Author's Note: In this story Nico is twenty one years old. Percy, Jason, Frank, Piper, Annabeth are all twenty three years old. Hazel is twenty years old. They are all adults. This would also be considered Alternate Universe for the creator of this is not writing it. Enjoy.

Nico's POV

Sitting in my favorite cafe, I sip my coffee; the shop is called Muses' Dream Coffee. Yes I am drinking a plain black coffee in a coffee shop. Why am I here? I need somewhere to think. All my friends are married now or getting to the we are getting married part. I heart constricts at the thought of Percy being married. I was going to have to go see him get hitched soon enough. I still needed a date for this event. Talk about out of reach forever. Well he was now. Not that I ever told him how I felt. I just died a little bit inside every time I saw them kiss.

It still kills me. My heart is so sore and broken I am not sure if anyone can truly fix it. Though considering who and what I am there are those that will interfere in my lack of love life. Another reason I come there, their coffee is amazing. There is this other regular customer that comes here. He brings a lap top and a few books with him. He usually gets one of the tables near a plug. I am not sure if he is going to university or he uses this place like an office.

He is rather cute. Wild long red hair that he barely contains in a pony tail at his neck. Startling green eyes that remind me of the ocean. He even brings the briny scent of the ocean with him. He is not here right now. I am hoping to see him today. He cheers me up a bit.

Plus he makes my heart do the same odd constrict that Percy does to me. I think I am falling in love with this guy. Worst part, I do not know what he is personally attracted to. I fear finding out. I do not think I can handle having my heart broken twice.

My mind drifts back to Hazel my lovely little sister. She is engaged to Frank. They been engaged since she was eighteen. They want to wait until she is twenty-one before they get married. I swear they are going to be the two that have sex on their wedding night for the first time. I mean that too. Frank is more old school then I am. I was born when they taught you to treat your wife to be in that fashion.

He makes me feel so old. Frank is a good match for my baby sister.

I hear the bell tinkle. I sip my coffee. My heart starts beating faster. There he is. The red head I find so attractive. My eyes scan the place. I realize the only table that has a plug that he could sit at was with me. All the rest of the tables are taken. The place is oddly busy.

There better not be any intervention from a certain goddess of love. I do not need help with my romantic life thank you. Though I do not think she believes me in the slightest. I do not think my friends believe me in the slightest either.

He gets his coffee and scans the room. Our eyes meet. He smiles and makes his way over to me. "May I sit here Nico?"

"Oh course Morris," I smile up at him. He sits down. Places his cup on the table and gets his laptop out. I watch him open it and boot it up. He looks up at me watching him. He flashes me this smile. I can so smell the briny ocean on him. "What are you working on?"

"I am currently working on a story." He smiles at me. "I am about half way done."

"What is it about?"

"Two guys that fall for each other. They are unsure about telling the other. One day the one takes a chance and asks the other guy out. They realize they are in love and that is where the adventure begins. I am so turning their world magically upside down." Morris smiles over at me. I am not sure if he is hinting at something. If he is I am so undone. I mean that, undone. My heart starts beating faster and skipping beats to just to annoy me.

My curiosity has been killing me over the last two months of these kinds of meetings between the two of us. I ask the question that is haunting my mind too much lately. "Are you dating?"

"I am single." He looks over at me. I cannot believe a guy that good looking could be single. I've seen the way girls throw themselves at him. "Yourself?"

"Single," I smile lightly. He gives me the same look I probably gave him. One of complete disbelieve that I was not dating some flaming hot person myself. He seems to be considering something before he speaks next.

"So you do not have a girlfriend?" He asks me. I almost choke on my coffee. I should know during question and answer sessions not to drink anything. You never know what the questions will be.

"I do not like girls." I look at him I can feel the colour drain from my face. I cannot believe I just said that! Did I just mess up our blossoming friendship. Guys did not always react well when finding out their friend is gay.

He smiles at me. "Awesome, I do not really like girls myself." He grins. "I was hoping but I did not think the gods would be that kind to put in front of me something that I would like." He looks at me. I know I am flushed I can feel the heat of my own cheeks. "Go out to dinner with me?"

He just asked me on a real date. Not just a chance meeting but a real date. My heart catches again. "I would love to." I can almost hear a certain goddess of love's laughter in my head. I am so going have a chat with her over interfering in my life one of these days.

He reaches over and touches the side of my face. His touch brings a different kind of heat to my skin. He smiles at me. He packs up his stuff. I frown. "Where are you going?"

"Home, I am going to get ready for our date. I will pick you up at seven." I blink and write my address down so he can pick me up at seven. He stands up closes up the space between us. I stand up and realize at this moment how much taller then me he was.

I was six foot even. Morris was four inches taller then I. He cups my face with one hand. Then leans in. I close my eyes and I feel his lips against mine. I have been wanting to kiss him for a long time. He tastes like the ocean. He breaks the kiss off.

He walks out and over his shoulder, "I will be picking you up at seven." He leaves.

It was then I realize Hazel, Frank, Jason and Piper were staring at me for a moment. They crowd around me. I get a hug from my baby sister. She smiles up at me. "About time, how long have you two been dating?"

"Just started," I admit to her. "We've been meeting here almost by chance for two months."

"Chance my ass." Piper mutters as they all pull chairs up. "This has my mother's finger prints all over it.

"It does," I agree with her. "I am not going to be mad about it though." I look at them. "He is so nice." I can feel the heat on my cheeks again.

Jason smiles at me. "I am happy for you Nico. I do not know how to truly express my happiness."

Frank nods to me. He has a small smile playing on his lips. He laughs softly. Everyone looks at him. "Now Nico has a date for Percy's wedding!"

He was right I totally had a date now. The look on Annabeth's face was going to be priceless when I turned up with the handsome man I was going to bring with me. Suddenly it was all right with my world. I smirk. My friends and sister all laugh. Life just got interesting. I stand up after I finish my coffee. I look at my watch. I need to get home.

Got a date I need to get ready for. I hug my sister wave at my friends and hurry home. I have a date to get ready for. I am going on a date. I cannot believe I am going on a date.