Goodbye
Almost over! This one is super short, but how long can you make a goodbye?
Disclaimer: I don't own PJO
Jen's POV
Apollo took me home from our last date. He walked me to the door to my apartment, and we stood there for awhile, he not wanting to leave, and me not wanting to go in. Then I kissed him for the last time, closing my eyes as I did so. Tears were threatening to escape my eyes, but I didn't let them. I didn't want Apollo's last memory of me to be of me crying.
When I broke away and looked at his face, it was too much. Silent tears escaped from my eyes, and I was shocked to see a tear fall from one of Apollo's eyes. I never imagined him as the type: he was always smiling, and I don't picture gods as the type to cry.
The shock must have been on my face, because Apollo smiled and said, "Gods' emotions are not just happiness, anger, and jealousy. Some are annoyed a lot, and most are sad at one point. This is my time to be sad. Now, stop crying and smile. I will never forget you, but I don't want my last thought of you is of sadness."
He wiped the tears from my face with his thumb and I smiled at his touch, "I will never forget you either."
"Remember: I will always love you," he reminded.
"I love you too. I will forever," I said. He pecked me on the cheek, squeezed my hand, and left.
I let myself in my apartment and sat on my couch. I looked at my charm bracelet and began to cry. I was never going to see Apollo again. I smiled through my tears as I thought about when we first met. "Well, Arthur; your clean mouth just made my day!" I had thought of him as a hot patient, and I never thought that I would carry his child. I looked at my stomach, I mean really looked at it. I never really noticed before, but my one-month-pregnant bump was already barely visible. I could see it, and I smiled again. I would see Apollo everyday in eight months in this child.
Looking back towards the bracelet, I decided that I would keep it in my jewelry box. If I wore it everyday, it would be a reminder of the good times we had together, and I would fall apart. I got up from the couch and walked to my room. I opened my jewelry box, took off my bracelet, and carefully placed it in the box.