Chapter 3
Jason's p.o.v
He smiled as he felt Reyna's arms wrap around him. She was crying, her tears staining his shirt. She looked up at him, smiling.
"Where have you been? Ive missed you so much! How are you? Welcome back! Jason, I'm so glad you're here! We all are. i…"
Jason couldn't help but smile at Reyna's continuous rambling. She frowned and pulled away.
"What?"
"Nothing, it's nothing, look, im hungry. Isnt it about dinner time?"
She nodded and grabbed his hand and started leading him along to the dining hall. And he didn't pull his hand away from hers like he used too, those many times before. Instead, he squeezed tighter.
Jason was surprised when he saw people smiling at him. Welcoming him back. He felt silly for worrying that they would resent him for stayling at camp Half Blood for so long.
Jason sat next to Reyna, and while eating he answered the questions that Reyna kept asking.
"Jason, are we together?"
"We're right next to each other Reyna.
"No, I mean together as a couple…"
Jason ignored the sudden guilty feeling that came over him as he said "Yeah, that's why I came."
And then came the question he was desperately hoping she wouldn't ask.
"What took you so long to come back?"
Piper. Leo, my friends.
"Uh, Chiron wanted me to show the campers some roman sword fighting."
She looked skeptical, but she didn't question him about it further.
"Look, I'm exhausted. I'm going to go to bed early, alright?"
She nodded.
As he was walking away, he heard her voice once more.
"I love you Jason."
He blurted out a quick ' I love you too' and walked out as quickly as he could without looking suspicious. The guilt was overwhelming. Him and piper wernt together anymore. He was over her. Wasn't he?