Annabeth's POV:

The man could not be more annoying. I successfully completed my first day on the job yesterday and I'm already regretting the decision of ever deciding to work for him. But, this is all for Matthew and I have to remmeber that, no matter what.

Luckily, Maggie has been able to get a job as a substitute teacher. With our combined incomes, Matthew is able to go through the needed stages of Chemo Therapy. Tonight is his first session. I'm very concerned for him. Maggie, Bobby, and I will all be there for him when he is finished.

I am on my way to my apartment now. Maybe venting my horrible day to Thalia will make me feel better. I unlock my door and make my way inside. Thalia is sitting on the couch, stuffing her face with Chinese takeout.

"Hey, hand me some egg rolls." I say, joining her on the couch and kicking my shoes off in the process.

She hands me a white bin out of a bag and asks, "How was your day?"

"He is the single most infuriating person I have ever met." She lets out an amused giggle.

"What did he do?"

"First, he makes me get him coffee practically every half-an hour throughout the entire day. How can somebody drink that much coffee?" I ask incredulously.

"Annabeth," She consoles, "He's a worldwide, multi-billionaire CEO. How can he not drink that much coffee?" I ignore her comment.

"Then, when he takes his coffee breaks, he sings! Very annoyingly, might I add! What kind of renowned CEO sings on their coffee breaks?"

Thalia laughs again and comes up with an excuse for him. "Maybe he's just bored and needs to let off some steam."

I ignore her, once again. "And then, he comes over to my desk and tries to make conversation with me! And he knows it's distracting! I swear, he does it because he likes to annoy me!"

"Well, that means he likes you," Upon seeing my glare, she quickly changes her statement, "as a friend."

"That isn't even the half of it!" I yell, dropping my egg roll by accident in exasperation. "He is way too unprofessional with me. He called me beautiful." I curse myself for blushing at the memory.

"That's how Percy is! He's a flirt. But judging by that blush that just came across your cheeks, I think you liked the fact that he called you beautiful."

I snort. "Please, I could care less that he called me beautiful."

"Mhmm. Okay, Whatever you say." I glare at her again. The next thing she says makes me want to smack her. "You know, your talking so much about him, I'm starting to think that you like him…and all the attention that he's giving you." She smiles at me, like she just won a secret argument.

Instead of wasting my breath, I chose to ignore my overbearing roommate. "Matthew has his first Chemo Therapy session today. I'm really nervous for him." Thalia's face turns from arrogant to sympathetic.

"Listen, he's a tough kid. He'll get through this."

"But that's the thing, Thals. He's just a kid. A kid shouldn't have to go through this." Tears start to brim my eyes.

"You were just a kid when your parents past away. If you were strong enough to get through that, then Matt is strong enough to get through this. Besides, he has your blood in his veins. That's a guarantee that he'll be fine." I smile at her words. She always knows the right things to say to me when I'm upset.

"His first session is tonight. I'm going to the hospital in a little bit. I want to be there when he wakes up."

"I'm sure he'll appreciate that."

I'm ready to get in my car and drive to the hospital why my phone rings. I look at my caller ID. It's Percy. The last person I want to hear from when I am about to go visit my cancer-ridden brother in the hospital, after his first session of Chemo. I heave out a deep, agitated sigh as I answer the phone.

"Hello?" I say.

"Hey, it's me. I need you to come in." What? No! What about Matthew? My heart just abut drops to the floor.

My pride rears its ugly head, and doesn't allow my mouth to tell Percy about Matt. I do not like him and the last thing I need is sympathy from him. Instead, I try a different route.

"I can't. I'm sorry, but I just can't. At least not tonight."

"Annabeth I have an investor from Tokyo coming in on a surprise visit. The office is a ghost town. I need someone here to help me out. Hence, why I'm calling my assistant- the girl who is supposed to be at my beck and call."

"Percy, I can't. Any other night-" He cuts me off.

"I'm sorry to do this Annabeth, but if you don't come in, you're fired." Jackass. I can't get fired. No job means no money to pay for Matthew's Chemotherapy. It's inevitable.

