A/N: Fifteen chapters! What? I have never written fifteen chapters ever before. Anyway, enjoy the fluff in this chapter, I promise you, it won't let you down.

Chapter 15:

Annabeth

Present Day

Today was a very lazy day. Jason and Piper insisted on not doing anything whereas Nico wanted to go back to the beach. It was a difficult situation I was trapped in. I could be a third wheel between my brother and my former best friend or go to the beach with my ex-fiancé and his brother.

So, I chose neither. I got myself a bottle of beer and sat down by the balcony overlooking the ocean with my headphones in my ears. I found a couple of magazines in the living room, so that's how I decided to spend my last day here. Honestly, I would have preferred wine but all they had was beer and of course, yesterday's margarita mix.

I had my bathing suit on and I was basking in the sun when someone threw water at me.

"Hey!" I said and turned around.

Piper was standing there with her hands on her hips looking down at me. She looked upset. Great! What did Jason do now?

"Annabeth! We are at the beach, why don't you go out and have some fun?" she asked as she took a seat beside me.

"Piper I am having fun!"

"Annabeth, yesterday at the beach, you and Percy were inseparable and now it looks like you are deliberately staying out of his way" she said.

"What?" inseparable? We were so not inseparable, I stayed as far away from him as possible. Well there was the time that dog ran towards us and Percy literally grabbed me, but that was it "Piper, I don't like him, rather I find it repulsive. Dating my brother's girlfriend's brother? Isn't that incest?"

"Well Percy and I aren't related, his family adopted me. Plus, he clearly likes you back" oh my god, Piper and her magical sixth sense.

Before I could reply the balcony door opened and Nico and Percy walked in.

"Who likes Annabeth?" Nico asked.

"Umm, a guy from the restaurant" Piper answered, I looked at Percy and saw a frown on his face.

Why does he care?

Five years ago

I was supposed to return two days ago from my mission, but someone delayed the paperwork. Nevertheless, I'm back. It was about four in the morning when I reached his place but I couldn't stay away any longer for him. I slowly crept into his house and snuck inside his bedroom.

I thought he must have heard me from all the noise but he was snoring happily. I removed my clothes and grabbed a shirt from his closet. It smelled just like him. I smelled just like him as his shirt eloped me. I couldn't help but smile.

I walked towards the bed and slightly nudged him to make space for me. I was sure he'd wake up and see that it was me. But no luck. He moved away and made space for me. I was supposed to come back two days ago. I thought he'd be worried about me, but no! He lies craving sleep more than… well me.

Does Percy not care? We haven't seen each other for over a month, I expected more than just making space for me to sleep. That wasn't too much, was it? Does he not care about me?

Whatever, I'll deal with him tomorrow, right now I just want to sleep.

As if on cue I yawned and sat down on the bed. Percy had now turned to his side as his back was facing me. I didn't expect too much did I? A simple 'hey!' would have made me feel a hundred times better. But no, here he was and all he cared about was his precious sleep.

Ugh! I'll deal with him tomorrow.

I laid my head down on the pillow and closed my eyes as tightly as I could. I don't know why but my eyes were filling up with tears. This is so dumb. Why am I crying for such a stupid reason?

I quickly turn to my side and turn off the lamp on the bedside table. I drag the blanket over my head as I try to tune out the thoughts going on in my head.

I'll get mad tomorrow, tonight I'm going to sleep! That's it.

Suddenly, Percy rolls over to my side and puts an arm around me.

"I'm glad you're back. I missed you" he said, his voice was very groggy as if he was talking in his sleep.

He pulled the blanket away from my head and placed a kiss on my forehead. He then gently nudged my stomach and I felt him put something against me before his arm circled my body and rested next to my own hand.

I looked down and found a little teddy bear by my stomach. I gently pulled the blanket off of me and picked up the bear.

I turned the bedside lamp to look at the bear. It was brown in color with beady eyes and an adorable smile. It was wearing a white shirt with the words 'Happy 6 Months!' written on it.

Oh my god! Our anniversary was last week and even though I wanted to leave my mission and come back to him to spend it with him, I couldn't. I couldn't even call him because there were no phones allowed on the case I was on.

Percy suddenly reached over me and switched the light off before he snuggled against me.

"You can look at him in the morning," he said and rested his head next to mine. His breath ruffled my hair as his fingers intertwined with mine.

Present day

I absentmindedly watched TV with Nico who was on his third helping of food. Nico loved food and I loved feeding people. In a parallel universe, Nico and I would have made an incredible couple, but I couldn't do that to Percy. That would be too cruel.

Wait, why did I care about him?

