"We shall see about that," Hera said with a slight smirk, her thumb massaging the back of his hand in small circles. "It might be easier to rearrange the stars than you think."<br/><br/>Hera felt her heart swell with joy at the notion that attempting to mend the cracks in their family would be enough for them. It would be more than enough for her. Certainly not easy, but she would love nothing more than for her children to be happy, to have her husband become a better father to them, or at the very least try. She was content with his order of addressing the girls. Once she learned that Zeus and Hera were attempting to reconcile, Eileithyia would more than likely agree to try again with her father, perhaps she would even grow stronger. It would also help in convincing Hebe. As for Eris, well, that would certainly be a sight to see when Zeus went to speak with her. She almost wish she would be going with him just for the show.<br/><br/>She chuckled with amusement into the kiss, her free hand moving to cup his face. She indulged his greed, kissing him until he relinquished her lips and she even gently pressed them against his cheek before pulling back. Hera gave her husband a small intimate smile, a gleam of mischief in her dark eyes. Of course he was unwilling to leave her. He couldn't possibly be sated from only one bout of lovemaking after centuries of each other's absence. And she was certainly unwilling to allow him to leave, not now that she had him in her bed again. Besides, they would have at least a night of privacy to themselves. Her girls certainly weren't children anymore.<br/><br/>"The girls won't be home tonight, they're staying with Hephaestus and Aglaia tonight, so you needn't worry about being caught unawares, at least not until morning," she replied, fingers gingerly brushing through his white hair which was now a mess. "And personally, I find myself unwilling to let my husband leave now that I have him in my bed. I was always known for my jealousy, wasn't I? My one concern would be that you don't have a change of clothes for tomorrow, though I suppose such a thing is trivial to consider. What I would like to know, however, is where you learned that little trick of yours with the runes? Seems like a useful thing to have picked up over the years, especially since I have no intention of having a sixth baby. Five is certainly enough for me."<br/><br/>Technically at one point four would have been enough, but Hebe had surprised them. Her one regret was that her youngest child's conception had been the result of impassioned anger rather than affection. And while Hera loved her children dearly, she very well knew she would strangle her husband if she ever fell pregnant again. Demeter could go on all she liked about how easy carrying Persephone in her womb had been for her, but there was only so many times Hera could stand the exhaustion and morning sickness when she had an entire mount of gods to run, or in this case a business.