Blinking quickly, she gathered her thoughts. Confused, she said, "I don't pay night by night...What are you...Oh..." She dropped her eyes to the floor. blushing. "When you said stay I thought you meant permanently. I can stay a few nights at a time." She met his dark look with a small smirk. "Sometimes you need to be more specific," She managed to say before the others burst into the room. Isabelle was squealing, Axel was scowling, Alexander looked like he had eaten a bushel of lemons, and Scorpio looked, well, like she always looked. Angry.
With her free hand, she gently stroked Isabelle's hair as she hugged her waist in joy. Jo flinched visibly as Alexander lit into Leon and Leon bit right back. She knew that Leon had a cold side, but this was a little frightening. A gentle pressure on her hand reassured her that Leon was still Mr. Cool Calm and Collected. Hugging the small girl tightly to her stomach, she closed her eyes as she listened to the caustic banter back and forth between the gods. She was getting a little uncomfortable, and she felt like it was her fault that they were arguing in the first place.
"I'm sorry, guys, I still plan on..." She started to say quietly but Leon cut her off. He snapped his fingers and then they were alone again. Jo smiled as she heard Isabelle squealing outside and thought she heard a male voice mutter something about not thinking with the right brain but she wasn't sure. When Leon said her name, she looked up at him and took a few steps back playfully as he approached her. A small smirk danced across her face. "Well, my little lion," She joked back and laughed and squealed as she fell back onto the bed. His body was warm against hers as he laid his head on her lap. His golden hair slightly tousled and falling across his forehead. Her fingers itched to stroke it, just a small touch. Just once.
She reached down and gently ran her free hand through his hair, still smiling. "I still think that I can handle it. I will admit that I do like the easy times." Her eyes danced with humor. "What could be so hard about loving an arrogant, blunt, egotistical, wish granting god?" Her lips gently touched his forehead. "Surely it couldn't be as hard as loving a stubborn, outspoken, know it all human," Jo scoffed and puffed out her chest a little bit. This was the first time that she felt that she could be this playful with Leon and he would play back. "So tell me, Lion, will you ever be...content?" Her fingers played gently with his hair. It was so soft to the touch.
Jo closed her eyes. "I feel like that was a very warm welcome," she said after a few minutes of silence. She knew that the reception when the others found out would be less than graceful, but she wasn't expecting it to be so cold and angry.
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