Chp 12
I got out my car and went inside my dad's fancy house out of the city. "Hey Lauren." I said, greeting the financial advisor in her office. "Hi Percy. Your father is out on the green." She said, smiling at me. I thanked her and went to the back where we had a really big green.
My dad didn't play golf usually, but he knew how to play when clients who were golf fans came around. Him and his 'allies', who were just his friends who knew about all the stock market and stuff like him, were having a glass of whiskey each as they chatted on the green.
"Perseus!" My dad said, smiling at me. I gave him a hug and greeted the six mean who I couldn't remember the names of. "How have you been? Progress on the building?" He asked. The guy who he hired to kind of be a waiter handed me a glass of bourbon.
I held it in my hand, deciding if I really needed to have it. I shrugged and left it for now. "It's good, but still not doing much for the next two months." I said. I took a sip of the drink and looked out across the field.
"What is it you do again? Study fish or something?" One if his friends asked, thinking hard. "I'm a marine biologist." I said, giving him a smile. "Thought you would follow in your fathers footsteps." Another said.
"No, Percy doesn't like sitting in one place or dealing with numbers." My dad said, smiling at me. I was so glad when my dad was happy with me nor doing what he did. "So Percy, I was eating at this Italian restaurant the other night and saw you there with a, uh, lady friend." His friend who was quite friendly said. I'm sure his name was Bill or something.
I chuckled and said, "Yeah." My dad smiled at me. "I thought you were still dating that Brazilian model." He said, taking another sip of his drink. "That lasted a couple days, I broke up with her though." I said, shrugging. "Why?" The same guy who had asked what I did again asked.
"She was too plastic, her life just evolved around beauty stuff." I explained, thinking to how her room always smelt of perfume. "And what makes this girl different? She looked very pretty, model worthy." Bill said.
I smiled imagining her. "That's the thing. She's different. She doesn't have some clothing line or models in Spain or whatever. She's just down to earth." I said. My dad studied my face.
"What's she like?" He asked. "Oh gosh, I don't know how to explain her. She's beautiful, she's care free, she is kind and sweet, understanding. She's a million other things I can't explain." I said, smiling.
Bill nudged me. "Why didn't you bring your lady friend along then?" He asked. I sighed. "She's busy with work. Also isn't big on expensive things. Actually the first thing she said to me was that I'm a rich boy." I said, laughing as I remembered the moment eight years back.
"So she doesn't like you for your money?" One of dad's friends asked. "That's all my past two ex wives wanted." He said, laughing. They all laughed but my dad stayed silent, studying my face. "So what's her name?" Dad asked. "Annabeth Chase."
They all clapped me on the back. "I always wondered when my good pals son would get married. She's already a mistress so you could always propose." A guy said, nudging Bill. I bit my lip. "We actually aren't dating." I said.
He gaped at me. "The handsome Percy Jackson hasn't gotten the girl of his dreams to go out with him yet? That's absurd!" He said. I chuckled and said, "She said she also wants to date me, but she's really busy with her work. Says there are a lot of projects they are doing right now."
I felt my phone buzz as someone called me. I answered it and found out that the boss had arrived now for good and that he wanted a meeting with my team. "I gotta go, the CEO arrived. I'll see you soon though." I said, finishing my drink and giving my dad one last hug. I shook hands with all his friends and then left for the meeting.
Later on I sat in my apartment, my old varsity swim captain jacket on as winter started making the evenings chilly. We were going to be moving in in two months time. And then we could get back to work. I sat watching TV and relaxed after a busy day.
