Chapter 4

Although apologies had been accepted on both Percy and Calypso's sides, things were still a little tense and awkward aboard the ship.

So when Annabeth told Calypso to take her room (She normally shared with Percy anyway) Calypso was very hesitant. She was also unsure why she hadn't thought to pack a nightgown in her rush to leave her island.

Quietly she tiptoed across the hall from the girl called Hazel's room, and knocked softly on Leo's door.

"How can I help you Sweetheart?" Leo asked cheekily.

"Do you have any sleeping clothes I could borrow?" Calypso asked avoiding his eyes.

"If you mean pajamas, sure do," he answered pulling a long shirt and plaid pants out of a drawer.

Calypso took them gratefully and went to change in his adjoining bathroom.

"Leo," she called, "the pants are too big!"

"You can always roll them," Leo answered back as though he knew the answer to everything.

This didn't make any semblance of sense to Calypso.

"Come here," he chucked, "I'll help you."

He stepped closer to her and lifted the shirt a little, and told Calypso to hold it into place.

Then, without taking his eyes off her, and with a slight blush, he rolled the waistband into itself until the pants were secure around her waist.

He then swallowed hard. "There ya go."

"Thank you," Calypso smiled, and then turned leave. However, she hesitated at the door, and turned back to look at Leo.

His warm brown eyes looked at her questioningly.

"Leo...I…" Calypso didn't know how to put her thoughts into words. "I'm just afraid….that...the second I leave...or I fall asleep..I'll wake up, and it will all just be the best dream, and I don't want that to happen, and I just.."

"Want to sleep in here tonight?" Leo finished for her.

Calypso nodded enthusiastically, that would solve her problems.

"Well come along then, you're more exhausting than I thought," he winked at her.

She stuck her tongue out at the boy climbing into the bed, and then stopped at the edge.

"Are you sure this is okay?"

"Course it is," Leo answered, holding out his arms for her.

Calypso laid down, curled into his side, and put her head on his chest, smiling as he wrapped his arms tightly around her.

Leo sighed in content, and carefully kissed Calypso's forehead.

"Callie?" he whispered.

"Callie?" Calypso muttered angrily, "Who is this Callie?"

Leo laughed heartily, "No. You. Callie. Haven't you ever had a nickname?"

Calypso smiled, "Never."

Leo answered, "Well, Callie, you will be. Let's try this again." "Callie?"

Giggling erupted from Calypso, "Yes?"

Leo craned his neck to look down at her, "I love you."

Calypso's smile quickly faded in surprise. No one had told her that in such a long time. It was a hard concept to grasp these 3 words. However, from the blazing look in Leo's eyes, his awe inspiring return to her island, and that fact that she was in the middle of the ocean, in his bed with his arms and blankets around her, she knew Leo meant it.

She reached up to softly kiss him, "I love you too Leo Valdez," she whispered.

Leo shot her a warm smile, then snuggled closer into her, and closed his eyes.

"Goodnight beautiful," he said sleepily. "Goodnight my hero," Calypso answered as she burrowed her face into Leo's warm chest.