Chp 11
Percy's POV

I stretched out my arms but realized Annabeth wasn't there. I propped myself on my elbows and opened my eyes. When my eyes adjusted to the light in the room, I saw it was still dark outside.

I saw the bedroom door was open a peek and a bit of light from the kitchen was coming into the room. I got up, pulling on my sweatpants and t shirt, and went to the doorway.

I smiled as I saw Annabeth sketching something at the island. The only sound in the apartment was the sound of her pencil softly sketching across the page. She was in her sweatpants and a black tank top.

I walked up behind her and put my arms over hers. She touched my left shoulder with her right hand and leaned into me. I kissed her cheek and had a look at her work. Every line, every little detail was perfect.

I took the pencil from her and turned to a blank page. I wrote 'I Love You' on it and she let out a little chuckle. "You do know I hand this to my professor, Mark, right? That would be kind of awkward if he found that." She said, making me chuckle and massage the palms of her hands with my thumbs. She laced our fingers and we just stayed like that for a while. "What's the time?" I asked.

She checked on her phone and said, "Six." She stood up and walked to the big window that faced the street with the university a little while away. I followed her and put my arms over hers, lacing our fingers like they had been. I rested my chin on her shoulder and gave her a peck on her jawbone.

She turned in my arms, smiling up at me. She went on her tip toes and wrapped her warms around my neck. She gave me a kiss, and was about to pull away when I captured her lips in mine, not wanting to leave her just yet. She smiled against my lips. "I'm going to get dressed." She mumbled against my lips. I sighed, and gave her a pouty look.

She chuckled and walked to our bedroom. I stared at the door, a little while after she closed it. "Morning." Someone said, making me jump a little. I saw my mom and Paul standing in the doorway of their room.

"Morning." I said, walking to the kitchen and switching on the kettle for coffee, and pouring the contents in the cups. They joined me in the kitchen and sat at the island. "Are these her sketches?" Mom asked. I turned and saw her looking up at me and Paul looking through Annabeth's book. "Yeah." I said, smiling.

I poured the hot water and the milk in the mugs. When I put their mugs down for them, I kissed my moms cheek. When they reached the most recent page, they saw the 'I Love You'.

My mom and Paul sent me this grin. "What?" I said, turning away so they couldn't see my blush, and pretended I was looking for biscuits. "You really like this girl don't you?" Paul asked. I had turned back to them now. I looked down at the page I had written on and smiled. "Yeah." I said. I looked up at my mom and she seemed to understand. "Um, I'm moving to San Francisco." I blurted out.

They both looked taken aback. "But that's all the way across the country." My mom said, her voice confused. "I know." I said, looking up quickly just to make sure Annabeth wasn't in the room. "But Annabeth is moving back their. She got accepted into an architecture firm."

Paul gave me a smile. "And you two have talked it through and want to?" He asked, mischief in his voice. "Yeah, after she graduates in a months time we'll move." I said. I looked cautiously at my mom. I really hated being far from her, but I can't let Annabeth go. I can't lose her.

"If that's what makes you happy, then I'm happy." She said, giving me a smile. "It's just, so far." She said, letting out a sigh. I gave a smile. "I know. But we'll work something out so I can skype you as much as possible." Mom have a little laugh. "I'm sorry, I'm forgetting you are nearly thirty. And you have a life to get on with. So go enjoy it!" She said, giving me a happy smile. I gave her a smile back, silently thanking her.

Annabeth came back and gave them a big smile. "Morning!" She said, happily. "These are beautiful drawings Annabeth!" Paul said, making her blush as she noticed they saw a page I wrote on. "Thanks." She says, giving a nervous laugh as she cleared her stuff from the table.

We all had breakfast and I quickly got dressed. Annabeth explained that she was at Cornell. We all just enjoyed walking around and soon found a the small Starbucks. We sat down across from my parents and a girl brought our menu's.

"Hello, I'm- oh, hi Percy." The waitress said. We looked up and saw it was Amy. "Amy, great to see you again." Annabeth said, smiling at her. "You're Percys parents, right?" She asked. "Yes. Meet my mom Sally, and my step dad Paul." I said. She shook their hands, them greeting her.

"Anyway, sorry. What would you like to drink?" She asked. We ordered our coffees and she went off to get them. "So I never asked, what do you two do?" Annabeth asked my parents, smiling. "I'm an author, and Paul is a teacher." Mom said.

They chatted, me not paying attention to the conversation. I was to busy studying Annabeth's side profile. The way the sun made her hair glitter golden. The way her beautiful dimples became prominent when she smiled or laughed. Her cheek bones with their light shade of natural pink.

I blinked again and saw her looking expectantly at me. "Sorry, what?" I asked, coming back to reality. They all laughed. "What are you going to order?" Amy asked. "A cheeseburger and fries." I said. She nodded and left. I looked back to the others. My parents had a knowing look and Annabeth wouldn't meet my eyes.

We all enjoyed the meal, and soon went back to the apartment. Mom needed to finish a chapter of her new book, while Paul graded some papers. Annabeth was sitting at the island counter, writing down measurements. I was leaning against the doorframe of our bedroom, watching her from behind.

She took a break, swiveling in the chair and she noticed me. She gave a smile and I walked towards her. I rested my hands on her thighs, tilting my head down a little so I could look her in the eyes. She smiled up at me and leaned forward. I met her in the middle.

Despite being near 30, I still got that tingle in my nerves. Frankly, I didn't really mind. I love her, and am sure she is the one. She gave me an open mouthed kiss, making me get goose bumps. We pulled away, and I smiled down at her beautiful face.

Her cheeks and lips were pink, and her smile was dazzling. She averted her gaze to something to her left and quickly turned back to her work, blushing deeply. I looked up to see mom and Paul looking up from their work. I let out a silent chuckle and shook my head. I pecked her cheek and went for a nap.