Infidelity in Eternity
“If you loved me half as much as that fish…” Lakshmi said, pouting. “What does that even mean?” asked Shiva. “Nothing. It’s just the way you look at it--” “You mean, Pedro?” “No, I mean, ‘it’.” said the goddess. “Sometimes I want to flush it down the toilet.” “Lakshmi, you’re being serious right now, aren’t you?” Shiva said, and laughed, true amusement dancing behind his infinite eyes. “You’re always looking at it, cooing at it, and then you look at me like I bore you,” Lakshmi said. “Why don’t you talk to me that way?” Shiva looked at her. Petulant and childish as her expression appeared, he could see the hurt in her eyes. “Trust me, Lakshmi,” Shiva crooned. “You hang the moon and stars in my heart of hearts. You are my goddess, and Pedro is just a fish.” Her eyes flashed, “Trust you?” “What can I say that will convince you?” Shiva asked. “I don’t know if there’s anything you can say.” “What...