A/N: Hey Guys! I'm back!
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In many ways I regretted the trip to the beach. If Annabeth wasn't already in my mind 24/7 she definitely was now. Not to mention it's hard to get that image of her in that swimsuit out of my head. I groaned and put my head on my desk, I was so screwed.
"What happened to you?" a voice said from the doorway. I looked up to see a familiar head of blonde hair and a grin.
"Jason! Hey man, what's up?" I said standing from my desk to greet him. Jason laughed and walked in,
"I'm fine. Lately you've been avoiding us," he said mock angrily.
"No I haven't," I insisted.
"Yeah, when was the last time you called?" Jason pointed out. I thought about it, it had been around three weeks, ever since I had met Annabeth.
"Sorry, I've been a bit busy," I said apologetically.
Annabeth walked in then,
"Percy you-" she cut herself off when she saw Jason. She blushed, that just made her look cuter and apologized,
"I'm sorry-" I cut her off this time.
"It's fine. Annabeth this is Jason, Jason this is Annabeth," I introduced. Jason smiled and waved slightly,
"Hey, nice to meet you." Annabeth nodded back.
"Annabeth is the architect who is going to design our new building," I told Jason. Jason turned to her,
"Impressive! Too bad you have to deal with Kelp Head over here," Annabeth blushed a bit then smiled,
"It's been rough, I'll tell you that," she joked. Jason burst into laughter and I mock frowned. It's hard to get actually mad at her.
"I like her," he said to me, then turned back to her, "Welcome to the club." She smiled again then turned to me,
"I was supposed to tell you that your father planned a meeting to discuss the plans, it's in half an hour. Anyway, It was nice meeting you Jason, but I'll leave now," she ended with a smile and a wave and left the room. After she had left Jason turned to me with a raised eyebrow,
"So that explains it. Busy you say," he teased. I blushed deeply and shoved him,
"Shut up! It's not like that, I just-" he cut me off,
"Am hopelessly in love with her," catching my glare he added, "It's kind of obvious the way you look at her, just saying."
I didnt say anything.
"Okay, okay," Jason relented, "Anyway I'm here to invite you to that ball that SPQR hosts every year."
I nodded, I remembered the ball, I had gone almost every year.
"Anyway, it's on Friday at seven so dont forget," he reminded again.
"I won't, is Reyna heading it again?" I asked.
"Yeah, you know her, constantly planning things. And you know how important it is for you to show up," Jason shrugged. We continued talking and catching up until Annabeth knocked on the door reminding me of the meeting. Jason stood up to leave,
"It was great to see you again man, don't forget about the ball," he warned.
"I won't," I said.
"Oh and don't let this one go," he smirked slightly as Annabeth walked past. I groaned, why was everyone saying that.
"And remember," he called one last time.
"I will," I called back.
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I didnt.
By the time Friday rolled around, the ball had completely slipped my mind and if it weren't for Jason texting me the location on the day of it, I probably wouldn't have remembered. And there was no way I was going to offend Reya. I looked at the time it was five, I had around two hours to get into a suit and find a date. Shit.
I paced back and forth in my bedroom trying to figure something out. Then an idea struck me. It was worth a try.
I quickly grabbed a suit, my phone wallet and keys and rushed out the door.
Fifteen minutes later I was at her door. I knocked and a surprised Annabeth opened the door.
"Hey," I said wincing a bit, "I need your help."
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Going to Annabeth was a good idea because she knew exactly what to do. In the span of ten minutes she had already arranged for Stella to be taken care off, gotten herself a dress and managed to calm me down considerably.
"Percy, it's fine. I've figured it out. Now quit freaking out and get into the suit," she said ushering me away.
By the time I was done, Annabeth's friend Silena had showed up with a dress. I barely got to see her as she was whisked away into her bedroom by her friend who had given me a quick wave.
Stella was in the living room watching TV, she looked up as I stepped in.
"Wow! Percy you look like a prince!" Stella exclaimed upon seeing me.
"Thank you Stella, what are you watching?" I asked.
"Mommy let me watch Little Mermaid. Are you going to go somewhere with her?" Stella asked innocently.
"Yeah, your mom and I have to go to a party," I explained.
"Is it a grown up party? Is that why I can't come?" she looked at me. She was pretty smart.
"Yeah, it is," I nodded.
We watched the movie in silence for a bit before Stella turned back to me,
"Do you like mommy?" she asked.
I was surprised,"Yeah,of course I like her, she's my friend."
Stella shook her head, "No, I mean do you love her?"
I was even more taken back, did I love her? The answer was obvious, I knew I did.
"Why do you say that?" I asked instead.
"You look at her a lot and blush, Taylor said that if someone does that they like them," she pointed out. I blushed a bit. How was it that these kids knew this stuff.
"Well why do you want to know?" I asked again, avoiding answering the question.
"Cause if you love her then you can marry her, and I'll have a daddy," she explained as if this was obvious.
I stared at her shocked for a minute. The more I thought about what she had said the more I agreed. I figured it was a pretty good plan.
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