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Guys I have to tell you, there's gonna be a huge plot twist later. :)

Involves Olivia, Athena and Arachne. It'll be great! I'm not sure if this'll be the last chapter till Sept, we'll see. ;)

Chapter 23

Annabeth straightened her back before entering Percy's office with her chin lifted. She didn't want to look intimidated but she admittedly crumbled under his stare.

"Hello," she greeted. Today she was basically the opposite of casual. She wore a white blouse and a pencil skirt.

She hung up her jacket on the nearby coat rack and sat across from Percy who had a pile of paperwork in front of him.

He looked up, "Hey Annabeth."

Annabeth fiddled with her fingers. "About Friday…"

She slowly trailed off.

"What about it?" Percy asked.

Annabeth sighed, "I'm sorry if I made you uncomfortable. I kissed you like three times. I-I got scared of a stupid spider and jumped into your arms. I slept in your arms, I—"

Percy's lips smash onto hers. Annabeth's eyed widened into saucers. She melted into the kiss and closed her eyes.

Thalia, Leo, Piper, Frank and Jason were walking down the corridor in Percy's building. Thalia led them towards Percy's door.

It was two large glass doors.

"Are you sure it's okay we disturb Percy while he's working?" Piper asked as Thalia grabbed onto the silver handle. Her hair was in a messy bun and had a few feathers stuck in it.

"Pfft, Piper, if your last name is Olympian you own the building," Thalia said, shrugging her off. She swung open Percy's door and gasped.

Percy was making out with some girl. She was propped on his lap and had her arms wrapped around his neck. Thalia shut the door quietly and turned back to her friends, wide eyed.

"What?" Piper asked.

'Holy sh*t,' Thalia mouthed.

She opened the door a creak and stuck her head in.

Her four accompanists joined her in peeking through the door. There were five heads peeking through from top to the bottom.

"Who is that?" Jason muttered from the very bottom. He was on his hands and knees.

"Omg, we're such creeps," Piper whispered.

"This is a public building," Thalia replied quietly.

"She's freaking hot," Leo muttered. She had long blonde hair but that was all they could see. Somehow the shortest one of them was at the top and the tallest at the bottom. Leo was actually stepping on Jason's back to see.

"Shut up, Leo," Thalia ordered from just underneath him.

"What? I call it as I see it."

He groaned in pain from the swat Thalia gave him.

Frank snickered from in between Thalia and Piper.

"Shh!" Jason scolded.

Piper watched them. "What should we do?"

Thalia smirked.

The others exchanged a glance but decided to go along with whatever it was.

"Hi Percy!" she yelled. Percy jumped up and the woman nearly fell. The others joined in and before Percy could see them, Thalia slammed the door. The five of them began to run towards the elevator. As soon as they were in, Jason closed the doors.

He gave out an airy laugh. "Percy looked like a deer in the headlights."

Leo snickered.

"I wonder who that girl was, though," Piper wondered out loud.

"His girlfriend?" Frank suggested.

Thalia frowned. She was propped up against the corner with her arms crossed. "I'm…close to Percy. Closer to him then you guys—no offense. I mean, he usually tells me about these things. And if not, Nico will tell me."

"Maybe he didn't want you to know," Jason said.

Thalia huffed. The doors opened and they were in the corridor where Bianca's studio was. They went through the double glass doors. Bianca sat around a small white coffee table off to the side with Hazel, Nico and Olivia. Mrs. O'Leary was barking from her spot on the floor. Mrs. O'Leary regularly stayed in the studio during the day because that's where Olivia went after school. They were eating subs from Subway.

They pulled up chairs so the table was very crowded. Right now, it was 12:30. They greeted the others and Thalia leaned forward so Olivia couldn't hear.

"Percy was upstairs, in his office making out—"

"Thalia!" Percy walked through the door of the studio. "I knew it was you!"

Thalia burst out laughing.

"Haven't you ever heard of privacy?" Percy accused. Before he realized it, Olivia was in his arms. And Mrs. O'Leary was in her arms. After the funeral, they were playing around again like nothing had ever happened. "Didn't you think to knock?"

"No, not really," Thalia shrugged. "Especially if I knew you were upstairs ma—"

Percy turned around with Olivia in his arms. "Thanks a lot, Thals."

"It wasn't just me!" she protested.

He went through the doors and waited for the elevator. Thalia ran towards him.

"Percy," she said. Percy set Olivia down. "Why didn't you tell me you had a girlfriend?"

"It's not even official, Thalia," Percy replied.

"Looked pretty official to me."

Percy glanced down. "I just feel connected to her, okay?"

Thalia laughed, "Whatever, Perce."

Percy smiled to himself. Was it her looks? Personality? Percy shook his head. He simply liked her.

"Do you need privacy?" Thalia glanced at Olivia.

Percy smiled but shook his head, "Its fine. I'll see you later."

Thalia nodded as she headed back towards the studio. "See you, Percy."

Once upstairs, Percy walked into his office where Annabeth was waiting. He still held Olivia in his arm and had the dog in his other arm. He set them both on the ground. Olivia wore a purple dress and silver flats. Her hair was in two long pigtails.

Annabeth smiled, "Hi Olivia."

Olivia looked away shyly and muttered something to the ground. Olivia clearly remembered Sally showing her that photo. The one hidden her closet. She stared at Annabeth. Their…hair was different. But Olivia noticed that their eyes were similar. She attempted to walk towards the beanbag but Percy scooped her up and set her back down in her original spot.

"Olivia," he warned. "Be nice please."

Olivia sighed. "Hi Ms. Annabeth." She said it loud and clear. She then ran off.

Annabeth smiled at Percy who finally noticed something.

"Are you sitting in my chair?" he asked. Annabeth looked small in his large leather chair.

"This is kind of where you left me," Annabeth shrugged. She got up and went back to the other side.

Percy tried to catch her eye but she looked away. She began to collect her things.

Percy raised an eyebrow, "Leaving so soon?"

Annabeth grabbed her coat. "I'm sorry Percy." She opened the door halfway and stepped out. "I don't think this is a good idea."

"You don't think what is a good idea?"

"I think you know."

Annabeth closed the door.

Percy shot out of his seat and instructed Olivia not to go anywhere. He followed Annabeth down the hallway.

"Annabeth," he said. He grabbed her wrist. "I think it's a good idea."

okay, sorry, that was kind of short. I'll probably do another one before I go to bed. Hope you liked it. :)