"Thalia!" Nico called.

"I'm in here!" she called from the couch.

"I have some good news." Nico said. She could hear him hanging his coat in the closet and then walking over to her on the couch.

He kissed her head and walked around the couch to sit by her. She resituated herself and Nico smiled at her.

"So what's this good news?" she asked.

"I've been transferred to go help with some legal work in the company's California branch." Nico said.

"So does this mean that we're moving?" Thalia asked him.

"Isn't that great? I've already checked into hospitals looking for new coroners and there happens to be one close to the office and they'd like to meet with you when we get there." He said.

"Nico isn't this a little sudden?" she asked.

"That's the adventure part about it." Nico said.

"Well I'm happy for you but what about our lives here?" she asked.

"We'll still get to see our friends, but things are going to be a little different." Nico said.

Thalia looked down at his finger, "Where's your wedding ring?"

"Oh I took it in to get cleaned and I haven't had time to pick it up, I was planning on getting it in the morning." Nico smiled.

"So when are we moving?" Thalia asked.

"In a month." He said, "What do you say to us going to go get some breakfast and we can talk about this?"

Thalia blinked at him, "Sure." She replied numbly.

"I know this is a scary thing but I think we'll make it through this." Nico smiled.

Thalia stood and Nico smiled at her, "Where are you headed?"

"I was going to jump in the shower before breakfast." Thalia said.

"Well then I'll see you in a bit when you get out." He kissed her.

She stood there in the shower allowing the hot water to relax her. She couldn't just pack up her life and leave everything behind. Her iPod was on her dock and it was playing through shuffle. Say by John Mayer began to play. She chuckled thinking that it was a little ironic considering the fact that she never did and the fact that John Mayer wasn't the most honest person in the whole world.

"Thalia are you almost done in there?" Nico called.

"Yeah just give me a few more minutes!" she called and shut off the water.

She hurriedly got dressed and Nico was waiting for her in the living room. He hugged her and held her tightly, "We'll get through this."

"I know we will." She whispered. She didn't want to leave. She didn't want to say goodbye to everyone. She wanted to stay here where she knew people and wasn't completely miserable.

"Are you ready for breakfast?" he asked her.

"Yeah if you are." She lied.

"Thalia is something bothering you?" he asked her.

"What are you talking about nothing's bothering me?" she asked.

He shrugged and kissed her, "You just seem distracted."

"Well I'm fine." She lied.

"Come on." He said as he wrapped his arm around her waist.

They walked down the street to her favorite café that served food and what not. Nico got them a table outside and smiled at her. She barely touched her food or her coffee. Nico grabbed her hand and smiled, "Everything will be ok."

She smiled, "I know."

"Then what's bothering you?" he asked her there was an odd sharpness to his tone.

"Nothing I'm just going to miss everyone around here." She lied again.

"Well you'll be able to see them." He smiled.

"I know it's just a little scary and I'm still processing the news." She lied.

She waited for him to pay the bill and then they walked back to their place. She didn't want to say goodbye to Luke and then there was Percy and Annabeth. There's was so much that she was giving up if she went through with this.

Her phone buzzed, "Can you get away for an hour or so?-Luke"

"I'm not sure?" She replied.

"We really need to talk."

She looked over at Nico who was in the bathroom taking a shower. She left a hasty note saying that she would be back soon and that he shouldn't worry. She was headed to Luke's house to talk to him about something. She didn't know what he wanted to talk about but he made it seem urgent.

She knocked on his door and he answered it, "So what did you want to talk about?"

Luke pulled her inside and closed the door making sure that it was locked, "It's about us and Nico's job transfer."

I looked at him, "What do you mean?"

"After I left, Nico stopped by. He told me to stay away from you and that he was transferring." Luke said.

"Nico knows? Are you sure that he wasn't bluffing?" she asked him.

"No I'm pretty sure that he was serious." Luke said.

"I don't want to leave." Thalia whispered.

"Then divorce him Thalia, stay here with me." Luke urged.

Thalia looked at him, "I wish it was that easy but its not."

"Thalia I know you don't want to move, just divorce him and he can move you can stay." Luke whispered.

"Luke if I divorce him he'll know what was going on and start to question me. I'm sorry but I have to go." She whispered there were tears in her eyes.

"We'll figure something out." He whispered.

She looked up at him and then threw her arms around him, "I can't say goodbye."

"Look I know you still have some time left here. We'll make it worth it." He whispered.

"How if Nico really knows then he'll have me on lockdown for the month that I'm still here?" she asked him.

"We're not going to do things any different than we have been." Luke whispered as he pulled her closer.

