Hey! Sorry I haven't updated in a while, I've been busy :( But, here's the next chapter! Also, if anyone's wondering, they're in November. I've moved the date of Nico's cruise party to march, so instead of it being two months away, it's about three… haha, sorry for the misunderstanding.

Chapter 12

After the movie, Cal and I walked around Manhattan. We ended up going to a small outdoor café and grabbing a coffee and a bagel. We made small talk and joked around, happy to be alone for a while. We made small talk, talking about school, Nico's cruise, and the like. She fell silent and looked down, making be concerned.

"What? What's wrong?" I asked, frowning. She looked near tears as she tried to talk. I moved from my seat across from her and pulled the chair so I was right beside her. "Tell me."

She rubbed her teary eyes, "It's my dad. His job."

I wiped the tears away and held her face, "What happened?" I asked, her sadness making me feel terrible.

She took a deep breathe, "Remember how I told you we moved here because my dad got transferred? Well, they want him back in Florida." She said, sounding depressed.

I let the words wash over me, staring at her with wide eyes, "You're moving back to Florida?" I asked, not even caring my voice cracked.

This time the tears flowed freely. I wrapped my arms around her, hugging her tightly. At that moment, as she sobbed quietly on my shoulder, I didn't want to let her go, right now, and if she moved back to Florida. I realized my feelings for Calypso were pretty serious. I don't want her to move. I…

"I'm so sorry," Cal said abruptly, parting herself from me and wiping her puffy eyes, "I shouldn't have cried, it's just, I really like you. I can't even think about me being hundreds of miles away from you. I think we should break up. The faster we get over each other, the better, if I'm going to be in another state."

I watched her as she grabbed her things and ran out the shop, stunned. Why the hell am I sitting here doing nothing? I grabbed my jacket and ran outside, chasing after her. She was already a block away, practically running.

I caught up to her and grabbed her hand, spinning her around to face me, "Cal, if you are moving, I don't want to spend the rest of your stay here away from you. I'd spend every moment with you, if I could, until you left. I can't deal seeing you and… not having you."

I brushed off a stray tear and she looked up at me with her brown eyes. She looked down, and then back at me, and kissed me. I grabbed her waist, pulling her close to me as she wrapped her arms around my neck.

The kiss quickly escalated, and before I knew it, I had her against the wall of a building. My hands slipped into her back pockets, pulling her even closer, if that was possible. Her fingers ran through my hair and I found myself wanting more. I kissed her neck and she gasped lightly, surprised, and our lips met again. It suddenly got a lot warmer in the chilly weather as her fingers rested on my loop and my hands went to her neck.

Then, I heard a car beep around the next block and it took a lot to pull myself away from her. I took a step back, scratching the back of my neck and breathing heavily. Everything faded back into view and I was aware we were still on the streets of Manhattan and there were a few people around us giving us judging looks.

I looked at Cal, who looked fairly flustered as her chest heaved. Our eyes met and we released shaky laughs. She bit her lip, now seeming more shy and embarrassed than sad and depressed, like she was moments before.

I didn't know what to say, thankfully, she spoke before I said something stupid, "That was, uh,"

"Yeah," I finished, clearing my throat.

She sighed and ran her fingers through her hair, resting her fingers on her lips. She seemed to me thinking hard. I was suddenly aware of what just happened. Cal and I aren't alone long enough for us to go any farther than exchanging a few kisses. We're not the kind of couple to make out all hardcore like, like Nico and Thalia. We were more conservative. I could tell right now that we were both thinking the same thing.

She studied me, and I tried not to shiver has cold air crept back into my body. "So, uh, your dad?"

She remembered what led us to this in the first place and sighed, "I have until the end of this school year to convince him to stay."

I smiled, wrapped my arms around her, a little warily, though, and said "Looks like we have a mission, then- to convince your dad to stay."

She grinned, "I guess so."

"So, no breaking up?" I asked, raising an eyebrow at her.

She laughed and gave me a light kiss, "Of course not. I wouldn't dream of it."

I put my arm around her shoulders and she put her arm around my torso. We walked in sync, and her hand drifted down and she hung her index finger loosely on my belt loop. My thoughts strayed to out heated session moments before and I glanced at her. She had a small smile on her face and looked down, her eyes following the cracks on the pavement.

