"Do you get why?" he asked, because he wasn't sure she did. "It's not because I don't want to be with you. Totally the opposite. I love everything about you. Everything. But I don't wanna keep hurting you. And I am. Or he is." It was both, really. Because Neptune couldn't hurt Lydia if Reed wasn't in her life.
"I hope your mom doesn't hate me if it works." He knew how excited she was to have Neptune around. Lydia's mom might be the only mortal to appreciate the god right now.