Hello everyone! I hope you all are doing well! So I have decided to make another sequel to this one. I have lots of it planned and after that story, I don't know what I will do! Thanks everyone for reading and I don't own PJO!
It has been almost a week since Max and I got back together. He decided he would come over to my apartment to move things over to his. We were upstairs boxing things up when he paused to look at a picture that was in a dark wooden frame. His lips formed into a smile as he gazed at the photo.
"What are you looking at?" I asked him and he turned to look at me, the frame still in his hand.
"This is the photo taken of us on our last anniversary. The same photo that is still on my beside table." he said and I remembered the photo from when I went to get my things from Max's apartment. He kept it up even when I went to move out.
"Yeah I remember that photo. Why didn't you put that photo away after we broke up?" I asked him.
"Why? Because I never stopped loving you even when we were broken up." he said and placed the frame into one of the cardboard boxes.
"That probably scared away all the girls that came over." I said in a curious tone.
"Actually, no girl, minus our friends, came over while we were broken up. Not even Emma."
"Not one?"
"Zero." he said and placed more photos into the box.
"That's nice to hear." I said with a smile.
"Really? Why?" he asked.
"It shows that even though we weren't together, you were still somewhat loyal to me."
"I'm very loyal Carter." he said and kissed the top of my head. We finished packing up all my things and drove over to Max's apartment. We brought in all the boxes and placed them on the couch. We carried a couple of my boxes up to the loft bedroom that overlooked the rest of the apartment. I started to unpack some of my clothes and Max walked over to his dresser. He returned with something in his hand.
"Since we are back together now, would you wear this?" he asked and held out his hand. In the palm was the love ring he gave me in high school to act as a promise ring.
"Of course I will." I said and he smiled and slipped the ring on my left ring finger. He gave me a kiss and we continued to unpack. We had to stop because we needed to get ready. Percy and Annabeth's engagement party is tonight and it is supposed to be very elegant. The girls were all instructed to wear floor-length dresses and the guys had to wear suits. I decided to wear my floor-length red Valentino dress that has a red rose on the shoulder. I pulled my hair into a bun but let the shorter pieces fall down to give the impression of a curly bob. I had a vanity on my side of the room where I sat and created a smokey-eye and put on my red lipstick with a hint of gloss. I had on my Hermès cuff and I was putting in my black diamond earrings when I looked over at Max. He was wearing a white pinstripe suit with a brown collared shirt and a white and brown tie with a hint of gold. He looked just like a man from the 1920's.
"Don't you look dapper." I said with a small laugh.
"Dapper? That's an interesting word choice." he said.
"Well it fits the time period you're portraying. Why are you dressed like a man from the 1920's?" I asked and he smiled.
"The guys, minus Percy, decided to get fashion inspiration from the Great Gatsby so we are all dressing like men from the 1920's."
"Well I think you look very handsome." I said and he came over and wrapped his arms around my shoulders and looked into the mirror of my vanity.
"I don't even compare to how gorgeous you look." he said and gave me a kiss on the cheek.
"Thank you. We make our first appearance as a couple again. Did you tell anyone that we are back together?" I asked him and he shook his head no.
"I haven't talked to him in a couple of days due to my crazy work schedule. He sent me and the other guys a text message saying that if we don't look presentable, Annabeth will kill us." he said and I laughed. It seemed like something Annabeth would do. Like Annabeth, I'm a perfectionist but to the point where I have OCD but I can see where she is coming from. I slipped on my black Louboutin's and grabbed my Valentino clutch and Max put my jacket over my shoulders. We drove over to a building where the party was being held on the very top floor. We walked in and spotted our friends. They were all talking to each other and the girls gushing over each others dresses. Then they all spotted Max and I. Smiles formed on all of their faces.
"So are you two back together? Or are you just shacking up together?" Thalia asked and I shot her a look and she just laughed.
"Yes we're bsck together." I said and they all continued to smile.
"Finally. We were all hoping you would dump the British douche." Connor said. Sadria hit him on the shoulder with her clutch.
"He isn't a douche anymore. Actually he and I are good friends but I'm not ever going back to him." I said.
"We sure hope not." he said and Sadria gave him a look 'shut up before you say something really stupid.'
"Anyways... Carter we would love to hear more about everything." Sadria said and I walked over to where all the girls were standing since the guys all were gathered talking about sports. They all were matching in their 1920's assembles. Spencer had on a white suit, like Max but without the pinstripes and had a light blue shirt with a brown vest and a blue and yellow tie on. Nico had a brown suit on with a light blue shirt and a chocolate-brown bow tie. Leo wore a baby blue suit that made his tan skin pop with a white dress shirt and a blue-white striped bow tie. Like Leo, Frank had on a baby blue jacket but with a light pink dress shirt tucked into belted white pants. Jason wore a light brown blazer with a chocolate-brown vest with a baby blue dress shirt and brown tie with tan dress pants. Connor and Chris's outfits were my favorite though. Connor was wearing almost a carnival themed outfit which fits his personality completely. He was wearing a maroon and gray striped suit with a white dress shirt that had a dark blue bow tie and white dress pants. Chris was wearing a dark blue jacket with thin red stripes with a dark blue dress shirt and matching tie along with white dress pants.
"The guys look very handsome don't you think?" I asked the girls.
"Yes they do. I helped them come up with an idea. They all wanted to be matching in some way and I throughout the idea because I was doing a look from each decade for my next collection and I was working on the 20's at the time. They all thought it was great so they went along with it." Sadria said.
"Never thought I would see all those guys have a sense of style." Thalia said and we all laughed.
"By the way Carter you look great." Sadria said.
