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Chapter 13 – A Visit to the Morgue

Annabeth's POV

I took a deep breath and turned around, away from the sunlight. I stayed in that position for a few minutes but realized that it was hopeless. I rubbed my eyes and stared at the ceiling for a couple seconds. I carefully sat up and then it hit me. The horrible pain went straight to my head. I winced and tried to rub the pain away. What in the world did I do last night?

I tried to remember what I did last night and when memories crashed into my mind, I wished I never remembered it.

Percy and I were at the new bar in Montauk. He challenged me to a drinking competition. I won since he gave up. I was so drunk that he had to carry me out of the bar. We got back to the beach house and I was nowhere near sleepy. I puked everything that was in my stomach and I insisted that I take a shower. Percy had to brush my teeth since I was too drunk to do it myself. He got me into bed and was about to leave me until I called out for him. I asked him if he could sleep beside me for tonight. He was reluctant at first but agreed to do it anyway. I thanked him by giving him a kiss…on the lips. It wasn't the fast peck on the lips it was a full-blown make out session although it may be one sided. One of us said that we loved the other. And then I fell asleep.

How could've I done this? Percy is engaged to Rachel and I was with Luke. What was wrong with me? I groaned loudly as the pain of my pounding headache seemed to double but I mostly groaned about our kiss.

"Annabeth? I'm coming!"

My eyes widened as I heard Percy call me and his footsteps becoming louder and louder as he came closer to the room. I was about to panic. Am I going to pretend that I was asleep or am I going to face him?

"Hey. Good morning. How's your head?" Percy said as he entered the room.

Face him was the answer.

"Pounding." I winced.

"Here, I got you some aspirin." He said, handing me some tablets.

I willingly got them, put them in my mouth, and swallowed. Percy sat down on the bed, facing me. His face clearly showed concern. I looked into his eyes and then looked away. How could've I done this? Why couldn't I have just passed out the moment my head hit the pillow?

He gently tucked a lock of my hair behind my ear and caressed my face causing me to shiver, "We can leave later once your headache subsides, if you want."

"I'd like that." I whispered.

"Okay. You better get some rest."

He kissed the top of my head and left me all alone with my thoughts. Why did my actions lead to making out with Percy? The alcohol is the main reason why…and the fact that I really missed Luke. Yes, that's why. My desperate want for Luke has caused me to kiss Percy and I didn't stop myself because I was intoxicated with alcohol. Yes, yes, that's the reason why.

Once my thoughts were settled, I took a deep breath as if it would take the throbbing pain of my head away. I lied back down and went to sleep.

I was walking to my building quite briskly because what I was wearing was threadbare and didn't cover much of my body. Even though I had my trench coat tightly wrapped around me, I could still feel the cold December air bite my skin.

One more block.

"Good evening, Ms. Chase." Karl greeted me as I entered the building.

"Good evening to you too, Karl." I smiled, happy that I finally reached my building.

"You seem awfully happy tonight." He pointed out.

"You have no idea." I smiled smugly at him

I went in the elevator and pressed the number of my floor. I looked down at my hand and saw the friendship ring that I usually wore on my left ring finger. I smiled and then saw my reflection on the elevator door. I was wearing a necklace similar to…the one that Percy gave with the friendship ring. My hands instantly flew to the ring and I looked down at it. Perseus Jackson. If I was wearing the friendship ring as my necklace then what was the ring on my finger right now?

The elevator door opened and I went out. I got my set of keys and unlocked the front door. I was steeling myself up for a happy bounding Rottweiler but Onion didn't come. My eyebrows scrunched up as I closed and locked the door. Where was my Onion?

I put my keys on the dining table and looked around my loft. Now where in the world would my huge dog hide? I was more focused on finding my dog than changing my clothes. I looked in my bathroom but it was also empty. I went to my room and saw Onion and Raisin. I sighed in relief. I looked at my bed and saw Percy playing with the both of them.

"Hey, Seaweed Brain." I smiled as I greeted him.

"Hey, Wise Girl."

"What are you doing here? You didn't call me or message me that you were coming over." I crossed my arms.

"Yeah, it was pretty much a surprise."

"Oh?" I raised my eyebrows.

