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THALIA

By the time I got back to my apartment it was nearly two. I unlocked the door and called out to Jason to check if he was home. When I got no response I assumed he was still with his friends and made a mental note to call him later.

Right now, I needed to pack. Just as I got my small suitcase out, I heard my doorbell ring. "Who on earth could it be now, I need to pack"

I trudged over to the door and checked the peep hole to observe my visitor thoroughly and decide whether or not to ignore the offender. I was surprised to see one of my best friends, Silena, standing at the doorstep with a large bag of things.

"Sil, what are you doing here?" I asked my surprise and suspicion evident in my voice.

"I heard you were going on a "work" trip and I had to make sure you were properly equipped."

I scrunched up my eyebrows, "equipped for what?"

She raised her eyebrow, "For Nico of course."

My eyes widened as I backed away from her, "You wouldn't, and you didn't"

She smiled deviously, "I would and I did."

I groaned, "Silena!"

She laughed, "Now that you know there's no stopping me, come over here so we can get all this done and finish packing."

"Don't be surprised if you wake up and find a swarm of bees in your bed." I said angrily.

"You wouldn't dare, besides if you do that, I might die," she looked at me and smirked, "You know I'm deadly afraid of bees, you might end up giving me a heart attack and I do believe that counts as man slaughter."

"You. Are. Impossible." I emphasized slowly.

"How do you think I became so successful? It definitely wasn't by being a pushover." She snorted.

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About five hours later, I had endured through all her torturous "outfit picking" and other beauty regimens. I lay, sprawled across the couch so tired that I could barely blink.

She brought my suitcase out of my room and then returned to fetch my large hand bag and laptop bag. Once she was done she stood there looking proud of her work and smiled widely at me before she noticed that I probably looked half dead. At that point, a small frown graced her beautiful features.

"Are you alright Thalia?" she asked concerned.

"Not really, so tired, didn't get much sleep." I managed to mumble

She rolled her eyes, "I wonder why that is" I heard her say under her breath but I was too tired to make a comment on it.

She helped me off the couch and onto my bed where I promptly passed out.

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The loud knocks on my door the next day woke me up. I swore violently and scampered out of my bed towards the door, blatantly disregarding any and all pieces of clothing that littered my bed.

I ran to the door and checked who it was. Fuck, I thought as I realised who it was and why he was here.

I opened the door and let a fully dressed and very beautiful Nico Di Angelo into my apartment.

He raised his eyebrow and gave me a once over. "I'm sorry, I overslept. I'll be done in about fifteen minutes." I said sheepishly. I turned round and ran towards my bedroom, "Help yourself to any food or coffee or whatever!" I called back at him.

I stripped rapidly as I hopped into the shower. I made it as quick as I could, not bothering to wash my hair, and in a few minutes. I was out of the shower and in my travel outfit in record speeds. I doubted that even men could get ready as fast as me.

I grabbed my hand bag from my bed and stuffed my wallet and passport in while simultaneously brushing my hair. Once I was done, I ran outside into the living room, switching off all the lights and appliances as I zoomed through the house.

Nico looked bewildered as I switched off the television while he was in the middle of a program and then dashed back into the kitchen to double check everything. I ran back out to where he was now standing with a smile on his face. I tried to regain my breath and then looked around for my suitcase.

"I took it to the car for you." He explained when I realised it wasn't there.

"Oh, Thanks." I blushed. Okay, why on earth was I blushing?"

"Shall we?" he asked motioning towards the door. "Oh right, yeah lets go" I said feeling very articulate (not) as we left the apartment. I secured the door and followed him down the stairs.

Once we were in the car I dialled Jason's number.

"Hey Jason, What's up?"

"Oh, Hey Thalia, came home yesterday morning to get some stuff and you weren't there, where you with Nico again?"

I blushed at his directness and I knew it was probably Silena who was telling him all these things.

"I wasn't with Nico," I glanced over at Nico and saw him smirking, "I was at another friend's house who you don't know. Anyway, moving on from me, whose house are you staying at this week?"

"I'm staying with Piper because Leo's staying with Beckendorf this week and well, you know how they get sometimes."

I smiled, "That's fine, and Jason remember that you're still fifteen and you're sixteenth birthday isn't for another three months; Piper's isn't till august. Please don't do anything stupid. Jason spluttered over the phone and I could practically hear him blushing. I laughed, "Jason, hand the phone to Silena I need to give her some ground rules."

I heard him call out for Silena and soon she was on the phone, "Hey Thalia, how are you?"

"You saw me yesterday Sil," I rolled my eyes.

"I know that, but you could barely walk yesterday. Did Mr Tall Dark and Handsome come get you for your holiday?"

I groaned knowing Jason and Piper heard that and probably thought Nico and I were an item. "Silena it's not a holiday, its work!"

"Whatever you say Thalia, anyway, Charlie is here and we're taking the kids to Lunch. Have fun with your sexy boss, bye love."

Before I could argue any further, she cut the call and I growled in frustration. Nico who had silently been driving the entire time looked at me strangely.

"So, What was all that about?" he asked with a smile.

"You don't even want to know. My best friend is insane." I muttered as I buried m face in my hand.

I heard him chuckle beside me and groaned even more.

"So where am I staying once we get to Milan?" I suddenly asked,

He seemed confused, "In my house of course, where else would you stay?"

I blushed, "I don't know, don't you live with your dad?"

