"Annabeth, I'm so happy you're alive." Percy said.
"Me to. You know, our girl is asleep." Annabeth said.
Percy smiled as he picked up his girl bridal style and carried her to their bed.
When they finished making love, Percy looked over at his girl and said "Annabeth, almost losing you made me realize that I can't live without you, so, I think we should take our relationship to the next level."
Annabeth put her finger on his lips and said "Percy, I love you, but I'm still just not ready to get married yet and after almost dying, I don't think that proposing after sex after I almost died, but didn't isn't exactly the best idea." Annabeth said.
Percy nodded and decided that he'd wait a few years before finally popping the question for real.
3 years later.
Carly was now walking, talking and was even enrolled in one of the best preschools in the state.
"Hey Annabeth, my mom agreed to watch Carly for the night, so if you want to, we can have a date night." Percy said with a smile as his hand slid down into his back pocket, which had a small black box inside it.
"I'd love to." Annabeth said.
That night, Percy was wearing one of his only suits while Annabeth was wearing a sleeveless blue dress that went down to her thighs.
"Have fun you 2." Sally called as they headed to the elevator.
"We'll just be a couple of hours." Percy said.
When they arrived at the restaurant, Percy kept waiting for the right moment to pop the question.
"So, is there any other reason you wanted to do this?" Annabeth asked
"Yeah, you know, we've been dating for about 10 years." Percy said.
"Yep." Annabeth said
"So, I was thinking that maybe we need to give our relationship an upgrade." Percy said.
Is he finally going to do it? Annabeth asked herself. Ever since she had turned down Percy last time he had proposed to her, she was pretty sure he was afraid to do it again.
When Percy got down on one knee, Annabeth had to work very hard to keep a straight face.
"Annabeth Chase, would you make the happiness man on earth and beyond, by becoming my wife?" Percy asked, holding out the ring Hazel had made him.
"Oh yes. Yes, yes, yes, yes. A billion times yes." Annabeth said with a smile.
Percy's face broke out into a relieved grin as he slid the ring onto Annabeth's finger.
"It's beautiful." Annabeth said as she examined the ring. The band itself was made of pure 24 karat gold and there was a beautiful sea green emerald mounted on top of it.
"Oh Percy." Annabeth said, throwing her arms around her new fiancée.
"Annabeth, you have made me the happiest man on earth." Percy said
"And you've made me the happiest woman on earth." Annabeth said back to him as he kissed her.
When they got home from dinner, Carly was already asleep and Sally was sitting on the couch, reading one of Annabeth's books.
"So, how was the date?" Sally asked
"It was good." Annabeth said with big grin on her face.
"What's with the big smile?" She asked
"Percy proposed, we're getting married." Annabeth said happily.
Sally nearly passed out, but a grin began to form around her face as well.
"Congratulations. I still have my wedding dress from my wedding to Paul. If you want, you can come over tomorrow and see if you like it and if it'll fit." Sally offered.
"Thank you." Annabeth said to future mother in law.
"Athena is going to be furious you didn't actually consult her before proposing." Sally then says to her son.
"Maybe not. When we first told her that Annabeth was pregnant, she actually tried to get us to get married then." Percy said.
"When are you going to tell Carly?" Sally then asked
"Tomorrow." Annabeth said.