"What the…" Leo says.

"What is it? What's wrong?" Crystal asks from the bed.

"It's melting," he says looking down at himself.

"Oh my gods take it off, quick," she yells not wanting it to be permanently burnt into his skin.

Leo gets it off and stands looking at the melting latex in his hand. After a couple of seconds he tosses it in the trash can in the bathroom then comes back out and climbs into bed on his knees. "Now what?" he asks disappointed.

"I guess we just take our chances," she says with a smile.

"Really?" he says getting excited again.

"Leo, it's our wedding night. I'm not going to let a little thing like a melted condom ruin it for us," she tells him then pulls him to her.

"How did I get so lucky," he asks then kisses her.

"You grabbed my butt," she says.


"Is something burning," she asks, as they finish, "I smell smoke."

"I think that's me," Leo says sheepishly.

Both of them break into a laugh, as he moves next to her on the bed. "Do you think that will happen every time?" she asks.

"I have no idea. We'll have to wait until next time and see," he says then kisses her. "Does it bother you if it does?" he asks.

"No, it doesn't bother me, but it smells like mesquite. It's kind of making me hungry for steak," she says with a smile.

"Well you know, I am from Texas," he says then kisses her again.


"Ella really likes Rachel's cave," Ella says when Rachel shows her guest inside.

"There is room on the bed if you want to sleep there, or if you need to make something a little more nesty," Rachel suggests.

Ella takes a seat on the bed, "Very soft, Ella likes bed," then starts pulls some of the pillows over into a circle. "Ella make nest right here."

"That works," Rachel says with a smile.

"May Ella look at your art?" the harpy asks.

"Help yourself," Rachel says and gets a couple of sodas from the mini-fridge handing one to Ella.

"Bubbles tickle Ella's nose," she giggles when she starts to take the first drink. "This picture is of New Rome," Ella continues.

"It is?" Rachel says, "I did that picture when Percy was MIA and never new why. I guess now I do."

"Where is this?" Ella asks looking at a rather dark painting that isn't finished.

"I think it's the Underworld," I started that yesterday. "I'm not sure why I'm painting it either, unless it has something to do with Nico's new assignment from his dad. I keep wanting to put Annabeth, Tyson, Nico, and Leo right there," she says pointing to the center of a section of fencing.

"It will all make sense, Oracle of Delphi very smart," Ella says picking up a couple of books from Rachel's bedside table. "This one very good," she says lying a book back down.

"I liked that book too," Rachel says.

"The Oracle reads romance novels?" Ella asks with a smile looking at the other book.

"I like to torment myself every once in a while," Rachel says with a laugh.


"She won't roll off the bed will she?" Annabeth asks Shelly when they put Thusia down on a bed in the cabin. "We can put her in the crib with Sophia."

Tyson put pillows on either side of their daughter, but as much as she moves around, Shelly isn't sure that will help much, "If you don't care, I think that might be best," she finally agrees.

"Bring her," Annabeth says then leads Shelly into their bedroom. Sophia is already fast asleep and Thusia is asleep too. "They both have plenty of room," Annabeth whispers, so the girls go back out into the main room.

Tyson is putting Zale to bed when they get back to the guys. "You were a really good boy today," Tyson tells him.

"You told me to be good," he says pulling the cover up to his chin.

"I know I did, I'm just thanking you for doing what I ask," his daddy says.

"I always do what you ask," Zale continues.

"Yes, you do," Tyson tells him.

"Then why don't you always thank me?" Zale asks.

"I don't know, maybe I should more often. Will I get the third degree every time I do?" his dad asks with a grin.

"What is third degree?" Zale asks grinning back.

"Never mind," Shelly now says knowing Zale is trying to keep the conversation with Daddy going, so he doesn't have to go to sleep. "Love you big boy," she says kissing him.

"Love you too Mommy," he says giving her a hug.

"Go to sleep," his mommy says.

Tyson kisses his forehead too and adds, "Without more talk."

"Yes, Daddy," Zale says then closes his eye.


"What is your favorite color?" Drew asks.

"My mom is the goddess of the rainbow, I don't have a favorite color," Butch tells her.

"What's your favorite animal?" she continues. This time he just looks at her like, are you kidding. "Oh yeah, forgot," she giggles.

"I'm not really in the mood for twenty questions. How can you say you want to be my girl when you don't know anything about me?" he asks her.

"I'm attracted to you. When I saw you today, I thought you were…" she says not finishing.

"So just all of a sudden today, you thought I was hot," he says hoping to embarrass her.

"You changed your hair," she says, as if that's the reason.

"Yeah, but not much," he insists.

"I really like it," she says running her fingers through his hair.

"Okay," he says grabbing her hand, "Well you should know right now that I don't like anyone to run their fingers through my hair unless we're in the middle of having sex."

"Are you asking me to do that?" she asks.

"I wasn't… Are you offering?"

"Maybe," she says with a timid smile.

"Either you are or you aren't," he says. "I don't like a tease."

"So you're not a virgin?" she asks.

"Hades no," he says, "As you just pointed out, I'm hot. I get lots of…"

Drew cuts him off with her lips.


"How are you feeling?" Nico asks his girl.

"I'm fine," she says turning over to face him in the bed.

"That's good," he says with a grin.

"Did you want something?" she asks curiously.

"Um, yeah," he says. His eyes are dancing like they always do when he's horny.

"Stimulating conversation?" she asks playfully.

"Well the stimulation part is right," he says running his and up her night shirt.

"Massage?" she continues.

"Certain body parts," he says now pulling her night shirt off over her head and kissing her neck.

"Your neck?" she asks kissing him there.

"Lower," he says still kissing her.

"Your back?" she asks running her hands down his.

"Lower," he says now working his way down her chest.

"Your…"

"Bingo," he says when her hand gets where he wants it.

"I love the big chill," she says.