He smiled as he caught what I was implying, "Yes, I do live with my father, don't worry Thalia, we'll always have our alone time."

I blushed even more and shrugged. "Does he know?" I asked.

I noticed the smile on his face loose its natural beauty and look more forced and His hand tightened on the steering wheel.

"No, he doesn't know," was all I got in response.

I wondered why he seemed so tense, did his father think that I wasn't worthy of the air of a multi-million dollar empire, or did he think there was an ulterior motive to why I was screwing his son?

Nico didn't look as if he was willing to volunteer any more detail on the matter so I placed my head on the window and observed the general public as we made our way over to the airport.

I was surprised when Nico pulled into a private aeroplane field. He drove in and parked a couple of feet away from a black sleek private jet.

He disembarked from the car and walked towards the man in uniform, who I assumed was the pilot and shook hands with him. I stepped out of the Jeep and slipped on my sunglasses. I wasn't sure if I should join Nico or just stand there so I pulled out my phone and acted like I was texting somebody.

I observed Nico who continued chatting amicably with the pilot. He wore black jeans and a dark blue polo shirt with black loafers. On his wrist was a nice sliver watch and on his face he wore black ray ban aviators.

His white pearly smile contrasted with his naturally tan skin in a very sexy way that made my stomach flutter in lustful adoration.

I noticed him walking back towards me with two other men in tow. He smiled at me and beckoned me over. I walked as confidently as I could in the killer heels that Silena chose for me and smiled slightly at him.

"The guys are going to get our stuff and put them on board. I want to introduce you to the captain who is the son of one of my dad's business partners and an old friend of mine." I nodded at him and followed him over to where the man was standing.

The captain was good looking, I had to admit. He was almost as tall as Nico with brown hair and beautiful green eyes. He smiled at me kindly once I stood in front of him.

"Ryan this is my assistant Thalia and Thalia this is our awesome pilot Ryan."

I stretched out my hand to shake his but he took my hand and placed a gentle kiss on the back of my palm. I blushed as he looked into my eyes and smiled, "The pleasure is all mine Thalia, pleased to meet you."

I smiled back, "Pleased to meet you too Ryan"

Before we could carry on the conversation, Nico interrupted, "Well, now that we're all acquainted, we need to get a move on; Dad is expecting us." He pulled my hand and led me up the stairs into the plane.

I was bewildered by his strange behaviour but I smiled back at Ryan and waved at him. He seemed amused but waved back anyway.

Once I was up the stairs and out of sight I turned back to Nico, "What was that all about?"

He seemed genuinely confused, "What?"

I tried to gauge his expression for a second to determine if he did that on purpose, but his confusion seemed legitimate so I shrugged and walked through the cabin to one of the large chairs.

"Why didn't you tell me you had a private jet?" I asked looking around the beautifully decorated aeroplane.

He shrugged, "That's because I don't have one. My dad's best friend owns Olympus Airlines which has its own fleet of private jets that can be rented. This one is called Hades' Chariot and it was designed for my father.

I nodded, "that would explain all the black and skulls; although, it is still really beautiful."

The next thing we heard was the Pilot giving an announcement. "Hello guys, we're about to take off. Our flight time today is eight hours and we are flying directly to Milan. Please fasten your seatbelt and get ready for take-off."

I got as comfortable as I could in the aeroplane and took a glass of scotch which was served by an airhostess. I noticed that when she went over to Nico to offer him a drink she made sure to push her chest out even more and was smiling very flirtatiously.

Nico seemed completely oblivious to her advances and smiled politely at her as he accepted a drink. I rolled my eyes as she pouted while making her way towards the back of the plane.

Once she was out of view, Nico, who was seating in the chair opposite mine unbuckled his seat belt and moved over to the seat beside mine.

"Did you know that if you had asked, that air hostess would have gotten on all fours and been your dog for the rest of the day?"

Nico chuckled, "I am slightly aware of that, she wasn't very subtle. However, I already have my dog." He hinted as he winked at me.

I feigned anger as I punched him in the arm which made him laugh even more. I pouted and crossed my arms over my chest.

"You know now you just look like a petulant kid?"

"Fuck off," but that just made him laugh more. This of course made me crack a smile.

I noticed that the plane had started to move which made me panic slightly. "Nico, I really hate flying so I'm going to be asleep for most of the flight"

He nodded as he studied my face and probably noticed my slightly nervous look, "That's alright Thalia, I'll be right beside you the whole time and I'll be here when you wake up."

That immediately helped me calm my nerves. It was amazing how soothing his voice was.

I reclined my seat and got comfortable and as the plane began to accelerate, I drifted off into sleep still thinking of the words Nico had just said.

NICO

I watched her shift in her sleep as the plane began to accelerate. My mind continued roaming, even if my eyes were fixed on her sleeping form.

She was so beautiful and just watching her beside me did weird things to my tummy and my chest; It was probably because of the plane taking off.

I tore my eyes away from her and looked outside the window as we made our way into the clouds. What was Thalia doing to me exactly? We were friends, very close friends and we were having sex. Did that make us friends with benefits?

I thought so, but there was another thought niggling in the back of my head as I too drifted off to sleep and my subconscious seemed to be trying to supress it because it believed that I shouldn't be thinking that way.

The thought was stronger though and as I slipped into a deep sleep it popped into my brain.

I don't think I want to be just friends.

And the plot thickens…

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