Annabeth,

"Rachel, this is Calli," I turned to Calli, "Calli, this is Rachel."

They both hesitated.

Both had heard the stories of the other, and neither could understand why the other was in the wedding party. I mean, I should hate both of them.

Rachel tried to steal Percy from me.

Calli married Percy.

But I was friends with both of them, and I didn't care if they hated one another. This was my wedding, and they were going to have to do their bridesmaids duties and do as I say.

God, I love being the bride.

"Hi," Calli finally held out her hand, and Rachel took t into consideration before finally shaking it.

"Nice to meet you," Rachel gave Calli a once-over, and Calli returned it.

After a long time, where I wondered if I had a made the right move by asking both to be my bridesmaids, I broke the silence and motioned towards the rows and rows of dresses.

"We better get started," I smiled.

I had told the two that they could pick out their own bridesmaids dresses as long as they showed me and I approved. I have to admit, I did have a bit of trouble with Calli bringing out things that were a little too colorful, but they both ended up with little black dresses that would do them well.

"I thought Sarah was coming," Calli was the first of the girls to speak.

"She's with her dad and grandfather. They're going to the Aquarium," I smiled at the thought of my future father-in-law. While he hated my mother, he didn't hold it against me, unlike my judgmental goddess mother. And, as the mother of his only granddaughter, I happened to have earned a place in the god's heart, even if I screwed up along the way.

I quickly changed the subject before Rachel could start on the fact that she was one of Sarah's godparents, and I signed in to my appointment. I was a little hesitant to leave the two girls while I tried on wedding dresses. But I was forced to.

"You're just going to love this one, Annabell!"

"Annabeth," I corrected the saleswoman as she helped me into the dress.

And she was wrong about the dress, too.

As she zipped it up, I dreaded what my friends were going to say.

They would say that they loved it, that it was so Annabeth.

And it was so Annabeth.

I should have loved it.

It was mermaid-style, like what I always thought I'd get married it. There was also an element of organza that filled the little girl inside of every woman, no matter how much she tries to hide it. It fit me well, but it wasn't too sexy that I didn't want my daughter to see me in it. The belt was kind of a sheer black that led down my back, and it also had flowers and one big bow on the front.

"Ready to go out and let your friends see?" the sales-woman clasped her hands and smiled at me, her unnaturally white smile.

"Sure," I smiled weakly as I pulled the dress up so that I could walk and began to come out to see my two bridesmaids, who I realized had both kissed my future-husband.

Note to self: don't let either make a speech

"Oh my God, Annie! You look great!" Rachel was the first to speak, which she prided herself in.

"Thanks," I smiled and looked at myself in the mirror again, and I was staring at myself so much that I didn't notice Calli had gotten up until she set her head on my shoulder blade.

"I know that face, I picked out a wedding dress, too," Calli was sure to bring up her advantage on being here to Rachel, "You don't like this one."

I shook my head.

"Not really," I admitted, and the saleswoman sprang into action.

"Do you want more traditional? Sexier?"

I was dumbfounded.

Maybe I should have taken up on my step-mother's offer and worn her dress.

"I don't know," I finally admitted.

"Maybe you should try on something traditional. Just to give a try."

I knew where Rachel was going with that. Since I had told her about my engagement, she had been dying to get me to wear the Princess-Dress. Since she couldn't get married, she wanted to live through me. And, while I understood that, I was not going to wear a ball gown to a small wedding in Hawaii. If not for the style, I'd ruin it within minutes on the sandy shore. And I'd like to keep my wedding dress since Sarah swears she wants to wear next since I have such good taste, though I doubt she really will.

I nodded towards the Saleswoman, and she quickly took me back to the room and got me out of the dress and into a silky robe before running off to get another dress for me.

I waited impatiently for what felt like forever until the blonde returned, holding up a dress bag like a trophy from war. And she made an event of taking it out of the bag.

I mentally cringed as I saw it, but I bit my lip and slid into it anyway.

I was surprised by how much I loved it.

It took forever to button up the back, but it gave it a vintage feel. The lace looked like it was floating on air, but I wasn't crazy about the over the top bow. But that could be fixed. And the front lace covered my shoulders and chest, and it had a plunging back-line (I don't know what to call it) that tied into the back. And the sweeping bottom would definitely keep Sarah and Rachel happy.

"You look magnificent!" she was sure to not bring my name in case she'd screw up again.

"Thanks," I tried my hardest to be friendly, though I didn't really like her.

The sales-woman decided to take it to the next level and carried my train as I walked out of the dressing room and to see my friends.

Calli's mouth formed an 'O', and Rachel smiled happily that she had been right while Calli had opted for something more modern for me. And it limited my words as not to feed the fire growing between the two bridesmaids.

"You look awesome!" Calli smiled, ignoring Rachel for now.

"Perfect!"

I smiled at myself as I spun around in the dress, and I was thinking of offering to buy the dress on the spot. But I decided to take my mother's advice and at least try on three.

"Can I try on one more? The one I picked out? Just to be sure?"

"Of course!" the saleswoman now sounded annoyed.

