"Well over one hundred and eighty thousand. Do you doubt my stamina, lover? Do you think I can't deliver when it counts?" He laughed again as he drew back, but she wasn't done. She held his hand, and he saw in her eyes a passion he had thought lost for good. He smiled as she kissed him, just like she had done when she was tired of leading and guiding and wanted him to take the initiative. Not that it had ever been a problem with them, when they were good, but the language of a lover was not one to be forgotten. Not after the nights it took to be learnt.<br/><br/>When it broke his voice was soft, and his hand had moved from her cheek to the back of her neck, refusing to allow her to withdraw more than a few inches. "Beware what you wish," he whispered, his tone warm. "If it is a daring lover you desire, Hera, you know well enough how daring I am. Ask, and I will clear this table and have<i>you</i>as my meal, good food be damned." He paused to kiss her, both lips covering her lower one to suck and tug at it. He released with a soft growl and chased it with another small kiss, then continued. "I intend to make up for every hour we spent apart, my love. For every second spent away from you I will spend ten upon you, relearning every curve, every angle, every shape I thought I might never see again. I will kiss you on every inch of your precious skin, from the planes of your legs to the curve of your throat and every delicious place in between. I will fill you with such satisfaction that should it conspire we spend another five centuries apart not one instant of it will be spent in longing."<br/><br/>And then he<i>kissed</i>her, pulling her in to his lips and clutching her hair tightly in his hand. The other lifted to touch her jaw, his touch feather light as his head tilted against hers, his lips fitting firm and full on hers. One fingertip flicked against her throat and a small spark of pure sensation was sent across her skin, leaping from nerve to nerve as it traveled down her body. He let the kiss linger, his tongue brushing across her lip, holding her there until he could feel the burn in her face like it was his own, and then released, breaking the kiss and gently letting go of her hair so she wasn't simply left hanging all at once.<br/><br/>Zeus sat back in his seat, his hand trailing along her jaw and chin before he slipped it away entirely and lay it next to his plate. He glanced down at the food, then back at her. "I find my appetite has changed quite dramatically," he said, eyes half-closed and a smirk of mischief plain on his face.