Thalia Grace came home from work. She had just been named CEO of a green company that supports New Yorks parks and all over the east Camp Half-Blood. She dropped her coat off at the coathanger near the door, and put down her keys and cell phone and pressed the answering machine.

"February 13, 2010 6:15pm

Thalia, Its have to important. Call me when you can."

"February 14, 2010 5:30pm..

Look know who it is."

Thalia recognized the voice and time. The time was right now. That voice....She would never forget that . She grabbed her shield with Medusa's face, remembering she had to talk to Artemis soon, at their next meeting tomorrow night. She also grabbed her celestial bronze sword she kept near the door. She moved the window curtin out of the way and saw a sight she'd never .On her front porch. Blonde hair looking disheveled, eyes bouncing around as if nervous about something. He was very tall broad shoulders were...well, broad. He stood leaning up against the post, looking out into the front yard. Also noticing the Cadillac Escalade she shared with the Huntresses. She unlocked the door, startling Luke, who turned around and saw her through bright grey eyes.

"Luke. What do you want?" Thalia spat last time she'd seen Luke, she pinned under a huge statue, while he was the throne room, tearing stuff up. She never forgave him for doing that. It was almsot scary seeing him again.

"I want to talk to you Thalia. You look more beautiful since the last time I seen you." Luke stepped forward with a hand half-lifted up. Thalia stepped a swift back 's eyes dimmed as he realized what he was doing and how she was reacting to it.

"Talk then. But take another step towards me and you'll regret it. Trust me on that." Luke sat down on the steps of the porch and sighed. Thalia never relaxed.

"Why are you here? I thought you were dead."

" the Gods and Goddesses can make anything happen. Alright I'll start from square one," He sighed again and cleared his throat."When I was in the throne room, of course you know I was destroying everything-"

"I know this part."

"Annabeth convinced me to switch over to the better side. She helped guide Kronos out of me and stored him in a tight jarred Pandora jar. And through him into Tartarus. The Gods and Goddesses seen what I had done and sentenced me to live the next ten years of my life with Hades. And every single damn day I was in there, I remembered what I did and your beautiful face. The Olympians told everybody, except Percy, Annabeth and Grover of course, that I was dead. In truth I was in Hades, paying my debt to the Olympians.." Luke chuckled and laughed harder.

"Once I got out...I traveled all the way to New York. To see my love again."

"I'm not your love. And you know that by now."

"You know you love me, Thalia Grace. Hades also made me suffer by making me watch ten minutes of your life. Making sure that I knew you didn't love me or that you ever needed truth, you do need me Thalia. You do. I saw how you have tears in your eyes, everytime you think about me or the rest of the camp. You love me Thalia. I know you do."

Thalia was dumbfounded. She didn't want to believe him. She really didn't want to believe him. But it was so hard not too. Every day she thought of him. Everyday, he haunted her loved him. She truly did. She thought of the times they've had together. All the times with Annabeth missed those times where it was just 7 year old Annabeth, 12 year old Thalia and 14 year old were the times. She missed him. Even after all the horrible things he had done in his life, she still found herslef loving him more and more by the second. But she was also a would have to tell Artemis she was finally with the one she she couldn't leave the Huntresses. Not now. They had helped her get through the rough there to catch her when she fell. Not was never there to catch her when she was he left her and Annabeth, and everybody else who depended on him, and just...left them in them to cleanup themselves with no that was almsot liked not like Thalia did.

"I...I...Can't. And you know that Luke." Tears were pouring from her eyes, leaving a trail of black eye liner and mascara on her pale white face. He electric blue eyes felt as if she actually were hit by .He medium, black hair gathered limply around her shoulders.

"Thalia Grace. You are the most beautiful woman I have ever met. Your eyes tell a story that only I can understand. Your touch is electrified, even when your not face looks as if it were crafted like a porcelain doll. and can hold anything off."

Luke was now on one knee and holding a tiny black box, which was holding a diamond, surrounded by lightning bolts on each side of the diamond.

"Thalia Grace, Will you marry me?"