She knew that the time they would get to see each other would be a small amount compared to what she would have wanted but at least she would still get to see him. She waited for a moment before peeling herself away from him.

"Luke I have to go, he'll start to suspect something if I'm not back." She whispered.

"I love you and we will figure this out. I promise you Thalia." He whispered before kissing her.

She kissed him again before walking to the door, "I'll talk to you later Luke."

Back at home Nico greeted her with a kiss, "Where did you go?"

"I had to drop something off at the hospital." She lied.

He nodded and kissed her again, "So I was thinking that maybe we can go see a movie together. I haven't gotten to spend any time with you lately."

She looked at him and considered saying what was on her mind, "Why because you were out screwing around on me?"

She smiled, "Sure that sounds like fun."

"Great, we can spend the day together." He smiled.

Thalia knew why he was doing this. She just wasn't going to say anything. She stayed quiet and smiled at him.

"So are there any movies that you would want to go see?" he asked her.

She shrugged, "Not really but we could go see Man of Steel."

Nico chuckled, "We don't have to go see a movie. We can go shopping or something. Whatever you want to do."

"Shopping?" she asked.

"Shopping, we have more than enough money and you barely ever go shopping." He smiled.

"I guess we can go shopping." She smiled. This was really the first time Nico had acted like a husband.

"Shopping sounds like fun." He smiled, "So where to first?"

"Surprise me." She smiled.

"Before we go though we can pick up my ring." Nico smiled.

"Ok sounds like a plan." She said.

She spent the day shopping with Nico who picked out tons of fancy dresses, work clothes, and other things that she didn't exactly need not to mention that they weren't exactly her style. She was a coroner for the love of God. She wore scrubs for the most part.

They were in a boutique downtown; Nico had apparently liked this place. She knows that he had gotten her gifts and what not from this exact boutique. Thalia looked at her husband who was looking at a rack of dresses. She couldn't help but notice how much he had changed since college. He used to be the kind of guy who took her out to go see a concert in the park because their favorite bands were playing. He wore jeans and t-shirts daily and a pair of black Chucks on his feet. Now for fun he took her shopping. He wore suits and ties for the most part, all expensive and all Italian made. The only time she ever sees him in jeans and t-shirts is when he had a day off.

He grabbed a simple black dress off the rack and brought it over to her, "Try this one on."

She looked at it. Simple yet elegant and she knew that she could take it millions of different ways with accessories. She took it from his hand and went to go try it on. It fit like a glove and hugged all the right curves. It was the perfect dress for the perfect wife of a perfect lawyer she thought bitterly.

She came out to show Nico who smiled at her, "I like it."

"Do you?" she asked.

"It looks amazing on you." He said.

She looked at the clothes Nico had already insisted that she got and then at Nico, "Are you sure that we can afford all of this even with you transfer?"

He nodded, "Don't worry about money. The company is handling the move."

"Ok, I'll go get out of this and then maybe we can grab something for dinner." She smiled.

"I just want you try on one more thing." He said handing her another dress.

It was a midnight blue dress with silver accents. It was almost the exact same dress that she had worn the night he proposed to her. The only thing was that it wasn't as short and not from the store she had gotten it from. She tried it on and realized that it fit even better than the black one she had just tried on.

She walked out to show Nico who was talking to the woman who was working. She cleared her throat and Nico looked over. He grinned, "You look amazing honey."

The woman smiled, "That dress looks like it was made for you. We have the perfect shoes to match the dress, would you like to see them?"

"Of course." Nico said.

The woman brought out the shoes that happened to be silver and blue strappy sandals. Nico smiled and the woman did too.

"So I take it you want her to wear the dress out?" she asked.

Nico nodded, "Yes I do."

Thalia looked at Nico curiously. He just smiled as the lady rung them up and Thalia went to retrieve her clothes out of the fitting rooms. She stuffed her old clothes into a bag and Nico paid. She removed the tags on her dress and they were off. She didn't even want to know why Nico was doing this but she figured that it had something to do with the fact that he was trying to keep her close.

Nico then stopped in front of a restaurant, "Well I think we should eat dinner here."

She looked at the banner. It was the same Italian place, Antonio's, where he had proposed to her. He smiled at her, "Happy anniversary Thalia."

She looked at him and smiled, "I forgot."

"Doesn't matter, I'm going to treat you." Nico smiled as he held the door opened.

She realized that he was wearing a black dress shirt, dark wash jeans, and black dress shoes like he had been the night he proposed. He was trying to recreate that night. This was just great, he was trying to win her over.