He stood up from the bed and walked towards me. I breathing hitched as he was just a couple inches away from me. He stared into my eyes and then slowly planted a kiss on my lips. I wrapped my arms around his neck and he wrapped his around my waist.

"I also have a surprise for you…" I said breathlessly.

"What would that be?" He asked me as he kissed his way down my neck.

I untangled myself from him to which he pouted at. I slowly took off my trench coat and exposed what I was wearing, a black bra top lace corset with a black garter belt and stockings. Percy looked at what I was wearing and bit his lip. I started to feel anxious when he didn't say anything for a couple seconds.

"Wow. You should wear that more often." He said.

"What if this is only a one time deal?" I asked and tilted my head.

"Then I guess I'd find a way to persuade you to wear it every time."

"I'd like to see you try, Seaweed Brain." I challenged.

"I accept your challenge."

He slowly walked towards me and I backed up until my back hit the wall. He smiled wickedly at me and put his hands on the wall, trapping me. He moved closer to me, once again, until we were just inches apart.

"Will you wear that every chance you get?" He asked me in a sickly sweet voice.

"Nope." I firmly said.

He kissed my neck, "Please?"

"No."

"Pretty please?" He asked as he kissed my chin.

I could feel my control slowly slipping away, "N-no."

"Pretty please with a cherry on top?" He skipped my lips and kissed the tip of my nose.

"No…?"

"Just for me?" His lips slightly brushed against mine as he talked because they were just a few centimeters away from mine.

"Okay, fine." I finally gave up.

He smiled and kissed me passionately. I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled him closer to me. He wrapped his arms around my waist and gently lifted me.

"I love you so much." He whispered.

I looked at him, staring into his eyes, and smiled, "I love you too, Seaweed Brain."

I buried my hands in his hair as we continued kissing. He smiled into the kiss and then carried me. I wrapped my legs around his waist and he tightened his hold on me.

I was jolted back to reality and realized that my dream was partly true.

My eyes widened as I realized what I was doing. I had pulled Percy down to my lips and I was kissing him the same way I was kissing him in my dream. I was feeling the same feeling when I had my first kiss which was with Percy. My lips felt tingly and there was a spark of want and desire inside me. I took a deep breath, wrapped my arms tighter around his neck, and kissed him with more force. For some reason, it felt right kissing him and I just wanted to kiss him more. I didn't want the kiss to end. But everything has to come to an end.

Both of us just stopped and pulled away from each other. Neither Rachel nor Luke entered my mind as we kissed. And I think the same goes with Percy because he was kissing me back. We looked at each other with wide eyes.

"I-" Percy's face was flushed as he started.

"No, don't apologize. I was dreaming." I let him off the hook.

"No, I could've pulled away from you the moment you pulled me down."

I sat up and said, "You know what? Let's just act as if it was nothing."

His face showed concern as he looked at me for a couple seconds. I mean he is going to get married to Rachel in a few weeks. I can't just destroy that because I kissed Percy twice. And one of the kiss was a drunken kiss and the other was when I was dreaming. Both of them didn't count, right?

"Okay. Nothing happened." He said.

"Okay. So why were you in my room?" I asked him as I tied my hair into a messy ponytail.

"I was going to wake you up since it's already five in the afternoon."

"Oh dear, I-I'll get ready."

"I'll wait for you downstairs."

He left the room and I unwillingly got out of bed. I got my bag and grabbed clothes. I took a half bath, brush my teeth, and got dressed. I was wearing a dress like the ones I wore before. It was tight fitting, floor length, and had a slit up to half my thigh. It was a lime green tube dress. It also had the same white cloth with the floral print sewn to the hem of the dress, where it hung loosely. I wore sandals, grabbed my bag, and dashed downstairs.

"Okay, I'm done." I announced as I reached the bottom of the stairs.

"Okay, let's go. Good bye, Montauk. Hello, New York City." He said.

We got in the car and Percy drove back to New York City. For the whole ride, I just looked out the window or feigned to fall asleep so I could avoid talking to Percy.

It was already night when we got to my building. I got out of the car and thanked Percy for the weekend. He offered to carry my bag for me but I told him that I could do it myself. I just needed to be alone with my thoughts right now.

"Annabeth!"

I turned around and saw Percy running towards me.

