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Chapter 8

She still looked just as beautiful as he rembered. Her blonde hair fell in soft curls, ending at mid-back. She wore a white corset top with black velvet roses on it, black pants and black satin heels.

"Annabeth what are you doing here?"

"I'm your new consultant, can I sit?"

"I guess so."

"How are you?" she asked.

"Oh? So now you care?"

"Of course I care!" she replied, tears pricking her eyes. "I never stopped caring!"

"Well you didn't seem to care when you broke up with me," he shouted, "You know what? Forget it. I have to go." He stood up and started to walk out.

"Percy, I am so sorry for your loss..." He stopped, dead in his tracks, before stomping back the booth and sitting down.

"My loss!? If you're talking about yourself, then you had better reconsider... I am happily engaged!" Annabeth just stared after him as he walked out of Bernardo's. Percy angerly searched his contacts, looking for Silena's phone number.

"Silena!"

"Oh, hi Percy! How are you?" She asked, pleasantly.

"How could you!?" he shouted.

"Percy, I'm sorry! I just thought that since you guys used to be best friends, she should be at least a little involved with your wedding! Afterall, it was supposed to be her wedding too... You don't need to be a couple, but you guys do need to be friends!"

"Silena... This is not your problem! I don't think you understand! This isn't high school anymore! You can't just put us together and expect us to kiss and make up!"

"Percy, I know you guys are not together, but that doesn't change the fact that you need each other." Percy sighed.

"Fine, I'll admit that I've missed Annabeth and I'm glad I saw her. There, are you happy? "

"Not particuarly," she chirped. "Oh and Percy?" Her voice hit a softer, more comforting note.

"What?"

"I'm sorry for your loss."

"If this about Annabeth, I swear... I thought we were done talking about this subject!" The phone line went dead. Percy looked over his shoulder, seeing Annabeth still in the booth that he left her in. Not being able to stand it any longer, he reluctantly trudged back into the café and sat down across from the blonde.

"I'm sorry," sobbed Annabeth. "I should leave…"

"Wait," Percy called, grabbing her wrist. "Let's, you know… talk…"

"Talk about what?"

"Anything! So how's your life been for the last… four months," Percy tried.

"Well… I was fired from the architectural firm that I was working for. I moved into an apartment with Silena and Thalia and got a job as a wedding planner. When Thalia got an offer to be a realator, she couldn't resist," at this Percy chuckled. "So she gave me all her customers, and here I am," finished Annabeth. "What about you?"

"Well, I got my dream job. Head of Recruitment for the Yankees.

"Percy… that's great!"

"And I quit."

"Why? You loved that job!"

"The team is essatianlly falling apart. A-Rod was busted and the team is disgraced."

"That team needs you more then ever."

"I just needed to take some time off… Spend time with Rachel."

"Congratulations," said Annabeth, genuially. But it was her eyes that betrayed her. Even after all this time Percy could read her grey eyes like a book. He chose not to comment.

"I'm also going to be Dad," Percy said.

"You'll be a wonderful father. Any kid would be lucky to have you as a dad…"

"Annabeth… I know it's painful, it's been painful for me but why-" Percy was interrupted by his phone ringing.

"Percy," said the voice on the other line.

"Nico? Hey!"

"Percy, I don't know how to tell you this but-" Nico DiAngelo was interrupted by a loud wailing in the backround. "NOOOOOOO! NO! I WANT HER BACK! WHAAAAA!"

"Who is in the backround?"

"Tyson, but that's not the point, Perc-"

"Oh! How is my little bro doing?"

"Percy... Sally died this afternoon, in the hospital." The world around him stopped moving.

A/N: Thank you guys so much for all the support! We are now up to 6,000 views! Soooooooooooooo, we decided to write you guys another mini chapter! We will also be posting chapter 9 on Saturday! Thank you so much to all of our supporters! We will post a list on Saturday. We are not doing it today, because Katherine is at school, and she took the list with her. Thank you all so much! R&R!