14. Pet
"Leo, for the last time, come on!" Reyna called, grabbing her keys and purse. "I told them we'd be there at 2:00 and it's already 2:06."
"One minute!" Her husband called from their bedroom before stumbling out. He had his maniacal grin, one that even Reyna found infectious. The corners of her mouth twitched up.
Leo kissed her quickly before grabbing his coat and sliding it on as they left and locked their apartment door. "Percy's always late," he told Reyna. "Nobody will notice that we're 10 minutes late."
"More than ten minutes, Leo!" Reyna exclaimed as she let out an ear-piercing taxi cab whistle and hurriedly slid into one before him, telling the driver they were headed to Central Park. "We're at least a 15 minute drive away. At least Percy and Annabeth live within walking distance."
"And everybody else?"
"Frank and Hazel are always on time. The latest they've been to anything is three minutes. Jason and Piper are punctual to the second and Nico and Will... well, I'll grant you that they were late last time but... they had gotten... distracted."
"If you call having a quickie before leaving getting distracted." Leo muttered before letting out a yelp as Reyna hit his shoulder. "Gods, woman, you'll give me bruises."
"You more often than not get distracted," Reyna hissed at him. "Why I encourage it, I don't know."
He rolled his eyes as the cab stopped and they paid and got out. "Whatever."
"Hurry!" Reyna said.
They made their way into the middle of Central Park and, as Reyna had predicted almost everyone was there.
Will and Nico waved at them from where they sat under a tree with Jason and Piper, setting out food on a blanket and her face split into a wide grin when she caught sight of them.
Frank and Hazel had already set out the food they brought and walked forwards to greet them both. Before they could however, a huge hellhound leaped right from a tree.
Leo let out an instinctive cry, his hand lighting up in flames, before realizing it was just Mrs. O'Leary- Percy and Annabeth's freakishly friendly hellhound.
"I told you we'd be late!" Annabeth said, sliding down from their pet's back, patting her nose quickly before turning to face the rest of them. "Sorry, everyone."
"Good girl," Percy whispered something in Mrs. O'Leary's ear and the dog bounded away- probably to raid a pizza cart. "Sorry," he grinned lopsidedly. "I got a little distracted."
"Right," Annabeth waved a hand as if to say it was nothing. "So-"
Leo couldn't hold it in any longer. "Erm, Annabeth?" He said.
"Yeah?"
He bit his lip to hold in his laughter and looked away. "Your- uh, shirt is... misbuttoned."
Not to mention her bra was showing. Just a bit.
Not that he was looking.
Reyna glared at him anyway as Hazel blushed crimson and fanned herself, looking anywhere but at Annabeth and Percy.
"Oh." Annabeth looked down, blushing, before doing the top three buttons up correctly. "Thanks, Leo."
"Don't mention it." Leo said, grinning at Reyna, wiggling his eyebrows. "Besides, all of us get distracted sometimes."
Reyna looked like she was about to smack him but before she could he spoke again. "Alright!" He said happily. "Who's ready to eat?"
He headed towards the food, leaving a possibly angry wife behind him.
That was okay.
He's make up for it later.
Even Reyna could get... distracted.