Annabeth's pov.

"Who's my daddy?" , little Ethan had asked.

How I had wished I could tell him everything about his dad. But Ethan is just a kid. It would be so cruel of me telling him that his dad had left me for another woman. A woman I had called my best friend.

"Daddy is in the heaven kiddo," I had said, beacuse that had seemed like the best answer at that moment.

I would have never said that if i knew who the new neighbour would be . I never knew I would find him in Frisco. And to even think that he would be my neighbor!

Seeing him again brought back so many memories. Happy and sad.

The day he had walked out of my life was the worst day of my life.

He left me for my best friend , for her money , for many reasons that i still do not know. All I know is he left without an explanation. Just like that he broke my heart into millions of pieces.

Leaving New York i had hoped that i would never see him again. That i would be able to move on . That i would be able to trust people after the two most important people in my life had betrayed me. I had hoped that i could just forget those 4 years of high school that had caused me so much pain.

But it seems like God had a completely different plan .

It all happened when i was taking out the garbage. The elevator door opened and there he was . And then he saw me.

I could have just walked away. But it seemed as if my feet were stuck to the ground.

So here I am looking at the man i had once loved immensely. All love now gone and replaced with hatred .

His sea-green eyes that once used made my knees weak , now make me want to slap him so hard and give him all the pain he gave me. Those damned sea-green eyes.

And then he smiled that awfully handsome smile. Like he couldn't believe that he had just seen me.

"Annabeth," he says while walking towards me.

Before i can say anything Ethan runs out of the apartment crying. But all i can think about is Percy. Percy , the guy who left me for my best friend Rachel.

"Mommy," Ethan cries. And that's when i see the big gash on his forehead.

Everything happens so fast. Percy offers to take us to the hospital and before i can refuse he already has his car keys out .

The car drive is silent. The nurse takes Ethan to cover up the gash , leaving Percy and i alone.

And then he decides to drop the most awaited question.

"Who's the dad?" he says. And all i can do is stare into his eyes.

And that's when the realization strikes.

And then he has the audacity to say, " Why didn't you tell me?" He seems so angry now. But i couldn't care less. He left me . How can he expect me to tell him after he left.

"Just leave," is all i can manage to say.

And he leaves. Just like the last time. Only this time i would be seeing him again. I know he would be waiting to confront me later.

But all i can think about is what happened 10 years ago.