"What is it, Seaweed-"

I didn't get to finish my sentence because he put his lips on mine. He held my face and gave me a kiss that made my toes curl. When he pulled away from me, we stared at each other for a while. And then I kissed him with the same gusto. I dropped my bag and wrapped my arms around him.

"I'll see you later." He whispered against my lips.

"Okay." I smiled into the kiss.

We parted from each other. He ran his hand through his hair and gave me a shy smile. I gave him a small, timid smile. He slowly walked away from me and I looked down. As I got my bag, I felt someone's hand under my chin. I saw Percy. He gave me one last kiss, smiled, and walked to his car. He waved at me before getting into his car. I waved back and then he was gone.

What have I done?

I grabbed my bag and swiftly went up to my loft, avoiding Karl's questioning eyes. I pressed the number of my floor repeatedly, hoping it would make the elevator go faster. I ran out of the elevator and desperately tried to unlock the door. When I realized that I couldn't put the lock in with shaking hands, I took a deep breath and calmly unlocked the door. Once I was in my loft, a sob escaped from my mouth and I just cried.

"Annabeth?" Someone called out.

My hands flew to cover my mouth and quickly dried my tears. A couple seconds later, Percy's mom showed herself. I choked back my tears and faked a smile for her.

"How was your weekend getaway?" She smiled at me.

"I was great. Wonderful, even." I said, trying my best to keep my voice from quivering.

Her eyebrows scrunched up and her eyes were filled with concern, "It doesn't look like it. Has my son done anything to you?"

"No, it was wonderful! Percy was a gentleman during the whole trip. Actually, he's always a gentleman to me."

She smiled, proud of her son. Onion and Raisin entered the room and excitedly barked at me.

"Oh, where are my manners? May I get you anything, Mrs. Blofis?" I asked her.

"No thank you, I'm fine." She said.

"How long have you been here?" I asked, petting Onion's head.

"Ever since you and Percy left for Montauk."

"Am I the only person who didn't know about his plan? It's like everybody around me knows about his plan."

Mrs. Blofis laughed and said, "Well, I better get going."

"Oh, why don't you stay for dinner?" I politely asked.

"I believe that you have work tomorrow. I better let you rest. Back to reality tomorrow."

"Okay. I better let you go back to Mr. Blofis."

She laughed, kissed my cheek, said her goodbye, and left me with two dogs barking excitedly. I looked down at the dogs and they looked back at me with expectant eyes. I slowly sank down to the floor and stared into space.

What am I going to do?

A tear ran down my cheek and I involuntarily wiped it away with my hand. The dogs looked at me and then barked at me. I smiled sadly at them.

I stayed like that for a couple minutes and then I realized I had to do something. I stood up and grabbed my purse. I left the dogs at my loft and locked the door. I sprinted to the elevator and pressed the button for the lobby. I ran out the building and hailed a cab. I told the cabbie the address of where I wanted to go and told him to hurry up. I called the person but it immediately went to voicemail. I groaned and waited until I got to my destination. I paid the cabbie and ran to the building.

I went in and looked for the person I wanted to talk to. Since I have been in this building a lot of times, I already know where to look for him. I got in the elevator and pressed the floor where I assume he is. Once the door opened, I briskly walked out. I accidentally bumped someone. I muttered my apology and continued walking.

"Annabeth?"

I turned around and saw Travis. He wore a dress shirt, slacks, and dress shoes. He was holding a cup of coffee and a couple folders. His hair was in disarray and he had dark circles under his eyes.

"You look tired, Travis." I pointed out.

"Well, you look horrible."

"Touché." I managed to smile.

"What happened to you?" He asked me.

"I…I have to go."

I didn't even wait for his answer. I left him and continued my search.

I can't blame Travis; I probably looked crazy right now. With my red puffy eyes brought about by my crying and my messy hair, I really looked mad.

"Is Nico still here?" I asked people as I entered his office.

"He's at the morgue." One of his co-workers said.

"Thanks." I said and then headed for the morgue.

I noticed that there weren't much people in this part of the building. They probably have more things to do other than perform autopsies. I went in the morgue and there was only one person in there. Well, one living person.

"Nico?" I asked as the door closed behind me.

