Hey guys, I'm trying to update every week so here is the next chapter for you!! Thanks sooo much to Twilight's Flower for and AMAZING beta job!! Please review!!
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Voicemail
The next day, I couldn't concentrate at work. All that I kept thinking about was who I was going to invite to Annabeth's wedding. I thought about inviting my last girlfriend, Elizabeth, I met her through a work meeting and we just sort-of clicked. We dated for a while…until I went over her apartment and met her pet goat. And yes I said goat. She was not an option.
Then I thought about the girls I went to camp with. Emily from Athena? No, she's with Mark from Hermes. Juliana from Demeter? Nope, she's with Adam from Apollo.
Then I suddenly realized that all of them were all ready hooked up with another guy from camp (did everyone have a girlfriend but me?).
Then, for a scary moment, I thought about bringing Thalia. Then I came back to reality and remembered about her huntress oath, and the fact that Annabeth would never believe us if we said that we were going out (plus Thalia would never go with it).
By the time I got back to my apartment, I had thought about inviting every girl I ever knew. I dropped my bags on the floor and threw myself onto the couch. Then I noticed the beeping. Now as a Half-Blood, you get kind of jumpy at the sound of weird noises. Even though I hadn't seen a monster in years, my hand instinctively crept into my pocket where I still keep my pen/sword Riptide. The noise was coming from the kitchen, so I crept very quietly towards the door. As I jumped into the kitchen, I swung my sword at…nothing. The beeping was coming from my answering machine.
I hit myself on the head for being so stupid as I caped Riptide and walked over to the machine. I hit the button and listened to the overly happy female voice:
You have one new message. Message received at 2:13 PM. BEEEEEEP
Then the message started to play:
"Hey Percy, it's Rachel, I was just wondering if you wanted to meet up for lunch tomorrow at that sub shop on 5th street (A/N: I'm not a city person so I don't know if there is a 5th street or what's on it so don't criticize me on that) so give me a call when you get this …bye!"
That's when it hit me: Rachel, I'll bring Rachel to Annabeth's wedding! Why hadn't I thought of it sooner! I quickly dialed Rachel's number and paced impatiently while I waited for her to answer.
"Hello?" Rachel finally answered.
"Hey Rachel, it's Percy. I got your message and I wanted to take you up on your lunch offer." I said.
"Oh hey Percy! How are you? What time do you want to do lunch? Anytime works for me. What about noon? Or is that too early? What about 1 o'clock, is that better?" I laughed out loud, that's Rachel for you, always shooting questions at you without even stopping for air.
"I'm doing good Rachel and 1 o'clock sounds fine. How are you?" I said
"Well, I've sold two paintings in the last week and I'm holding another gallery on Saturday, if you want to stop by." She said
"Sounds like fun!" I said even though it didn't, but I had to keep Rachel in a good mood if I wanted her help with the wedding. "So…I guess I'll see you tomorrow?"
"Okay, bye!" she said.
I hung up the phone. I had known Rachel since I was 15 and I knew she would make a good date. I had never thought of her like that before, we were just friends, but I knew she would make Annabeth very jealous. And for some reason, I really wanted to make Annabeth jealous.
