Sorry about this chapter being so short and uploaded so quickly after the last...but I'm glad you liked the last one or so I hope you guys did and thanks for the birday wish Elmlea :D let me know how you guys are liking this so far :D please keep flames to yourselves :D RawR and enjoy :D
Luke walked into my house, he had been working on his sports bar and he'd been really busy lately. I wrapped my arms around him and kissed him softly, "Hey how's the bar coming along?"
He smiled at me nervously, "It's going good, the renovations are almost done and we're pretty close to opening."
"Are you ok?" I asked.
He nodded and his nervous smile turned into a perfect smile, "I'm fine, just really tired."
"Oh we don't have to go to dinner tonight we can cancel the reservations and we can go some other time." I smiled.
Luke shook his head, "Nah I can go to dinner."
"Are you sure?" I asked.
He nodded, "I'm positive, I can make it through a dinner."
After dinner Luke walked in with me and I opened a bottle of wine. He smile and then grabbed my hand with his, "Thalia I know we've only been back together for a short time but we were together before that for years and I think this is justified."
"Luke what are you talking about?" I asked.
He got down on one knee and pulled out a small blue box, "Thalia will you marry me?"
I looked at him and was too shocked to speak at the moment and after a moment of him staring at me expectantly I answered, "Luke don't you think that it's too soon?"
He shook his head, "I think we're just fine."
"Luke I don't know what to say..." I said.
"Then say yes." he grinned. The ring was impossibly beautiful and honestly I found it a bit overwhelming.
"Luke I...yes." I said at last.
Luke slipped the ring onto my finger and grinned, "Thank you Thalia, you've just made me the happiest man in the world."
He stood and twirled me around, "I love you Thalia."
I smiled and nodded because I had no idea what I just did. Why did I just agree to marry Luke when I know that I still clearly had feelings for Nico? After talking with Luke for a hour I said I was tired and I was going to go to bed.
"Do you want me to stay?" he asked.
"You don't have to." I said not really caring if he stayed or went.
He kissed me softly and then smiled, "I'll stay your place is closer to the bar anyway."
It had been a week since I had found out Terra had been cheating on me with Luke and I still hadn't told Thalia. Then again I hadn't heard much from Thalia since I had found out. So I met her for lunch at Leo and Calypso's. Thalia was already there and talking giddily with Calypso and Piper at the counter.
"He just did, it was completely out of the blue." Thalia said.
"It's beautiful, he had to have paid a ton for one like that." Piper commented.
"So when are you guys thinking about having it?" Calypso asked.
"Having what?" I asked as I snuck up behind Thalia.
"Luke proposed." Piper smiled.
"He what?" I asked almost choking on the air I was breathing.
"He proposed." Thalia repeated.
"You guys have barely been together a month." I said.
"We were together before that for years." Thalia said sipping on her cherry Coke. I could see the ring and honestly it made me sick but if Thalia was happy I had to act like I was happy for her.
"Well congratulations." I smiled and Calypso sat a glass of Coke onto the counter for me.
"Thanks Nico it means a lot coming from you." she grinned and hugged me tightly.
I hugged her back taking in the smell of her perfume which happened to be Poison by Dior, not wanting to let go. I was too late. I knew I should have told her that night when we went to Zombie Con together. I know I should have gotten rid of Terra before that. Thalia pulled away and smiled, "Lunch is on me today."
"I can't let you do that." I shook my head.
"Nico stop, I'll pay this time." she smiled.
"I have some news of my own." I said.
She looked at me and frowned slightly, "Is something wrong?"
"I broke it off with Terra." I shrugged, "She was cheating on me."
"With who?" she asked she hugged me, "Oh Nico I'm so sorry that you had to find that out."
I shrugged, "I think it was some guy she worked with."
"Nico...I'm sorry you had to find out about that." Thalia whispered.
I hugged her tightly, "It's no big deal Thalia, you don't have to worry about it I should have noticed it a long time ago."
Thalia and enjoyed lunch but I still couldn't help but feel sick when I thought about the fact that Thalia and Luke were getting married. I didn't want her to marry Luke but she seemed happy and I know that I should be happy for her. The problem was that I loved her. I was madly in love with her and I didn't want her in the arms of someone else. Especially Luke who was cheating on her and I still had my eyes on him to make sure that he didn't do anything that would hurt Thalia.
Three Months Later
I was at the Bridal Boutique looking for a dress and I took Nico with me along with Annabeth, Piper, Hazel, and Bianca. Lily was working when we got there and she squealed when she saw us, "Thalia! How can I help you?"
"I'm looking for a dress and some bridesmaids dresses." I said.
"Oh who's the lucky fellow?" Lily asked.
"Luke Castellan." I replied.
She nodded, "Well we just got in a new shipment of dresses."
So I spent my afternoon trying on dress after dress after dress and then finally I found one. It was a mermaid style dress with a black and blue sash.
"Thalia this is the dress." it was Nico, he had been quiet the whole trip.
"You really think so?" I asked.
Everyone nodded and Nico replied, "I think it looks amazing on you and...Luke would love it." he paused for some reason and it didn't make sense to me.
"I guess this is the dress." I said and Lily nodded, "It looks amazing on you."
I walked into my house again to find Terra sitting in the kitchen wearing some slutty dress, "Terra I thought I told you to stay away from me."
"Nico I came to tell you that Luke's still been seeing me." she said, "Luke said he's going to leave her for me before the wedding."
"Terra why can't you just leave Thalia alone?" I asked her.
Terra grinned wickedly, "I'm not going to leave her alone simply because she always drew you away from me and now I'm going to do the same to her."
"Terra please just leave her alone, let her be happy for once." I begged her.
Terra looked at me, "Why so you can watch the girl you love slowly torture you while she loves another man. Look Nico I'm doing both of us a favor."
"Terra I swear if you do anything to hurt Thalia I will hunt you down and make sure that you never have another relationship ever again." I threatened.
"You can't stop me Nico." she smirked before walking out of the house.
