felt she deserved him him or not, she still had needs. And good gods it had been too long.

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Minos kissed her hand and then he rose from the table. He wasn't really one to take things slow anyway and he had always been a charmer. In front of him was a woman he loved, why should he move slowly.

"Would you like to go now? I live a few streets away. The apartment overlooks the park."

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She was only a little taken back when he stood up so suddenly. But this was Minos and with or without titles, the need to please him and make him happy was still strong.

Her drink was forgotten as she stood up. "I'd like that, yes." overlooking the park, he really was doing very well for himself. She smiled, "It sounds lovely."

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With her hand in his they took their leave of the Diogenes Club and headed towards his apartment. He decided to walk as the night was nice and warm. It gave them a chance to talk more as well.

"How long has it been?" he asked, curious. "Have I really not seen you since Crete?"

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It almost felt like old times. She could easily fit back into that old life, minus a few unfortunate circumstances. Her finger laced with his and she found herself leaning against him as they walked. She felt younger suddenly, more at ease and more content.

She looked at him and chuckled, "It's been a long time, hasn't it?" She had been so heartbroken over his death she had mourned for years following. Even when she finally passed on she hadn't quite gotten over it.

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"I have been looking since then," he admitted, pulling her close so he could loop his arm around her shoulders and plant a kiss on her head. "Once I suddenly showed up topside, that is."

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Now that surprised her. After everything she had done she couldn't honestly expect him to go looking for her. It wasn't until he was gone that she even realized her mistakes. She swallowed, feeling a pang in her heart. "I've looked, though admittedly not as intently I should have. Fear of who I might run into kept me from what I wanted." Fear of Olympians and the son she should have never had. "To be honest, I wasn't sure if you would want anything to do with me. Not after everything..."

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In his mortal life he had been much less forgiving than he was now. He had been and was a judge now, and he could find himself being much more objective, most of the time anyway. Every so often the dark side of him took over and he could be a terrible asshole for several days. At the moment, however, his dark side was nowhere to be seen. The hurt he had suffered from Pasiphae's 'betrayal' had been lessened by centuries.

"The gods play with mortals without a second thought," he said, avoiding that it had been all his fault, really. And he had then imprisoned her child in a labyrinth. He hadn't been very forgiving, and now was his chance to be so. "Hey," he paused in their progress so he could pull her towards him. He turned to face her and he gave her a kind smile. "Don't ever think I would want nothing to do with you."

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Under her curse she had been horrible. She had denied her King the love he deserved. She had lied and cheated and concealed the man who had helped her commit such a heinous act. But after all those years she felt absolutely no remorse for herself, and even less for the son that had been trapped. Maybe it made her heartless, but it had all been one giant circle of wrong.

She looked at him, her eyes searching. "You can honestly forgive me? After all those horrible things I did? I should have been stronger, but I couldn't fight it." Despite it having started with Minos' mistake of pissing off Poseidon Pasiphae still felt entirely responsible.

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"This is the twenty-first century," he said, smoothing his fingers through her hair. "I-I was hurt, but that's the past. I say we should leave it there, hmm?"

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Pasiphae looked relieved to hear that. She had been carrying her burdens for so long, even after coming back from the dead to live amongst man again. It wasn't something someone just got over. She needed confirmation from him that everything was alright. She released a breath she hadn't realized she had been holding. "You have no idea how glad I am to hear you say that. I'm so, so sorry for everything I did, under a curse or not. I could never hurt you like that even if I tried. You've always meant too much to me."

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While he was forgiving these days, he still wasn't about to apoligise as well. Instead he leaned down to kiss her hair again, preferring to keep anything further behind closed doors. "And it means a great deal to me to hear you say that." He smiled and then led her the rest of the way to his apartment and then into the elevator which opened onto his floor.

"Here we are," he said, showing her around. The apartment was fairly modern, decorated in blacks, grays and whites. It was opulent as well, and one entire wall was a window which overlooked Central Park. He was no longer a king, but he still wanted to live like a noble.

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Honestly, Pasiphae felt she deserved no apology. It was years of reminding herself what she had done that made her believe she should continue to be blamed. That didn't mean she didn't hate the ones who had done it to her. She sighed and leaned against him for a moment. Things may never go back to exactly as she remembered them before the mess that was their most popular story, but she could at least do her best. As they walked on she felt considerably lighter. Already she could feel that weight lifting off her shoulders.

His apartment put hers to shame, it was gigantic compared to hers. She had almost forgotten what it was like to live so lavishly. Then again, she was also a school teacher and could only afford so much these days. Realizing her mouth hung open she closed it and stepped inside. "This is... gorgeous." With everything there was to see the thing that impressed her most was the window. She walked over, idly setting her purse down on the floor. She could wake up to this view every day.

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"Not nearly as gorgeous as seeing you again," Minos informed her. He moved to stand behind her so he could wrap his arms around her. "It's just a place. It works for now."

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Pasiphae blushed, thankful that she was facing away from him because she was grinning ear to ear. Her arms rested in his as she leaned back against him, resting her head against his shoulder. "It outshines my place, but you're right. It's only a place."

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Minos leaned down to kiss her neck as she leaned against him. It was starting to sink in now. His wife was here and real and in his arms. His wife he had looked for for centuries. "I could give you a key," he murmured against her skin before kissing her again. He didn't want to scare her away by asking her to move in the second he found her again. But he still thought of them as married and in his mind they should have been under the same roof all this time, only circumstances had separated them.

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Her eyes closed, taking in the moment as she felt his lips against her skin. For years she had not allowed herself the slightest amount of affection. But this was something she wasn't about to let slip through her fingers. If Minos wanted her, then by the gods she was his. She always had been, and always would be. Although she didn't answer right away it wasn't because she hesitated to give a definitive answer, she just didn't want to seem too eager. "If that's what you want." If he had asked her to move in she would have packed up and moved that night.