Anyway, Jason and Piper had gone to the beach to say goodbye to the water. Yes, it was Piper's idea. I would have gone too but Percy said he had some work he needed to take care of so I thought I could just stay here and do nothing.

Percy did come out to have lunch, but he simply grabbed a plate, loaded it up and went back to his room all the while talking to someone on the phone.

I felt like he was avoiding me, but I was the one who told him I wanted some distance between us, then why did I feel angry inside.

Just then I heard footsteps coming down the stairs.

Wow!

There he was dressed in a suit. I had never seen him in a suit ever. In our line of work, you wore what made you comfortable for combat or well, facing a few bullets. But Percy looked fantastic.

He was wearing a dark blue suit paired with a crisp white shirt. He had left the top buttons of his shirt open giving a magnificent look of his neck. All I wanted to do was to undo the rest.

His hair was combed back giving him a very formal look. He probably applied some gel to his hair. Back when we were together, he barely did anything to his hair. After a shower he would just comb his hair and that was it. I begged him to put some mousse in his hair but he said that it was bad enough that he was in the Mafia working for a thug named Jackson, he didn't want to look more Italian than how he felt.

But right now, he didn't look Italian he looked yummy. He had even trimmed and lined his beard giving him a very professional look. Oh my god, have I been staring at him.

"Hey, why so dressed up?" Nico asked.

"I have clients coming by to look at the house" he said as he straightened out his sleeves "Do you have a tie by any chance?"

"Nope, I don't even own one" Nico said as he finished his food.

"Great! Thanks Nico! Annabeth, by any chance Jason bring a tie?" he asked.

I swallowed the lump that had formed in my throat.

"Annabeth? You okay?" I hear Nico talk to me as he nudged me on my arm "Percy asked you something"

"Umm, I don't know, I don't think so"

Just then Jason and Piper came bursting through the doors.

"Guys we have news!" Jason said as he looked at Piper.

"We're engaged!" They screamed in joy.

Percy and I looked at each other. Oh no! This couldn't be happening, it's too fast. I felt Piper hugging me so I hugged her back. It is too fast right.

Jason came by and pulled me into a hug too, I looked at Percy once again and he too had the same expression on his face. He gestured to me to follow him. I looked over at Nico who was now hugging Piper. No one had seen Percy asking me to join him.

"I'll go get more drinks, Annabeth would you come help me in the kitchen?" he asked.

I nodded and followed him there.

"What the hell Percy!" I screamed.

"Lower your volume! And what do you mean by 'what the hell Percy'? Your brother proposed to Piper not the other way round!" he said as he stepped in closer to me "Did he tell you that he was going to propose?"

"What! No! You think I would have let him propose to anyone related to you?"

"Piper is adopted, I'm adopted. Don't worry it's not incest"

How did he know that thought had crossed my mind? But whatever, I was already freaking about this new engagement I didn't want to freak out about anything else.

"Does Piper know about your past?" I asked, I could not subject Jason to that danger.

"No, but listen, we need to talk about that night" he said.

Honestly, I cannot deal with him right now. I was too hyped up about Jason and Piper to even think about our past, whatever he needed to talk about had to wait.

"Percy… I"

Suddenly Percy grabbed my hand and pulled me closer.

"No, I will talk for the next five minutes and you will listen to me"

Percy had never been so rough with me. I mean we did have a fist fight that one time, but this is different. I swallowed and waited for him to continue.

"I did not kill your father that night"

"Percy, I do not want to hear- "

"I told you Annabeth, five minutes is all I ask of you"

I guess I could give him five minutes.

"So, that night, your father called my father and I over to talk about our engagement, but it was a ruse. He wanted us there so he could kill us. I was wrapped up with your other men when our dads shot each other. I tried to get to them but I was too late. They had already fired. When I reached my dad, he dropped his gun in my hand before he died in my arms. That's when you entered and saw the gun in my hand. I swear to god I never meant to hurt you. It was our love who got played that night. Your father broke us up"

I stayed quiet for a while trying to process all of this. All of this can't be true. It just can't, if it is then I have wasted five years of my life for nothing. I shot him for god sake! It simply can't be true.

"Don't lie to me Percy" I said, damn it, tears were filling up my eyes.

Percy leaned in closer to me and wiped the tears from my eyes.

"It is and I wish I had proof, but it is the truth" he whispered.

His face was so close to mine, his lips were drawing me in. I could see him leaning in, closing his eyes before he got to me. I felt myself leaning in too, his hands were still on my face. His thumbs were lightly stroking my cheeks. It felt so familiar yet so different.

"No, I… I can't deal with this right now" I said as I pulled away and ran out of the kitchen.

A/N: SHE KNOWS!