Code name: Athena [18+]

Code name: Laced

"How could I forget?" I groaned "you took pictures."

"They're in an encrypted folder so Apollo can't delete them," she grinned "anyway, how are things going with Allegra? She told me you've been a little distant lately."

"Me?" I pointed at myself and scoffed "I blame myself for everything so she doesn't get mad, I try and be with her while she studies, I ask her out on dates but she never says yes and the other day she yelled at the twins so angrily...it scared me," I crossed my arms and looked down at my inner forearm tattoos which are the names of the loves of my life "sometimes I think she doesn't want this life with me and our baby girls."

Arabella wrapped her arms around my left bicep and rested her head on my shoulder "Have you talked to her about this? Asked her?"

I shook my head "She's always so busy studying and going out with her friends—"

"What?" Arabella interrupted "going out with her friends? Is she fucking crazy?"

"Well—"

My best friend sat up straight "Allegra has children to take care of now. Her wanting to go back to school is perfectly acceptable, I admire her for it but going out partying is not an option for her anymore," she stood up and crossed her arms "she's not a teenager with zero responsibilities anymore."

I know Arabella is right but I can't tell my wife that she can't go out partying, she'll hate me and we are already going through a rough patch "What shou—where are you going?" I rose an eyebrow as she walked towards the door.

"To spank her if necessary," the door closed behind her.

I gazed at the three babies on the bed playing with big blocks "oh boy."

•Arabella DiStefano•

This situation makes me furious; Allegra has no right to take Mariano for granted, being able to afford nannies that take care of your children 24/7 does not mean you should do it unless it's utterly necessary.

I'm not saying she doesn't deserve to relax and have a nice time with her friends but the nearest club is over an hour away. What if her baby girls need her in the middle of the night? What if something happens and we all have to be moved?

Allegra is not a bad mother, I've watched her be a loving momma for over a year but I do feel that sometimes she's not here mentally which concerns me. A lot.

When I walked into Apollo's home office she was behind the computer giggling at something on her phone "Allegra, we need to talk," I closed the door behind me.

She stood up and approached me texting "I have to go get rea—"

"You're not going anywhere," I gripped her forearm "sit down," I ordered.

Allegra leaned on the desk "Why are you angry?"

I crossed my arms looking at her "What's this I've heard about you going to parties?"

She shrugged "I go to college parties because I'm in college," Allegra smiled.

"You're forgetting about two little details in your life," I rose an eyebrow.