The person looked up. The deep concentration in his eyes faded away and was immediately replaced with concern. He was wearing scrubs and had a surgical mask over his mouth and nose.

"I know I shouldn't be here but…" I choked back the tears that were threatening to spill.

Nico stepped away from the dead body and went to the sink. He removed his surgical gloves, washed his hands, and removed his mask. He went over to me, didn't say anything, and just gave me a comforting hug while rubbing my back. We hugged for a while and I just cried.

"Don't you ever get cold here?" I asked against his shoulder.

He just chuckled at me and continued to rub my back.

Once I settled down, he let go of me but I still held on to his hand. He looked down at our intertwined fingers and smiled at me. I sniffled and wiped my tears away. Oh, wow, I'm really being a baby over this.

"What happened?" Nico asked me calmly.

"Shouldn't you store the body before we talk? I might talk too much even the body decides that it has heard enough." I joked.

He laughed and waved his hand dismissingly, "Nah. I bet the body is willing to listen and will lend you an ear."

I smiled at him as he tucked a lock of hair behind my ear.

"So, what happened?"

"I don't know what Percy and I are anymore."

His eyebrows scrunched up, "I'm not sure if I get you."

"Percy and I went to Montauk with each other, right? Because you guys were busy."

"I am busy. Travis, Connor, and I are stuck in one case. We have worked night and day to solve this guy's murder."

"So that's why Travis looked really tired when I bumped into him."

"You're changing the subject!" He said accusingly.

I laughed lightly and continued with my story, "Well, since it's just Percy and I, we went to a bar that just opened up in Montauk. He challenged me to a drinking competition."

"And you said yes." He finished for me.

"Yes. And I got drunk. Percy took care of me and made sure that I got to bed properly. But apparently, I wanted to thank him for everything that he has done for me…so I kissed him."

"On the lips?"

"Yeah. Not only kiss, but make out and it may be one sided."

He had a disappointed look on his face, "You were intoxicated. That doesn't count."

"And one of us said, 'I think I'm in love with you.' It could either be Percy or me."

He just stared at me and I continued telling my story.

"When I woke up, we acted like nothing happened. He gave me some aspirin and then I went back to sleep. I had a dream-"

"Will you tell me that dream?" He asked me.

I blushed at the thought of telling Nico what I did to his cousin in my dream, "No."

"You're no fun!"

I laughed, "And then I woke up with my lips on Percy's lips. I know it was wrong, but I kissed him and he was kissing me back. When he pulled away, he realized that I was awake. I easily let him off the hook and we agreed that we would act as if nothing happened. After all, I was only dreaming and I happen to pull him down to my lips."

"But why was he kissing you? What about Rachel?"

"That's the problem. I don't want to destroy their engagement just because of a stupid kiss."

"Stupid, meaningful kiss."

"Shut up. Another problem is that when Percy dropped me off at my building, he kissed me and I can assure you that none of us was asleep or drunk at that moment. We stopped and then I kissed him. Before he left, he gave me a good bye kiss." I said.

Nico was quiet for a couple seconds.

"I mean, I just don't want to destroy their relationship! I don't want to be a homewrecker. And they're getting married in a few weeks! Nico, I don't know what to do."

"Have you told anyone besides me?"

I shook my head.

"Is it alright if we told Thalia?"

I just shrugged, "But only the two of you."

"Of course. Well, if you ask me, I'd tell Thalia about it but that's your call, not mine."

"Yeah, I think we should tell her too."

"Okay, okay. I'll just fix the body and we can go."

"No, no. I couldn't possibly take you away from work because of my petty issues."

"Annabeth, it's fine. I got this." He just smiled at me.

"Are you sure?"

"Positive." He stood up and gave me a kiss on top of my head, "Everything is going to be alright."

I gave him a sad smile and let him fix the body.

After a few minutes, he has carefully stowed the body away and was attending to my needs. As he was cleaning the things he used for the autopsy, I tried to remember who confessed their feelings for the other that night we got home from the bar.

I sighed into the kiss and gave Percy a peck on the lips before putting my head on his chest.

"I think I'm in love with you."

I smiled and then sleep took over.

I gasped causing Nico to look at me. My memories of that night came back and realization hit me.

It was Percy who confessed.

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