"Thanks. Yeah my color has returned back to my face even though I'm pale already but I gained all the weight I lost, but in a good way of course. Yeah I feel great. All of you look amazing!" I said. Sadria was wearing a cut-out light aqua dress that graced the floor with nude Louboutin heels, an Hermès gold bracelet, her red-orange hair was pulled back into neat bun and in her right hand she was holding a nude Celine clutch. Thalia for once had a colorful dress. She wore a floor-length Grecian style purple dress that was synched by a bronze belt, spiked gold earrings the hit her jaw line with gold spiked Louboutin shoes with her short black hair pulled into a messy updo but to continue with the theme, she had a gold spiked clutch. Kat was wearing a blue halter dress that had white swirls with hint of pink in the pattern. Even though the dress was loose-fitting, I could still see her 5-month pregnant belly sticking out. Her cherry red curls were pulled into a neat ponytail and she had on a thin gold bracelet on her right wrist and an Hermès pink cuff on her left. She had a white Hermès bag with her pink Louboutin pumps. Hazel had on a white and black maxi dress on with basic black heels, a black envelope clutch and to add a hint of color, bubblegum pink lips. Piper had on a lace maxi dress with gladiator sandals, a Tory Burch leather clutch and her chocolate-brown locks beginning as braids but then pulled into a curled ponytail. Clarisse kept it basic with a light pink pleated maxi dress that was belted off, a gold box clutch and spiked gold shoes. Her hair was curly and fell on her shoulders. Reyna was wearing a hot pink dress that was a halter, gold heels with a matching gold clutch, pink chandelier earrings and her curly brown hair down.
"So where is the happy couple?" I asked them.
"Probably making their way around the room." Thalia said. Then Annabeth walked up. She was absolutely stunning. She was wearing a detailed blue halter ball gown, yes ball gown, with diamond dangling earrings, pearl and diamond cufflings with her light blonde hair pulled into a bun that looked like a rose with natural looking make-up. Her diamond engagement ring sparkled under the dimly lit lights.
"You are breath taking." I said and she blushed.
"Doesn't she?" Percy said walking up and giving Annabeth a peck on the cheek. Percy had on a grey suit with a baby blue dress shirt and a light grey tie.
"Thank you so much. Yeah I decided to try something new and I went with an extreme girly look." Annabeth said in a humble voice.
"You girls look stunning. I love all of your dresses!" Annabeth said.
"Oh and guys, I'm loving the 20's themed suits." Percy said and they all smiled back at him.
"We thought we would try something new just like your bride-to-be." Max said and both Percy and Annabeth smiled at the 'bride-to-be' comment. Percy went over to join the guys and talk sports, the one thing he loves a lot since he is a Yankee's player but not even comparing to the love he has for Annabeth. She walked over to talk to the girls.
"So Carter, how are you doing?" she asked me and I smiled at her.
"I'm doing great. Yeah I talked through most of my issues. Also I got over my addictions and here I am. A much healthier and happier Carter." I said and she smiled at me.
"I'm so glad you're doing well. I need to ask you something..."
"Anything." I responded.
"Would you like to split the responsibility of being maid of honor with Thalia?"
"Be one of your maid of honors, of course!" I said and gave her a hug.
"The only thing is that Nico and Max are the best men and I know that you and Max have some break-up things you need to deal with..."
"Annabeth there is no need to worry because Max and I are back together." I said and she grinned.
"Good because I was hoping you two would get back together." she said.
"Yeah we've been back together for about a week now." I said and we continued to talk more about that for a little bit. I got caught up on the other girls' lives. We all walked back over to the guys and Max put his arm around my waist. A middle-aged man with sandy blonde hair walked over carrying a glass of champagne.
"Everyone this is my business partner James Clarke." Annabeth said.
"It's very nice to finally meet Annabeth's friends." James said.
"These are Percy's younger sisters Sadria and her husband Connor and Kat and her husband Spencer." Annabeth said then continued, "then these are my two maid of honors Thalia and her husband Nico and Carter and her boyfriend Max, Max and Nico are also Percy's best men. Then these are my friends Piper and her fiancé Jason, Hazel and her fiancé Frank, Leo and his wife Reyna and Clarisse and her husband Chris. And of course you remember my fiancé Percy." Annabeth said.
"Yes Percy it's nice to see you again and everyone it was so great meeting you but I need to get back home so I will see all of you at the wedding and Annabeth I will see you on Monday." he said.
"See you Monday James." Annabeth replied. Annabeth and Percy continued to circle the room talking to all the guests while I talked more with my friends and met some of the guests of the wedding. The party ended and Max and I said our goodbyes to our friends and headed back to the apartment. I went upstairs and changed into a nightgown that hit me mid-thigh and put my robe over it while I sat at my vanity taking my make-up off. As lovely as my gown was, it also gets very uncomfortable after a few hours.
"That was a nice engagement party." I said.
"Yeah it was but I don't picture myself having a huge engagement party. I would prefer to have just family and friends." Max said.
"I agree with you but being who I am, having a small party won't do it for my mother to be satisfied. She will probably throw a ball when I get engaged and invite all the worlds diplomats etc." I said.
"Guess we will figure it out when we get to that point." he said and that brought a smile to my face.
"When?" I asked in a sweet but curious voice.
"Or if we get to that point." Max said with a smile. We both got into bed and I cuddled up to him while he wrapped his arms around me.
I was happy to hear that Max said when before if. Maybe he pictures marrying me someday and that means that things are back on track. Who knows, maybe the next engagement party will be Max and mine.
So that is my chapter. Thanks to my wonderful bff I'm-too-outrageous-4u for the engagement party idea also check out the outfits she made for the chapter on my profile. Thanks everyone and PLEASE REVIEW :)