"Looks like I'm going to have to tell you how much I like you more often, if it means we-"

"Percy!" She exclaimed playfully, rolling her eyes while I smirked.

She didn't move her hand away from my belt loop, though.

"Zoe, you evil little bitch!" Shrieked Drew, as she pointed an accusing finger at our table.

We all stopped eating and looked at Drew, and I couldn't help but smile. Drew's hair was a bright green and her skin was a pale green, as well. Zoe smirked, looking smug, and stood to face Drew wither arms crossed.

"Drew, something wrong?" She asked, sounding innocent.

I let out a chuckle, not taking my eyes off the green girl. Drew's face turned purple with rage as she tightened her fist. I swear steam almost came out her ears. Everyone looked over and spotted Drew and started laughing.

"You did this to me!" She screamed, "You put green paint in my shampoo and body wash!"

Zoe tried not to laugh as she shook her head, "You have no proof. I did nothing." Zoe smirked and walked over to Drew and said to her quietly, "Don't ever mess with me again."

Drew was glaring at her the whole time, shaking with anger. Zoe turned around, smiling at us. Drew must've snapped because the second Zoe turned back around and giggled at her, she lunged.

Then, Connor came out of nowhere and quickly grabbed Zoe, pulling her away from Drew's attack. Drew ended up falling on the ground, and the whole lunch room cracked up. Connor laughed, too, and wiped away fake tears as Drew scrambled to get back up. Drew looked at Connor, and then back at Zoe, who was the only one not laughing. She was watching Drew closely.

Then, tears gathered in Drew's eyes. She looked around at everyone laughing at her and snapping pictures, and then back at Zoe. Zoe stared at her, surprised she was crying. She stepped forward, but Drew pushed past her and went running out the lunchroom.

"That was great! I really hope someone got a video of that," Conner chuckled, putting his arm around Zoe.

Zoe smiled weakly, "Yeah…"

After everything settled down, Zoe sat back down at our table, which was letting out soft chuckles. Juniper and Annabeth were frowning at her.

"Don't you think that was a little harsh?" Juniper asked, eating a fry.

"She had it coming," Zoe replied, but didn't look too convinced.

Annabeth sighed, "I know, but, the girl was crying."

"I'm sure Drew would've done something a lot worse," Nico said, and shrugged.

"How did you manage to pull this off?" I asked, grinning.

Zoe smiled for real now, "Connor spilled honey all over her while she and her friends hid under the bleachers during gym. He ran before they saw who it was. While that was happening, I was filling her shampoo and body wash with paint. Of course she went back to the locker rooms to shower and change, and… yeah." She looked satisfied.

She winked at Connor at the next table, and he put his thumbs up at her. Cal laughed, "I feel bad for her, but, yeah, she deserved it."

Everyone else nodded and we continued eating. I glanced at Cal who was smiling as she ate, probably replaying the scene that happened a few minutes ago. It's been almost two months since she and I had a fake relationship, and one month and half a month since we actually started going out. We've agreed to just say two months. These two months, though, they've been great. After she told me about how she might move back to Florida when school ended, I'm making it a point to last that long. Hopefully, she'll stay.

My eyes drifted from Cal and to Annabeth, who quickly looked away from me. I thought she was over me…?

"So, guys, the cruise. We're going on my dad's private plane to Mexico, the cruise will be waiting there, and we'll hop on it. It's been extended to four days. It goes to Florida, we'll chill there for a while, about a day or two, and then the private plane will pick us up there and take us back home. All good?" Nico said, looking at everyone.

We all nodded excited, but the same statement rose in all of us, Grover spoke up and said it, "Nico, I can pay for it, you dad doesn't have to."

"Yeah me, too," Thalia agreed, as did everyone else.

Nico rolled his eyes, "Oh, please, guys. It's my birthday, and my dad agreed to it. It's not like this is making a big hole in our bank account. Don't worry about anything," Nico replied, grinning.

I always forget Nico's super rich. He's never told me what his father does, though. I kind of don't want to find out. His dad and Zoe's mom are partners, so I don't want to find out what Zoe's mom does either.

I was looking forward to this trip. Especially if I'm with Cal.