A/N: Hey guys! I'm back this week with something to bring back the title of this series, hope you like it!

Love is messy. Love is coloring outside the lines and confusion and having more questions than answers. Love walking away after time spent and still feeling like there were things left unsaid. Love doesn't always make sense, it's everywhere and anywhere and right there in you heart as a constant reminder that you're feeling.

He came out of nowhere and she never expected to become friends let alone fall in love. And yet somehow it happened. Somewhere between hanging out and sharing jokes she started to fall in love. He was rough around the edges and didn't know what he was doing, but he made her smile and gave her a look that made her think that maybe he felt the same way.

Relationships are messy. Relationships are working hard to meet in the middle, having trust and talking through the things you don't want to. Relationships are admitting your problems and taking steps to combat them. Relationships are a give and take and the feeling of knowing you have someone in your corner.

He knew she was scared, terrified of what this was. She had a hard time coming to terms, trusting him. He loved her and sometimes that didn't feel like enough, but he tried to do what he could for her and her laughs and kisses made it feel like they were getting somewhere.

Marriage is messy, Marriage is remembering the commitment made on the day you faced each other and promised to stick through it all. Marriage is giving more some days when the other one can't and refusing to give up no matter what. Marriage is a promise kept and the comfort of having one another.

She knew that today was an off day and that she was going have to provide 70% to make it to the 100. She knew he loved her but sometimes it was hard but the ring on her finger was a testament to her refusal to give up. His smile over a night in with pizza while cuddling on the couch let her know that tomorrow would be better.

Love is your heart soaring high feeling light and heavy at the same time. Love is worth it, worth the confusion, worth the work.

His heart beat fast as she leaned in to kiss him for the first time.

Relationships are passionate kisses and smiles through movie dates. Relationships are worth it, worth the give and take, worth the work.

She laced her fingers with him as they walked down the street after dinner.

Marriage is cold pecks over ice cream and climbing into bed after a long day and cuddling. Marriage is worth it, worth the commitment, worth the work.

He pulled her closer as she got into bed and buried his face into her shoulder with a sigh of relief.

These things are not easy, even though they should be, even though they seem like everything should fall into place. These things are work, and trust and communication. These things are amazing, heart overflowing with emotion and skin on fire with touches.

Loving someone is a lot of work, but for the right person, it's worth it.

Loving someone is a lot of work, but Annabeth was willing to do anything for Percy.

Loving someone is a lot of work, but for Annabeth, Percy knew it was worth it.

A/N: So what did you think? I wanted to bring this back to basics and once again delve into the ideas and semantics of love and relationships. I think something that people might forget is that as easy and natural and amazing as love is, it's still requires work. Anything in life that's worth it, ultimately requires work. Even the natural things. To have relationships, no matter what kind, require work. And that's not a bad thing, not a bad kind of work that lends itself to be obligations. But the kind of work you want to do, the kind that might be hard, but is about maintaining your relationships.

Those are just a few of my thoughts on it, and I'd love to hear your thoughts! Do you agree with me? Please Review and let me know what you think!

And as always, thanks for reading!

See ya! :)