A/N Biiiiiig time jump here guys bc I was low on motivation and I think this will help with the progress of the story. And I also wanted to make up for the two months that I kept y'all waiting. Don't expect frequent updates, but I'll try my best to do once a week. For now, I'll just update as much as I can.

a few years later...

Annabeth POV

They say the days are long but the years are short and that couldn't be more true. I can't believe it's been 5 years since I've been CEO. Olympus inc has grown so much that I can hardly keep up with everything.

I barely have time for myself, let alone for other people(outside business of course)

Each day I'm running to places for meeting and conferences. Thanks to the growth of the company, I've been able to travel the world, for business of course.

It's always for business.

Only for business.

But I have no time to dwell on the lows because of my schedule... which is good... I guess.

I would like to reminisce in the good old days, whatever those were. But the more I think about it, the more pathetic they sound. Running around with friends? Hanging out?

For what? What do I gain by making small talk with people without even gaining anything. Am I making the relationship stronger, yeah I guess, but for what?

I let out a tired sigh and close my eyes. The office lights above me flicker, reflecting my energy levels exactly. I hold my finger down on the power button and wait for my computer to shut down.

I glance to the side, where the photo on my desk lays. The only photo I have in my office. I used to have so many... but that was years ago, I almost forgot.

The photo is of me meeting the top architects in the world. My role model. A reason for me to push forward and do better, so that one day I might be as great as her.

The sun has dissapeared over the horizon and the outside world is lit by the thousands of New York lights. Sometimes I wish I could get away from this ever changing world. But then I think... where would I go? This is my home and has been. People will come and go, but it's like I'm rooted here. Am I stuck?

No, I think. This is the heart of the country. This is where companies need to be. Do it for the company, for your job, for the future.

I gather my things and walk out of my office. No one is here except Newman, and rumor has it, he practically lives here. At the ungodly hour of 11pm he's sleeping at his desk. Poor guy. People say he's a workaholic, and I second that. I think he just filed a divorce after years of fighting with his wife and is now dealing with custody over his kids. I can't imagine what that's like.

He seems to be taking out his stress by working non-stop, and it's great. He's a valuable member of our team and always does more than his fair share of work. But, I don't know how healthy it is for his physical health. Maybe I should wake him up and tell him to go home and sleep.

As I pass by, I almost tap him on the shoulder, but then decide not to. He has his own problems and probably doesn't want to be disturbed.

The clicks of my heels on the concrete echo throughout the parking garage. Beep Beep my car unlocks.

On the drive home I listen to my favorite podcast about self discipline and work-ethic. I need to set attainable goals and make a plan to follow through on them. I know it will be tough, but I want to expand our branches by 15% this year and set up a intern program for college kids to look for potential recruits.

When I get to my apartment door, I practically fall through because of my instability due to fatigue. My coffee from this morning stands cold on the counter, I was too busy to take a single sip.

Luckily, it won't go to waste because I have a big presentation the day after tomorrow to prepare for, so I'm going to pull my traditional all-nighter.

I pop the mug into the microwave and head to my bedroom to change out of my work clothes.

Work is tough, but I make it that way for myself. I need to have something to work towards. I hate to admit it, but I'm scared that my life will fall apart if I don't have structure.

I grab my computer out of my bag and plop onto the sofa to start the night. Realizing I forgot my coffee in the microwave, I set my computer aside and go get it.

I trip over my computer charger along the way and almost smash my face into the coffee table. Karma's a bitch.

After multiple times of realizing I forgot something and going to grab it, I finally settle in and open up my files.

Five minutes after getting started, my eyelids grow heavy and my head droops down. I instantly shot up and slap my face a couple times. I need to get this done, I tell myself.

Breathe in, breathe out. Power breaths here guys. I grab my coffee cup and chug the whole thing.

Time to work

~10 minutes later~

My phone dings from a distant, faraway land. Wait... did I snooze off?!

I shoot up and my computer almost falls off my lap.

Why did my phone ding? It wasn't a ringtone, so it no one was trying to call me.

Who would try to contact me at this hour? Surely not anyone from this time zone.

And the funny thing is, I don't receive texts, and I haven't, not for a while at least...

A/N Aaaaaaand that's a wrap folks! On this chapter, not the whole story, silly. I found some time and motivation since it was the end of the week, so I decided to pop out a quick chappie for my lovely readers. And I have news! Well, first off, I changed(or am changing) my username, but don't worry, it's still me! Secondly, I'm going to post a NEW STORY very soon. We're talking like later this weekend, so stay tuned! And I am also going to try to update this story more frequently, so y'all can get that content you deserve.

Reviews make my day. Thank you once again for taking the time to read my rollercoaster of a story. And as always, any predictions, questions or comments can be left in the review box below!