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ANNABETH POV:

Don't get me wrong.

I was happy that Percy and I were finally good again.

But there was a small inkling in the back of my mind that whispered to me every time my thoughts drifted to Percy. What about Calypso?

It would whisper. Calypso, Calypso…

It was probably best to talk to Percy about it, but I didn't know if I was ready to hear an answer I didn't want.

I was already in love with him, how could I handle it if he was dating Calypso? I couldn't even imagine it.

Sure he said he wanted to be with me, but what if he wanted to be her too?

I didn't know if I could take it.

My abandonment issues were coming back in full force.

I couldn't stop thinking about everyone who had left me.

My own family had shut me out as soon as my mother died.

My father had become a stone wall that cared more about his new wife and my step brothers.

I had chosen to go to school in New York just to get away from the feeling of abandonment I felt in California.

Percy had made me feel wanted.

Something I hadn't felt in years. It was like I was half full for almost all of my life, and then Percy came along and changed everything.

I felt whole with him.

But did he feel the same way?

What if he was barely content the way he was, or worse, what if someone else could make him feel happy? What if I still wasn't enough?

I knew I was being paranoid.

I knew I didn't have much reason to be worried about Calypso. Percy had explicitly told me that he wanted to be with me.

I just didn't understand why. Our relationship had been so tumultuous. I couldn't understand.

The only thing I had been praised for my entire life was my intelligence, and once I had filled out a little more, my body, my looks.

Was that all I was good for? Only smarts and beauty, no emotion.

Why couldn't I be like Percy? Or Piper, or Jason, or Thalia, or… Calypso?

Gods, why was I so goddamn broken? I couldn't even have a damn phone call without freaking out.

I held my head in my hands, and let my curls fall down like curtains around my vision.

"Annie?"

Frick. Thalia was back. "Don't call me Annie," I mumbled into my hands.

She rolled her eyes, and pried my fingers apart so I was forced to look at her as she crouched in front of me.

"Oh no. What happened? I thought everything was good."

"It was. It is. I think he might be in a thing with Calypso. And I wouldn't even blame him. She's gorgeous, and nice, and better for more than just spitting out facts."

Thalia grabbed my hands away from my face, and I looked at her, expecting an embrace.

I got slapped. Hard.

"Ouch! What the hell was that for?"

"You were being an idiot. A little while ago you told me to slap you when you were being an idiot. Remember?"

Oh. I had done that.

"Right. I did say that. But I'm not being an idiot."

Thalia scoffed. "Please. You were thinking that you were anything less than amazing and that is the dumbest thing I've ever heard in my life. Annie-"

"Don't call me Annie."

"-You are the best friend I've ever had. I don't know what's got you all messed up right now, and I don't know why you don't see yourself for what you really are. But I guess it's my job to fix that, because you do the same thing for me."

She grabbed my arms and shook me. "You are Annabeth goddamn Chase. You can do anything and no mortal man on this earth deserves you. Got it?"

I nodded. It was always a little weird to get compliments yelled at me, but Thalia's pep talk never failed. "Yeah. I'm Annabeth Chase."

"Hell yeah, you are!"

I grinned a little, until it melted away. "But Thals, what if he wants to be with Calypso instead of me?"

Thalia frowned and gave me a 'cest la vie' kind of expression. "Then he's an even bigger idiot than I thought. But Beth, he told you he wanted you."

A tear slipped down my cheek. "Thank you, Thalia. I really needed that."

She opened her arms and I fell into her embrace, holding her tightly and cherishing the moment. I knew how rare hugs from Thalia were.

"Oh, smarty pants. I know you did."

I cried a little more, not really knowing why. "You know I love you, right?"

Thalia smiled. "I know, babe. But unfortunately, I have a thing for Reyna."

I laughed and sniffled, wiping my tears. "How is she?"

"She's awesome."

I smiled. "That's amazing, Thals."

"I know. But I'll find you annoying if you keep asking me about it."

I nodded. That was reasonable for Thalia.

I took a deep breath. "Okay. I need to go talk to Percy."

"You do."

"But Thalia?"

"Yeah?"

"You're the best."

"I know, Annie. Now go get your man."

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