"Fine, I'll be there in ten."

"Thank you so much, I'm sorry-" I hang up before he can finish his sentence.

Grabbing my purse, I fly past Thalia and slam the door shut behind me.

Percy's 'investor' from Tokyo turns out to be a mean and grumpy old man. He can barely speak English and he treats me like a pack mule. His calls me is 'Abeth.' Which, I wouldn't have minded so much, considering I'll probably never see this man again in my entire life, but then Percy had made it his obligation to call me 'Abeth' the rest of the time the old man was there. I hadn't figured out yet, if it was just to annoy me, or to respect the old man. I assume the ladder.

So far, a highly over-lit, disinfected waiting room seems like a much better place to be than here. I am currently sitting at my very uncomfortable desk chair, waiting for Percy to finish up his meeting, so that I can go home. Being extremely bored, my mind starts to wander to how Matthew is doing. I hope he's okay.

I absentmindedly type in 'Chemotherapy' onto Google. I have been so busy lately that I haven't gotten a chance to look up what Matthew has to go through. I am so engrossed in the facts, that I don't hear Percy come out of his office with the old man, walk him to the elevator, and then make his way back to my desk. I do notice him though, when his face comes right next to mine and looks at my computer screen.

I hastily exit out of the site I'm on. My heart beats rapidly in my chest, worrying that he saw something.

"What were you doing?" He asks me. My heart rate slows down when I realize that he didn't see anything.

"Nothing, just sending out those emails you asked me to send." I lie smoothly.

"Okay. I'm just going to go shut everything down in my office and then I'll walk you down." I nod my head. All my anger towards him for making me miss Matthew's first session bubbles over. I exit the office hastily, hoping to exit without having to talk to him.

I'm not that lucky. By the time I manage to walk out of the building and into the New York City crisp night air, Percy had already caught up to me.

I try to ignore him as I call for a taxi. He still tries to talk to make conversation. "Listen Annabeth, I'm really sorry Annabeth, I feel like a jackass." I want to say 'you should,' but I think better of it, he's my boss, I can't say that to him. A taxi pulls over to the curb.

"It's fine, Mr. Jackson." He knows I'm being cold towards him. I start to walk towards the taxi. He steps in front of me, blocking my pathway. I huff at him.

He moves extremely close to me, our faces leaning closer together. "At least let me know how I can make it up to you." I can almost feel his breath on my face.

I move my head so that's it's a few inches away from his. I hear his breath hitch. Already feeling triumphant, I say to him, "A new, more comfortable desk chair." I step away from his shocked figure and get into the taxi. I give him a victorious smirk, and then the cab pulls away from his very attractive, and slightly impressed face.

Once safely away from Percy's intoxicating proximity, I gather myself in the taxi. What the hell was that? I can not keep doing that! He's my boss. I repeat that sentence in my head a few times, just to make myself clear.

Desperately searching for something to distract myself, I call up Maggie. She answers on the second ring.

"Hello?" She speaks in a clear voice, which puts some of my concern at ease.

"Hi, Maggie. How's Matt?"

"He's good. He's recovering and everything went well."

"That's such a relief. Was he sad that I couldn't be there?"

"He was, but he understood why you couldn't be here. I explained everything."

"Maggie…Thank you, so much for being there for him." I try and search for words to show her my gratitude.

"It keeps me busy." I can hear her smile through the phone. "So, how's work going?"

"Ugh, I'll tell you all about that tomorrow. I'll stop by the hospital before work. Tell Bobby and Matthew that I love them, okay?"

"Okay, will do. See you tomorrow, Annabeth."

My phone vibrates as I end the call with Maggie. It's a text from Percy.

I picked out a new one. It's extra comfortable. Only the best for my favorite assistant…

Oh, how that man confuses me…

A/N: Sorry if the last chapter was a little crappy. I wanted to make sure that I posted it before Friday, so I was a little bit rushed. Thanks though, for everyone who reviewed. I really appreciate them. I've been struggling to find time to write, but I hope you guys still like this chapter. I'm going to try and put more Percabeth in the next chapter. Keep reviewing. :)