It had been 4 days since Annabeth had left with Percy for their little excursion. Which meant it had been 6 days since Piper had found out about Jason's plan. And they had met 4 times between then and now. Which meant that A. she doesn't really know if he's taking her or not, B. if he is, he's really good at keeping secrets and C. he's a gigantic prick. Not that she didn't know the latter, but still.

"I mean, are you're sure he's planning all this? Because it's already Thursday evening. If he tells me any later, I won't have time to pack."

"Yes I'm sure he's taking you. And don't lie Pipes, you probably packed your bags like, 2 days ago!"

"I did not pack them 2 days ago, I packed them on Monday", she finished with a whisper.

Rachel rolled her eyes. She had just got home from work when her phone started to ring. Piper had been tensed all week, more so with the absence of Annabeth. You see Annabeth was the emotionally stable, calming one who always handled the relationship stuff. Rachel, on the other hand, was asexual and sticked to the logical side of things. She obviously loved her friends and gossiping with them was one of her favourite things in the world, but right now she would much rather snuggle up to Crookshanks (Hermione was her favourite character in the world), than talk with a frustrated Piper.

"Monday Piper, really," Rachel sighed, "well I'm sure he has some plan up his sleeve. Percy and Leo and Nico must have pumped him up to do some surprise thingy at the very last moment. You remember what he did for Valentine's Day, right?"

Piper remembered. It was obvious that they liked each other, but Jason hadn't admitted it and she just couldn't bring herself to initiate a relationship by herself. When she reached office that morning, there was a single red rose on her desk, along with a card. It was a simple card, no poems or anything, but there was a single line written inside in the most impeccable handwriting.

'I'll be waiting for you at Jean-Gorges at 7'

It was the best Valentine's Day of her life, but even after 4 months, they still hadn't officialized their relationship with each other. It was still getting on her nerves, but if Jason wanted to go slow and steady, she would go along with it.

Piper was curled up on her favourite armchair, watching one of her all time favourite movies, 50 First Dates. She had ordered pizza, cheese-stuffed crust, olives, jalapeño, mushrooms along with chicken and bacon. She was still upset with Jason and was taking it out by stuffing her mouth with meat.

Just as she looked at her watch, the doorbell rang. She got up, picking her wallet up from the table and opened the door.

He was nervous. Never had he done anything like this before, and he still had to keep his act up for a couple more hours. He and Piper had watched more movies than he could remember in the last few months, but Jason had never had anything to hide throughout their evenings.

At exactly seven, he had arrived at Piper's building. He had called Rachel about an hour before and had come to know, albeit vaguely, that Piper wasn't in the best of moods. So he knew that at seven, she would order pizza. To be on the safe side, he reached her place quickly with a bottle of her favourite wine and her favourite lillies.

Jason saw the delivery boy as soon as he turned into the lane on his bike. He got out of his car and walked over to the entrance of the building. He stopped the delivery boy, who knew Jason, and paid him. He then headed up the stairs to her apartment.

Piper was dressed in her favourite Minnie Mouse PJs. As soon as she opened the door, Jason could tell she hadn't had the best of days. Seeing Jason, she paused and raised her eyebrows.

"Jason?"

"Hey Princess!"

"What are you doing here? And is that my pizza? And is that my favourite wine?"

"I heard you didn't have a very good day, so I thought you might like some free entertainment." Jason smirked. "If you allow me to come in, that is."

"Oh yeah, of course. Welcome to my humble abode Sir Jason!"

Piper smiled as she closed the door behind Jason. So Red and Thals were telling the truth. This was gonna be fun.

Two hours later, Piper was lying with her head on Jason's lap. They were watching Inception. Jason was playing with her hair, and was smiling at her as she was staring at the TV, making sure she took in every detail. Last time they had seen this movie, her boss kept calling, making her lose track of what was happening.

"Sometimes I forget how adorable you are," he remarked.

Piper turned to look up at him questioningly.

"It's cute how much concentration you're putting into this movie", he explained.

"Jason, how rude! I'm adorable 24/7. How could you forget!"

Jason laughed. "Well yes, but you know when you're the most adorable?"

"Yeah?"

"When I tickle you!"

The rest of the movie was forgotten.

It was nearly midnight when Jason finally stretched, looked at the clock, and concluded that he should head back home.

Piper was leaning on the doorframe as he tied up his shoes. He stood up and gave her a hug. Stepping back he took a deep breath.

"Right then, g'nite Princess. I must leave now. Thank you for your hospitality."

"Good night, good sir. You are most welcome."

He walked towards the stairs, before turning and saying,

"Oh and Princess, pack a bag okay. We're going on an adventure tomorrow. I'll pick you up at 5. Don't be late!"

Princess' eyes lit up. "Oh is that so? I'm most excited!"

A/N: Woohoo! Chapter 10 finished! To be honest, I never believed I'll get this far, and it's all because of you darlings!

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