She hurried me to the dressing room, and she basically ripped off the dress with her annoyance and slid me into the next one.

I gasped as I felt at the dress.

It was perfect!

I was beaming as I came to show my friends, and they were speechless.

And then I saw that this dress really was the dress because they worked together.

"That."

"Is."

"Perfect!" they gleefully laughed together.

"We'll take it," I smiled to the saleswoman.

No, you're not seeing the dress until the wedding. But that should only be a chapter or two away.

Percy,

"Why so smiley today?" I smiled at my six year old daughter, and she giggled, which warmed my heart.

"We just picked out Sarah's dress for the wedding," Annabeth smiled as she held up a dress bag, and Sarah ran up to me on the couch.

"It's perfect, Daddy," Sarah smiled as she wrapped her arms around my neck, and she began to tell me details about it, which I didn't understand because it was too detailed. But I listened anyway, and I smiled with every word she said.

And finally she got to a part I understood.

"I can't wait for the wedding!" Sarah giggled.

I brushed Sarah's hair out of her grey eyes.

"Neither can I, neither can I," I smiled.

"We don't have much longer," Annabeth told us as she came back down the stairs, without the dress bag this time, "Which reminds me, I need to call Sally about the flights."

Annabeth had been in wedding-mode since we had set the date, March Twenty-First, which was only a few weeks away. I understood that one of us had to do all of this work since we had decided to get married so soon, but I kind of missed the "Soon-to-Be-Married-Bliss" I had with Calli when we were approaching our wedding, even if I loved Annabeth more.

"How many people are going?" Sarah asked as she climbed off me to sit on the opposite side of the couch.

She did this because she knew that I would wrap my arms around Annabeth if she sat beside me, and Sarah thought that it was so sweet.

Hmm, how many people were coming?

There's my best man, Grover Underwood.

Then there's my other old friend, Jason, who couldn't bring along his fiancé (yes, we're engaged at the same time) who he's been with since our quest together.

There's Frank, who I was in a way related to and good friends with.

Nico, my crazy cousin.

That's my wedding party.

Then there's Annabeth bridesmaids.

Her maid of honor, Rachel.

Annabeth's best friend ever who said she'd be in the wedding despite Artemis, Thalia.

My ex-wife Calli, who strangely is Annabeth's new best friend after a fall-out with Gina.

And then Hazel, who also was in our Roman Quest, and Annabeth's best long-distance friend.

There's my mom and step-father.

Then there's Annabeth's dad and step-mom.

Her two half-brothers, Mattie and Bobby.

My dad.

Athena.

Chiron.

Malcolm. His Wife.

How many is that?

Nineteenteen?

I know that Clarisse and long-time-husband, Chris, couldn't come. Juniper, Grover's wife, couldn't leave Camp. Some other camp friends, the few that Annabeth had cared enough to stay in touch with, had sounded heartbroken that they couldn't come since they all had thought this day would never come, like Leo.

Wait, did the Stoll brothers say they could or couldn't come?

"Twenty. Apollo is determined to be the one who marries us. But I think he just wants a reason to come to Hawaii," Annabeth shrugged as she sat down between me and Sarah, which made Sarah smile.

"Apollo is marrying us? I thought Chiron was."

"Found out he didn't have enough time to get his degree so it could be legal," Annabeth shrugged, "And you know Apollo. Once he wants something he won't take no for an answer."

I quickly made note for him never to see Sarah once she grew up in case he decided he wanted her.

"Is Apollo the really handsome one?"

Sarah had only seen Apollo once, when he stopped Annabeth one day at the park to ask her for girl advice.

"Yeah, Sarah," Annabeth smiled as she brushed Sarah's hair out of her eyes, probably making a mental reminder to get her a haircut soon.

I don't know why it was that I got jealous about Annabeth calling him handsome, especially since it was Apollo we were talking about. But I suddenly had to wrap my arms around Annabeth's shoulder, as if showing Apollo up in the sky that she was mine.

But I knew that if he hadn't come after her yet, he never would.

"But, if Chiron isn't legal, wouldn't Apollo be the same?"

"He got his way and sped up the process," Annabeth shrugged.

More like got his way with some girl.

"So, is Uncle Chiron still coming?"

I smiled at the name Chiron had chosen.

Chiron adored Sarah, as most people did. She was a combination of the parts he loved best out of us, the better parts, and I was surprised that he hadn't adopted her instead of Eric and Jill. I had never seen Sarah grow to anyone so fast, except for Annabeth or me. And it was so funny to watch Chiron with Sarah.

I don't know what it is. Maybe it's that he had taught me to be lethal, but it was so ironic to watch him play around with a little girl.

"Of course, Cutie. He helped raise your dad and me. It wouldn't be the same without him."

Helped wasn't doing Chiron any justice in Annabeth's case, and Annabeth knew it, too.

But she was trying to hide that dirty secret for Sarah's sake.

Sarah smiled at the thought of her favorite uncle, or her favorite uncle so far since she had barely gotten to know the fun Bobby.

"He's already booked his flight. And I'm pretty sure he's sitting next to you," Annabeth smiled as she poked Sarah's stomach, and she smiled wide at the thought of this.