Annabeth POV

I cannot believe it. The one group that I run into- In New York, which has a huge population -includes the guy who job is to find me; this just keeps getting better and better.

I force a smile at Piper while she continues to speak, nodding my head here and there, when really, my mind is racing. The first breath that Piper takes, I interrupt, "Sorry Piper, I'm just going to go to the bathroom." She nods her head, and turns around to face Hazel and the two start dancing. I push through the field of pulsing bodies to Reyna. I grab her arm and yank her behind me until we reach the edge of the dance floor.

"What gives? I was having fun," she whines, trying to pull back her arm.

"We need to talk," I hiss at her. I guess that my expression is pretty serious, because she stops struggling right away.

"Reyna, Jason is part of the NYPD- actually let me elaborate. He's in the department whose main jobs is to find us, well more me than you but… Of all people!" Reyna's expression is composted, but I know her well enough. In this moment, all effects of liquor have evaporated.

" Well, he doesn't know anything does he? I mean I think that we should just continue to act normal. It would be even more suspicious if we all of the sudden disappear. Oh! We could totally use this to our advantage. We could send them false tips- just throw them off our trail in general. This could make our job easier," Reyna says. " I am leaving in about a week, but until then, we could really screw them over." A slow smile spreads across my face. I never thought that Reyna would be the one to see the positives of this situation.

"Ok," I agree. "Let's do it." We rejoin the fun on the dance floor for a bit longer before the group makes their way back to the table. There Percy is having an animated conversation with a small red-head. For the next hour or so we all talk, laugh and drink. Reyna and I keep trying to talk to Jason, but we never get a chance. I find out that the red-red girls name is Rachel. She is attending school at the New York institute of art and design, but right now she is an administrative assistant for the NYPD!

"Do you know Jason or Frank?" I ask curiously.

She nods, "I work on their floor. sometimes I managed their schedules and am with them at meetings. Things just started to get very interesting there; Frank and Jason are working a huge case. There's a lot more paper work now, but the excitement makes up for it all."

"Thats awesome."

"Here let me get your number; we should get together."

I nod in agreement and we exchange numbers. "Is that the time? It's getting late. It was very nice to meet you," I say to Rachel. I nudge Reyna who is beside me and show her the time on my phone. She nods, and we both start to grab our stuff. I walk around the table and tap Percy on the should.

"Reyna and I are going to head out. Thanks for the night, I guess I'll see you in class," he just nods his head and turns back to the girl.

Reyna and I bid goodnight to everyone, and make our way to the subway. Once at my place, we pull on old T-shirts and slide into my bed with my laptop on our laps. We watch comedies on Netflix and laugh until we are crying for the rest of the night.

Waking up late the next morning, Reyna and I grab a coffee and muffin from the cafe across the street before I need to get to an afternoon lecture. It's a really overcast day, with huge, dramatic clouds that are about to burst.

I'm dashing down the hall, when I see Percy.

"Hi Percy, I'll text you, bye Percy!" I shout at him.

"Sounds good!" I hear faintly as I dash through the door and slid into the seat. I pull out my industrial planning textbook and get to work.

My brain swimming with new information, I pack up my stuff and head to the coffee shop. It's pouring outside now. I order my black coffee from the overly peppy barista and grab a table. I sip my coffee and review the information from my class. The bell above the door rings and I look up. I smile at Rachel as she grabs the seat across from me.

"Hey Rachel. How are you?"

"Good, you?"

"Great! So, tell me more about your job."

Oh my god… I am really sorry that I haven't updated for so long- you have no idea. I was so unmotivated for the longest time and had writers block , but today I had a burst of inspiration and energy, so I decided that I had left this for way too long and was going to at least post this chapter and as well, I am finally going to finish a painting that I have been working on for 2 years (there is now paint all over my keyboard.) I am sorry that the chapter is super short, but I will work very hard to get the next one to you.

Really sorry,

-Demi